The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-19

uonly political writers would make
some effort to be truthful in what they
write what q vast amount OF miscon-
ception md transformation that UNI,
dar political excitement would be
avoided, and the people who read and
unfortunately believe such trash be
left in more intelligent and moral u
frame Of mind. Here Is writer in
the Sunday Star, not the editor. we nre
pleased TO say, who, referring to the
arrest of three Democratic registrars
Tor refusing. as he says, to register
every negro applicant, and for which
he is to be made the victim Of malig-I
nant Republican persecution.
This is drawing it very strong but
not so strong as when lie says that the
Republican machine lis to make a
desperate attempt TO carry this state
by means of Illegal negro votes, aud
avery registrar who refuses to regis.
ter nonresident negro, armed with
Aforged tax receipt is to bc arrested
in the hope of terrifying others into
registering these nonresident repeat
BIS"
1t is very unfortunate that such Ian
guage is used, and still more unfortu,
nete that such untruthful statements
should DO believed by many. As a
matter OF fact, SO far as the evidence
Is gathered, there Is not a word of
this statement true.
Three registrars have been arrested
for refusing to register both colored
and white men, not on forged tax re
ceipts,n but on genuine honestly paid.
honestly signed and honestly STAMPED
by tho collector, receipts held 10y hon
est men buek and white. who the
registrars themselves from long living
in the district we'll knew, some OF
whom they met almost every day il
their daily avocations. Nota forged
or a dishonest tax receipt OF any kind
has been presented by any Republican
voter to any registrar, upon which u
get registered. Upon the contrary
the collectors who issued tlless refus
ed receipts were in most instance
brought before the registration oil
GERS and testified that tho receipt
were honest and genuine.
The depth Of hatred of tho negr
and the general political Rnimosit
can only be Imagined OF a writer vii
would in such malicious manner dl
tort the truth.
Suppose these chargAs were true thi
'.folged tax receipts were used Il
registration purposes. why have nj
the Democrats those arrested wi
used them. The msnare no stranger
They are honest bona-iide citizens Tia;
everybody knows. tits crime Il
anybody to offer forged tax receil
upon which to register. Registri
had the men who offered IL regist
before him upon what the star polt
cal writer styles "lorRod lax r,seeiIts
arrested on the spot why did he n
do SO? Registrar Currinder Of thr
tam. could have lad the nine men
refused to sregister arrested INN
diutely. Why did he not do go?
The same may lie said Of Rogisil
Kuulaiu, Of st Georges Hundred.
knew the receipts heleGused signed
Willard b Riggs were genuine. 9th
wise To would have had those eilerl
10 use them arrested.
IL Is difficult to see what mott
there can be in publishing such |
truthful assertions, unless II be TO
tract tue attention OF tho public in
wrong direction for the purpose
screening the registrars in the reg
tration OF illegal democratic yot
who are registered without any rece
at all. who ars not even on tho lie
assessment, and who expect to FL
qualify themselves by the day Of el
ton by obtaining come kind OF a
receipt from John I. Diekey.