Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-24

publican party, and capable of all the
infamy that may serve his masters.
Next, section 2,026 defines the duties
of the chief supervisor as to interference
with elections. He shall advise the
judge of the circuit court in the matter
OF the appointment of the supervisors
in each district. He shall see that the
supervisors make their preliminary can
vass of citizens entitled to register or to
vote, and prepare their lists for his in
spection. He shall send out his spies to
verify by proper examination and in
quiry the names of those whose right to
vote is honestly doubted This is the
section which Davenport has used to
such high advantage in the interest of
o party always willing to have its dirty
campaign work paid for out of the
Federal treasury, and consequently by
Democratic taxpayers as well as by Re-
publicans.
Next, section 2O27 subordinates the
United States marshal and the United
States commissioners to the Federal
chief supervisor, by requiring that the
former shall report to the latter ali COM
plants, examinations, and records per.
talring to the elections, and all oaths of
ONCE administered to any supervisor or
deputy marshal. The wires leading In
every direction are thus gathered to-
gether and put in the hands of one man,
the Federal chief supervisor; that is to
say, in this district, in the hands of John
l. Davenport.
Sections 2,02S, 1929 and 5000 make
unimportant provisions, the principal
one being that supervisors and special
deputy marshals must be qualified
voters in the district in which they
serve.
Finally, section 2,O31 specifies the fees
which the Federal supervisor is 10 re-
celye from the United States govern
ment for his partisan endeavors in be.
half of the Republican party. For every
separate document or paper in the null.
titarious records which the law requires
him to preserve he gets 10 cents; for
every time that he afilXes his seal to any
paper, % cents; for entering and index
ing the records of his office, Is cents a
folio; and so forth. The more Federal
| Interference in behalf of the Republican
| party, the more cash for Davenport out
OF the Federal treasury. The concluding
section Of the shameful chapter which
we have boon considering also fixes the
| compensation of the supervisors of cleo.
ton and the special deputy marshals
hired at election time, at So day for
not exceeding 10 days service
All these sections described above
must be repealed outright An act re-
| pealing section 2,011 to section 2,O3l, in
elusive of title 26 of the Revised Statutes
will rootout Davenportism and stop all
Interference in elections by the United
States marshals and their deputies.
The act abolishing Davenportism
should also repeal that clause Of section
3,6S9 which provides for the payment of
the fees Of Federal supervisors of cleo
tons out of the permanent annual ap-
preparations of the government.
1t should also repeal sections 5,521
and 5,522, under the title of crimes.
These two sections relate to the pun
ishment Of Federal supervisors who
neglect to perform their duties, and also
to the punishment of any citizens who
may be SO exasperated by the odious
and arbitrary performances Of Daven-
port and his hirelings as to break the
peace. These should go with the others.
This done and Dayenportism disap.
pears forever. The iron cage will be
smashed.