The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-12-17
MONDAY, DEoEMpEK II. 1894,


The Sussex Contest.
The Democratic candidates at tho late
election In Sussex County have notified
the Republicans that they will contest
their seats In the General Assembly, on
the ground OF the bribery OF voters. The
Every Evening claims that their contest
10 to be made In order TO Insure purer
ballot, although 1t admits "tlat vote
buying is an evil Of long standing In
Sussex County" but as the Democrats
proiitted by 1t heretofore, 1t was not
worth while to raise d contest over 1t.
The effort made by the Every Evening
to show that the Democrats are not play
ing the baby-act because they were do.
feated, is supremely ridiculous. Men
who would cheat assessors out OF
olhces to which they were fairly elected
on any pretext. do not become saints In q
day ora month. and are no more worthy
OF respect than the common thief or
train robber. These Sussex County Demo.
Gratis having been beaten at the little
game thatthey have been practicing for
years SO successfully have entered upon
this contest with motives similar to that
lei the rebels In 1860. to attempt to over
throw the will Of the people as expressed
at the baliht box. and accomplish by
force OF arms wha. they failed to effect by
their ballots.
A greater set OF political scoundr els
neverlived. andtheir defenders. may. US well
attempt to canonize the acts of 1eff Davis,
and bis treason plotting crew. as to attri-
butte this contest tu a desire to purify the
ballot box, or in any way to insure purer
elections. Some OF these same saints, 1t
Is said, visited Georgeto wn on return day,
Tor the purpose OF throwing out two or
three Republican Hundreds, and then de.
clarlng the Democrats elected. but they
were deferred from carrying out their
devillsh designs by the assurance that
this course would cause riot in which
they might be killed, as the Republic ans
were arm sd, and would not permit any
such high handed outrage.
The truth Id, that these Democrats are
fighting for continuance OF the posses
sion OF tho Offices in our State. anu the
Livery Evening might with equal proprie-
~ attempt to Justify the train robbers OF
the West or any other band of pirates as
to make the people believe that they are
anything better than political buccaneers.
The Philadelphia Inquirer's Now Quarters
The Philadelphia Inquirer. anil The
glow and sparkle OF several thousand
electric lights on Saturday evening las
formally opened their new and complete
newspaper quarters. No. 1lO9 Market
street. Philadelphia. Pa. to tho public.
A police stationed at tho uppsr door on
Market street saw that each psrsun who
entered the building had a card OF invita-
tlon. The building Ia six stories high
With basement and endorsement with
depth OF 1877 fact The style OF archl.
lecture is composite. The first floor Is II
the style OF the Italian Renaissance Oh
the sixth floor Is the composing room
very large and we'll lighted.
The reportorlaland editorial rooms fit
ted up In the most approved modern
style. are located on The fifth floor. Tn,
artists rooms and the mechanical art de.
partment are on the next floor. On tht
third floor are the main buslnes So Offices
The first floor Is occupied by the
publication Office. and is furnishei
handsomely,givi one favorable impre
sion of what a successful newspaper olie
should look like. The paper is prlnte
from three improved presses OF theWalte
Scott make, the same as tho RgpuBLl A.
is printed on only about twenty time
larger. Some three or four thousand par
sons kept going and coming until afte
IL O'Clock. Refreshments weie served il
abundance on the third and fourth flo 1rs
The Inquirer yesterday printed man
moth paper. with completo sketch o
the establshn ent and pictures oil tho 81
tire working force employed on the papl
numbering over two hunlrod employees
Verify the Inquirer Is big success.
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