Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-06-09
I Moael Democ rattle Inspector.

J. Alfred Collins, an employee Of the L
Every Evening Publishing Company,
was the inspector Of the Twenty
fifth district, Tenth ward, last Saturday
afternoon. He was also inspector Of
the same district at the PRESIDENTIAL
election last November. In fact Mr..
Collins has learned the business Of
holding elections, and having given
most unbounded satisfaction to his
marty, his services are In demand as an
election inspector about election times.
On account OF few Deputy Marshsls,
and the United States District Court,
being in the way Mr.. Collins didn't
ret in his fine strokes last Novem-
Der.
Upon that occasion he found 1t con-
venient to permit 1872 Republican votes
to 20 into the ballot-box in favor of
Mr.. Blaine, and all he could do could |
not scare up more than 397 votes for |
Cleveland, making total vote Of 529I
for the district. Even this was thought
to be more than the district could bear,
but as IL would have taken several
hundred votes TO have overcome theI
large Democratic majority in the coun.
ty, nothing was done in the matter.
Now let us see how Mr.. Collins got In
his fine work on Saturday. Upon that
occasion he had not the fear Of United
States Marshals and United States Dis
trict Courts before his eyes, The two|
or three police present were kept away
30 feet from the polls, 30 he had nothing
to fear from them. MIR. Collins was in
his glory, and he eventually determined
to let himself out to show what was in
him. Being but city election OF
course one-ffth anyhow of those who
voted at the general election last No
vember did not vote on Saturday.
Making that deduction the total vote
would not have reached more than 424.
At the city election one year ago it was
only $40. But there is nothing like
having a spirited, enterprising in.
spector like Mr.. Collins when big
Democratic majorities are wanted. Mr.
Collins evidently knew they wer,
wanted and he was equal for the occa
sion.
Look ut the astounding result. I'm
der Mr.. Collins political inspiration
the total vote of the district went up q
COG, being75 more that were ever polle'
before. But Mr.. Collins showed hi
wonderful capacity for working on
large Democratic mnjorities by tn
dexterity with which he divided tn
votes. All the voters had to do was t
keep him in tickets and Democrat
majorities sprang into existence as
by magic. In Mr.. Collins han(
the Republican vote of 1872 fell do "
to 81, while last falls Democratic vo
of 1897, went bobbing up to 5l5, bein
118 more than it ever was before
last Saturday the Democratic vote car
within IA votes of the whole vote
the district last fall. It is not believ
Mr.. Collins noticed that, or he dou'
less would have run the vote away
yond that just for the fun of /
thing.
But how did Mr.. Collius accompl
his great work ? What to others NO,
have been an impossibility, to him v
nothing but child's play. We do
know whether he would be willing
give away his secret of success VIII
to him appears to come natural,
we propose to put to him
questions in regard to the truth
falsity of the accusations made agai
him, and we, with the people at Lar
would be obliged to Mr.. Collins foi
few straight forward answers, il
suits his convenience. 1t is said,
Collins, that You required Republi
voters to show tax receipts, and
not require the same thing of
Democrats. Is this true II tru
whole or in part, did you not XII
hot fhio uninQt dianri m N a
that no fair.minded, honest man VIC
make ? 1t is said that even when 5,
Republicans did show their tax
ceipts and proved a clear right
every respect to vote, that you still
fused them votes. We will be spe
and name one Of these refused vo
as sample though there are mum
of the same kind.
Joseph Hayden, very respect
young man, a car driver on the +
and Union street railroad line,
boards with his brother at No. 1916
Second street, and has been q residel
the ward and district for years, c
up to vote. He offered you his u
and tax receipt. You told him in
insulting rough, peremptory mar
that he had no residence and coult
vote. He told you where he lived
referred you to his tax receipt,
which he had voted last Noven
and which bore the stamp you or
assistant at that election placed {
but you still refused his vote, and
young man had TO go away wi
voting.
This is what Mr.. Hayden tell
himself, and what others who with
it tells us, and Mr.. Hayden is onl
of many served in a like manner.
Collins, you can deny this if you
proper, of course you will nos he
to do so, If necessary, but 1t will I
theless be the truth, whether you
it or not.
But we must pass on. Mr.. CT
it is charged that you knowingl
ceived the votes of minors. TAa'
watched and listened to outsiders
ing boys to come up and vote.
some of the boys refused, saying
they were not old enough, and
would get into trouble. They
assured that there was no dang
that, but that they should CONF
vote. That you took their votes
out question. Is this true, Mr.. Ct
1t is charged that the same men
over and over again at your polls
out question, and their tickets
taken by you and 30 hurriediy 8
into the ba!los box that if an obj
was raised against the voter, you
inform the ohjecLor that the obj