Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-10-28

In 1879 General Grant carried Della
ware, the vote standing Democrats.
10,206; Republican,, IL, 1l5; total vote,
81. 321. Republican majority, 900
This Was the Greeley campaign, since
which time the Republicans have
never carried the State. In 1874, Gov
ernor Cochran was elected. He got
Il, 1888 votes, and DR.. Isaac Jump, Re
publican, got IL, 900 votes. Total vote
Of the State, 1851. This was the firss
election after the double cylinder re-
volving DemoorAtic assessment laws
were passed, but owing to the short
time they had been In operation they
did not work - smoothly ~ they have
since. In 1876 the new law began to
show itself and Tilden polled 1881
votes for President while Hayes
polled but 1o,740; total vote, "a, 12i.
While the increase Of the Democratic
vote, 993, was but natural, the Repub-
lcans fell off 529. The new law had
by this time begun TO have its effect.
Two years later, 1878, reached the cli-
max OF Acknowledgement, the Republic
cans refusing 20 put Q ticket In the
field owing to the refusal Of Democrat
assessors and Levy Courts to assess Re-
publ ,ans and the refusal OF Demo-
cratic collectors to collect Republican
taxes. That year the Democrats only
polled 1881 votes for John W. Hall,
Of Kent County. for Governor. A few
Green hackers took the field and nomi-
mated John G. jackson for Governor,
and 2, 966 votes were cast for him. The
total vote WAS 13, 2S7, not half the vote
OF the State, owing to the disfranchise-
ment Of the Repu blican party BY Mr..
Bsyard's new assessment laws. In
1880. the Garfield campaign, the Demo
Gratis polled 1888 votes for General
Hancock for President and the Re-
publicsns polled IA. $50 for General
Garfield. An effort Was made shat
year to have % full an assessment as
posi- BILE, but still thousands were left
of the assessments, while hundreds Of
Repa blicans assessed were not permit
ted TO pay their taxes. Under all
these discouraging circumstances the
Republicans increased their vote 2, 40l
over the highest vote they ever cast be-
fore, while the Democrats, with all the
election machinery Of the State in their
hands, increased their vote only 1902
over their highest vote, showing clearly
that the Republicans have q majority
In the State upon q full vote and fair
election. The total vote that year WAS
1888. In 1882, the present Governor,
Charles G. Stockley, was elected, he
receiving 16, 1858 votes while his Repub-
loan oompetitor, Albert Curry, re-
oeived 1880. The Democratic in
crease was 1873 and the Republican
increase but 470. The total vote casl
was 81, 178, the largest vote ever cast ir
the State. The Democratic majority
was ! 1888, but there were NJ least 3, 00t
Republicans who wero disfrAncbiset
and could not vote. The vote for Presi
dent in 1884 was 1876 for Cleveland
and 10, 053 for Blaine, the Democrat
increasing their vote Of two years befor'
4lS, while the Republicans fell shor
1857, and the total vote wss shor
1,155, showing lack of interest in tn,
election and Acknowledgement OF a
least 1000 Republicans. The presen
campaign indicates In many respect
the campaign OF 1873, when not hal
the vote Of the State was polled. Their
may not be more than half vot
polled next Tuesday, but II there |
not, the disgrace will fall upon tn
Democracy for Its shameful disfran
chisement of the Republican party.