The daily gazette., 1882-10-28
FOR SHERIFF,
PURNAL j. LYNCH.
FOR CORONER,
FRANK f. SMITH.
Closing Falsehoods.

As the political contest In Delaware draws
to a close it will be well for the Democratic
and Independent voters to be on their guard
against the senseless campaign lies with
which the State will doubtless be flooded
from now until the day Of election. False
hood, 1t hae been said, twill travel a league
"while truth is putting on its boots, and no
doubt Chairman Harrington and his cor
.rupt political workers, in the hope of profit
ing by the superior speed thus generally
accredited to the DEVILS chief weapon, will
WELD it as efTectually as their evil natures
suggest, for the purpose of deceiying the un-
wary and capturing few votes that may
hang trembling In the balance until the last
moment. 1t will not b, forgotten how, in
1865, the Republican managers, on the
evening before election, distributed all over
this State circular purporting to be issued
by the Democratic State Central Committee,
announcing the sudden death of Cove
salisbury, the Democratic cand-
date for Governor, and the sub
stitution of Samuel Jeilerson's name
upon the ticket in his stead. This bold
scheme was devised for the purpose of in
fuencing enough Democrats to vote for
Samuel Jefferson (whosc name was printed
on Democratic tickets enclosed with the cir
culars) to secure the election of the
Republican candidate, james Riddle whose
campaign funds, so literally furnished,
are 10 this day lining the pockets of some
OF the men now engaged in aiding Chairman
lIarineton's desperate schome to obtain
political control OF this State. Fortunately
the Democratic voters were too careful to
be caught in the trap prepared for them,
and the Republican candidates were buried
almost out of sight at the election that
followed.
We refer to this matter particularly to-
day, in view of charge contained in the
morning organ to the effect that Hon. b. It
Biggs, in public speech made in Sussex
county few days ago, openly declared tina,
Delaware is for Delawareans," and that
foreigners were not wanted in this State
The same article further charges that several
gentlemen of Irish and German descent
truckers from near New York, who were
prospecting with view of investing many
thousands of dollars in Sussex county lands,
became indignant at the speakers remarks
and refused to invest dollar In Delaware.
This is very pretty campaign story, and
though we have not had an opportunity, at
this writing, TO give it a full investigation,
we have no hesitation in expressing our
belief in its utter absurdity and untruthful-
ness. In the first place, we know that Mr..
Biggs does not entertain the sentiments thus
at nd tp I i'm ~
the story bears the plain Car-marks
OF campaign literature instead of the
indications of truth. 1t made a real nice
little plot to have these supposed capitalists,
with millions of dollars in their vest pockets
to invest in Sussex county land, stationed
at the critical moment just where Mr. Biggs
was to speak, and, becoming indignant al
some remarks of his, take firm grip on
their dollars and declare they would not in
vest penny in a country where such obnox
ious views were held by public speakers.
Capitalists are not supposed to measure thu
worth of their Investments by the utter
ances of campaign orators, and it is more
than likely that any capitalist who finds
land to his liking and at his price in Sussex
county or elsewhere in Delaware
will purchase what he wants, re.
gardless of what public speakers may
belch forth from the stump. A whole vol
ume Of utterances like those imputed to
Mr.. Biggs would not prevent men from in
vesting where they saw an opportunity for q
favorable return, though, as we remarked
above, we do not for an instant believe he
gave expression to such an unwise and un-
Democratic sentiment.
We think this silly yarn is sample of
what may be expected during all the next
week, and we therefore request our readers
to be ON the lookout and prepared 10 treat
them with the contempt and unbelief they
SO completely warrant.