The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-20
Pardon., for vote. for p,ekey.

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Third street bridge) came down In a
few days thereafter and sent her par
don to her by an early mail.
by the way, how Is our old mutual |
Friend John Dockerty making out: |
has he gotten over his disappointment |
fully yet? He don't understand US or |
he would not feel 30 badly, for as you \
know, II Jester had stuck to us John |
would have been fixed nicely.
i have been awful busy, but have |
been thinking for some time 1 would |
give the Calhoun pardon case my SER |
tous attention, aud IL John shows his |
magnanimity by turning In and help |
ing you and the whole ticket 1t will |
certainly entltle him and his desires to
my kindest consideration. ! write
this hasty letter meraly to let you
Know did not neglect the matter OF
the pardon you epoke to mo about at
Chicago. Sincerely yours,
RoBERI J. REYNOLDS.
The above letter speaks for itself 1t
10 neither forged nor gotten up for the
occasion, but Is the real genuine stuff
as IL came fresh gushing from tile
pen OF Deiawares Governor, on the
e7th OF July, except the five words In
brackets, to show who was pardoned
according to the Chicago meeting OF
Dickey and his Governor. No doubt
the friends Of Dugan are all in line for
Dickey, land the whole ticket
1t may not be very pleasant for
Governor Reynolds and Receiver OF
Taxes John 4. Dickey to have their
letters that they intended should new
or see the light OF day. except SO far
as they themselves were concerned,
paraded before the public in the col
umns OF the newspapers, but at the
sane time such astute political mani
pulators as they are should have had
more political sagacity than to per-
init such damaging letter to reach
the public. Governor Reynolds anu
John L, Dicllcy seem to have the most
profound confidence in each other.
when such letters pass between them
Eyen under ordinary circumstances
the Governor was foolish for entrust-
ing such letter TO the risks of the
mali service, in fact he was foolish for
writing the letter at all, us it involved
his own good name as just, pure
and impartial chief magistrate OF
Delaware.
Nor is John L. Dickey less culpable
nor more to be excused tn an Governor
Reynolds. Although it is fortunate
Tor the cause OF justice and good gov
vrnment that the letter has reached
the public, yet how foolish 1t was on
the part OF Dickey to let the letter 20
70 into the hands of third party. and
the last not friendly party The man
who had succeeded 30 often In cover.
ing an his tracks and when he cannot
sufficiently cover them, resor Is to suits
Of libel as a means OF bulldozing,
seems to have lost his head when he
bntrusted the Governors letter to the
hands Of an unfriendly third party.
Bat the crime resting against Cover
nor Reynolds and John I. Dickey Is
not in permitting letter to reach the
public that was never intended should
reach 1t. but it consists more In the
lpirItof artful conspiracy against hon
sst, pure, Impartial government thut
t reveals. The finding out OF the OK.
stence OF such a letter is not matter
30 much to be regretted as the con-
Tents of the letter itself.
If it were not for the venallty attach
I'd to II the remark that, IF Jester hal
stuck to us John would have been fix.
I'd nicely" might have provoked q
mile. That matter has all beer
fought ovor, and there are but few
who have forgotten the strong but
successful effort Mr.. Jester had at las
10 make to break away from the baC
political influences that John T. Dicke,
sxerted over him. The community a
we'll as MIR. Jester have the very bes
reasons for being grateful that tn
EieynoIds-Dickey slate at that tim,
MAS broken and that Mr.. Jester him
self had the manhness to break 1t. Oh
now cunning were these twin arcl
,onspirGtors Governor Reynolds ant
John T. Dickey But the climax o
;his conspiracy us shown in this lette
lies deeper than the Jester episode l
lies in the expressed willingness o
Governor Reynolds to pardon Calhoun
provided John Doughcrty the inset
erable friend of. tho Calhoun family
will but turn liz and help to CLEO
Dickey and the whole Democrat
ticket.
This is the whole thing In a nu
shell. Read the letter, Republican,
read 1t Dem ocrats. read 1t one and al
citizens Of Delaware, and ask whi
more con be made Of it than that Il
Governor OF the state OF Delaware
willing to issue pardon in exchanl
for votes for hickey and the who
Democratic ticket, aud Dickey hin
self TO negotiate the exchange. T.
case has a history outside Of the latte
and Tint history is fully given In "
tertlay's REPUBLICAN. Diekey Is not
full sympathy with an iinmetilt
pardon for Calhoun. No, he is afr,
to face the music now, as it mig
hurt his standing us candidate Wi
the good thinking people, and SO
will not hear to pardon being gran
ell until after the election is ovt
when It will he known that he is eth
elected or defeated, in either case
far AS Dickew would be concerned
w5gld feel like using the language
the elder Vanderbilt, the people
id"
The proposition made to Mr. Dlca
BY Governor ley holds has an app
entity veunl point, 1t is this II 10
DJugherty Will vote for Dlekey n
thu whole Democratic ticket, lie v
pardon William Calhoun. It does
look SO much like au act OF magla
unity aud humanity on the part of
Governor, AS It Is q matter Of vut
That is. Calhoun is not Of much
portance, but the votes that Jc
D1ughcrty controls are of vast imp
taucc. OF course 1t would suit
Governors convenience now TO pare
Calhoun but 1t does not quito 8
Dickey. II Calhoun was pardon
now it might hurt Dickey's chance
get votes amongst the good cluss
people. The Governor OF course
not issue a pard on unless Dicke.
II L..