Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-31
DAILY RE PUBLICAN.


DesawsrsrS Dasfrsnchfsemens.
The North American Review for
January 10 ct hand, and contains twoI
nrt,cles Of deep local interest to the
usople OF DelawAre One 10 letter OF
conarstulation 70 the editor of the RE
view " for his truthful and manly ex-
nosure OF ths undemocratic plan BY
which large portion of the people OF
Della ware 10 disfranchised at will by
the dominant political party. The let
tsr OF congrasnlation Ia signed oy
George w. Bush, Edward Belts, Ed
ward G. Bradford, Esq, George o.
Lobdell, Henry DUPONT. Anthony Hig-
Gins, Esq, w. Hastings, George W.
Stone, Henry G. McLear, II. Mendin-
hall, Thomas 8. Bellah, Watson X.
Sperry, e. 4. Warner, A. ID. Warner,
w. Jones, j. III. Adams, III. b. Seidel,
II. O. Jones, william Candy, John G.
Baker, Daniel j. Layton, Esq, William
G. Pennypacker, JOB II. jackson and
James Scott
Hundreds OF others, leading Repub-
licans In the city Of Wilmington and
In the State, could have been found who
would have gladly attached their names
70 the letter had 1t BEEN necessary TO
call upon them, but enough have signed
A 20 answer the purpose intended, and
to show the drift Of intelligent Repub-
lioan sentiment amongst gentlemen
who arc not trucking politicians and
are not seeking offices at the hands OF
the people, though some OF them have
Mt times stood as candidates, leaders OF
forelorn hope, ss q reproach to the
bold iniquity that has disfran chised
enough of their party to make 1t i'm
potent
Our evening contemporary In refer
ring to the reception OF the January
number OF the Review" says II
makes no note whatever OF the refuta-
tions of its December editorial on A
Disfranchlsed People" We are moi
authorized to speak for the " Review,
but We are inclined to think that its
silence is justified. It's statements
have never been refuted, and TO at
tempt reply to the silly stuff called
argument In favor OF law that only
cheats the State out OF taxes and Re
pubiicaus out OF votes would he beat
ing the air for an imaginary object. A
law like the Delaw ware assessment Law
cannot be defended upon any fai
grounds of justice or right, and no at
tempt has ever been made to defend i
by any other than partisan Democratic
papers, and . Mugwump free trad
paper In New York that insults tn
Republican party by protesting to b
Republican In politics, and that ha
had for one of its editorial writers,
renegade Republican from Delaware
but lickspittle for Secretary Bayaft
These gentlemen who have 80 highl
complimented Mr.. Rice are among,
the leading business men OF Whining
ton, who have not made politics trad,
and that they are Republicans der
gates not In the least from the force
their truthful statements. They yer
truthtully say that, 1t Is unnecessar
for as to reiterste the main and evidel
facts exposed in your article. He
permit US to give special emphasis
one point Those who misunderstar
MS, and those who misrepresent U
pirate of Massach usetts and Rhode
land, with the implication that '
complain of laws similar to thsil
which require voters to pay tn
Whatever any Of us may regard as t
"ethics Of actual democracy on IL
point, we have made no comrl lint
connection with present outrsges up
ms against the ll tax of Delaware,
against any 9th tax, that the peoI
as a whole co lsider necessary. o
complaint lie, that during the pl
twelve years the tax laws OF our ST.
have been 30 distorted warped FIR,
their original and honest purpose,
partisan ends-shat one political pa
DISTINGUISHES at will a suffi eli
number OF Its opponents to reduce
exercise of the great right of suffrl
almost to farce. Our difficulty Ia
that we have tax to pay in order
vote, but tina. we live IN
laws which prevent citizens from gu
flying to vote By paying their tai
and which thus defraud US of
rights and defraud the public Of
Legitimate revenues. This crying ab,
this inexcusable shame, which is
understood aud generally ackno wled
an our State, yon have been able
bring to the attention of the nat
Tais manly protest aga nst tyr my
Injustice nas already been ans weret
Secretary Bayard's organ and the
! uves OF the slgners impugned 1t t.
an unfair advantage from reu
dropped by Mr. Higgins before the
Judge Pr dtcri when he, Mr.. Hi q.
aid not tally see the gross inlquii
III the law that ne now denounces
III twelve years OF trial. Mr.. Htp
d when be made that remark evide
III gave the Democrats some credit
fairness aud honesty, and never
posed that the lay would he dat,
M 1t has been To distranchisa an o,
ing political party. Whatever
have been Mr.. Higgins opinions q
laws then, it ia evident that thev
undergon' notable change sin &c
his views 1pon the sahiect are for
>. expressed with the convictions
honest man. Subterfnges ana /,
does will not answer In these d.
enlightened argument
HE Ob0 anu New
The year which will close this
Ing, though it ends much of sa
and sorrow, also ends Eueh of j1y
ness and prosperity. Never a
Shat does not bring to close fo
year these commingled elements
natural life. Though the year bs
one OF unusual deDresaion 1, ~,