Evening journal., 1892-11-09

Cleveland is elected New Castle,
Kent and Sussex have gone DemocraticW
This was the cry which brought joy to
the heart Of every Democrat in the city
at o'clock this morning. 1t was also
the death knell which Senator Higgins,
Chief Intimidator Macallister, United
States Marshal Mahaffy, Postmaster
Stewart, Collector of Port Townsend,
Minister to Persia Watson Sperry, Con
sui Horace Greeley Knowles, Mckendree
Downham, aud the rest of the men who
owe their positions to the Republican
party and the grace Of the 'infamy of
the Union"
It was warning to Senator Higgins
TO prepare to end his stay at Washing
ton two years from this time and to be
succeeded by Democrat.
II told Rev. Jonathan S. Willis that
Delaware did not want a man of the
cloth as representative in congress, par
ticularly when he had soiled that cloth,
denied his ministerial connection and
had refused to make affidavit that he did
not, in connection with Postmaster
George Smith, have hand in attempting
to bribe Cyrus Ward, Democratic can
didate for county treasurer of Sussex.
It meant for Postmaster Smith and his
scheming wife, that they would soon be
at liberty to leave Laurel as they
wished to do; and that some one of the
Democrats whom they attempted to de
fraud, would be glad TO succeed them in
the work of distributing mail matter
It meant that with free ballot and
fair count New Castle hundred was
Democratic: that the people were op
posed to bribery and Davenport, Macal
lister and Mahaffy methods; that th'
rich manufacturing community was il
favor Of tariff Tor revenue only and op
posed to tue Force bill.
Quiet Along the Line.
The election in this city was the quiet
est known for yeas s. This condition o
affairs was due to the Wolcott Ballo
Reform bill. the precautions taken b.
Chairman Salisbury and the Democrati
County Executive committee, and tn
frmness of Sheriff William Simmons,
Republican, who openly declared that h
had guaranteed to observe the peace q
the county with non-partisan deput
sheriffs and would brook no interference
from Marshall Mahaffy and his horde q
deputies. All day long he was praise
bv both Democrats and Republicans, an
the people generally acquiesced in ever
reasonable demand made by the officers
They seemed to be glad to show
the world that they would
tractabe under just restrictions. Ever
man seemed TO feel it his individual dut
to uphold the majesty of the law.
There was no police interference.
Democratic measure passed by a Dem'
cratic General Assembly prevented this
and made the force imperative to I'll
will of the Federal Building ring.
The only reason that Marshal Mahafi
did not turn loose upon the people h
horde of white and negro deputies w'
because he was afraid. There was fore
of Democratic special constables in I'll
citv who would have made short wor
Of anv Federal Building Ring force whiC
sought to intimidaue the people
There were 300 of these Democrat
constables. Republican politicians sa
thai Chairman Salisbury had emascul
ted Democracy by cooping up its be
workers of Seventh and Mark
streets. but developments shove
that he knew what he was doir
and he 20. the reward for his wisdom
"It may be true that these constabl
cost the people $4,000 or $4,000, ," sa
aaell known Democrat, but they a
cheap. A Republican Levy Court h
squandered much more than that in
work of rebelling against the law, al
the Democrats were certainly justified
spending any sum Of money to uphold
when threatened by force aud fraud.
The Vote Very Heavy.
The vote was heavy in every distri
Over one half Of 1t had been polled at
O'clock and before o'clock a large maj
tty of the voting Precincts had poll
every vote upon the register, and {
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