Daily Republican., 1890-05-05
The Democrats Mt Prayer.


The Democrats mt Prayer
There was never better illustration
of the little couplet, that "when the
devil was sick, the devil monk would
be, but when the devil was well the
devil monk was he, than there was al
the meeting OF the Young Mems Dem
ocrstic Club last Saturday night. The
Democratic party is very sick just
now from one end OF the State to the
other, and feels the necessity vf now
being at prayer more thal at any other
time in its history Tor the last 3S
years of uncontrolled power in this
State. With Republican United States
Senator In the Senate at Washington
for the first time, with Sussex county
governed by Republican levy court
That ia bringing 10 light frauds tina,
would make even decent monks blush
with Kent county torn by factional dis
sensions, and threatening to go Re-
publican as ii did at the last election
with New Castle county in position
that 1t can only be prevented from step
ping into the Republican ranks BY
Democratic fraud and election de-
baut hery; with Levy Court invesiiga.
tions staring them in the face in Kent
and New Castle, such as has laid fraud
bare in Sussex; this miserable old sin
scabbed party now goes 10 prayer led
by ex tsxcollector Patrick Neary,
who has become the great high monk
in the Young Mems Democratic Club
for Democratic reform. Was there
ever such sight OF party at prayer,
led by Patrick Neary, with his hands
held up by M. d. Murphy and w. A.
KellyY II indeed was cause for
regret that Senator Gray could not be
present TO lay the Apostolic hands ol
the Democracy upon the heads of the
intercessors and convey the benign
bene eliction.
The Democratic party at prayer, let
every voice BIZ 'husheJ but Neary 3
and his armbearers. Listen to the
plaintive plea. o, good people. voters
OF Delaware, we have been miserable
Democratic sinners. For nearly forty
years we have enjoyed your conf
dence but violated the laws of honesty
But spare Us and we will do better In
the future. Already We feel the Re-
publican flood rising around us and
threatening TO enguli US. Sussex
county, the nerthermost part of our
realm, is already under water, ard
our sins there are floating en- the top
exposed to the cruel gaze Of our enc
mics. Kent and New Castle counties
are threatened in the same manner.
We are, indeed. miserable sinners,
and had 1t not been for the actions OF
those two honest men-Dougherty
and McKee-we would have no hope.
But, oh, good people, voters of Della.
ware, do not discard US nor turn deaf
ear 10 our plea. Only try US this once
more. With palpitating hearts and
streaming cyes we promise honest
elections alter the neXt Legislature
meets, oi course we could not be ex-
Iseted to make such "a promise iol
next falls election. We promise thai
we will ADOPT the Australian ballo
law, or some similar law that will in
sure honest elections. We promis,
farther that we will remodel the Lev,
Court end reduce the number OF mem
lers to five, and they TO be elected b,
districts, and we will not mind !
much ii the Republicans have one o
two members, SO hey do not have
majority.
We also promise that there shall L
comptroller To keep the books OF II
Levy Court and render financial r
port Of the receipts and expendiMr
of the county and publish them al
nually in two newspapers in Il
county. We also premise that We W
stop the sheriff from making such
large grub bill by putting the boardir
Of prisoners under the control of Il
Jail commissioners, who shall be I
quiIed to solicit competitive bids f
sll supplies, as 10 now done at Il
Glmshouse; end farther we will all
require the inmates Of the Jail to
put to hard hbor. The foregoing WI
The gist OF the Democratic prayer
led by Patrick Neary, who by u wo
deriul transformation has evolved fro
tax collector 10 q monk. But NJ
Neary's devout supplication WAS L
deemed universal enough to take
everything that he should have prey
for, in the opinion OF Andrew &. w
son, aud that gentleman supplement
1t by petition asking the co operali
Of the Farmers Alliance of New Cas-
County with the Democratic party
drafting the reform bills suggested
Retormer Neary's supplication.
We ask careful reading of
suggestions made by Patrick Near
reform committee, nlso of the s.
plement offered by Mr.. Wilson, v
las Necome notable young reform
published In our local columns. I
supplementary resolution shows I
the Democracy has very crude
small Idea oil the isrmors of \
Castle County il they think they
10 be caught by any such chaff.
have never heard OF any Farm
Alliance having been organized iu y
Castle County, and il there Wa
would be according little credit to
farmers that they would so soon
render their alliance and rush into
arms OF party that has had ne
forty years to adopt the reforms 1t
advocates, but now seemingly onl
earnest when they see another p
about coming into power. The Yc
Mems Democratic Club Ia too la'
going to prayers, and too earne
-, hide its real purpose, The pc
cannot TAIL to see the ass clothed il
lions skin In the whole transsctio
Old Reliable.