Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-10-30
PLAIN POLITICAL TALK
rHn rive JUDeEs-TURNEE AND
BALL.
How New Castle County WIN GOA
GOvernmsnt of Assessors ana UOl-
IsotOrs-UOnstltutIOna RefOEm
Forgotten.

kub uOEmhl ObmOCIAIC NOp
be cast ext Tuesday 1t 10 claimed b.
we'll informed Democrats that New
CASTLE County will awe 1900 Demo
cratic majority. This At least is az
pettsd on the national ticket As it maj
escape the cut ing and slAshiBg Of the
factions II there are any to q great ex
tent, a. 1t is Gained there will be- The
manner in which the appointment fol
Judge Of the Mupicipal Court was made
by Governor Biggs II is said has soured
great many Democrats who will NOT
now vote for the candidates for the
Legislature who are adherents OF the
BiREs-sAulsbuTy wing Of the party. II
cutting Is Onoe commenced on that line
It Is hard TO tell where II will stop.
There are Democrats, however, who
look upon the appointment Of Mr., Ball
As q little play Of "Dlamond Out Dia'
nond." They refer to the snAp-judg-
ment manner In which Mr.. Turner got
the appointment for Judge I'D interim
Of the Municipal Court from Associate
Justios GEubb while be was sojourninG
ct Bedford SPRING., and this little sur
prise by which Mr.. Ball takes the er
mine and the bench II q fair Offset to
that,
The declaration of Judge Ball that he
received the appointment unsolicited
and unexpected is laughed o. BY many
knowing Democrats, who profess to be
| behind the curtains and know all that
is going on In the holy OF holies Of the
Democratic camp. They ssy that he
vas not only anxious for the appoint
ment, bnt that he used every little de
vice in his power not of too glazing and
open character to get IL, and that he
expected TO get 1t.
IN InAnsa Tnwnava rawk 4 L.
that he had no other thought than that
he would receive this appointment.
His conduct upon the bench, his just
and fair decisions, his urbantty and
good nature and his sympathy to the
unfortunate, all combined not only TO
make him popular but model Judge,
and as good Judge was what WAS
wanted, the people outside Of y few in
trif uiug politicians not only expected
but wanted the judges reAppointment
This 10 the way the factions talk but
whether 1t will amount to anything on
election day is one Of those thinRs that
will only be known when the ballots
are counted out on election night.
But about the result in New Castle
County, what Will it be2 A Demo
cratic victory Of course, II, as has been
said, the normal vote Is polled any thing
like straight.
That the Democrats have 9 majority
OF from 1900 TO 1900 on the County OF |
all who should vote and would vote had |
they = chance to do so, nobody believes
not even Democrats themselves.
1t ta well known that the number OF |
Republican voters dlsfranchised by |
Demooratic ASSESSORS and tax collectors |
e not less than $500, and the county on |
Tuesday next will be that number short |
OF its full vote unless Democrats make |
1t up by repeating. As the Democrats /
are claiming but 600 msjorIty, that |
number subtraoted from 8 800, the dis |
trAnohised Republican vote, the Repub |
licAn majority in the county would |
have been 2, 600, on q full vote, enough |
% carry the State for the Republicans.
Two thousand Of the Republicans dis
trAnohtsed vote 10 in the city of VII. |
miDgton, and instead Of this city polling
IL COO votes 90 10 should DO TO keep
pace with OTHER cities. 1t is extremely |
doubtful II the vote polled will reach
lO,OOO. The slimy trail Of the ASSESSORS
and collectors Is seen In all this. Dnwn
In bt. Georges hundred where tha Demo
orAts count on $50 majority, IL would
be 100 the other way on 3 fair AsAaaa-
ment and full vote. In AppooufnI
mink there would not be majority OF
dozen either way, were it NOS for the
assessoFs' and collectors methods,
One hundred would be big m Aiority
TOT the democrats on q full and fair
aote In BlAokbird. In PenoAder, where
there will NOT be much either way. the
Repu bhoAns should have 1875 msiorlty.
In Rsd Lion, there Would be Q RspubiI
oan majotity of 100 II the assessoTs
would assess and the collectors collect,
AS 1t is, there will be no large majority
sitber way. In White OlAy Creek there
ls possibly 75 honest Democratic major
Ity. but the ASSESSORS and colie,tors |
may make 10 twice that Mill Oregk
ought 90 give 20 Republican majority,
There there has been very nearly An
1onsst assessment and honest oolleo.
lions, OhristianA, that ought and would
tive $50 Republican majority on 4 full
lnd fair vote will have q hard fob to
1uil through with any majority. The
collector In that hundred 10 q man Altar
ho Democratic heelers' own heart. and
9 never In hurry only when he Funsi
way from Republicans who want 10 :
,ay their taxes, In New CASTLE tha
lonest Democratic majority should moi
% more than 259, but It 10 liable under
he government Of Democratic assessora
md collectors 10 run up to twice that
has q safe Republican ma.
1rity Of 20, but under Democratic
nAnlpnlAtions It may be that much the
ther way. So 1t will 90 all through the
ounty. A county that has 81 least
300 Republican majority in It is to be
made to go Democratic by that much
y the aid Of Democratic ASSESSORS and
ollect0rs,
How will 1t 60 In WilminRfon2 That
! one Of the things nobody can tell
he Democrats count on 1000 majority.
nd II some OF the inspectors do what
hey we're appointed for there may be
iuch more. Ifhonest Democrats Who
ate fraud will vote 81 thsy hate, there
1ould not be much OF DemocrAtio
lsjority, and II the working psople of
Wilmington would vote In favor of the
Inited Salts instead Of EnRiand there
Iould be large Republican majority.
Int unfortunately for the country and
II their own interests there are too
iAny men in Wilmington who only
ant to vote q piece Of paper labeled
Democratic tiOket," without any re.
ard TO the result. If they would but
op and think only for Q moment they Il
'rtainly would mot vote for the re-
COTTON Of the candidates upon their
cket for assessors who outraged hon.
ty and deoenoy al the assessment
roe ct the City Hall last spring.
But partisan blindness is suoh that Is
feared they will even vote for dis
orest men for the sake Of vounR tbs
hole Democratic ticket.
BY the way, what has become Of the
Reform question: WHY :
nothing more heard OF it9 IL It DOS,
BILE that it is made secondary TO 4