Milford chronicle., 1895-05-03

II. Burnite, Esq his Biennial r,
port as State Treasurer for 1899
and from DR.. B. L. Lewis his repor
as State Auditor for 1894. We ar
indebted to each Of them for til
compliment
"WE wish we could convince on
Sussex contemporary, the MIIFoRl
Chronicle, of the necessity which
Euery EUeRiag so clearly sees Of en-
acting the bill now before the Leg
islature for the prevention of cor
rupt practices and fraud at elections
The CHRONICLE looks upon it Through
partisan spectacles, and sees in it a
measure aimed at the ascendancy OF
the Republican party of Delaware.
-EUeyy EUening.
We do see the necessity, clearly.
of enacting something to prevent
corrupt practices and fraud at cleo
tions in this State, but the bill now
pending is not equal to the emer.
gencr. We do not look at the pro
posed bill through partisan glasses.
by any means, we look at it as being
unfair to many voters Of all parties
in this State. A man may be ignor-
ant, but nevertheless, under our con
stitution, he is not the less a free
man. Under the proposed bill which
EUery EUentnq is so anxious to have
become law, very many illiterate
people will lose their votes-have |
legislated away from them not their
inalienable right to yote,-but to
have that vote counted as intended
by him. OF course the Republican
party would lose,-not that the illit-
crate are in greater percentage
members Of that party,-but because
the Democrats are in power. with all
"being in power" in Delaware means.
The future must be judged by the
past, and Democrats ofDelaware. have
not, in the past, gained our conf
ience for fairness in political mat a
lers. The present law is the best
one we ever had, and any change
rom it should be gone into with
great caution by Republicans. The
Toters' assistant is very necessary. n
There is no good reason for abolish a
ne the office. There are many rea- p
ons for retaining it. Appoint men
Who are not politicians but men of Ii
onor, men who would not violate Ii
heir oaths, though the heavens sfall, II
nd the present law would be almost
erfection itself w
owe are constrained to believe
bat our Milford contemporary will
OF deny the statement that with a
lections so managed that no potent ST
lfuence could be exerted through tai
ne means of money or other form &C
bribery, both parties would enter tn
pom a campaign in this State on art
srfectly even terms" ira
"Potent influence" indeed It is -
iuseating to read the above,-nau- re,
ating to those who are at all ac- me
tainted with the political life, since
came into this State, of the editor VIZ
the EUeyy EUening. A man whe de,
the last election, as chairman ofthe Z
State Committee, depre- sail
ted the fact that he had but sixty WV
ousand dollars with which to de- one
UGH the voters, now crying out for the
,hange in the law. If the Demo The
tic State Committee Chairman l
itor Of the EUery-EUeniag, had vii
seeded in making his sixty thous- dict
4 dollars do debauching enough &
have won at the last election, do 10y
j think he would now be pleading biz
! crying for q change in the law ? anyi
t much The truth Of the matter II
hat there is not any permanent ~ W.
.nge in the professed conversion svpl
she E. Of the 3. =. Heis follow Nj
in the footsteps Of his predeces- instl
,-saint-in-an-otf-year and devil-in- 'i0u
election year Pass the proposed
and every Democratic politician
he State Of Delaware will lay oy e
Ike ofnights rejoicing because of onlv
repeal Of the law under which by {
: lost control of the State which cause
Z regained by an act of Proyi- . sous
&c. Truly does the Lord work soap,
lysterious ways his wonders to entir,
orm. We are opposed to the less q
age Of the proposed bill and for ms :
reasons. We do not believe neari'
majority Of the House will ever out o
to put it on the statute books, n0lnl
they certainly viii not if they W. We :
remember who their enemies are case o
viii conduct the next election, not Be
z its PROVISIONS. ''A "a
.gaat the bill. J ~s