The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-28


The gentlemen who sat on the platform
at the Opera House on Tuesday evening
representing the law aud Order Society
certainly gave evidence that the organi
zatlon was fully alive to the questions of
the day. Special reference was made to
the purchasing Of the ballot In Delaware.
Although the dlckerlng with the ballot
has been going on for thu last thirty
years In both Kent and Sussex counties,
~ we'll as to some extent In our city, the
people were never aroused by dsnoune.
ing the pernicious practice so much as
they are now. 1t has always been said
that nearly all reforms come from the
Republican party, and 1t lie even SO now
that the purchasing OF votes In Delaware
has become 50 odious to Delawarelns that
We may expect to see such good and
healthy laws passed by our next Leglsla.
ture that will compel every man to pay
his tax,s, whsther he votes or not.
Then. again. we hope we Will have non.
partisan tax collectors. whose business 1t
will be TO collect taxes and not to evade
doing 30 by every trick known to politi.
clans. For Instance, tell the tax payer
TINT he 10 not assessed. or that his name
can't be found. and again, on making
out the receipt to put In wrong letter.
for the middle initial or spell the last
name wrong.
The tax collectors tried every trick I'M
der the sun to disfranchlse or disqualiiy
men from voting at the last election. A
Democratic Board OF Registration even
dlsfranchlsed nearly one hundred voters
In Kent County on the fllmsy pretense
that they had no right to vote on a tax re
celpt Of 1895. Then Dem ocratic court said
they had no jurisdiction In ithe matter. in
other words that the Board Of Reglstra
ton was beyond the law as exrounded by
Democratic court. Shame on such rrs-
tended reform; why not begin with th Q
courts?
Rev. Father Flynn, of st. Mary's R, O..
Church, was the first speaker. He said
he understood that the meeting was not
political one; IL he thought 1t was intend
ed to be an assault on the government In
general or on the police force In particu-
lar. he would not be present. nor would
he have anything to do with it were II
seetaran.
He then In speech OF half an hour
waded into the rum traffic. the houses of
designation and prostitution and gamb-
ling dens. He also said the ballot should
DO purified and protected.
The saloons will cease to exist when the
people stop them. Blame the men who sigr
the petitions for licenses. He did not be
lieve in blaming the police force for hall
the evil which exist. 1t ia the failure o
the people themselves. The Reverend
gentleman next dwelt on tine subject oil
purchasing votes Is 1t not disgrace
the State?
Legislation can be piled as high as tn
Court House, but unless 1t reflects publ,
sentiment 1t cannot bs enforced.
Presiding Elder L. L. Barrett was tn
second speaker. lie dwelt on the abus
OF the rum traffic, what grip 1t had oil
tho politicians and the harm 1t was re
Anything which stood In the way of goot
government should be removed. Tn
people who wish to govern city well ar
the ones who make laws to license til
deadly Zoe OF good government. Anothe
foe of good government Is Ignorance. Nor
than million ignorant voters who C al
neither read nor write, control til,
balance Of power in this country. Ofte
one state vote Is sufficient to hold tn
balance of power and elect tho Preside nj
Tho public schools were the foundation
for all good to come from the voters o
the Twentieth century. They are th
youth who are now being educltol In on
public schools. HIS .old good story b
Illustrate his point A mlkman who va
driving to the city with his wagon loadst
had TO cross stream OF water. IL,
thought 1t would be no stu to add it'll
water to the milk for the benefit OF hi
Ulty customers. So he got down from nj
vehicle. bucket In hand aud dipped up u
bucket fuil OF water and poured 1t int,
his large milk can.
lie did not notice in dipping up tn
water mat he had secured two good siz'
bull fIogs witch went INTO Tho milk alon
with tho water. one OF the frogs was a
optimlst and the other a pesslInst, In
- pessimlet said after swimming arour
awhile in the fluid, !het il { ought its fat
was doomed and gave up the struggle t
keep OIL top and dropped down into Il
bottom OF the can. where it died.
Not SO with the optlmlst; 1t said. |
lleye while there's life there's hope AMI
ganto kick to keep alive, and it kick
so hard that tho milk In the can W
turned into butter, So with the Tel
perance people, i! they Keep on kickIl
the saloon would be wiped from the fa
OF the earth.
Continuing, he said tho Church must
Its part when tho people OF this city 4
ready for his work it will be done. Mes,
W. X. Crosby, Harry c. Emmons u
Bishop Coleman each made brief aud t.
ing speeches. The meeting was presld
over BY Mayor Evan G. Shortlidge I
Opera House orchestra furnished
music. The meeting was well attend
with representative citizens. and closed
1Oo'cloek. A more detailed notice
pears In another column.
FnoM the looks Of tho crowd Of you
men who hung around the corridor of
Court House yesterday afternoon Il
must have been some OF hIr, Willard Sal
burys county constabIss looking
their pay. 1t may be many weary yet
before they Will procure their pay II
mistake not tho temper of the new lie.
lature they will walt IN vain.
II Is reported by ktsrnont. New i
news agency, thut the Il ~ State Gas &c
pany of Delaware has secured an opt
on the Chicago Mutual Fuel Gas c,
pany
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