The daily gazette., 1882-10-12

emoluments were largely Increased. none
saved in four years over s2oO, 900, which he now
enjoys In @ Northern city. This was but sample
Of all others. A state senator organized com.
Tor IL 200 600 acres OF land belonging to the
State without paying single dollar. In the
meantime all values were daily dimtnishing.
The assessment e for taxes: embracing % e. az pISR, Ss
decreased more than 80, ,0O0, 900, being loss OF
about 70 per cent. And In that time was for
feited to the State for taxes over 900 acres
OF land, being more than 10000 square miles,
and about 81 per cent. Of the total area Of the
State, and being territory larger than CON
necticut, Delaware, and Rhode Island com;
Delaware combined, larger by LOO square
miles than New Jersey, and nearly as s
short space Of four years it had ali been CON
fiscated by an all-devouring taxation. In addi-
ton to this bebt was annually created larger
ths the peope ssS nothing except the
sum Of $50, 900 donated TO o railroad company.
No public works were undertaken. The taxn-
tion and debt were pure piundcr and offioial
brigandage.
THOSE WHO WANT FAVOR.
Senator Bayard then went on at great
length to urge his hearers not to make q
| change. He spoke of the uncertain outlook
for good government If men whom we can
not trust are put In charge. He did not be-
lieve the people would make a change.
He then went on: al owe the people Of
Delaware great deal. They have honored
and trusted me. am bound to the State
by all the ties of memory and hope. The
ashes of my father lies here, and here soon
the ashes of myself and my children will be
laid away; and when see danger to the
people would be lacking In my duty If
did not speak out, no matter how disinclined
Ho4 l..n fkar hnxuy oh,
may hurt some people. do know honest
men in the Republican party whom ] would
trust, but these are not those who are con-
Quoting this campaign in the interest OF
the machine and the spoil system. Against this
there is great revolt all over the land. We
have 1t in New York and Pennsylvania, we
have it in Ohio to-day. [Applause1. And
we will have 1t in Delaware. Applause. ]
For what more is the Federal Government
here than the appendage of Philadelphia
boss ! Who fills your officesa Why was 1t
for three months3 What caused itf Now
don't think Wilmington ever had better
postmaster than William Pyle, and / think
he would have made a better one II he had
been allowed to control the Office properly.
have not a word to say against Mr.. Pyle's
| successor. II he had been bad man do
| not think he would have been confirmed.
| Applause. But ha was boss candidate
| appointed against the wishes OF the people
| of Wilmington. Now men can't be bad
men and honest officers. The State Ia
sought to be governed by people who Of
| influence, personal character and public re-
| spect they have long since been devoid. ]
| can't see the property and character of the
people in danger without speaking word Of
warning, whether give offense or not
TIM nIaTpIcT RINo
Mr.. Bayard then proceeded to review the
| history of the District Ring at Washington.
He told how, under Shepherds government
| $50, ,O00, 900 was squandered on the streets
alone, and how, finally, Columbus Alexan.
| der, a citizen of means who had beer
/ robbed, In order to save what little wal
left of his property, petitioned the Govern
ment to turn these men out, or at least tC
| investigate what seemed to be Wholesale
robbery. He related how the work of ex-
! amining into the affairs was opposed by
Shepherd and his counsel, the Assistant
District Attorney (Mr. Harrington), and
when the books of John o. Evans, the con-
tractor, were demanded, spurious ones were
palmed off. Mr.. Alexander called atten-
ton to this, exposed 1t, and great desire
was shown to got the books.
HARRINGToN's CONSPIRACY.
Soon after this, q man was sent to Mr..
Alexander to tell him that II he would give
| 81 900 he would steal the books and bring
them to him. This he refused to consent
to. The ring grew impatient. conspiracy
was entered into to procure pretended
| robbery of a certain safe In the District OF
Columbia, which was said to contain books
the committee wanted. A burglar was
| brought from New York to perform the pre-
| tended burglary. The books were placed
IT, tl.n 70 fhs IN In tha off nf
| the District Attorney which was sought for
the Infamous purpose which should pass as
| a crime
You know who that District Attorney was.
You know who his assistant was.
At night the burglars instruments are
carried into the house. The janitor Is re-
moved from the building. The books are
there In the safe. The burglar comes,
walks leisurely In, blows open the safe,
walks out with the books, followed by three
men who are confederates and one who is
not In the plot. By one OF those former,
the house of Columbus Alexander is pointed
| out. The man rings the bell, but fails to
awaken anyone; then the man not In the
| plot arrests the burglar and the thing Is
exposed. The real men arc found out, In
| dictments are made out, and returned true
| bills and the base conspirators are arraigned
and tried. And what is the RESULT Just
what we see in the cases of the Star Route
robbers [Applause.] There was no
technical conviction, but moral conviction
that is just as strong In the eyes OF the people
| of disgraced country and disgraced
State. When we hear Of such men as George
II. Bates, [applause] and Alexander B.
| Cooper, and DR.. Chandler and others
abused and impeached by intemperate
speakers, recall, beg you, Of that citizen In
| Washington, whose only offence was that OF
denouncing robbery and defending his own
property against robbers. And let me ask
you would you like to see the power OF JUS
| tice in this State pass into the hands of those
| who are wanted by justice In the District OF
| Columbia 1t is fact that there stands
the indictment to-day. You say there was
no convictioni No. But what would you
think if Brady was again made Attorney
the United States Senste2
DELAWARE CAN'T BB BOUGHT.
After warning his hearers against having
anything to do with political corruptionists
Senator Bayard asked what they thought OF
| the influences which were looked upon to
control Delaware in 1880. Did not the
Union League in Philadelphia, ring with
offers of large odds, that the State would go
| Republican, A gentleman had told him OF
| Republican Congressman who had said,
'tDelaware slipped through our hands the last
time, but we'll have her next time"
'How 2'' his friend asked. "Why, Well
| buy her." was the answer. "Our
friends down there say we can,
but last year we did not give them
the money soon enough" Now what
does this meant You remember how Presi-