Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-02
"FLOATERS" AND FRAUD
Vagabond Negroes From
Other States.
N UNscRUPULoUs COMBINATION.

The Democratic Executive COMMITTEES
ArraIrns the Republican Bosses for
Colonization and Corruption-A ReyoIu-
tionary Levy Court Imported Negroes
Free Of Duty Democrats should Get
Registered.
The Democratic Executive COMMITTEES
of New Castle county has sent out a let
ter which Is a singing arraignment Of
the political members of the Republican
managers in Delaware and particularly
In New Castle county
IL is addressed 10 Democrats as indi-
viduals. and is as follows
INSCRIPTIONS Combination.
WILMINGTON, Del. Aug. %. 1899.
DEAR Stn-rhe Democratic county execu-
tive committee addresses this communication
20 you 20 ask your earnest corporation with
it In the work OF rcdcoming New Castle
county from the extrayagant and unscrupul-
GUS political combination, which by means OF
vogahund negroes imported from Pennsy-
lyanla, Maryland and Virginia, and by the
general pollution OF the ballot, forced itself
Into power, aud is endeavoring In the same
way % maintain itself in control Of our
The methods Of the Republican party at the
last election were the most alarming and
shameful that have ever been practiced at any
election IN any civilized and Christian com
munity. So desperate and lawless were their
methods that IL became an indispensable me-
cessity for the Democratic Legislature 20 mako
The plain and simple method OF holding
elections In the past proved unsuitable for a
community which hna Witbinit such political
party as the Republican party of New Castle
/ county demonstrated itself 20 be-.
/ The principal changes were the act
requiring the registration of az voters In the
a fitl Ion
/ follows; "'rhe Register shall sit alone for the
purpose " asccrtaining and registering the
persons who arc or may become qualified TO
/ enjoy the right TO vote at the next election, at
! such public and suitable placcsin their respec-
/ tive hundreds or election districts as VIII, In
! their Judgment, be most convenient for the
| voters OF their several hundreds or election
districts, from o'clock n. m. until O'Clock
y. m., on four guCcoseivo Saturdays, beginning
/ with the first Saturday in september next =
| and the act 20 provide for the secrecy and
purity Of the Ballot IL Is to secure the com
/ nlinnCC o. al Democrats with the provisions
~ these laws that we especially invite your
assistance We thus address you for the fol-
lowing reasons.
First Our people have 80 long voted under
our former plain and simple method that some
who do not fully understand the absolute ne
ceasity for the passage Of these laws have ex.
pressed aomO dissatisfaction nt being required
10 reg ter % become qualified voters.
ScuondwIhnt considering the great number
~ fraudulent names put upon the assessment
list ly the Republicans, aided by their eX
| ifNNNINui ana REVOLUTIONARY Levy COURT II
could not bc ascertnined who had, and who
had not, a right 10 vote, unless some method
were pursued by which the imported negroel
could be detected before election day; and nc
other method has operated so well in othel
Z states for the detection of such fraudulent
voters as n system OF registration.
Ihird-In the face OF the fact that our pollt
ical enemy may succeed Notwithstanding thl
strinrency Of the law in voting many per
sons who have no right 90 vote, and who ar
not citizen, Of this state, the Democrats
party Will require the votes OF all its mem
hcrs
We therefore ask, and shall trust you &
look after your ncighhora nnd friends. ant
/, see that they all get registered at the earliee
I | opportunity. We shall trust TO you to explail
J. I tie real OBJECT of the law 20 your nciRhbor
/ I and friends, and 20 explain 10 them that
while the law was made 10y q Democratic leg
Y islaturc. the unpatriotiC and unlawful cours
/ OF the Republican party made 10 necessar
= that such laws should be enacted.
Upon the united and determined efforts q
al Democrats depends the success or on
party. and upon the success Of the Dcmocrati
, party depends the right and privilege OF loco
= self government.
+, We ask you to give as much personal after
/ tiOn TO this matter as you can, and see tina
, / there are no Democrats who fail 20 reFiate
aud none who stay away from the polls o
b. Remember. q United States senator IS Q
4. stake. and representative In congress Is to
elected ~ the next election. There never wa
! a more important election TO Delawarcans
With the united assistance Of all Democrat
we can assure you Of Democratic success. an
consequently 0f good government. "Act We
J. your part, there an the honor les"
. By order OF the committee,
WILLARD SAuLsbuRY. JR.,
Chairman.