Evening journal., 1894-10-30
WHO Is Resnnnaihl.2


who Is Responsiblsq
Judged BY the present STANDARD Of Re
publican politics in Delaware Chairman
Bach's crime OF buying a tax receipt from
a yenal Democrat lies principally ia the
fact that be Was detected. Had he sue
ceeded ia making tho purchase. without
1t reaching the ears Of the officers Of the
law, his colleagues would have slapped
him up1n the back and voted him good
fello6 AS the matter stands-de detected,
arrested, and held under bail for appear.
ancs at eourt--he Is In disgrace, and
these same colleagues are endeavoring to
shift theresponsibility from the party to
Chairman Bach. In their eyes "it is
worse than crime; It is a blunder"
Chairman Bach's arrest vii, have q
wholesome effect II will deter many
lesser lights from engaging in the ques-
tionable enterprise of making mans
elective franchise commodity OF barter.
The man who deals Ia other mems
electoral rights should be made the
object Of the community's contempt, no
matter whether he be Republican or
Democrat. The benefit OF such dealings
is but transitory, and the longer they
are carried on the greater their proper
tions become The venality Of the
voter has been fed until it has become
well nigh Unsuitable, and party leaders
are at their wits end to get the means TO
satisfy the demands.
Money is playing entirely too big
part In our state politics. Party prin-
eiples which are not on crossed upon the
almighty dollar go for naught. Every
candidate must have his silver lining.
The party leaders of to-dgg are not
relying upon the underss landing Of the
voter, but upon his vsnality. Manhood
is being bargaineS for and the bidding
Is spirited. Money is doing it's unholy
and. UNIV nolesome wor k on every hand.
The ouying of tax receipts is but one
] Snsse of the commercial politics of to-
day. Modern politics. like modern war
will soon become SO expensive that
neither party can stand the drain upon
its treasury.
This is campaign Of barrel against
barrel The venal class In Delaware has
become 80 large that 1t holds the balance
of power 1t is only a question OF which
party has the longer purse.
For this condition the Republican party
Is directly responsible. It inaugurated
the system and the Democratic party has
been compelled to 60 into 1t, to greater
or lesser degree, in self-defense With
money left out Of the campaign by both
parties the state would 60 Democratic by
a large majority, but, unfortunately fol
the Democratic party, such is not the
condition, and the condition as it exists
Is what must be confronted. Since the
war the Republicans have used hundred:
Of thousands Of dollars in debauching th,
Delaware electorate, For twenty-five
years it has been the gospel Of Repub
liean missionaries that the means justify
the end. For quarter Of a century they
have been educating our people to believ,
that every man has his price and Is il
duty bound TO accept it when tits offered
To the shame Of our state, be 1t said, thel
have found SO many converts that the,
hope TO buy Delaware this Fall.
Chairman Bach is but fair type OF hi
party. Senator Higgins is another. On,
went out and bought poor mans ia,
receipt for 81 and supper The othe
went out and sought to buy Democratic
registrar, the bribe offered being
Federal office. With such men as th
leaders of the Republican party, wha
must be the condition Of the rank an,
fle, and who is responsible for the con
dltion OF barrel against barrel2