The daily gazette., 1880-04-05

Republican of Saturday contains an
editorial that might have been ex-
pected from some such man as Dennis
Kearney is represented to be, or the
notorious Marat, in his day was. II
it had been issued during the reign of
terror in 1923, when our elections
were in the charge of bayonets under
the control of U. s. Marshals, it might
have had some force and effect. But
now, when the people are once more
free to vote their sentiments without
the fear of Republican party bullets,
or starvation in the dungeons of forts,
it is regarded as would be the mere
raving Of some fish monger, or half
witted imbecile.
The article undertakes to dictate
what course shall be pursued in hold
ing the elections next fall, and recon-
mends the appointment of a commit
tee of Republicans to wait on Mayor
Almond and interrogate him as to the
course he and his police intend to pur-
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as a threat, were it not known that
those who utter it are too cowardly
to create alarm.
We quote a couple of sentences
merely to show the ill-tempered dis
play of violence proposed. 1t says
"a peaceable election next fall will
depend entirely upon the temper and
disposition of Mayor Almond. We
advise meeting of the leading Re-
publicans of the city soon, that a
committee may be appointed to wait
upon Mayor Almond and have a
proper understanding in the matter"
Now we have not the least doubt
that such language is condemned by
the best people of the Republican
party. But it was just such bad pas
sions as led the party to commit the
indiscretions it did in 1898, which
are not yet wholly forgotten by the
Democrats. 1t is not forgotten that
the leaders of the Republican party at
much later date brought to this city
some two or three hundred Philadel-
phia roughs, as Deputy U. s. Marshals
to carry our elections by repeating at
the polls nor is it forgotten that they
hed from this city when found out, in
terror Of their lives, threatening as
they did SO to skin Marshal Dunn for
not paying them for their dirty work.
The Democracy next fall will not be
in any temper to permit any such
repetitions here. If such a crowd
comes to this city then they will find
different class Of men at the cleo
tions as judges and different class
Of men in charge of the city as police,
with posse from the county Sheriff,
If necessary, to see to it that peace is
preserved, to be helped by Just as
many Deputy Marshals on the one
side as the other and a majority of
the people on the side of peace and
good order.
We have only said what we have
above to assure the so-called leading
Republicans that the Democrats know
their rights, and will be prepared to
defend them.
We do not believe the citizens of
Wilmington, who are Republicans de-
sire to see the peace of the city en-
dangered or riot invoked, and there
fore they should not and will not
countenance such language.
To the Democrats we have to say
that we can countenance no wrong
and hope no illegal voting will be at
tempted. We never knew an illegal
vote to be given, and all that is neces-
sary is full, fair election to give us
the majority. We were cheated out
OF the majority of the Council for a
number of years after the close of the
war by the use of counterfeit tax re-
ceipts. Those who issued them ought
not 10 have been let off. They should
have been punished severely as well
as those who voted upon them. As
soon as these receipts were discovered
and their use stopped the Democrats