The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-02
f. sIDAY. pEoEa DER e. 1899.


Democrats Don't Like the Contest.
According to the logic of the Every
Evening. 1t la a very bad thing for Mr..
Martin TO stir up the aninosities OF
the late campaign by entering into
. contest with John T. Dlultsy as O
his right TO Ill the ONCE of Receiver OF
TaxeA and County Treasurer 1t seems
to make no difference to Democrats
how elections are carried only SO
they are carried In favor OF tile Demo.
Gratis No matter how much fraud Is
practiced, or how many illegal votes
are uolled when the election is over II
1t be In favor OF the Democrats. 1t must
stanh, and It Is very wicked for MIR.
Martin, or any other Republican de-
feated by fraud, to stir up the matter
after the repeater and Illegal voter
have got In their fine work.
MI. Martin however, has ssen proper
not to lot such manifest fraud and In
Justice ride rough shod over him. No
dou BIT the Democrats will never have
q good word to say Of Mr.. Martin
hereafter. In Democratic eyes he has
committed an unpardonable sin by
insisting upon his right to have and
pos sess an Office to which he believes
he has been elected. Those who be
lieVe in honest elections should DO
glad that Mr., Martin has had the
pluck ard manliness to enter into .
contest for his rlsh
II has been openly charged by both
sides that fraudulent tax receipts wore
used at the late election. 1t has been
charged that repeaters voted early and
often on both sides. also that voters
on both sides were refused votes who
had right to vote. Nothing Is better
toget down to the bottom facts OF all
these charges than a real thorough In
vestigation OF them. We do not see
W nat Mr.. Dickey is to lose by an III
vdstigation. .-.----. s.
II, as he says and the leaders Of his
party say for him, he was honestly
elected, he should court an investl-
eFhAOh' IL NNNl WIZ Nfthb III nun
was an honest vote no power OF court
can dlspossess him of his office no
matter II his majority was only one,
ZIP place Of thirty.four. Should Mr.
Martin fall In proving that not even
one Illegal vote was cast for Mi
hickey nor that one Republican was
prevented from voting who had Il
right to vote then tho Democratic
claim for honesty will be unassailable
The contest must clear away the
charges Of dishonesty If no 1ishones
ty was used On the other hand. il
dishonesty has been practiced by
either party In the late election, q
thorough investigation will bring II
to the surface and expose 1t in all Its
ugliness. Nobody ought to object to
this. Charges have been made long
enough, something more definite is
needed. II no frauds have been com.
mltted. let it be known, If any have
been committed, lot them be exposed
and punished. No honest man should
have any objections to this, no honest
man Will have any objections.
The contest will do another thing.
1t will test the political inpartiallty Of
the Court before which it is tried
There ia no Disgusting the fact that
charges have been made against the
court OF partisan unrairness in the
past, and even now Republicans ar,
asking what Is the use of MIR. Martir
taking his case before a Democratic
court, while Democrats are saying.
Well the Republicans will make 10th
ing of the contest, for the court is oil
our side. These are unfair criticisms
OF the court
1t has never beon put upon trial In
case of this kind before and there II
no doubt that it will do It's full dut,
In the case In straightforward con
solentious manner Technical Law
points will have no place in the con
test. The main questions, which vii
como before the court will lie, had s.
and SO right to vote he not being at
sessed as the law requires,
Or should not the vote OF SO and 9
be counted, VINO had right to yot
but was refused that right? We al
not amongst those who are disposed
to criticlse the court beforehand
is as much on trial before the publ
rs Mr.. Dickey ID on trial before tn
court. and the public will hold tn
court TO as strict an accountability 6
the court will hold Mr.. Dickey. Hol
est elections in New Castle County ar
at stake and nothing can be don
which will oJhduee more to homes
elections In tho future than a tho
ough, honest investigation OF the lat
election, such as Dir, Martin has Ii
etltuted.