Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-29
nun nrpnnLrc IN pAEesR.
Must be Done 70 S'"p 'AAo
Baylng OF votcs'


something Must be Done 70 S''p 'Ao
Staying OF Sotcs'
Bpoch, November air.
when on the morning after election tne
Democrats we're found pinning their last
hone OF victory on the chance OF GETTY.
I'M Illinois il may be enrmised thAt
there has been something approaching
nolit,aal revolution. Broadly speaking,
There have been Republican gains IN inc
east and Democratic gains Ia the west,
but the Republican gains have been ne-
cisiys OF the result, bseauso the margin
uitbin which the Democrats oousa sianu
Iossea vas very much smaller than that OF
their oppuuenta. aud tho losses were
mainly IN the controlling state OF New
YORK. An in 1884, it 10 an unexpected
tnyn In the vote OF Kings county which
accoun,s for the plurality OF the vlclors.
la 1850, Kings county gave Hancock
plurality 800 10 1884, this WIS IN.
creased to plurality for Cleveland OF
Is. 700. The Democratic manssers
counted on similar increase 10 1888 and
claimed plurality Of 22OOl. me
setnal tiqarfs are about $4,000. The
ED0ch has repeatedly pointed out that
Olsyeiana's plurality OF 1884 In Brooklyn
wns A mani'estly abnormal one, whose
increass could not be safely counted on.
It's elimination wA9, however, not so OBJ
yiously within the range OF Calculation
New York oity gave as large Demo-
cratic plurality az could have been ex-
pectei, and, considering the Wild scram-
bio III. local ofiloss and the taotics OF the
I " 81 fNtF..nltfU fuf1Qt hn
sarded as surprisingly lsrge. Ihat the
Democrats national ticket was TRADED"
in the mpat reckless way stands out on
the face OF the returns, and has demon
strattd completely that the wrangle over
the spoi,4 of this city eau oyerskaiow the
| jgsues Of Presidential election. But
with oil drawbaeka, had the proportion
OF Democratic gain III Now York city
been maintained even in Kings, Queens
and Redmond, ard had no gains what
ever been made throughout the rect OF
the state, HARRISON would not have had q
plurality.
Before people have osased to reflect on
the "lessonsn Of the election. there il one
Of its characteristics that ought TO receive
grave and sarnest attention. We refer 10
tla enormous amount " money set aside
md presumably employed for the pur.
pose Of buying votes Colonel Dudley's
notorious circular was certainly mot a
aoiiisfy case Of Instructions given ont by
either party fgr the guidance of those in
trnsied wi.h the distribution of C bribery
fund. Tho estimate OF impartial OBJ
serves GU the SPOT is That there are
Is $40 men in Indiana whose votes have
10 b purchased. That is to say, about
ono 10 70 Of tie voting population OF In,
aisna - not only purGdasabln, hut will
no. vote without being paid Tor II. II
there is a veual electorate proportionately
an large in this state, ii must number
Ga 500, and Judging from the hinge sums
poured into the UeAsuIy of both parties
for use in New York, ample provision
was made to meet tho demands of this
army Of "striseran The number Of men
who expect TO be furnished with job ct
the polls on election day, or Whu form
part OF the great body Of workers"
swslied the crowd OF paid voters very
considerably ard helps To account for the
diaappsaiance Of hundreds Of thousands
of dollars this year.
II ought TO be evident 20 any one who
thinks about the matter q. all, that the
rapidity WITH which tho corrupt use OF
money at elections is growing aud the
cynical indifference with which this 10 al
mittad, constitute the most serious danger
now menaciog the republic Theirs is q
noint beyoHd which II cannot cneris'
gta free fesi;atsons, aud however ai@
Sat shat p5nt lleg ~ 10 a., % plain
that we arc approaching it with danger
Gus speed. There il but one eff sctual
remedy for the CORRUPTION attending the
use OF money by political o1mmitiee9 aud
their agents, and that Is 10 compel them
to make public ami detailed statements
Of the amount Of their receipts and dil-
bnrsemente, There Ia nothing !inpraoti-
cable stout the, al hos been shown in
Eogland by the working OF the law, max.
ing obligatory the publication Of the
ilenized expenses OF candidates FOR a seat
~ Parliament, and II is an absolute bar
aFsinst tzibery, as the stoppnge Of the
shatpefully corrupt practices Of Eugliph
elections Inns demonstrated There is nc
expense connected with an election which
ougtt u0t to DO able 10 stand the light Of
day Gnd whoever can he convicted OF
] dSbnysing money, directly or indirectly,
f1r The debauching Of the Suarnge is u
more dangerous enemy to our free iusti.
tuiiens than the nihilist, the disunionist,
Or the ayowsd Adherent Of monarchy.