The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-21
Mr.. Hyde and Mr.. Hyde.
IcoMMuNIcATED.l

A piece of Journalism" was inflicted
upon the Wilmington public last Fri
lay and Saturday that is 30 Thoroughly
OF its perpetrator that
It deserves this special mention. On
3rlday morning tho New York Times
contained Wilmington despatch,
from the pen OF an Every Evening re-
porter, which stated that the defeat
of Mr.. Spruance Qor the judgeship) Is
here to the influence of
Senator Don Cameron" The despatch
In this VEN, giving reasons
for the alleged attribution, all of
which were pure inventions, deliberate
and known to he such by
the writer OF the despatch.
The Times reached tho Every Even
ling Office about IL a m, on that day,
|whereupon 1t was taken up by this re-
porter who cut out his own article and
promptly had it inserted in the col
|umns OF the Every Evening.
lOn Saturday morning he sent up an
editorial denial or correction OF his
|mlsstatements OF the previous day. be-
ginning his commente with Don am
leron has plenty TO answer for without
Ithis,n and making his whole contra
Idictiop the occasion of another attack
Iupon Mr.. Spruance. as well as upon
Itiiat large body of Republicans in this
|city who are properly and proudly
called party workers
1t is almost incredible that the New
York Times and the Every Evening
should permit themselves to be used
for such base purposes by this writer
whose methods and character are so
well known In this city aud State.
Both of these newspapers pretend to
lbe eminently respectable, both none
respectable owners and both or
them employ many respectable ard eff
Icient men. Nevertheless not week
passes by but their columns are dis
lgracei by the thlnnest AMI most pal
lpaDlo political Inventions. which serve
lno other amp trent purpose than to
turn q few dollars Into a soiled and
awning pocket. ~
| This community, perhaps, ought to
congratulate itself that the Times Is
willing to furnish this reporter with
nickels for his beer--hc earns about
live or six dollars per column for his
maleYolance, so | nm tOld-nnd thai
be no longer gets his tips" from the
lefty treasury for alleged services IN
committee meetings as "a member o.
lefty council. Mr.. Spruancs and the
other Republicans OF this city whit
are weekly subjected TO libels in the
lTimes and Every Evening, in orde
THAT their correspondent may support
his weaknesses can better afford that
II presume than that the honor OF th'
lefty should he compromised and it,
TREASURY depleted by the petty devices
/ which he invented while in the cit,
council.
FOR The information of his employer.
10, if,,in nf W flI
honorable men, IL may he said tina
Notwithstanding his virtuous literar!
lstyle In treating of Republicans. he i
himself one Of the most corrupt exam
'lples of Wilmington politics. While h
lis dead duck" now, there was tim
tIwhen he could carry one OF the strong
lest democratic wards in this city, bu
lhe did IL by methods which need oni.
Ito los stated tn lie condemned. lii
Hast time that he was elected to CouI
-lcll the four following corrupt instru
ments were used:
Il 1. Tho election officers held TIL
olelection for his own purpose. 2. Ia
receipts which came in blank from Tia
yItax Office (private) of the collecto
l were efhpluyed.3. They were dlstribui
a ed among repeaters from wards oht
side OF his own and also among tllegl
voters OF his own ward. These rt
dpcaters OF the election officers or bot
used tissue ballots, probably The lirz
land only use ever made OF such ballot
lin this city.
IL this information is not suilicien
Ito convince tho owners OF the Time
and the Every Eyoning that he is nj
hit to be trusted with printers ink,
can furnish them still further an
-lmor,, convincing evidence. witt
hold it this time out of respect to th
- -lwislies of the persons who have th
Iproof in hand. West END.