The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-12-03
A DREAM.
Our Reporter After Partaking of a
Thanksgiving Dinner Had The
Following Remarkable Dream.

Intervle ewer--Well, Reddy Clifford
what do you think Of this great reform
movement Ioaugurated by the Every
Evening TO purify tile balloH
CiifIord-Weil, reporter you can say for
me that don't take much stock in re.
form movement without It is pro posed
and carried through by our Democratic
County ConstGbles.
Interviewer you really think that
the position of dog catcher pays as we'll as
State Detective?
,iiirord DO think the position of dog
catcher payer Well l should certainly
smile. It's regular mint fellow II
he took care Of his DOODLE. and did not
blow 1t In with the boys could drive his
cuaGh aud pair but am great believer
In ballot reform in the Republican party.
Interviewer-bIr. William Lee, what do
you think of ballot reform as proposed
by the Third ward editor2
Lee-Why am heartily In favor OF 1t.
Did not take hand In trying TO re-
form the ballot when was all inspector
in tho Fifth ward seyeral years ago, along
with Harry McIntyreY Did not try 1t
at the lust cleo Lion. when that colored
ruffiau, nfteI selling me some dozen or
more tax receipts. took them from me.
keeping both money and tax receptsf l
am one OF the Democrats VINO think the
politics as run by the Republicans should
be reformed.
Interylewer-Nlr. Munday, what do you
think OF this reform movement for the
honest count OF the ballot, after they hava
been purchased for IS each by AL Foun-
tain and Edward Stroud?
Munday--Whnt do l think, well, the
boys have put their feet In it II they have
any serious idea OF beginning ballot
reform movement. If We have to do
without q square tax receiver and county
constableB and non-partisan election
board, why the Dem party is surely
doomed to defeat for the next 25 years In
Delaware.
Ii that paper does as we'll with the bal.
| lot reform movement ae 1t helped to elect
| it's owner to Congress, why we certainly
| feel for the reformers. / tried reform
| in the Twelfth ward when l tried to de-
| stroy the ballot box. how has the party
| Interviower-Mr. Smeltz, what's your
| opinion on ballot reform2
MIR. Smeltz-Well. as Democrat l did
all could to keep the ballot box pure In
| my ward ut the late election. Did l not
for daring to vote. Somebody said they
had right to vote. DO you think l was
put there for that purpose2 Well,you must
think l have Just cut my eye teeth. It's q
great movement, and now Is the time to
spring 1t. The Republicans have Just come
in power.
Intervewer--Dennis Shields. what dc
you think OF the great ballotreform move
| mentf
Donnis shields-was not Chief OF the
twelve hundred County Ccnstables. Did
not help swell the Republican majority
In Now Castle County to nearly one thou
sand. Did not use my influence witt
Willard Salisbury to have the Count,
Constables appointed. We're not they {
groat success In keeping down the major
ty. Well, rather guess you can ruI
the reform movement on the Temperance
plan. It's undemoeratio. Weli, what ar
| you drinking? Give me the same
Our reporter, utter seeing several more
| nf nd rar n Dam pnFHta
county consiables (suoh as Zaek Dennls)
anu the men who 10 the voting at the dif
ferent wards to help awell the maiorlt
and getting their views on ballot reform
your scribe ceused further Efforts for tb
time being and gives his results as the
appeared to him In dream last evening
What funny thinRs we do sometimes
dream, anyhow.