The daily gazette., 1880-04-06
For the Gazette. 4. -,1
'ss sa affEssssoaEp Essas. E.yUl %skss x,mo%a mcrsf's

AaAs l1OlIOh - w I6u Will tlobo
nincompoops of the Republican COM
mence to adhere to the truth and cease
lying. About this time last year the
Republican assisted by old Pro bono
I'u6ttco commenced to lie about the
democrats in Council. If he will re-
fer to his files he will learn what an
ass he made of himself in regard to
the finances of the city under Demo-
cratic rule. He then caused his de-
funct party which disbanded at Dover,
to believe there was some show
of their obtaining control of Council,
and took into their confidence one
Sweet Bye and Bye" who was toot-
ed' up by Mr.. Higgins, barrister
OF some note, but utterly ignorant of
advising FOUNDERS in ward politics.
Ihey did much trumpeting through
the city, and in fact, were So confident
OF success that they actually quarreled
amongst themselves for certain posi-,
tions. But when the ballots were
counted, the cry was fraud, rebel re-
peaters and such like. Their only
hope was to contest so the statutes of
an hundred years ago were unearthed
by old Pro bono Pt6lic0, the law was
laid down in terms that could not be
misunderstood that seven beat
eight. This the people would not agree
to. Finding themselves utterly un-
worthy Of public confidence, and learn
ing that the Taxpayers had no conf
dence in their promises, they turned
their attention to the Grant boom, as
their only hope OF strong government.
They formed committee composed
of the scum of society and the off.
scourings of civil service from the
Postoffice, making thirty-one in all.
But no negroes are on this committee,
and it is whispered around the negroes
after a consultation amongst them
selves concluded to take no stock, as
they knew they would be discarded in
the event any offices were to be filed.
Early during last fall the Republican
published the law in regard to assess
ment of voters and the payment of
taxes. He told his readers there was no
excuse for any citizen being disfran-
chised, and urged all to go and become
assessed, telling the people where and
when the Assessors could be found
this he did from day to day.
The Republican made every effort to
have placed on the assessment the 40,-
900 disfranchised citizens of New Cas-
tie county. He had sold pro bono Pub
lico" at the City Hall reading the stat
utes, and crying in the name of hu-
manlty that his dusky brethren be en-
tered on-the book as the law declared
that citizen of these United States
had natural right to vote, and that
it was not political privilege, except
in Rhode Island where foreis ners and
those who do not own real estate, and
are expected to be Democrats are ex-
cluded from voting. They have no
right at all, except to work for the Yam
kee for small pay, and MOI TO grumble.
After disgusting very many people by
their actions in the City Hall by break
ing up the benches, and making them
selves generally obnoxious to persons
of taste and refined feelings they COM
menced 10 bull doZe the Levy Court at
New Castle, and their actions are well
known to be of the border ruffian style.
But no one was scared at these lawless
rowdies; when it suited the Levy
Court they assessed all who applied,
and had right to be entered on the
book. The whole number assessed,
l think, will not exceed HOO, of which
between four and five hundred were
Democrats, as the matter now stands,
with all the negroes they could hunt
up and have placed on the assessment.
There is a clear majority in New Cas-
tie county in favor of the Democra of
md otv af,rl, /rR2N
| mean to say if all vote, negroes and
all. | am informed that since the Re-
publican party disbanded at Dover,
very many of the better class of their
party will vote with the Democrats, as
the Republican party in Delaware, in
National, State and Municipal affairs
has proved failure. There appears to
be no head with any brains, and no
newspaper who has an editor with
ability enough to discuss the affairs of
the day and to advance any arguments
whatever without resorting to the low
and vulgar style of language o express
what is In their poor demented, un-
principled brains.
The Republican wants committee
to wait on Mayor Almond, and learn
uoW hC 10 S5OihS w SOhNaSe viz
next election. At the same time he
says they will have their rights and :hey
will carry all The elections. What use
is there then OF waiting Oh the Mayor?
The Republican says they will not vote
but once. All! We will not trdst them;we
will stamp their receipts, Ibis stamp
was made to keep negroes from voting
more than once. The tax receipt has
a stamp on it. Why was 1t made a law?
1t Was because the Republicans cheated,
and voted taeir negroes and unprinci-
pied whites as often as they liked. we
well know you will not vote more than
once. We know that when you give the
assuI ance it is sure to be lie, and we
say to you'll mean we Democrats-tbat
your threatenings amount to nothing.
We refer you to the acts of one, Valen-
tine, who was Mayor, aud who controll-
ed the police. This should be an aus
wer sufficient for your impudence in
supposing that Mavor Almond would
associate for one moment with you or
your committee. We are mistaken in
the man if he does pay any attention 10
your threatening rabble. If the Mayor
wants any advice we are sure he will
not ask it from the Republican,, who
should remember the summer of 1878.
In order TO refresh bis memory the Re
publican should remember how it abus-
ed the Democrats and Mayor Almond,
going so far as to eDdeavor to
connect the Mayor and the Demo-
cratic party with the murder ON Front
street at Mrs. McCann's. Now,