Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-08-24
The Vote of Delaware.


The Vote of Delaware.
Democrats who take forecast OF IL,
result of the election in Delaware ar,
predicting FIVE thousand majority fol
Mr.. Bggs. Probably he may hay,
that much Of . majority and still b,
no credit to hlm. Even should he ge
the m 'jority claimed for him 1t would
mot be as large ~ the Democratic ma
jority for John W. Hall for Governor
in 1878, which was 1855 Democratic
majorities in Della ware depend entirely
upon the mum Der Of per sons the Demo.
cratic Assesse rs, Lsvy Courts and Col
lectors disfrsnchise under Mr.. Bayard's
boastsd fair and equitable assessme en-,
laws. What credit will 1t be to Major
Biggs, or the Democratic party either,
II he gets Il We thousand mai orisy, and
yet falls behind the vote Of his party.
When John W. Hall got his tremendous
majority OF 1855 In 1873 he only polled
1881 votes all told as against 10, 1871
that his party polled for President In
1875. In 1873 Mr.. Bayard's assessment
laws had practically disfranchised the
Republican party, and yet but two
years before In the election for Governor
the Republicans polled ii, 269 votes, or
$40 more than the Democrats polled In
1876 This years Democratic victory
may be something like the victory Of
1876 Indeed, We do not believe Major
Biggs will poll the vote OF his party, let
his majority be what 1t may. The vote
OF Delaware running back twelve
years, making no allowance for q few
scattering votes, has been as follows:
For Governor 1874, Democratic 1883,
Republican Ii, 269; for President 1876,
Democratic, 1881, Republican, 10, 740;
for Governor 1873, Democratic, 10, 1921,
Greenback, 1850; for President 1880
Democratic, 10, 1873, Republican IA, 100;
for Governor 1882, Democratic, Is, 558
Republican, IA, $40; for President 1884
Democratic, 16, $40, Repu blican, 13, O53
The highest Democratic vote was at
the last State election two years ago,
which then reached 1876. The total
vote Of the State that year was 80, O29,
or over HOO short Of two years before
when 1t was 81, 178. These figures will
be useful to intelligent readers a many
respects. They show the gradual
gro Nth Of the vote OF the STATE, and the
gradual growth Of each political party.
Not only that but they show to what
extent dtsfranohising has been carried
on by the Democratic party. To such
IN extent were the Repu blicans disfran-
chlsed In 1878 that they put no ticket
In the field, and only 1881 Democrats
thought worth while to vote that year
The history OF 1873 promises TO be re-
peated In 1886, though 1t is quite posi-
Bile that much larger vote
may be polled. In 1873 there
was no Republican ticket in the
field, in 1886 there will bs
none. In 1878 the GreenbAckers ran
John G. jackson for Governor, and he
polled $50 votes; In 1886 the Tenn.
.perance party has taken the Il did, nomi-
mated Mr.. Hoffecker for Governor, aud
the probabilities are that he will poll a
much larger vote than the G reen hacker,
did.
The main point to be looked at Ia thu
shameful disfranchisemen OF Republi-
can voters. In 1882, when the largest
vote Of the State WAS polled the Demo
cratic majority was only !, 1928, and In
1880 1t was only 1903. There has moi
been q time since 1872 when at least
5000 Republicans have been wilfnlly
disfranchised, and some years the mum
Der ia twice that. This year the mum.
Der will no doubt reach 1000. The
same law intended to disfranchise Re-
publican voters also disiranchis Demo
cratic voters, but not to the same
extent. The wors. feature OF thi,
dark picture IL that Democrat.
disfranchised find no difficulty il
voting, as tax receipts, bosu,
In their character, are Furnished
tnem by the Democratic powers tina
run the machinery OF the elections
Repu olicans Of course cannot get Ia,
receipts, and as general rule woul(
not vote on them II they had then
unless they knew they were not dis.
frAnchised.
IL Is not an unreasonable superstition
that ope-thitd Of tho voters of Della
ware are DISTINGUISHED this year by the
ubiquitous assessment laws Of the State
SsAN Va shooc bcNtu JuUuSADu OF tn6u
are Republicans. Under these circum
stances 1t is not sur prising that th,
democrats count on five thousand ma
)ority for Major Biggs. The Repabll-
can party that would oppose hin
vigorously stands with Its hands tied
behind its back. The unfair, partisan
assessment law OF Delaware is the 70 M
that binds Its hands, and Mr.. Baysrd
tied the knot. Yes, Major Bigss ms,
get his five thousand majority, but wb,
not twice Ave? The Democratic elsctioI
machinery that will turn out fl We thou.
sand majority can as easily turn on
ten thousand. II we are to have Al
election farce let us have a good one
1t would be good time to demonstr.t
just what could be accomplished unde
the assessment laws of the State apt
the Third, Tenth and Eleventh war,
plan of holding Democratic election.
Let Democratic manipulations turn o.
the screws tighter, and let the peopl
see once for all the height and dept
OF iniquity contained In the dlsfran
chisement laws Of Delaware.
IT SHOULD NOT surprise anybody I
read OF the European and America