Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-20
G. 0. P.'S BAD RECORD.
A History Of Fraud in New
Castle County.
AN EPOCH OF CORRUPTION.

An Auaignmcnt Of Republicanism AS
Interpreted ny the Bosses Of DcIa-
ware Assessment Padding. Defiance Of
Law Abuse Of Negro Enrranohiscment,
and Prostitution of Public service.
The Republicans are making strenuous
efforts TO carry New Castle county this
fall
They have padded the assessment lists
in districts in which they had the
assessors.
They have attempted 20 strike from
the assessment the names OF hundreds
Of Democrats for the purposes Of politl-
cal aggrandizement.
They have attempted to defy the pub
lie laws; slander the chancellor who pre-
vented them from 50 doing, and have
sought Co attach disreputable motives to
the honored bench Of the state.
They have bribed tax collectors and
betrayed the instruments Of their politi-
cal perhdy
They have used the police force Of this
city for political purposes. and melted
negro officers to attack white working
men who were on their way home from
lhtlr uNlly luDofS.
They have evaded a law passed by
Democratic general assembly for the
purpose Of creating bipartisan police
force and doing away with evils long APP
parent
They have brought from other states
1 hundreds OF disreputnblenegr housed
them in this city and other parts of the
state at the expense of the Republican
] tr In ~ Ina4g
decency,
They have attempted 60 register such
negroes, and when Democratic registrars
have denied to them the right of regis
tration the Federal aid has been in
voked,. and such Democratic registrars
have been arrested
They have arraigned men SO arrested
before Federal commissioner whose
sole idea Of justice centers in the preser-
vati0n Of the Republican party
They have melted irresponsible negroes
% riot at times Of election, aud so prosti-
tuted the jury box of the country that
the law was prevented from reaching
either the principal OF his accessory.
They have corrupted public honor and
the states safety by making the elective
franchise a commodity for barter and
exchange
They nave attempted 20 make the pur.
poses Of the few the enforced will OF
the many. for this purpose procuring
tax receipts by impersonation aud misrep-
resentation and holding them rs security
for the good intentions Of those In whose
names taxes were paid.
They have refused 70 such persons the
rights of an elector; or granted such
rights upon terms unbecoming the dig.
nifty Of American citizenship.
They have outlawed negroes because
they evinced a spirit Of manly independ-
eneo
They have prostituted the public service
and evaded the civil service laws by maxi
ing post office officials, United States mar
shnls, deputy marshals and all others en-
ployed In the branches Of the Federal SER
vice in this city andstate, mere instruments
for the furtherance Of political power and
patronage and for the fermentation Of
strife, instead of serving as conservators
of the peace and the guardians Of public
Justice.
They have imposed upon the people
at large, taxes for the payment ofthe
salaries OF their chairmen Of committee
and ward workers
They have so far forgotten the dignity
which becomes the senate Of the United
States as TO select man TO that body
who has no more regard for the sanctity
Of the ballot box than 20 direct vaga-
bond negro to a place at which he could
cast an unlawful vote
From these and kindred evils, God
save the commonwealth