The daily gazette., 1882-10-06
A story Of Ghe Llssls Elecslon.

The Moyniag Ne,cs appears TO be making
deliberate attempt TO swindle jaw Hubbell
out of a portion Of his hard earned two per
cent. Of the salaries Of government officials.
We have it upon good authority that
some months ago when delega-
ton of prominent Republicans from
this State, headed By 'sBurgiar Dick" called
upon Mr.. Hubbell n Washington for the
purpose Of begging constitution from the
genersl fundfo use In Delaware, the great
extractor Of voluntary" two per cents. said
TO them that he was not going to
waste any more money 'on that
"damned little Bourbon patch. You are
"always full of PROMISES" said he, to the
delegation, "but you never keep them the
"result Is always the same; you get laid out
"every time. 4 tell you we won't spend any
"more money on you we are going to put
''our money where It win do some good"
Thereupon, the delegation was taken very
sick, and they said to Mr.. Hubbell that the
dog dead unless they could have some help
in the way Of buying votes In Kent and Sus-
sex; they assured him that 1t WAS very i'm
portant both for its "moral" effect and also
for the purpose Of vindicating "Dick," all
of which, SO the story goes, Mr.. Hubbell
fully appreciated, but still he remained i'm
movably opposed to ''wasting any more
''money on that damned little Bour-
"bon patch" Then poor "Dick,"
with tears in his eyes, said that his prosp pects
in life were as good as blighted; he was
certain he could carry Delaware II he could
get some help; in fact he thought he could
carry it without help; but with help he
kneo that he could, but his old friend and
fellow robber had gone back on him and
bis mission in life was over and thereuDon
Dick " wept, and the whole delegation
mournfully wiped its eyes. The bold
assessor relented at once. l tell you what
" I'll do" said he, you have what you
" call Little Election down there pretty
" soon, and now I'll make q bar
gain with you. If you carry that
election on the popular vote, we'll use
"S20, 900 there for the election in November
"If you don't we won't give you single
cred. Garry a majority of the counties and
"we'll help you, but not otherwise"
This was the ultimatum, and 80 the
delegation took its departure. "We've as
"good as nabbed the swag now," remarked
" Dick" in that picturesque style and conf
Dental tone peculiar TO his class. "Well
"carry New Castle certain, and we'll get
:" Sussex some way or other wen carry 1t
"on paper II we can't get 1t any other way
" and that will serve the same purpose for
F" Hubbell."
And this was the little game that Dick
and his delegation set up for innocent Mr..
Hubbell; and It was carried out
to the letter with the exception that
the surprise of Democratic victory In
New Castle made 1t necessary that this
county should figure upon paperas giving
Republican majority instead of Sussex q
necessity which viewed In the light Of Mr..
Hubbells ultimatum will ex plain the Morn
iug Neics' persistent effort TO misrepreseni
the figures Of the election. 1t is, as we
have said, deliberate attempt to
swindle Jay Hubbell out OF his hard earned
two per cents. and we protest againstit Mr..
Hubbell should know of the trick that is
being played upon him and we intend that
marked copies Of the Neps shall not be the
only Delaware literature that he receives
from now until the election in November
We hate to see innocence imposed upon by
falshhood, and he shall have the truth, even
II It shall result In our loss OF ''Dick'
Harrington's friendship and forever delay
his vindication at the polls of this damned
sslittle Bourbon match -