The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-26

Detective Barney McVey appears to
have the job OF looking after the Demo.
cratic ey.convicts and eseortlng them
around to the different wards to get
them registered. He got two OF them
registered In the second precinct OF the
Third ward. both of whom will be chal.
lenged and not allowed to vote. notwlth.
standing the pains Barney took Ia get
ting them on the registrars list. He also
kicked up fracas In the First ward by
trying and insisting on having an ex-con.
Wet registered on Saturday last. In
stead OF conservator OF the peace Barney
appears 10 the role Of political manipu-
lator.
From appearances Barney has charge OF
the white OK. convicts to SEQ that they are
p divided with tax receipt and get regis
tered. What do honest Democrats any
how think OF such dirty party work by an
officer OF the law? What do respectable
men think OF party that countenancs
such men aud their ccntemptible political
methods? Convicts vote, while men who
have never broken the law are prevented
from exercising the right that is guaran.
teed to every free born AmerlcancitiEen OF
u free ballot and fair count. The political
buzzards. over at New Castle, are holding
reveiry over the Democratic carcas Camp.
bells other eye will be completely shut up
after the returns are counted on the 9Th
of November. Bill Hunter can erect q
monument and inscribe on 1t TO the mem
DRY OF Delaware Democracy. The Rev.
Mr. Scott of Townsend. will be nsked to
ponduot aha funeraI soryipes
Offensive Pariisuns.
What DO the citizens OF Wilmington
think OF the manner in which our county
coDstables. county officials, government
officials and in fact every man who druws
salary from the public treasury arc act.
Ing in tho present political fight III our
State? The old gang are desperate. The
county constables are now buslly engaged
in getting aliens naturallzsd, men who
don't know how the Presidents of the
| United States are elected, or In fact don't
know whether the present governor OF
! Delaware Ia John T. Dlckey or Robert II.
Reynolds.
Our friend and politician. constable
Harry Smith. is busy serving the receipts.
So is Deputy Marshal Hughes, who Is
looking after the delinquent Democratic
voters In the Eleventh ward Constable
Hurlock is serving tax receipts in tho
Fourth ward, while nearly every member
of III, YDung Mems Democratic Club has
been pressed into service, aud furnished
with Tux receipts by the dozen. Others
have been furnished with money and in-
struGted to purchase all tho receipts that
they find floating around that belong to
Republicans Where Ia all this money
coming from that tho Democrats are
throwing around in Delaware In this cam.
paign: Somebody must have loosencd
his purse strings for the time.
TheTnrIn Question.
President Cleveland proclaimed that the
Democrats who framed the present tariff
bill were guilty OF ''perlidy anu dishonnr.
and declined to give tho measure tho
sanction Of lis signature. In fact the op
position to the tariir is regarded as wha
Senator Vest described as "a war to thu
death on protected industries" 9TH r
leaders have assured the people that the
war OF protection must 70 ON until every
pledge In the chi ago platform shall b,
redeemed. The uncertainty OF tariff leg
manufactured goods aud thus paral Tying
business must again DO renewed. and
every business rs we'll as every lahore
must suffer. Even Ambassador Bayar
Gays the agitation is sure to continue 8
long as tho false principles of protection
remain. So we 20 and we may safely as
sert that the Democratic party as part!
= Is fully committed to the theory OF tn
- Confederate Constitution that no duL
should be levied with view OF promot
: Ing domestic industry but only for tn
purpose OF raising revenue to meet thu
. expenses OF the Government The onl
> way therefore to put an end to tariil agt
tation IS to vote the Republican tlcke
and thus bury the enemies OF our o wn /
dustries SO deep that they shall have +
resurrection. All who want good wiga
and plenty Of money. will vote to civ
70 the old Confederate party its final App
}, mattox at the coming election.