The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-24
TursDAY NOyEMnER Fl, isyI.
Appo ntinont OF Registrars.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER FL, 1891.
Apo ntinent OF Registrars.
There was one point In the now reg
istration and election laws Mr.. Bayard
In his Tenth ward speech did not allude
10, not certainly that he did not know
Of 1t for he tells us that he has read the
laws over with considerable care The
point we alldde to that escaped Mr.,
Baynrd's notice is that in which the
Governor, whoever he may be, is cloth
ed with the power of appointing all
the registrars oil voters in all the cleo
ton districts in the State outside Of
Wilmington. There are twenty of
these election districts in New Castle
County, thirteen in Kcnt and fife in
Sussex, in all forty-eiglit. in all OF
which Governor Reynolds has tho
right to appoint registrars under the
he registration biil As the Cover
nor Is not restricted In partisan sense
lie can appoint every man of the forty
eight, Democrats, more thnn that, II
guided by politicians in his party he
Nean appoint the meanest kind OF DEM
oerats.
The power given to the Governor
discounts the non-partisan character
claimed for the new law from the start
and will do it harm. The dishonest
partisan aspect of what is known as
the iniquitous assessment laws of 1873
is what has polluted the foundation OF
political justice, so that IL is impossi-
BILE to secure convictions under the
laws for political offences be they ever
so llagrant. The purported Object OF
the new laws amongst which is the
registration law, WAS to get out of
the old partisan ruts and coma up on
the high plane of political honesty,
once more clear from partisan has
and influence. We fpnr the new regis.
tration law so far as steering clear OF
partisanship will fall into the same i'll
repute as the assessment laws of 1873,
that were never intended for an honest
purpose. ...... ... -..
All however, depends upon Cover
nor Reynolds, who, as we all know, is
a Democrat OF the deepest dye.and ion
which he is not to be condemned The
question is, will Governor Reynolds,
who between now and the first OF May
will have fortyuight registrars TO ap
point in that many election districts ia
the State, appoint all Democrats, oI
will he in wise Judgment divide
them as nearly equal rs possible he
tween the two leading political parties
oE The State? Ii he does the latter lie
Will display wise non-partisan spirit
that will inject wholesome anc
healthy influence into tie politics d
tine State This would he lifting poll
ties out OF the old partisan ruts and
would usher in long needed reform
But ON the other maud, Should til,
governor elect to appoint all Damo
Gratis Us registrars without regard t'
maiorities in the districts, then tn
new law viii, slump back into the Ole
paltisan channel in which the old law
have run wthanimpures stream. Their
will be no uao talking abuuJ tine al
vent OF non-paitiSun political reform
il Governor Reynolds appoints forty
oi 5ht Democrats registrars In tn
ate and no Republicans Such al
nc would At once be accepted by til
leople as 4 partisan act, aAd Their IT
8, Get Tor the new law would Wune. .
In New Castle county, out OF Iii
twenty election districts outside ui
Wilmington, ten at lsust OF them nave
lepuuIiean maiortDIre II tho GOVERN
or appoints no l;epIG G5!ean registrars
81 thpsa ten Tistrlct4 what will b
thought OF it, Simply that the la,
wa intended 10 lie a PARTISAN lay
from tae sttrt and thnt tI1 Governor
IN the appUintm mt ut all democratic
registrars intends tp carry out til
pIrttsdn intent ur tur law. We do no
know what Governor Reynolds wi
do in the ease but it is fm him tn sa
Whether the new registration law Is l.,
be administered in EOu-naril5u
spirit and its efficiency be tAcreby as
sured.
II uear,y an equal Ruular of regif
trurs from both parties arr HP.iotutc
IT will show non.partisln spirit tht
will be taken up by He people an
carried through IN ui honest name
The registration law Is the founta.
head Of all the projected election !,
forms. II it seHtt7 furtaa puro strcRn
the elections Will he ispHestl; held uu
there will not be So maaf mj7earliHg'
of justice be'ora the noWls. Itis all
Governor reynolds hauJs. howeye
and it is iar hin - ~tllt of the lie
election laws Ia n gi-ht 81 in u wroi
1irection. Which will he DO?
IT Is with great feeling of rcli
shat tai5 n.ornuE OF Yes were Ii,
met with great g.aIias headlines ~
nouneiaa great destruction of Ii