Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-26

the stanley Case
Well, now, it was rather rough on the
opponents of reform and morality, the
champions of the sore grievances OF
benevolent citizens whose hearts are
aching because Of the wickedness that is
holding high carnival in the ranks Of the
local Democracy, to have one Of the
chosen agents Of Immaculate Republican
ism turn mp as witness in our municipal
court and detail from the stand COM
promising testimony that Nj. Spruance
insisted with energy, not TO say
vehemence, Senetor Gray should not be
allowed to 'injectn into his argument,
even by way OF Illustration, on Friday
afternoon. The testimony was not Off
cisl; did not purport to be, and was not
attempted to lie used as such; but
such authorization as might have
constituted it sn ingredient in an officially
reported Gaze and given it standing in
which it could have been properly citel
% bearing quotable relation to de-
cision citable in court, would not have
materially affected its damaging char.
scter. Here was an accredited agent Of
the Young Mems Republican Club, vol
unfairly declared by himself UndeE oath
N the presencs Of the judge q our city
SQUIRT, of the prosecuting officer OF the
eity, and Of the usual audience that these
cases draw, TO be such duly accredited
agent, delegated to 60 forth into the
vilest Sums, into pest-holes upon which
the police are neoessitated to Keep almost
unrelaxine watch, TO which they in
stinctiyely turn their stepB at once in
seGTch OF perpetrators Of certain crimes,
the resort Of outoasts OF the lowest grade
delegated 10 go into such q
den and fer what? 10 LOOK mp
candidates for qualification by proxy as
voters; 70 get ths signatures, CT the
marks, or as in this case, tbs substitute
writing Of a drunken coloIed woman to
be atteateG bg this missionary OF thu
party OF high moral principles as the
sign manuai 81 an assessed tPxabla who
is represented as . long suffering aad
harshly abused ilchoate voter about to
be distranchised if the superior CONT
does not issue Tnandamus requiring the
collectors to accept his poll tax from aud
to issue his poll tax receipt to some one
presenting himaalf in the guise OF his
constituted attu nsy Tor the performance
OF that business. And this msniemus
would deprive, j; AR. Higgins Will were
law, the collectors Of the right 10 the
exercise of any discretion in the
premises; Mr., Samuel Stanley as &C
credited agent OF the Young Men'H
Republican Club would simply present
the power Of attorney to which this ir-
ehFiatei CoIored woman had Figne5 the
nance OF George Bishop, and demanded
Georges tax rsesipt, and the collector,
provided he faani man Of that mama
upon the assessment lists would, M
matter what hB might susnect- we Will
even go farther and aAy, no matter wAat
he nigh ka0D 50 10 how and where auI
under VIII, circumstances tho. sig4atnFs
had been .Ain+d, BIS required ~ ho4as
that deaa . For il tho mas 1su.ua
were opasAtsva IS TO powers o. attorA 7
in general. il il clear that it eouii not be
made elastic enough to control tne uoileo,
tors discretion in worthy case ard alloW
him to exercise that discretion ag 1aw
Ia unworthy cases Furthermore, nsi!Ae.
Mr. Hipgins nor the Young I.N'3 r. s