The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-06

Inc speech OF Senator Anthony Hig-
gins in the Senate on Monday last.
showed conclusiveiy the impollcy Of
repeating the law providing for the
appointment Of supervisors Of cleo.
tions and Deputy U. S. Marshals, the
duty OF the former being only to
watch the registration. watch the cleo
ton, watch the counting of the bal
lots, watch the making out OF certill.
Gates, and challenge votes but
such challenge is not conclusive. As
to marshals they were clothed with
power such rs Is given to ordinary
police officers or Stats officials. He
showed conolusively that the parties
who favored the repeal of the law.
providing for the appointment Of
such officers. wero those who wished
to prolit by Illegal voting, false
, counting and the commission OF other
, fraud.
Passing on he alluded to the iniqui,
tous tax laws In our State, the change
of Il Q same by tho Legislature at the
: dctatlon of set OF demagogues IL
| order to dlsfranchise the Republicans
and place 1t In the power OF assessors
and collectors to determine who shall
fill the offices anil make laws for the
$ government OF our State.
:. He also pointed out the iniquitoui
G provision depriving the Republicans
i of fair share OF the Inspectors an'
: Judges OF the election and placing
i arbitrary power In the hands OF parti
+ sun commissioners from whose de-
). cision there is 10 appeal.
lie then dwelt DIT some length upon
"a the election methods Dractioed by thl
democrats in the South. paid his re
,spects to the Mugwumps and conclud
y ed rs follows:
,s Mr.. President. against this rule
4, against tho rule of these methods nov
thnt IL Is all worked out 40 that every
"a body comes TO SEQ what thoy arc goluI
Il to get out OF It, North, South. Ems
At and West, against 1t ull comes the 10y
!, mutterlnR and angry growl of til
American people. 1t Is acomnG temp
est Of portenous blacknesS along The
I
strike for having been luggng delu
r sion, Ihlrtyth:e years OF prospert
AZ have been because OF and not In spit
OF the protective policy. They no
y awake to tho bitter truth. .
H. The South Is ready to break II
4. leads of In the Populiat line In ger
lulne independence OF thought an
q spirit 1t strikes out for what it foe
(. to be Tor the good OF the commuHitl
{, but the Popuilsts find themselves /
Il the iron grasp OF fettoIs which, u
Democrats. they themselves helped I
10 forge. In vain they cry: These law
70 wero made for negroes and not 70
/. lwhlte men. Even in Alabama the
muster large majority of whit
Vi lcount,ss. and IN the whole stats a
dwell AS IN the white counties. Tn
OF irony Is there. The bac
=, counties are made to return owe
whelming Democratic maioriLies, Il
al negroes are good to count II not
vote. This dreadful power created I
n. suppress The negro no longer allect
=, him. ....
n Tho negro is not in 1t. II Is Il
I'd white man. The vital interests OF til
Dir South, its mines, forests, Its coal all
- iron and lumber. its railway and trau
~ pOrtatiOn interests. its cotton mill
~ .uhi lluu lNl udtGb, llS IIO5IlbTDk
II cities in fruits, its truck, ali OF thes
II things lind themselves In the tighter
~, Ing grasp OF the coil OF this anacOHd
M like conspiracy against human right
IL. whose only meaning for all its int
IA. eats is utrophy and Industrial death.
.o AIR. President, tile election Law
~ will be repeated. Long used to ava
nd AGAINST the conspiracy to suppress
el. the ballot, they have at last ceased I
nt. be- oil any avail. But tho end Is N,
here. The South awakens from /
w. dream Of folly OF u quarter OF ee'
ell tury or mora to bitter reallt,
nj Amidst its stricken industries al
A.. palstod trade it will awaken TO disca,
n9 the philosophy of Calhoun FOR Il
be philosophy of Clay, The economic T
lations born Of slavery for the gIo
md iUus possibilities that come with fire.
dom. 1t Will realize that both pro
Ell perity and domestic peace will con
ut. Wien II unttes protection to America
ia Industries with free ballot and u ia
~ count aud when It gives To tho neg
'oa condolences ami kindness instead
to suppression and cruelty"