The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-25
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senator Gray's Reserved Force.
United States Senator Gr'iy was In
New York yesterday and called a. the
Democratic National headquarters.
He is represented as saying;
III the Republicans are building any
hopes on carrying Southern electoral
NoteH for HARRISON they simply delude
themselves. The South is as solid as
ever Tor Democracy. In my little
State OF Delaware, for instance, the
Aiepublicans will make vigorous
campaign, and the contest may be
cloee; but we have reserve Democra-
tic force which we can bring forward
Whenever 1t Is needed. The same thing
10 true OF Virginia. North Carolina,
Georgia. Alabama and all the South
ern States. Whenever principle is at
stake or a great cause endangered,
this reserve force comes to the front
and leaves no doubt whatever Of the
results oil the election. Such pripci-
pie IL at stake in this campaign. The
Force bill threatens the liberty of the
Southern people, threatens to deprive
them Of the power OF self government,
and to turR control Of their election
over to agents OF the administration
ut Washington, Tho people OF the
South will never permit this great
wrong to be perpetrated Ii they can
help it,
II would be interesting to know
where this reserve Democratic force,
of which the Senator speaks. is kept.
We well recollect when a Democratic
reserve force came here from Balti.
more and filled the ballot boxes with
reporters tickets in the interests OF
the Democratic party and Mr.. Gray.
Is that the Senator'S reserve forcey
We know Wien the city was flooded
with blnns and bogus tax receipts, and
when Democratic reporters were cab
bed from pell to poll In tho interests
OF tho Democratic party and Mr.. Gray.
Is that the reserve force Mr.. Gray
alludes to, and which wo can bring
forward whenever 1t Is needed 2" Are
the stuffed and padded assessment
lists bringing to the four thousands OF
fictitious voters. the reserve force the
Senator ulludes toy II this is what
he means it is big reserve force, but
the Senator may have some trouble
TO realize on this force Not even John
i. pickey. who Mr. Gray is represent
ted as saying WAS the only man who
could do this work. will be able to
qualify this reserve force.
Perhaps the distinguished Senator
may mean that the hundreds of State
constables which Governor Reynolds
is authorized to appoint for Whining
ton on election day, and whose salarle s
N"w Castle county will have to pay,
constitute the reserve force TO which
/ he alludV5. These State constitutes
will indeed be G reserve force, but 1t is
difficult TO sec what they can accom-.
plish in the face OF deputy sheriff
and deputy Calted States Marshal
/ for every constable.
"A rcsur Democratic force, "
indeed, Senator Gray. what is 1t, where
is il, and how is it TO he used? We
know lut the reserve force means in
tho South. tiseuc ballots, false counts
and Winchester rifles, hut that force
will not work here. oh, now we have
+ just thought Of it! perhaps Senator
Gray's reserve force will ho tho votes
That Governor Reynolds purchases hy
granting parduus to criminals. Scua.
tor Gray do not Keep us In suspense,
Do tell what the reserve force is
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