Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-05


hcation of the State Laws in News
papers--A Quiet Day in Dover.
Stat Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
DOVER, Jan. 29.-Though Mr.. Hutson
sat silent Tuesday attempting no justi-
hcation of the work which he aid at
caucus behest and against his better
Judgment. he showed this morning that
he can speak and speak well. True, his
theme was one calculated to fire the
blood in the veins of every American
who prizes the hirthright If freedom
inherited from George Washington and
the men who fought under him to make
these states free and independent. But
1t is not everybody who can rise TO the
occasion at moments notice, even to
denounce the Force bill as it deserves;
and this is what Mr.. Hutson did. He
spoke without preparation, but he could
not have spoken better had he devoted
month TO preparation, Probably
he would not have spoken as
well, since what he said came
straight from the heart and
went right TO the spot. The resolution,
rs wired to TIE GAZETTE, was
offered by Mr.. Jackson, and MIR. Higgins
made the mistake Of obiecting to its
adoption and essaying to defend the in
.defensible. He admitted that he was
thoroughly informed regarding the bill,
but he argued that it was not bad
measure, that it was meant only to
secure 10 every man the right TO cast his
ballot, He doubted there being any
bayonets i'll ii, and said that if it was
meant to place soldiers at the polls and
force men TO vote or TO abstain from
voting, he would not support it. But,
since this resolution had been untXpect-
eddy broughtin, he felt that it was the
duty of his side of the House to vote
against it.
There was one man on the Republi-
can side, however, Mr.. ELLINGTON Of
New Castle, who would not stand by
his party associates in endorsing this
measure of Federal usurpation. He said
nothing and did not join the Democrats
in denounclng the bill Of force and
fraud; but he made a half way step
towards the light, he refused to vote ii
all
Mr.. Hutson took up the gage Of
battle that Mr.. Higgins had thrown
down, and, as he warmed up to his
work, he grew fairly eloquent He
wanted to know how the Force bin
would be limited to Congressional cleo
ions, as Mr.. Higgins had cuntended it
vas limited. The purpose of the bill is
o see that there are no votes cast except
es the minions Of centralized power
shall dictate. They mean to control all
elections. Is it to be presumed that
Where congressman and state officers
are to be chosen on the same ticket, the
Federal tool will stop when he has read
the congressman name and pay no at
tention to the rest of the ballot? He
spoke OF the steal Of the President in
1876, when the usurper Hayes was
counted in by corrupt returning board
methods to the chief magistracy to
which every one now admits 1ilden
was fairly entitled The United
States government has no bust
ness to interfere in state
elections. We have got along without
Force bill for century. The Democrats
never needed deputy narshals or bayo-
nets at the polls, He did not propose to
be fully posted regarding this measure.
The Republicans who were pushing it
lii the Senate did not themselves know
what was in it till Delaware's honored
senator let in the light They did not
know the house-to-house visitation pro-
vision was there till he pointed it ont to
them. Senator Higgins has branded his
native State with the SANDER thar here
in Delaware is Just where we need this
measure of force and fraud Yet the
senator's brother admitted on this lioor
that they do not and never have needed
any such measure in his own district.
I'hp cFno lrnr a ~ hi
in Delaware was debarrud from voting
who could establish his right to cast ii
ballot. Mr.. Hutscn then turned his bat
terles on the deputy marsnals Of Will
mtngton and on John IT, Dayeup0rt,
Pass this bill and the man who goes
from this state TO Congress two years
hence VIII not 20 with the certificate If
the governor Of Delaware, but with the
certificate of hreling sent here
by Davenport. Talk of the sup
pressed vote There are districts
right in Pennsylvania where il takes
two or three times as many Democrats
to elect a Congressman as it does of Re-
pnhlicans in other districts. Talk Of
soldiers running an election; we have
had an apple out Of that basket. We
had military election in Delaware in
1869. The object Of the Force bill is to
perpetuate the Republicans in power.
That is the only cause for it. Under it
they would rehabilitate the carpet-bag
rule Of the reconstruction era. For this
they are pushing it; trying to get there
by any means, fair or unfair A brief
synopsis IN cold type can give no idea
Of MIR. Illusions speech 1t was not
alone the words, the manner, the EN-.
phasis, the intonation, the depth that
peryaded it, which stirred his hearers to
as earnest demonstrations of applause
as the decorum Of the House would per
nit.
Mr.. Eisenbrey also spoke. He felt ii
his duty to let the people know where
he stood on all measures. He would
stand up here and denounce this billand
every other bill whose object and designs
are detrimental to the wlllof tile people.
He could not withhold condemnation of
any measure that menaced the interests
OF the people. This bill takes the choice
Of Congressman out Of the hands of the
people and lodges it in the hands Of
Federal supervisors. The people have
run their own elections for more than
l0O years past and they are asCompetent
to continue doing 50 as they ever were.
THE STATE INSANE ASYLUM.
The report read in the House this after.
noon sets forththat the cost Of runningthe
state Insane Hospital, since the State took
possession, at $26,329.7l. 70 put the in
stltution on proper footing Will require
$4,000, and it will take 1000 per
year to run it as it should be run. Dela-
ware has been the first state to make
state provision for all its INDECENT in
sane. There is no other commonwealth
where the entire insane department is
gathered into buildings operated and
supported by the state. The whole
number Of patients admitted to the in
stitution since August list, 1889, the
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