Evening journal., 1895-07-12
Na Reward FOL rreaehery

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pending before the Levy Court Of New
Castle county.
Ne can only reiterate our former
declaration that it would be outrageous
to deplete the county treasury by paying
out $15 600 to men who were bought by
commissions to vote the Democratic
ticket men who were appointed at the
instance OF Willard Salisbury, Jr., and
other Democratic rlngsters in the face
OF a pledge entered into between the
Democratic and Republican County
Executive Committees, that such ap-
pointments should not be made and OF
which pledge Governor Reynolds was
fully cognizant.
The present Levy Court possesses tho
respect Of the taxpayers Of the county.
III wants to forfeit that possession It
has no speedler method at command than
the payment Of these outrageous and
unwsrrented claims. The taxpayers and
voters will not countenance such prof
legacy.
Because small Democratic ring,
which had a pull" upon the executive,
saw 6t 70 exercise it in a manner recreant
to al pledges. It does net justify the
Levy Court In putting a premium upon
such treachery and being recreant to its
trust as the custodian and guardian OF
the revenue Of the county.
We entertain for Mr. Rodney, the Levy
Courts legal adviser, the utmost respect,
but We DO not think that 1t viii be wise
for that body to follow bis advice in this
particular instance
he hinges his opinion upon that clause
of the law which provides that the
expense of employing the special
eonstables shall be paid as other election
expenses are paid That Is good from
legal standpoint SO far as it goes, and
saddles the obligation upon the county
But there Is another provision Ia the
law which. II It were not carried out
relieves the county Of all responsibility
and places Governor Reynolds before the
people as a law breaker instead Of a
peace -conservator.
The appointments could only be made
upon the petition Of tifty Of our citizens
We do not believe that any such petition
wn5 ever presented. We would not
believe it even II paper purportlng to
be II were produced. for there has been
ample tiIue between the disaster of last
Fall and the present for the manu-
facture" Of such a petition.
The special constables who did service
at the preceding election were paid by
the state. The sum Of $4,000 was
taken from the state treasury and dis
tributed among these pensioners OF the
Democratic party men who must thus
be indlr' ely brIbed TO vote the Demo-
cratic ticket,
II 1t was 8 state debt then 1t is a state
debt nov. If it is county debt now Il
was county debt then There had been
no change ia the law between the
Issuing Of the two patches Of commis-
sions II the county assumes the present
obligation 1t is also morally indebted to
the state in the sum Of $500 Thess
special constables cannot be state officers
at one election and county officers at the
next with the same Law in force on both
occnsIons
New Castle county has nothing to do
with these men; it's Levy Court, which
appoints its constables, did not appoint
them nor recommend their appointment.
New Castle county should not be called
upon to satisfy their venality. Let them
look to their masters for their hire
We understand that hundreds OF the
commissions have fallen into the hands
Of Shylocks, who bought them up as
matter OF speculation. In one Instance
3 special constable fold his $15 claim foi
nfteen cents.
It was more than probable that thes'
ebyloeks constitute the main spring o
the present agitation for satisfaction a
the hands Of the Levy Court. No homes
and disinterested Democrat wishes Il
see the Lsvy Court put itself on recor'
as endorsing the perfdlons tIeschery o
Willard Salisbury aud his partners il
politics