Daily Republican., 1882-06-06
TUEsDAY JUNEs, 1859
The Dawn of IA New Era.

Democratic RUE Ill W NlALhihs''A
menced with violence, continued Will
violence and departed with violence
Combined with violence were Its twin
sisters, trickery and fraud by the ap'
pliapces of these thee agencies the
Democrats have managed 10 Keep
themselves in power, but like all otner
things not founded upon justice and
right, such power had to come to al
end. Rutfian power at the polls we
sincerely hope has lad its day in VIII
m;ro,on and as the echoes of last Sat
urday's turmoil of Democratic blood-
shed and violence die away let us hope
thew nav never return to peaceful
city. A narrow escape the citizens
have had from another three years OF
Democratic police violence and fraud.
1t was up hill work to even get in a
small majority for DR.. Wales, the Re-
publican candidate for Mayor, out OF
round thousand Republican majority
that there is in the city; but in the face
of violence, in the face Of blows and
kicks, blackjacks and bludgeons, the
Republicans, at the risk OF their lives,
stood up to their work and conquered
Thank God, every citizen that loves
law and order can now breathe free and
easier. The days OF violence are over.
Every citizen, be he white or black, high
or low, rich or poor, without regard to
race, nationality, creed or color, will be
protected in their God given rights, and
will be permitted to go to the polls
peacably and vote his sentiments with
out the fear of being carried home to
his family in = mangled and bleeding
condition, the victim of Democratic
roughs, backed up By a corrupt and
drunken police force. The Republican
victory is a great one, and tie more we
look back over the past and contem-
plate the ten years of Democratic bond
age through which we have passed, the
greater the victory becomes. There has
not been fair election held in the city
since the Democracy passed into power,
and the election that placed them in
power was black and pregnant with
fraud and violence. 1t has required the
combined ingenuity of Democratic Leg
islatures, Democratic United States
Senators, Dem cratic Councils, Demo
cratic leaders and Democratic roughs,
FOUNDERS and repeaters to keep the
Democratic party in power since tie
city tell into their hands ten years ago.
All the worst instincts of human ma.
ture have been invoked in its aid.
There never has been time since the
advent of the party into power when
there was any thought of conducting an
honest campaign. The Legislature
changed the assessment laws from time
to time to suit the party. Tax collec-
tors were taught to disfranchise Repub-
licans by not collecting their taxes and
returning them as errors and de]in-
quents to the Levy Court. The Levy
Court itself has become an engine OF
disfranchisement. Democratic runners
have been intrusted with the duty OF
distributing tax receipts to Democrats
only, with the injunction to pay fol
them at their convenience, while the
Republicans had to hunt up the collec
tors, who were generally very hard tc
find. Talk about South Carolina Gus
toms Was there, could there be any
thing in that State which more ettectu
ally disfranchised the Republicans and
cheated the people than the Delaware
plan? True the Democracy Of this
State never reached the point of or
ganized night riding, kukluxine
peaceable citizens and shooting then
down by red shirted military compa
MES, because there was no occasion fol
1t. The Legislature was in the hand
of the Democracy and it was found easi
er and more humane to Pass disfran.
chising laws than to 60 forth and TAX
the lives Of score or two of Republi
can voters that the rest might be init
Undated. Delaware's plan did the worl
quietly and as effectually as if it ha'
been done by the shot gun, and wha
more was wanted to increase the Demo
cratic majority, the roughs, the polio
and the bludgeon were on hand to do
1t the polls. A long farewell to al
such methods now. The time has com
for fair and peaceable elections and th
people intend tn have them, and fai
full and unintimidated vote means Re
publican victory; means Republican
Governor that will not appoint Demo
cratic disfranchisers to Office; Repub
lican Congressman that was never
rebel blockade runner; Republican
Legislature that will repeal the iniqui
tous assessment laws and give the dow
tfodden disfranchised people an equita
bic and JUST representation in the Legis
lature, that will elect a United State
Senator who will not devote bis time t.
defeating local option bills and packinI
tho United States Courts with jurie
that will not convict political scoun
drels; that will elect Levy Courts tina
will assess the people and will appoin
collectors who will feel it to be more G
aduty to collect the taxes than to dit
franchise Republicans. Every citize
should hail with joy the beginning
sn era 40 auspicious for good.
THE MUSIC and speeches at the ser
nsding Of the successful Republica
candidates last night hal the old tin