Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-04-05
|sspsed entirely by disfranchisemen a.


in the State in 1874 was Il, 4sS, in 49,
litw Is 375, an increase of only Ssi
The Re ou bli AN vote in 1874 was II,
259, in 1875 it was 1896, decress
lof 56}, Notwithstanding the wholesal
disfranchisement that had been car
ried into effect. Up to 1876 an active
strong vigorous Republican party il
shown to have existed against thu
Democracy, which would have heater
them in a fair contest.
Disheartened, disfranchised, intimi
Ia ed and cheated the Republicans in
1878 made no contest, but a ticket was
| put in the field in New Castle county
which received only lukewarm sup
port from portion of the Republicans.
In Kent the field was abandoned entire.
ly by the Republicans, and in Sussex a
u6uu vi NtcouuAChoEn hduc Ncdh
contest. The city Of Wilmington, which
even then contained 5000 voters, only
cast 1850 votes for Governor, all Of
which were for Hall, the Democratic
candidate, except 359, which handful
of Greenbackers and few Republicans
cast fOr Mr.. Stewart. The great county
of New Castle, good for $4,000 votes,
cast only sos, all except CTS being for
Hall, the Democratic candidate. In
Kent county only 50 votes were thrown
in opposition to the Democrats, who
only polled 2,20s votes, LOGS less than
the vote they cast in 1876. In Sussex
county, where the Greenbackers took
the field the Republicans had vacated,
and made vigorous contest, the Dem.
ocrats polled their full, and by the aid
of some Republicans who did not want
the Gfeenbackers to succeed, they were
only able to increase it three votes over
their vote of 1876. In that year the
Democratic vote was 3,4s9, and in 1878
it was 3,4S2. The Greenbackers peIled
2, 1873, which was 624 less than the Re-
publicans polled in 1876. The total
Democratic vote in the State in 1881
YVES 10, 80 to 2, SAL for the Greenback-
ers; total in the State 13, 81, not 50 per
cent. OF the vote in the State. A glance
over the figures which we have given |
shows that at no time have they been
Ib!e to poll half the vote in the State
md whether with a feeble or q strong
opposition they have not been able to
Increase their vote beyond its natural
roWth. They have only baen able TO
'eep themselves in power by the action
u a one sided partisan legislature
hich tempered with the assessment
nd tax laws by which yenal and I'M
State officials have been en-
Ibled to disfrsnchise the one fourth Of
he Republican party in the State. 1t
will be for the people TO say at the ap-
preaching election whether this state of
fairs is to continue or not. 1t will be
Jr them to decide whether a party
hat deliberately DISTINGUISHES several
thousand voters of the State on parti
an grounds and cheats the State outl
thousands of dollars, shall be in.
listed longer with power. There are
ill some 1900 disfrsnchised Republi-
ans in the State but there is no doubt
fuller assessment this year than therei
as been since the disfranchisement
AVIS were passed. There is hope in o.
lie distance. Republicans are epcour- !,
ged and the Democracy stand aghast !,
t the frauds they have comni.ted. .
here are honest Democrats WHO have
cen deceived and will be deceived no p
niger. Shall there be square stand T
? contest this fall or not9 We say Y
es' Victory Or defeat let Republicans
I'd all opposed to Democratic fraud, g.
mite and march upon the enem7's
mas. Eternal vigilance is the price of
berty.