The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-24

Our neighbor, the Every Evening, Is
again troubled over the Sussex County
Grand and Petit Juries selected by the
Levy Court OF that county for the
April term OF court. It finds that on
tho Grand Jury there are nine Demo-
Gratis and fifteen Republicans, while
on the Petit jury there are eleven Dom
ocrats and fifteen Republicans. These
figures are taken from the Georgetown
Democrat which in referring to the
matter said;
at is o singular fact that whilst
those drawn from hundreds represent
cd by Democrats number some from
each party, those from hundreds that
have Republican levy courtmon are all
members OF thht party. The inference
Is plain that whilst the Democratic
members put in names from both po-
litical parties the Republicans were
partisan, Us usual. ard only put in
names OF their own party men. 1t
would appear that they cannot help
being partisan, even when they make
q show Of fairness"
Commenting on.the above, the Every
Evening adds:
1T IL also fact that partisanship In
tho selection of Sussex county jurors
was never dreamed of-ln fact no one
ever thought of counting how many
Democrats and Republicans, respect
lively, the panels consisted of-until
the Republican levy court came into
power and denied to the Democratic
members tho right to put any names
whatever In the jury-boxes. The result
was grand and petit juries almost
Holidly Republican
All indeed. Will not our evening
contemporary let its mind go back to
the juries in Sussex County before
there was Republican Levy Court in
the county, How many Republican
names ever found their way into the
jury boxes when the Levy Courts dur
ing series of twenty-five and more
. years were solldly Demoeratic2 Out
of the whole from three to five names.
And now the Democ ratio papers are
complaining because under n Repub-
lican Levy Court the Democrats have
twenty out of fifty jurors. When did
ever Democratic Levy Court show
such liberality? Our nelghbor has
never had any thing to say about the
shameful action OF the last solid Dem
ocratic Levy Court that New Castle
County ever had in the selection oil
Jurors a year ago.
Out OF thirty-six petit jurors drawn
for the November and February terms
only three were Republicans. How is
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ever anything to equal 1t in the his
tory OF the State? The Levy Cour
that selected such jury should hanl
their heads in shame, and yet we hayl
mover heard that the Every Evening
uttered word against this partisan
panel of jurors right here at home.
bottles up it wrath to pour out upon
the heads OF tho Republican Levy Uour
OF Sussex County, where the juror,
stand 20 Democrats TO 30 Republicans
Now, we do not want 10 be quoted as
defending any Republican Levy Cour
for selecting partisan iuries. We d,
not believe i'll it. and every homes
journal in tho State should jump oil
the system and tramp its life out
Very likely the Republicans Of SUISSE
in spirit OF retaliation tried to Civ
the Democrats taste of their owl
medicine, which was all wrong.
What is praised and called honest IL
the Democratic party by Democrat
papers is condemned in the Republica
party Us the rankest rascality and dis
honesty. II the Republican Lev.
Court OF New Castle county is to b
permitted to select the jurors for ls9
we hope and trust that they will ne
follow the partisan example of til
Levy Court they have succeeded. Ju
rors should be chosen irrespective c
party where personal fitness and il
telliganco are equal.
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