The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-20
THURSDAY. APRIL go. Isss.


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Even II the Federal Court does not
succeed in convicting any of the men
who registered and voted Illegally at
the last falls election,it Ia succeeding
admirably in exposing some OF
the outrageous Democratic frauds
committed In order to carry the cleo.
ton, as well as some Of the rascals
who were the principal leaders in the
commission OF those frauds. The
lying evidence produced upon the
stand yesterday in the Flemming case
was OF such an outrageous character
that 1t overleaped Its object. tore
aside the curtains of infamy with
which 1t was attempted to hide the
frauds, and exposed to the gaze mu-
tilated and altered delinquent returns.
false assessments and the entering
OF names upon the tax duplicates after
the latter had gone into the hands OF
the receiver OF taxes. ...
And more than that. and we do sim
cerely trust that 1t Is false rumor, it
~ reported that prominent official
was overheard telling another official
yesterday to go and put the name of
George f. Ffemmfng. the man on
trial for illegal registration upon the
duplicates. We do not aver that this
Is true. but when tho duplicates ap-
peared In court but short time after
wards, the name of George +. Flem-
ming was there the last name in the
'F'' index. apparently freshly written
and apparently In different hand
writing.
Asa witness said upon the stand in
answer to the question of the prose.
cutting attorney, as to how Flemmlng's
name came last on the list, 'some-
body's name had to come last" That
10 true. but that the name OF George
F. Flemming should come last under
the circumstances, will be taken by
fair-minded people as corroborative
evidence Of the kind of frauds that
were committed in order for the DEM
ocrats to carry last falls election.
That there was dishonest return Of
delinquents made was clearly shown
In the trial by Clerk Biggs; that era
sures had been made OF the marks
that distinguished delinquents from
others was also shown, and that the
names OF those thus erased appeared
upon tho tax duplicates. the dupli-
cltes themselves clearly proved.
What mess of fraud! What a nlscr-
able inlx-upl And what has already
been disclosed, reeking and stepped
In fraud is but drop in tho bucket, in
comparison to the great fostering
mass still screened from thepu0lic eye
False assessments, false delinquent re
turns, false tax receipts issued by the
hundred and ''screwdriver" methods
at the election, have apparently been
the meanssfor many years past by
which the Democratic party has kept
itself in power. Wo trust these trials
will continue until the whole interior
rottenness of Democratic methods fol-
carrying elections will he thoroughly
exposed. So much pent-up corruption
needs airing, needs letting out and II
this will only lead to more honest
system OF carrying elections, the
escape from conviction of the poor
miserable uupe5 VINO nave Deen en-
couraged by rascals of higher poltica
standing to register and vote Illegally
can be borne with.
Bigger game than Coleman and
Flemming are being winged by thes,
trials. 1t requires not the verdict of
jury to show who are guilty and wht
not. Juries through partisan feeling
may sit and disagree ali the time, bu
the public jury with keen eye upoi
these trials will not render an unjus
verdict. These juries are not easil.
fooled. Political iugglery may try tt
blind the public eye, but tho halo o
light thrown upon these cases is s.
strong that it will shine and will eS
pose the political corruptions While
have so long seen practiced by Iii
dominant party.