The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-08

Mn EDITOR, -SIR:-Havlng htSl occasion
To DO out in the Western part OF the city
on Tuesday evening near Front and Union
strtets. l thought would walk In Front
to Market and see what the people were
doing along the line All seemed to be-
quiet and very few on the street TIL
came to polling place | think about
Front and Adams where the guard chains
cut tho pavement passage off and not as
high as the knees from the pavement and
the rough looking element there had hot
sense enough 10 clear the way to let me
500 what WAS there. till Istruok tho chains
with my Sims.
Then they stared like wild animals ntl |
they saw what 1 wanted or was going to
do. Tor they did look as II they were hun.
CRY or dry and raady to eat flesh for
food and drink blood to qusnch their
thirst or anything that might appear for
an excuse in the premises. But / passed
on without much moment till l came to
the next polling place. Front and Wash.
ingtoG streets. There seemed to be a
crowd of about fifty or sixty there ebout
the polls. and all seemed to be in condl.
ton to keep watch and know what ever v
conner meant or what he was going to d o
or what he wanted there.
passed the eager and earnest crowd
and met man on the corner / knew and
stood and talked with him and the
crowd pressed close Oh me TO see IL they
could catch every word tint was said and
try and learn what came there for and
displayed much cunning in their Maneu-
vers as turned several ways to see what
they would do, but every time l turned
they moved to catch my voice. While
standing there a man came down WASH
lngton street and was met by dozen or
more OF others. Then heard the words,
you are not going to vote here without
you vote the Democratic Ticket Then
tie answer came I'll vote as please and
l won't vote the Dep ocratic ticket.
have right to vote and am going to vote
the Republican ticket.
Then the retort came: / know you have
right TO vote but you shan't vote and In
two or three minutes time til sre were four
or ilve hundred people around that man,
pulling. hauling, yelling. curslug, swear.
lug and making the place like paude.
monium, and people nniug from every
direction to sec who wac getting Killed.
while there were many trying to strike
the man with their flsts and tho cry OF
xiii the son OF II b-h' and then he
can't vote. During this row big over
grown policeman emerged from the
crowd. went down Washington street and
out Front street as fast az his long legs
could carry him. and each step seemed to
DO Six feet or moro for IL seem I'd TO be q
leap, not walk or run. Ito three con
tinued Tor at .enst half an hour till after
the polls closed.
Then / lett the scene, the row still In pro.
Efess with not less than thousand people
IN attendance ut the grand pemocratIo
circus and alter got a square away two
shots were Tired but the result / Know
nothing Of but | do know saw big
overgrown cowardly policeman run from
that row and leave that Republican
voters lie IN jeopardy. | wish | 9nrw
tho policeman's name and you should
have II that tho people might know him
as he Is aud know what good guard
they have Tor public safety In that big
carcass while no other peace officer were
In sight,
AMERICAN VOTER.