Smyrna times., 1894-11-14
Is There Justice for Republicans in
Delaware.
From the Peninsular News.

From the Peninsular News.
There is a growing feeling among
the citizens of Delaware that our courts
are becoming so partisan that it is al
most impossible for a Republican to
obtain justice through them. OF the
jures drawn it is usual for ten or eleven
of the twelve men to be Democrats, and
with the Attorney General and all the
bench of the same party afiliatiOn the
people are apprehensive as to political
rights established upon the decision of
such a body The judges constituting
the court have always been regarded
as honorable men, but most of them
bitter partisans, appointed by Demo
cratic Governor as reward Tor party
service. This in itself is sufficient to
create distrust and lead many to ques-
ton il Republican can obtain justice
in Delaware.
The Democracy has intensified the
apprehension by looking to the courts
to shield it in open rascality and viola
ton of law. In discussing the decision
of the Democratic County Committee
in ordering the Appeal Boards 10 ex-
punge from the registration records
| the names Of those qualified on receipts
issued in 1898, prominent Democrat
remarked to the writer that the Re
publicans were helpless, as the Gov
! ernor was Democrat and SO also were
the courts Democratic. Ii one dared
to convict, the other would pardon, and
this is Delaware justice.
While the mandamus case was before
the court at Georgetown, a prominent
Democrat, holding position OF conf
dence and importance in the party, an
nounced the decision of the court Sat
urday morning before the presentation
of the case was completed on the fol-
lowing Monday. This was announced
to the writer in the presence of several
witnesses, and when the impOssibllty
of the courts decision being known
was pointed out the informant replied
that it had been given in confidence to
a leader of the Democratic party and
through him to the party workers,
1t is believed that Republicans have
greater difficulty in obtaining hotel
licenses than Democrats, and with this
Thought in view ali hotel men cOntri-
butte to the expense of the Democratic
party, and nearly all vote the ticket.
In our own neighbOrhOOd a Republican
hotel keeper has lately been APP
preached by Democrats who have as
saved the assurance that if he votes at
their dictation his license will be re-
newed, but not otherwise.
There is q story, too, whispered
among us, that has more than sem
blance of truth, told of notorious
case occurring in our own community,
/. but so reflects upon our courts that the
face of every honorable citizen blanches
with shame and anger at its repetition
Is it possible that criminal act,a helm.
, Gus crime, was condOned, set aside and
ignored upon the promise of change OF
political sediment of three menp That's
the story-the price of the criminals
r pardon paid in Republican votes for
the Democratic party. Will the stones
keep silent under such an outrageE
Now this ought not to be. The peo'
, pie should approach the courts VIII
. confidence, with absolute assurance
. that Justice will be done. The De'
mocracy is mainly responsible for tne
q growing Indifference to the opinion Q. o.
n the courts, for it boldly announces lts
dependency upon them for protectiol
v in the rascality and wrong.
SUSSEX REPUBLICAN,