The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-05-19

Irving Handy, OF Kent county, with
more than a cart load OF lies in regard |
to the way elections have been carried
on In Wilmington. He was particular
ly severe in his denunciations OF the
Fifth ward fight at tho late municipal |
election and the little second hand |
riot in Dickeys tax Office. According |
to his version Of the affairs alluded to,
nobody was to blame but the wicked |
Republicans. 1t never seemed to en-
ter into his mind that the row in the
Fifth ward was caused by the Demo
cratic Inspector, put there because he
was well-known bulldoZer, refusing
to take honest, legitimate Republican
votes. He didn't tell his audience
or perhaps his Ananias did not tell him
that these Republicans whose votes
were refused, only did what he adj
vises Democrats to do, insisted on
having their votes accepted, and they
were determined that until their votes
were accepted, no other votes should
be. &C.,. ...-.
MIR. Handy did not seem to have
been informed that as soon as the bull
doing inspector left his post and q
fair minded, honest Democrat inspec-
tor took his place, there vas no more
trouble, only unfortunately SO much
time was lost that some twenty
five Republicans and about half as
many Democrats lost their votes.
NTr Hty'-
we suppose. to have let the Democra-
tic inspector go on cheating Republi-
! cans out of their votes and letting
everything in the shape OF a Demo
crat that could stagger TO the polls
have their votes. Ii this is the plan
Mr.. Handy intends shall be pursued at
! the next election, we would not he
surprised as he says that 'we will
have a flercer fight than ever and to
the bitter end"
Mr.. Handy seems to have been
!, equally unfortunate in getting bad
and untrue information in regard to
the little riot inDickeys tax office. lie,
= of course, thought it was all tho wick
, ed Republicans fault again. In his
eyes they had no business to DO there
in such large numbers to pay their
taxes, but for tine sake of peace they
should have remained awnyand should
: have become disfranchished, except
Just few, forty or so, to keep Deln-
quent Collector Fink grinding out tax
receipts during his three hours sitting
This was Mr.. Handy's plan. but it was
! not the plan of the Republicans. The
latter went there by hundreds to pay
their taxes and they intended to re-
main there until they paid them or
something else happened.
They knew that they only had three
days of three hours each in which to
pay their taxes and they knew that
the one-fifth part of the Republicans
could not pay in those nine hours WHO
had not paid. But these nine hours
made the only chance offered, and
each OF the struggling Republicans
wanted to be one of the fortunate
ones. The little riot that ensued when
the collector shut his books as tho
clock struck five could hardly haYc
been avoided under the circumstance
We hardly think that Mr. Handy had
been informed Of all these things.
However, the little riot resulted in
Collector Flnek deGentiy appointing
suitable hours during every day II
April for paying taxes, aad dariGz
that time over twelve h4alted Bepub
lican poll taxable5 pad their tases
Only nine hours were offered in whivI
to pay taxes before the riot, after IL
riot, six hours day for every work
ing day during April That IS villa
the riot did but that is exactly VIVA
Mr Handy, we judge ny his talk, dt
not want done.
However, there IS redeemug trat
In Mr. Handy's address when he said
''The Republicans VIII have tAoi
rights at the polls, but BY tho etern;
they shall have no mort.' Bravo, ora
tor Handy, that was we'll sail. fAl
Ia all the Republicans want, .lho
rights at the polls This is what The,
have been contendirg for, for man
years, but could never get them
Now, Mr.. Handy says 10y tie eternal
they shall have them hut thay sAa
have no moro. With this do armina
ton that Republicans shall have thel
rights, we do not see how Mr. liant,
could condemn the actions OF til
Republicans a the Fifth ward polls
nor at Diekey5 tax Office,