Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-11-13
THE CONSPIRACY.
DEMOCRATS CONFRONTED
BY THEIR OWN FRAUDS.
They are EIvided in Regard tc
Making = contest for ktate
ssnator-eleot Richard.
sons HeAt.

Ths tmerRy With which the CON
toat started by the DEMOCRATS TO stsa
btate eenatorlsl sest from the Rspub
cans has legged COutidsTab'y since tn
.he nunt for II commenced. II wa.
tound that even II they succeeded II
keeping Mr II chArdfon out Of his aeAt
ana in seating Mar. Rldgley the bes
tnty could Go as TO prevent the Re
puolehns ft6m olectinR United Stat
ssua'oF, while they could lot elect on,
themselves, and 80 has since been dis
| opvsred tie Governor has not TIC poWel
% Appoint ons when the LogielAtur.
fails 10 ele0t. II Eeems 10 be Bottlsd bt
numerous precshentH in the oaae 81
Delaware herself that the Governor car
only appoint 10 case OF the death OF
resignation of Senator, and then only
upiil the ext Legislature meets AaidI
from this the illegal ballot plsa 10 4
weak ore. N body denies that the uni.
form ballot does require q tIoket TO bt
heEded with the name Of the party In
accord with . majority OF the oandi-
'sses uTon thst ticket. In this case II
s.tms that q ticket Waa largely vOt, d IN
Kent County headed "D6mOcrai. ."whiob
contained the nEtnes OF fit en- R,publi.
oaus and four Democrats, a clear ylolm
sion upon the fGcs OF the ticket OF tie
uniform ballot law.
Then thu Democrats have a coed
cause for contest upon the face ot The
ickIt is the hfst and general inpres.
sion. Yes, IL looks na 10 thelr capo wa.
a strong one, and yet Il 10 q very film
y, weak ore. Il becomes Q constitu
tionAl question whe'ber the name OF
aaJ party should bs recoanizsd By law
uptn eny ticket. There il o law re-
| q t'rinR minority representation upop
eetlon tohrds, vhloh ls q jult snd
i,rorR principle In RepublioAs govern.
nent, but until this uniform ballot law
of delaware came into vogue parties
hAd no IecoSu.tIon In the leRillailon Of
the State.
Then again 1t Is Arsred, has q voter
not ghs TO head his ticket ne be
plesBesY The right Is reserved TO him
wrlte otaer nsnes upon II, TO put
! "stloktra" up, 't and vote FOR who
tyeE be seeB proper. Hha be not ss
good q right 10 name that tIekst vilb
0hatovtr I name he piFaseA? Hupnose he
haB the pamsa OF 15 Rspubllcans ana D
DsmooIAis upon hiB Ticket, has he not a
TiEht to bead that ticket ''DemocrAtIo"
u be secs propsI? Ths voter NAV looh
lpon tie word "DsmocFs" as going
ise beyond partisan considerations In
,tB signif0cIO6
While IN q partisan asrsa Mr. Rich.
sFdsOn may be called q Republican, vet
IN tha eyes Of the vOitr hs 10 q Demo
c-ati evidently 30 or elEs tha voter would
aot VOC for him in preference to the
DsmCora3 upon the regular ticket called
DemoofatiC." Again, As there were
lhfee tioheiA voted fof, headed Gespac-
dVe!y DJmoJTatio, X puhliosn, Ard
Ironibliipp, sad each contained. ysy "a
nHmes, bore oOmal q yotsr, who in che
5zegoise OF hlE inEllenable right 10 vote
ee.eota the men he wants 20 vote for.
10 pichs Oub from the Democratic,
ON the Republican, and from tho
tloLibitlon tiekats, and plao1a them
upon the tloket that salts hlp, or II be
se9 proper ha can have one printed
WIN thuse names. How 10 that toket
70 % heReto? VIII II be an iiloSsl |
ballot II vo.ed without q hea ling II
moet certainly would be II voted with
one according to Law that tries 10 resu- |
lnte mems conscibnceS as well 10 their |
votes.
But even assuming that the uniform
ballot law Is sensible and propsr And |
Democrats are diVidad |
apon the contest. The well thinking |
leaders OF the party Bsy the Republicans |
fAlrly elected their ticket, and let them |
enjoy the fruits Uf their victory. Some |
dYon go farther thsn that aud say that |
Y the republicans are cheated out OF |
sheir vloory by filmsy, trumpsd up
tachhicslltieH, they will tuTn In and |
helD thetn 10 victory the next election |
taaAt Will not he easily Nrung from
them.
Bat there Is another thing that stareB
.ae Democracy In the face il they make
his contest, and that thug Is the enOr-
oous frauds pelpstrstsd at the late cleo
Ion In Now Castle County, Anybody
hat could be cORxed TO vote q Demo
ratio ticket hkd no trouble In belpa
lupplied with the ntcetsary tax recsipf,
no matter whether his nRme ever az.
psaIsd upon the assessment books or
loi, or whother he eyOr paid . cert OF
AZ. They were soAttervi Ground by
The hundred.
Blocks weTo cAnvSssed and every
nan who vas o Democrat and who
made no pre!ensions to being assessed
vas !urBtshed With TAX receipt IL he
Touid accept one, while dtzJuB OF Rs.
)uOllcans IN the same block not as
lehsed wGts not approached. In thlB
LaO Illegal Democratic votes were cast
n Wilming'0 on atone, thus baCklsa up
he general assertion that DsmCo ats
iced never oct assessed, thoy can vote
inyhOw. Infet d, In view OF the mon.
itfoue fraud upon the ballot committed
" the Democrats Of New Osslla Co, Il
q qaosticn Wheth0r the Republicans
uElt not to AEsume tho AEgEsssiya
,ud preRons the Democrats from tina.
lounty taking reBts Ia tbs Lezli'aiura
rhis OF coarse though Will net he done !
lnl.sa the DsmgciaB BBsums tbs often. /
iye and carry ont the moCtst sol lrig ,
" unsa&stDs BspatoT,elcot Richardson. {
10 viaw OF Constitutional C1ny6n.
ion soon 10 bo held, II the Dsmo3.aLlo
senate Will aggGnt 10 II, all UArtias geeD {
" be agreed 20 let the mater BtsHd
rhtTo tho people lolt II, TIE House ln !
! c hsnds Of the Rspaalluan and the {
ianhts IN tho hands OF hs Democrats.
/! is stated 'h's nssT'y al the leading
Democrats Of bOTeF, a.o opposed to thg
ii0p0aad contest, and were maoh sur y
Jrissd when thty heard from q Wit G
ninRtOs par9T, that voEicst WAS 10 he /
made, HI. k.agiay, himself, the men
'O1t intsrtsssd, Hud who wyald Asge
D L2c us he contestant In h5 0A3P, Is y
rati!cd With b5lBg teiE3'aps 20 eats J
NO oc1 sssf, agt i9dR viii rot 4 D e. 8
.glels Urged : I'm soma dssrag c! uoEul J
ltLy o. his 01u party 10 20 80. L. dgel d
.gt lo1k nav az Il the elAtles contingency g
ou arit3, G.
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g.aFa piano flr 57ji cne blautifu
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