Daily Republican., 1886-10-19
A Party Tina, Deserves Defeat

We would ask candid, honest Demo-
Gratis what they think OF theI Lsvy
Court obeying the DO 'hets and working
In unison Nth committee Of Demo-
cratic politicians in the appointment OF
. few election inspectors. The inspec-
tors to hold the election two weeks
from to-day In this city were yesterday
appointed by the Levy Court, sno her
beautiful sample OF the election laws OF
Delaware. In the country the inspsc-r
tors were elected two years ago, W.
sinos then some have died and
have removed from the ,as. u oo'
which they were elaGs .ne ns o.ne y.
candies had 70 bS,, to 90 Ts.'s -. ~
ssw uI f.r :, "Ptnteyfllsd and the Levy
ana -d eff3wered to ill them. The
au lrc provides that the inspector
,su a his two assistants shall not all be
from the same political party, and
farther that the party in majority In
o district shall have q majority Of the
inspectors. The law farther provides
that the Levy Court shall not be left to
Its own discretion In the appointment
of inspectors, but the court shall (not
may) appoint such persons ~ are
Asmed by the chAlrmen Of the County
Executive Committee Of that party en-
titled 70 the inspector. This, then, 10
very plain. To AL these vacancies
was the business Of the Levy Court
yesterday. Henry o. MAhaffy, an ex-
member Of the Levy Court himself and
chairman Of the County Executive
Committee Of the Republican party, ap-
poAred before the committee accord
ing TO law and presented the names oil
persons to all the Office Of inspectors.
Instead OF appointing these persons,
the Levy Court adjourned to . secret
caucus to which the committee Of
Democratic politicians had access, bu,
10 which Mr.. Mahaffy had not After
incubating over the names. . number
Of gentlemen, we'll known and reputa.
BILE citizens, were bjsctSS to As having
been before returned a. DEL" aepts
and therefore not being qualified voters,
could not hold an election. Mr.. Ma
haffy said the men were qualified, even
II their names were not upon the pres
Sqt tax duplicates, and that the Levy
Court had no other option than to az
point the persons he recommended,
but that II 1t appeared Afterwards that
the persons recommended were moi
qualified, the voters Of the district had
their remedy OF the opening Of the
polls by standing out for person tc
AL the ONCE. The objection to tn,
gentlemen recommended by Chairman
MAhaffy, 1t will strike many minds
arose not 90 much TO their disquali6 %
ton Ms to their efficiency Is good
honest inspectors, who would see tina
an honest election was held. The oh
sections also SAVIOR very much OF pre-
concerted plan by the politicians Of tn
Gray wing Of the Democratic party
stuff the ballot boxes and to make falls
counts and false returns. II this wer
not 30, why was the Levy Court domi
mated and controlled by the politics
committee present yesterday. To hon
est voters what difference does 1t max
who are election inspectors 30 tbs
they are honest But this Is not wha
the Gray element Of the Democrat
party wants. Their triumphs 30 "a
have been the triumphs OF fraud ut th
primary elections and 1t looks now 9
IL this fraud was to be perpetuated an
applied TO the general election to oom
off in two weeks. Let honest vote
study over this matter and ask then
selves whether party that has bee
guilty OF so many frauds In the pa
and Is now laying the plan for anoth
gigantic fraud on the second OF N
vember does not deserve defeAt2