Daily Republican., 1886-06-14
Reaplng enc Wh,Ilwind.

In passing the assessment laws o
1873 and com hitting the working O
the machinery OF elections into tn,
hands OF scrupulously chosen Demo.
cratic tax collectors for the purpose o
keeping the Republican party In
large minority in Delaware, the Demo
Gratis have sown to the wind and the,
are now resping the whIrlwind, /
all went well enough as long as Their,
was well organized Repu blican par
ty In the fsld to oppose. Brh wing,
or all wings OF the Democracy wer,
always willing to condone any fraud
upon the ballot that only cheated The
Republican party and were the mon.
strous frauds OF last Saturdays Demo-
cratic primaries against the Republi-
can party only, they would be con-
doned.
But Democratic fraud at slestion,
has received different colering BY
Saturdays result. The whole thine
has occurred In the Democratic house
hold and to-day the party fiuds itsell
face to face with its own frauds and
with It's throat clutched by its own
ballot box suffers. The FOUNDERS and
repeaters taught and trainsd only &c
cheat Republicans out OF their rights.
having no Republican foe to fight.
have turned upon the party that gave
them support and comfort
What more could be expected?
These men are only following their
avocation. They have been taught by
Democratic legislation that il Is no
harm to debauoh the ballot box for the
sake Of defrauding Republicans out Of
their franchises. They reasonably
agree that If this were not so, why
have we the infamous assessment laws
that now disgrace our statute books?
Ii this were not 30, why should so
much power be given to partisan
Democratic tax collectors? II this
were not 80, why are tax recsIpts fur-
nished by the hundred, gratis, to all
who can be induced to vote the Demo-
cratic ticket? These men who d.
bauch the ballot Of Q primary election
these FOUNDERS and repeaters who are
paid for their services by Democratic
Leaders, argue rightly when they say
there is no more moral harm in stuff.
Ing the ballot boxes at Q primary cleo
ton OF their own party than there is to
stuf the ballot boxes of a regular
election at which all citizens are ex-
pected to vote regardless of party.
They are but carrying out the
teachings OF their own party
Only week before these same
FOUNDERS and repeaters were driven
around from poll to poll at a city
election and voted, but they voted
them for the party that paid them 20
vote the Democratic ticket. They were
but bought chattels to do the bidding
OF their masters and they did it man.
fully and well. Though it was well
known that the ballot was debauehed
on that occasion not a Democratic pro.
test was raised against it. There pro.
ceded not even small voice from the
democratic press. The Outrageous
fraud was admitted even by bennett
Charles OF the fraud, but there was No
redress because the laws of 1873 were
passed to make 1t possible for snch
frauds to be committed.
1t was all right then, but now n ia
all wrong. Last Saturdays election
was no common one. NJ Republican
dared to come within she charmed ,ir.
Gle unless he pledged his allegiance To
the candidate nominated. Il was an
election OF Democrats pure and simple
unmtxed and unadultersted Ths
IRanosl baud OF not single Republican
inspector dared to touch tho sacred ia
OF Democratic ballot box. Il was a
4amliy gathering of The faithful.
where even the proiigal son was ad
United. But the prodigsl son was ami.
mated with different spirit from that
which stirred the bosom of the mod.
gal OF the scriptures. Fresh from IN
victories Of but week before oyer ,bs
Few Republicans that had the heart toI
vote, ne came 10 the Democratic homsi
gathering OF Saturday last full Of the
spirit OF his work as it had bean tapgb,
him by Democratic leaders, and 3ha
manner In which he did his work IN
shown In the results. He Thought that
II 1t was no harm to vote the Demo-
cratic ticket often at q regular nit,
election 1t contd be no harm TO dnnlC
cate and redOuble his efforts a. an eiac-
ton at which none bat Democrats
were to vote. The Democrats have No
room to complain. TIE guns thew
A,hSvA g long trained npon fheir oooo.
nents have only been turned upon
themselves. Mr.. Bsyard's assess nent
law Of 1873 has done the work Il was
Intended to do 80 well that there ia
virtually no Republican party left, aud
the exulting Democracy, never satisfi I'd
without vigorous foe to fight, have
invaded their own camp as if deter.
mined to defeat themselves. Itisbut
tho natural result of their own frauds,
We said in the beginning, and we saw
In the closing, that in 1873 the Demo
Gratis so we'd the wind and they are now
reaping the wbirlwind.
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AT THE meeting of the Democratic
Nonptu Nnrn nniftaa hold iaaf l.