The daily gazette., 1882-06-21
patla Gasette
WILMINGTON, wEDNEsDAYi, JUNE q,
.Let the (inlled Jnde yyince. ;,

"It's of no consequence % exclaimed the
editorial Toots of the morning organ when
the Court of Errors decided the mandamus
case In favor ofthe Democrats. Yet the Re
publican party is severely CALLED by the |
damaging effects of that decision, disclosing |
both It's dishonesty and imbecility, unless
the actions of the organ greatly belle its
words, even as its words SO often belle the
truth
The best evidence of its distress is found
in its tardy resurrection In support of its
moribund case, of the twoyear-old opinion
of one Of the State Judiciary which the
Democrats have recently had reversed by
our highest Judicial tribunal Why will
not the Republican organs realize the
absurdity and futility of all further efforts
to galvanize their very defunct corpse and
suffer it to be quietly buried out of the
public sight
The people Of this community have at
last groped their way through the legal
reffnements of lawyers and courts to a clear
understanding of this mandamus case.
They understand that it was a case of dia-
mond-cut-diamond between the lawyers and
that the Republican shearers who went forth
SO gaily to shear came home very sadly
shorn. They also perceive that it furnished
in its technical intricacies a very hard legal
nut for the court to crack, and one upon
which the Judicial doctors might very readily
and very honestly disagree. The people
have therefore concluded to decide it outside
of both lawyers and courts, upon principles
of common honesty and common sense.
To this end they have sought to learn who
johnson or Ferris-received the majority
of the votes cast by the lawful voters of the
Ninth ward at the inspectors election in Oc
tober 1880, and they have announced il
favor of johnson, in complete vindication o
the Democratic party, and in indignant con
demnation of the Republicans, who, with
odious dishonesty and hypocrisy, sought tC
stifle the honest voice and defeat the Lawful
will of the people by prostitution of legal
process, and to calumniate and dishonor {
whole party by shameful peryerslon of tht
truth.
There is now no fair-minded, well-in
formed man in this community who doe
not know that Ziba Ferris sole title to tn
Office claimed for him was conferred by tn
vote of convicted felon. Unless MI
Ferris friends wish to make him appear th
willing recipient of felon-stolen goods the
will cease to condemn the Democratic actio
in this mandamus matter. He had ba
advisers. They have led him into both
false position and failure. His lot is not
happy one. He has our sympathy. Thoi
who complain that the Democrats have We
their cause by legal teehnicalities shou
not be too hasty. Mr.. Ferris was n
legally elected. Yet his political advise
sought by resort to one of the most technic
of legal proceedings to give him an office
which he had no lawful, equitable or hone
title.
To thwart this dishonest and disreputab
scheme the Democrats checkmated them
a writ of error. Call this "technical" O
vantage and we have one techncality agaiI
another. But mark the difference 7
Republican one was to perpetrate wron
the Democratic to prevent it, The Reput
cans sought to defeat the will of the peop
the Democrats to uphold it.
Now that the people rightly comprehe
the facts of this much falsiied case they "
know how to decide between their Den
cratic friends and their Republican fo
When they do-"Let the CALLED jade wint
our withers are unwrung.' And here
leave the case.