The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-29
Law with No Respect.

We do not want to be classed with
chose who encourage disorder at the
o llls, nor with those who in the least
degree favor it, and when we made a
qualified defence of the police officers
a. the Sixth district Fifth ward polls
on the day Of the late city election, 1t
was not for the purpose Of defending
wrpne. We are fully aware OF the con-
Sequences resulting from bad counsel,
ami ws have always been guarded in
10th word aud act in saying or doing
any thing that would in the least en-
courage disorder
In the case OF the Sixth district Fifth
ward election it was generally under
stood beforehand that there would Q
Some trouble at those polls. In the
drst place wrong selection was made
for inspector OF the election. Even
admitting that the inspector Mr..
Frank Carpenter, was desirous OF hold
ing an honest election, and did try to
hold one, it was hard TO make tho poo
pie believe that he would act fairly aud
lInpartially after the experience at tho
Twelfth district Fifth ward polls at
last falls State election, at which poll
he had also been an inspector, and at
which his actions wero harsh and in
sulting, calculated only to stir up i'll
feeling. His temperament was en-
tireig untitled to make him the right
kind of calm, cool, deliberate inspee-
Tor, and his appointment had about
the Same effect upon Republicans as
the shaking OF a red flag would have
had in the face OF a spirited bovine.
Had anybody else been appointed to
bold that election, there would proba-
bly, have been no trouble. We are not
prepared to say that the three colored
men named by Mr. Joseph l.. Carpen-
ler, Ir., in his communication to the
Every Evening, were qualified voters or
were not. Mr.. Carpenter, we are in.
formed, had no certified error list to
show that they were disqualified and
IN the absence OF which there was nc
proof of that charge. In fact, error
hsts and all other kinds of proof had
become uncertain, owing to the mixed
mp manner of the collectors giving re
Beipts. Being returned as delinquent
1 b no longer proof that voter, II he
holds receipt, is not qualified Mon
ey,as has been proven before the NUM-
sipal Court, has been received for taxe!
lrom persons not assessed.
To come right down to tho truth o
the matter, no honest election was OK
pected under the laws that were passet
In 1913, expressly to encourage dlshon
set elections, though they of cours
aid not plainly say SO. Mr. Carpentc
himself, is not blind to the fact, that 70
many years, only Republican propert,
holders, with here and there a poll tas
able voted while the Democratic mol
saxables all voted rs easily as Deme
iratic property holders. lie knows Il
we'll as anybody, the great efforts tina
taYe been made by his party, froT
a hme to time, to dlsfranchise Republ
ian poll taxables. He was once Ia,
2 yolleetor himself, and he knows til
trouble Republicans had to pay pol
axes, while there was no trouble what
Wer for democratic poll taxables {
become possessed OF tax receipts i
ZONE manner well known to Demo
Iratic politicians. In referring to thl
natter, we do not accuse Mr.. Garner
YER of those sharp practices to hee
Republicans from voting to the exten
that others indulged, but lie cannc
help but know how such things wer
lone.
n All these things put together whie
4 or several years made our election
yer1table farce are what has Gre u