Milford chronicle., 1888-02-10
UNWORTHY THE NAME OF
DEMOCRATS"

The contemplate acts of the assess
Ors of Wilmington, aided by the police
and a few weak-brained wire-pullers
of the Democratic party in that city,
in their attempts last week to prevent
the placing of names on the assess
ment lists that it was the duty of the
assessors to have done, without the
special effort that brought the blush of
shame to honest democrats all over
Delaware,i is another link forged in the
chain Of events that must finally over
throw the Democratic party, unless
wiser councils prevail An appliea-
tiOn to Judge Wales, of the United |
States Court, was made by the Repub-
licans for supervisors, but democratic
lawyers objected to their serving. In
Judge Wales decision as to the ap-
pointing of such officials he says:
Under such circumstances [that the law
applies equally in every particular to both
political partiesl it is difficult TO understand
why any objection should be made to the
appointment Of such supervisors when ap-
Piled for in a regular manner and at the
RAoRNA AAAANs ANSbAaAlhAlOu OllGElHf assessors.
collectors or by whatever title the officers
may be called who have the control of the
registration lists, or who conduct the cleo
tions should not only be willing, but anxious
to have their acts open t0 public inspection.
so that all citizens who are interested in the
selection Of the persons who are to represent
them IN Congress should feel reasonably as
sured that such selection has been made not q
only according to the form of law, but in the
spirit Of the law which intends that all such
elections shall be free and equal, and so that
every citizen who is entitled to be registered q
or qualified previous to voting shall be reg
istered, and that any qualified voter shall have
the right to deposit his ballot"
This looks like common sense. and b
ia so taken and accepted, Even in its
partisan aud half-hearted way, the a
Delamafeaa at Dover protests against :.
the outrage in the following: g
We presume that there is not an ifftelli-
gent citizen Of Delaware who does not know
to a positive certainty that this State is Dem ie
ocratc, If every man twenty-oue years of ace al
was on the assessment list and properly auaI- II
ihed to vote. And we believe we are not !,
mistaken when we say that every county in y
the State upon a fair election, with every
man voting, would be democratic by GOOD vi
majorities. Knowing that such would be +.
the result If every man was assessed and =
desiring that every qualified person should ~
be given the right to cast vote for the party ve
of his choice, we hope that no impediment of
will be thrown in the way of persons legally h,
getting on the assessment lists. -
We hope that every opportunity will be
given persons TO get assessed. Let the CON St
test be made with all assessed, as was the In,
case in 1880, and we are sure that the demo-
cratic victory will be greater and more COM
plete than ever Before.
In no uncertain tones the SUSSEX
Journal condemns the disgraceful
scenes enacted in the Court House as n
'outrages which are making New Cas- ~ ~
lie democracy a by-word and a re- =.
'roach." This ancient democratic i
ournal continuing, says: wi,
II tells its own tale, teaches its own lesson. we
oints its own moral, and has its own color
ng in the blush Of shame that it brings to wa
he cheek of every honest democrat To bro
Tithhold the publication Of such a gross ted
'rong when it is brought to our attention, nra
'ould be almost as bad as to condone it and
} refuse to condemn il would be a wilful "n
eglect Of our duty as a democrat and a wei
'urnalist 1t is not only an outrage upon The
le people and the Republican party, but it -
an.outrage upon the Democratic party in -''s
hose name It was committed. II is an out TED
ge upon tie Democratic party because that M
lrty must ultimately suffer for the conse- at
isfces-because it brings reproach not only Satr
ION the democracy of Wilmington and New -
lstle, but indirectly upon the party in the hiis
aoie State. and 1t endangers party sue Gem