Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-28
WiImington,T THURSDAY, Oct. 20. 1886


On Tuesday next the election
comes Oh. II is reasonably certain that
every voter possessing rightful claim to
moderate degree of intelligence has by |
this time made up his ticket; decided
what candidates he would like to see
elected. But there is one thing even
more important, and that is that he
should go to the polls next Tuesday with
out fail and deposit his ballot. II is as
much his duty as his privilege TO do this,
even though he may feel satisfied in his
own mind that there will be no necessity
for doing it--that there will be
votes enough without his. While
we do not imagine there is any danger of
the Democratic ticket not being success
full in thiscampaign, still the very lethargy
that the lack Of the customary ayowed
Republican opposition naturally fosters
may, ii is easy 10 see, be carried far
enough to ieopardize that success. At
any rate it will do no harm to bear in
mind that, in this campaign, vote for
the so-called Temperance Reform ticket
Is equivalent to Republican vote,
and any one with half an eye
can sec that this ticket would
be an magnificent factor but for
Republican suppo. &, The so-oalled Tenn
peranoe Reform party is only the old
Republican party under another name
and the hands which guide it would very
soon be shown in case it should, through
Democratic apathy, prove victorious a
the polls. Does any one suppose that i
prohibition were rally the leading issu,
these men have in view, the candidate o
the preachers, Mr.. White, would hav
been withdrawn from the track in tht
county to make room for the candidat
of the politicians, Mr.. HukillP Ha
Mr.. Hukill ceased to be Republics
because he has elected to wear the Ten
perance Reform badge for brief season
viii he be supported by Republicans 0
the score of his temperance record or o
the score of his Republican record ? I
ask such a question is, of course,
answer it. Most certainly the next tin
the Republicans put an undisguised tick
in the field, Mr.. Hukll and most of h
fellow-candidates on the present Tempe
anoe Reform ticket will be on hand
support IL and so will nine-tenths of tho
whose votes they hope to capture in tn
campaign. It is not that they love tempe
anoe more but Democracy less; and VIII,
they cannot organize fight on their oy
hook, they are eager to lendtheir Streug
for the time being to any combinati
that will get up fight against their {
enemy, the Democratic party. If tn
professions in behalf of temperance q
reform were sincere it would be reas
able question to ask them why they
not support Major Biggs, who has bee
temperate man many more years than
Hoffecker and reformer for the past
years. But this would not do; they W
q governor whom they can manipu,
into the Republican camp, and Mr.. Bi
is not that man.
But there is more insidious opp
ton to the Democratic ticket in
county, unquestionably Influenced
secret by the same party spirit VII
gives to the Temperance Reform tic
its vitality, and that is the candidno,
the so.called independent Democri
candidates for sheriff and coroner ca
beff, Iamhe-t nrd Yerpnll she {
ton Of either Of these men is clearly
possible and their only excuse for b
in the fold is to defeat, il they can
regular Democratic nominees, Lam
and Barnhill. A vote for either CHAM
Lambert or Yarnall, under existing
cumstances, is just as much q Repub
vote as if it were cast for Mr.. Hukill
il the man that must reap the benei
any so-called Democratic votes that
be cast for Mr.. Chambers. This il
point for all who do not wish to see
publican methods and practices
umphant in this county to bear in |
next Tuesday, and not only 10 be
mind, but to go to the polls and em
size their sentiments by their ballots