The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-25
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PIERCE GOULD.
FoR CORONER.
GEO. w. JACKSON.
FoR sHERIfF,



why Not an Honest Election?
II is 70 be regretted that Senator |
GRAY has become SO terribly rlled as Il
TO use bad language at tho attempt L
made by the Republicans to have ami
honest election on the Sth OF Novem- t
Der. 1t was some time in the cam
paign before the usually genial Sena-
tor got warmed up to the work, and g
it is exceedingly doubtful that If he '
had not been personally Interested on {
account Of his seat in the Senate being
endangered. whether he would have
got equarely into the harness. About T
the first we wero permitted to hear of |
the distinguished Senator's move I
ments was when the Dem ocratc Ma |
tional headquarters in New York we're
opened or soon thereafter. when lie
called, and upon being questioned as
20 the result Ia Delaware he expressed
no doubt of the ability OF the Demo I
Gratis to carry the State, and one OF his
reasons foI this belief was that the
Democrats had large reserve force {
TO fall back upon.
What this large reserve force was,
was suspicioned at the timo he made
the remark. but there is no suspicion
Oi what 1t is now, il has become n fixed
and definite reality, something that
can be fully grasped and comprehend
cd There is no use in using minced
and honied words in abiding to this
reserve force that Senator Gray is.
trying to bring to the polls and as the
Senator has permitted his feelings to
arise to the point of using incerdiary
language tending to incite to riot on
election day. there is no good reason
why he should be handled with kid
gloyed hands. ..
The Federal supervisors who were
appointed to see that an honest regis
trstion OF voters was made are the
objects OF Mr. Gray's wrathful ven
Eeanee. On the first days registration
in the city, these supervisors OF regis
tratlon were passive aud undemon'
strative. Everybody who came up
with John T. hickey tax receipt was
permitted to register without him
drance. nobody thinking OF the great
flaud that was then being perpetrated
After the hustle OF the first days
registration WIS over compari
son OF that registration with
the assessment books, showed
that large numbers OF Democrats ha d
re gisteIed who were not assessed IL
sny OF the walds of tho city, and there
fore had no right TO register. Thes
men were all armed with tax receipt
of the latest Improved pattern, ant
regularly Issued by John +. Dickey
These men lad no more right to b
registered than the green immigran
from a foreign shore, and yet the
were registered.
To prevent continuation of tn
registration Of thnse anasssssed PEG
ple the Supervisors were instructed a
tho next registration to sean the re
ceipts oE ali Offering 10 register, TAX
the date oil issue, the number OF tn
tax receipt. and such other evidence a
would lead to tho detection Of til
great fraud prautioed on the first day
This is the whole thing that has 8
wonderfully stirred W the Ire of Sen,
tor Gray.
The broad question that arises
whether we arc to have an honest ele
ton This Is paramount to everythln
else In the camIatgn The tarln qne'
ton the force bill. the silver bill a
sink into insigni!iGanee when compa
ed with the vital issue II the ballC
boxes are 10 be stuffed with troo
of nnassessed yoters under tho lead I
Senator Gray, then tLete is an end ,
popular government.
Every movement made by the r
publleans has Teen in the direction
al honest election, every movenel
of Senator Gray aud his following IN
been in the direction Of stuilLng Il
baHot.hoxes, with the Senators unqua
fled reserve forces For the sake
Disgusting his real purpose he d
nouncas the action OF the Federal g
pe1yisars as Federal usurpation Al
tyranny. Under these high soundii
denuneiatIons he draws curtain
screen an avalanche OF Illegal vote
What IL to be done In the caso2 A
the friends OF honest popular eleetlo
to cover and hide themselves befC
Senator Gray violent, Tuning frot
ing anu swearing and let the Senat
and his horde Of Illegally qualified V,
ers have their own way What do Il
people want, an honest or dlshone
election II they want an honest OF
let them aid the Rep4blltans in tn
attempt to prevent dishonest regis;l
tons II they want 4 d!shonest OF
ton let them follow Senator Gray al
John I. Dlekey,