Evening journal., 1892-10-27
Mr.. DICKEY'S STAND.
He Denies That He Has Com
mitted Fraud.
HIS ACTS OPEN TO INSPECTION.

He Asks Democratic Registrars to ALLOW
Tax Receipt Inspections Demo
cratic County Committee Denounces the
Arrests and Characterizes Macallister
as Weak. Unsuccessful Man.
Receiver Dickey has taken heroic steps
TO vindicate himself from Republican as
pensions, by preparing an open letter TO
inspectors OF registration aud election
requesting them TO call on the Federal
supervisors TO examine the receipts pre-
sented by persons desiring TO be regis
tered This manly letter is as follows
''ro the Inspectors of Election and the
Voters of New Castle county
1T Is alleged In the newspapers that
the object Of Democratic election officers
in refusing TO show tax receipts or give
their numbers TO the United States
supervisors is to prevent the discovery
Of some fraud or improper official action
on my part as receiver OF taxes.
81 am strong and ardent Democrat.
but all of my official acts while serving
this county are open TO proper inspec-
tion, and to such acts ! challenge the
closest scrutiny
81 therefore request all Democratic in
spectors of election and registrars as a
favor to me but not as a matter of right,
decency or law, TO allow the United
/ States supervisors 20 obtain the num-
bers. names and dates on all tax receipts
issued by me- / do not care for part san
abuse, but a charge that any official act
of mine is tainted by fraud or dishonesty,
i cannot and will not tolerate.
" l moreover offer, II anyone requests.
TO furnish the number Of any tax receipt
registered upon last Saturday, provided
a compliance with such request does not
interfere with my official duties desire
further 10 state that every receipt bear
ing my name represents tax legally
assessed and paid.
"JouN T. DlcKEY."
An ADDRESS to the People.
This letter Is supplemented by the fol-
lowing address TO the people which was
adopted by the Democratic County Exec.
utlve committee at its last session
To the People Of New Castle county,
You have this past week witnessed the
desperate attempt Of a corrupt political
ring TO control the elections OF this
county by force and intimidation.
70 cover up their reasons for the
wholesale arrests of state officers OF
elections, they haze set up the cry OF
fraud The refusal of Democratic In
spectors to allow the Federal Supervisors
to interfere with them aud to usurp theii
functions as an election board was
purely matter Of principle and tn,
manly, patriotic stand of the Democrati,
officials refusing to be intimidated
though roughly dragged from theii
places Of duty is worthy of the highest
: praise Of patriotic people and shows
, again that fraud and force will Away
! be bravely resisted by our people nnC
this committee tenders 20 said oiiicial
and TO those citizens who furnished the
Q excessive and outrageous bail without
b carrying what was the charge OF
the amount required its congratulation
on their patriotic action.
The great motive Of this corrupt an,
5 fraudulent abuse Of official function an,
power was to prevent the registration Of
q Democratic voters and hinder and intim
idate voters and officers the cry Of frau,
is the pretended reason of this action
The fraud is manufactured 60 order so the
cry can be raised Democratic candi
G date who is attacked challenges the closes
scrutiny of his official acts, ans
this committee that Democrat
!, may not be hindered and delayed
in registering which is the Republican
scheme advises that, having shown thes
tools Of oppression that we care nothing
3 for pretended claims Of right but hav
resisted the Illegal assumption Of pow
v ers that the registrars give to the super
a visors TO have the names, dates and mum
e bers on tax receipts il requested In
d decent manner, but not as a legal rio ht
k We will thus deprive these tools Of
d weak, unsuccessful man, himself tn
n creation of more dangerous and design
b ing plotters, OF any pretext for interfer
e ing with the registration Of Democrat
d for notice well that not one arres
q of a registration officer was made in
Republican precinct on Saturday last
3 This is the scheme of force and frau
i which must be prevented, and we urg
the honest people Of this county to re
4 buke this scheme and TO redeem tn
j. county from the party of extravaganc
j. and corrupt contracts which now hold
! it by the 0ebauchery Of the franchise a
j. the last election. We ask all goo
a citizens to register and by their attend
ance at places of registration and votin
TO rebuke the party of force and fraud
twin enemies of honest and free govern
ment and we pledge the people Of th
= county that under Democratic manage
ment aud Democratic success If Al
}, register and vote seems now assured
d No corrupt political bargains and con
p tracts shall be made, but an honest an
! frugal county management will reduc
: your taxes. BY order Of the committee
WILLARD SALISBURY, JR. Chairman
= john L. CALLAHAN. Secretary.
a Abbott 10 resign the Premlershlp.