Daily Republican., 1886-10-18
Democr.lio Misrepreesntaslo

Why do Senator Gray, candidate for
Governor, Benjamin 7. Btggs, and
other Democratic speakers, misfepre-
sent facts from the public rostrum?
Both Of the speakers named, Mr.. Gray
frst, on the occasion OF their 6zz'e rasi-
ficasion meeting last Friday night,
dwelt ct length and with great en-
phasis upon the refusal of the Repabli-
can party TO put . ticket In tho field,
and they purposely misconstrued the
object for such refusal In telling the
INV listeners they had that 1t Was be-
oaase the Republican party was per-
Ioctly satisfied with the Democratic
management Of the affairs OF State and
their deolination WAS an acknowledg-
ment OF the wisdom Of Democratic
rule. Both Mr.. Gray and Mr.. Biggs
knew better than this, and they are
bringing no support to their party by
making such assertions. None know
better than Mr.. Gray the reasons for
the Republican party putting no ticket
I'm the feld; he ct this present time %
q United States Senator 10 enjoying
the fruit and emoluments Of honor and
profit from the causes which led to the
abandonment Of the field. Mr.. Biggs,
too, In years past enjoyed four years
I'm Congress with Its honors and emolu.
ments from the same cause.
During the war the Democrats aban.
doned the field In the same manner and
permitted Hon. n. B. Sulithers ~ be
elected to Congress without opposition.
Was this because the Democrats de-
sired to pay q high compliment TO Mr..
Smithers and the Republican party?
Was 1t because they endorsed the rule
and actions Of the Republican party
during the dark years when they were
strsining every nerve to put down =
wicked rebellion begun by Democrats
and carried on by Democrats? We all
know 1t was not, and there was not q
Republican speaker in those days that
attributed their absence from the polls
into an endorsement Of Reoub,ica 4
measures. The cases are parallel but
the objects of action divergent. The
Republicans and Democrats both, Of
those days, Knew why the latter aban-
doned the field, and Republicans and
honest Democrats both know to-day
why the Republicans have done the
same thing. Why do not Mr.. Gray
and Mr.. Biggs give the true reason and
not belittle them selves and reflect upon
the intelligence OF their hearers when
they say that the Republicans have
abandoned the field IS AD endorsement
OF the Democratic government Of the
State and rs q compliment TO the
Democratic party? Mr.. Gray knows
better. and his usual eloquence and
force Of defamation left him when he
made that assertion last Friday night
Mr.. Biggs knows better, bat misrepre-
sensations ON his part seemed only to
give potency and force to campaign
bunoombe.
The causes which led TO the presen
action OF the Republican party com
menced ct the 1873 session of the Leg.
tslAture which then had O Republican
delegation in it from New Castle
County, but as was more than In
the House OF Representatives at Wash.
ington In 1877, so 81 Democrats In oul
Stale Legislature was more than Re.
publicans In 1873, the present ubiquitous
distranchising assessment laws were
passed by the Democratic party. There
ere plenty of Democrats who know
and acknowledge now that these laws
were passed purposely to enable the
Assessors, Levy Courts and Collectors
OF the State to cheat Republicans oul
OF their votes. Mr.. Gray knows all
this very we'll. He 10 too intelli gent
and too well booked up in political
history not to ks0w that this disfran
chising law Was sent TO the gentlem an
In the Senate at Washington who's,
successor he Is, for his approval, and
that 1t was sent back from Washington
not only with his approval, bat with
the suggestion that made it more easy
to disfranohise for two years by ar
ranging the dates for returning delin-
quents to the Lsvy Court q little diff
ferently.
Mr.. Gray 10 certainly not ignorant o.
the manner In which assessments ar,
made. He was attorney for the Levy
Court when that body met in New
Castle. Did Mr.. Gray not see ther
how difficult 1t was to get Republic an.
assessed? Did he not see hundreds o.
persons who had come many miles te
Eot assessed turned away, while the
ion oers OF the court pretended to bt
busy In other business that never con
cerned them at other times? MI
1,sy 70 not ignorant OF the fact tba
Uaieotors Q; taxes not only never pre-
tend 70 call upon Republicans, wht
owe only poll TAX, bat that they have
practiced numerous other schemes Il
prevent Republicans from paying theil
taxes. Ii Mr. Gray does not know
these things there 10 no excuse for Mr.
Biggs, who lives In 81 Georges HIM.