Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-07-17
P.snaring Tor Fraud .

It is something strange that the Ga
zette has nothing to say against the re-
peal of the contract ordinance for re-
moving ashes and cleaning the streets.
An ordinance has also been introduced
into the City Council, and it is new
pending there on its third reading to
exempt the building Of the Chestnut
street sewer from the operations of the
contract ordinance. 1t will be remem-
bered distinctly what a champion the
Gazette was for doing the city work by
contract when the Republicans were in
power, but now q great change has
come over it. Under Republican rule
it always saw ga Niger in the wood
pile" in every piece Of work that was
not given out by contract, and even
after his own party came into power,
the people were constantly reminded OF
the beauty and economy of the contract
system. But now when the contract
ordinance for cleaning streets has been
repealed and an attempt is being made
which no doubt will be successful to
repeal the contract ordinance, so far as
it relates to the building Of the Chest
nut street sewer, no voice OF
protest has been raised. Why this
ominous silence on the part Of the Dem
ocratic organ, and why this sudden
change of front by the Democrats in
Council Is it because city election
for members Of the City Council is ap-
preaching Is it because the Demo-
Gratis want to food the city with work
men from beyond the city and use them
for repeaters as they did last year
There must be some reason, and II
these reasons are not made known
through the columns of the party's
chosen organs, we are justified in find
ing our own conclusions in the matter
Had the Republicans engaged in suct
legislation what howl would have
went up from the Democratic press anc
the Democratic party. Nasty of "Th'
Corners" could never have more readi
ly adapted himself to circumstance al
has tie Democratic organs, to this sud.
den change in the action of their party
This action is q sufficient notice tc
The Republicans of what they may ex'
pect and what they will have to con-
tend with at the approaching city cleo
ton. 1t ID a notice that the city will
be again Overrun by repeaters voting
from two to fifteen times under the
surveillance Of police officers as was the
case last year. The Chestnut stree
sewer it il true is in the Tenth Ware
where repeaters will not b. wanted, blu
that will make no difference as repeater
are ubiquitous and have no trouble il
locating at any place assigned them b.
the local Democratic Ward Committees
1t is evident that the city is to be over
run by repeaters, the honest vote of the
people crushed out and nullified ant
the Council again filled with members
elected by the most unblush
ing frauds. The first move il
this direction has been mad
by the City Council, but we will MOI
say that it has been designedly for tina
purpose, and yet the quietness Of tn
Democratic press upon the subjec
would indicate collision. II Republi
cans are caught mapping now they car
not lay the fault to the REPUBLrcAr
We have sounded the tocsin of alarm
and he who wants honest city election
and sound municipal government,
not wise who will not heed the alarm
Let honest men ponder and think, an
then act as Risdom dictates.