The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-07
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DELAWARE FREE
FROM BOSS RULE
In Spite Of R,eIsrs, Thugs and
Jail Birds.
Willard Salisbury. Jr.
".'--sst..
Is A Marked Man For His Peril
dy in Having County Buns
Appointed Called Consta-
bles to Intimidate
Voters.
The Two State Detectives Should be
Made 10 Walk The Plank.
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All Commissions Should % Abolished
The Non. Partisan Way That Men
Are Treated at the City Hall
Should Be Investigated.
HIGH HANDED oUTRAGES
Witnessed By A Republican Re-
porter at the City Hall
nv Our Police
HIGH HANDED oUTRAGES
Witnessed By A Republican Re-
porter at the City Hall
by Our Police
Searching Respectable Men Tor Tax
Receipts and Then Trusting
THIN in Sinking ssla

The Republicans were iubilant in fact
they danced, shook hands, Rugged one
another and sung songs OF joy last even.
ing on Market street as the joyful news
came IN that Delaware was free from BOss
Dickey's rule the autocrat of Delaware.
Tie mau who has not spark OF manhood
In him. when politics enter into it, the
man who has had our people under his
august thumb; the man who has tried In
every way conceivable to cheat the oltl.
zeUs of Delaware out OF their boasted
freedom and franchises the man who
told men who applied to pay their taxes
that their names did not appear on his
books; tho man who also lodged ana
used every subterluge to cheat Della:
wareans out of their votes so that his
party should remain in power.
The Hing has been broken. The ap.
pointing Of the dIsreputuble County Com
stables helped along the tidal wave OF
Repubicani5m The worKingmen In
Wilmington voted for a change. Every
Republican rolled UP his sleeves and
went to work to win. The Evening Jour
nal boosted influence and nightly spasms
didn't make ripple in the mighty wave
that swept every thing b,fore It,
The disreputable constables should
never receive dollar for their services.
The Stat, treasury ashould not he
robbed again to pay these heelerB thugs
aud prison birds. Nay, citizens OF New
Castle protest against the robbery The
heelers were under the command of
ext hief Engineer Dennis S. Shields. who
made = better chief OF the tire department
tEnn leader of these malcontents who had
to be purchased by promised bride OF us
10 vote and choat for the Democratic
ticket, but 1t did no good. The men
were sheltered In the old morocco factory
OF tho American Leather Company. owned
by hir. Park fostles. on Fourth near
/ Orange etIset.
The men or law breakers were stationed
at the headquarters and when report of
Disturbance was brought In away went
| wagon load OF these heeleIs TO preserve
the sAnctlty of the ballot box and keep
| their beltors from casting their votes.
| The chief conspirator who Gu me up from
| Washington. -. Land made himself con-
| spicuous around the den WAS James
| UNeill II fol mer police officer.
Inc work OF getting III their line work
commenced as sooa az the polls were
opened and was kept up until the polls
| closed at six o'clock.
Never were cilizens OF Delaware so open-
ly insulted by these so.caled preserva-
tlves OF the peace. who dragged them to
tnecity nall with out reason or warrants.
where they were searched like criminals
by order OF the autocrats who sat in Judge.
ment OH tho men. Said captain Chambers
on Mr. j NJ. Lewis Dsing brought bsfore
has august presence, who was arrested for
daring to youch for color.d man who
worried at the Diamond State roling
mills, search that man pointing to MIR.
LeWIa
The turnkey proceeded to Immediately
go through MI. L promptly. My how II
made tho blood boil tnsee the highhanded
way Justice was dispensed at the hall Mr..
/ Lewis had some iitteen tax reGApt5 on his
person belonging to his meE which vera
taken from him and then he was released
OH bail. Ihe receipts owing to such q
strong pressure being brought TO bear OIL
the police department were given back to
them.
L.. a
were arrested for larceny, charged by
William ii. Lee. The larceny consisted oil
taking the tax recsi pts from Lee who pur.
chased them from Samuel Stanley. Jr
They we've taken before Squire Kelley aud
after some trouble were bRiled out. Squirt
Kelley refused to take Mr.. Winfield s
Quigley on q bali bond.
The Republicans were ready for any
dirty trlrks Of TIE democrats. and as fas
as men were arrested and brought to the
hall they were promptly bailod out b.
Messrs, s. H. Baynard' Winfield |. Qnik
ley. l. trimble Quigey, Frank A. Mitchell
Edmund Mitchell, Jr., Mayor Il. Il. Short
lid o. VIM. Il. Clerk and others
The Republican lawyers hpaded by Col
Ban Nislds Edward g. Bradford. VIM.
Hllies. CITY Solicitor Eiiott and others
were on hand at the Republican hea iquar
tiers to give their advice and SRA shtel
out voters who had right to YVse AM
had been refused. 1hey did glorlou
work. And ws must not forgot Senate
Anthony Higgins and his private secretar
Fred Eden Bach VINO did herculea
work for tho Ropublican ticket. We take
oil our beaver to all these gentlemen.
Mr. Samuel Ii. Bhynard had quite
little experlerce with young inan names
Paul L. Holton residing with his uncl
Mr.. Harrison, ut No. l2OS King stree
+: Hoton had gone to the fifth precinct q
the Sixth ward, at Sixteenth and Kin
streets to vota on age. As soon as b
made his appearance his arrest WI
ordered by Paul Ward "A county constable
and lie was taken to the hall und searches
and placed In a cell.
Mr. Bayuard was sent for and he onm
over and went his hail. The young ma
panied by Dir. Baynard went bac
again to the polls and the scoundrel
wanted to arrest HIN as soon as they ga
him again. Mr.. Baynard Urotested an
HuttoE was allowed TO vote but as 500
as he made his appearance FROM tho boot
he was arrested again and brought to u
hail, where he was released. by Mr.. Bay
nard gong OF his bond. The young una
who works for the Brandy vino Grant,
company on their tug boat WAS treate
= like criminal, being treated TO inCign
u ties that "a free-born American citizen
blood would boil to witness.
Ihs very scun OF Wilmington Wei