The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-04
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 4. 1896.



Mckinley is President. He is the Pres
ident of the whole people, from East to
West, from North W South. The work.
Ing people showed by their votes yester-
day they did not want four years more Of
idleness, Indebtedness and poverty. They
have had an object lesson Of what putting
their hands in "Chelr pockets means while
they have been compelled to walk the
streets. Thus far Mckinley has two
hundred and sixty-onc votes in the cleo
toral college. The North has stood nobly
for sound money and no Republication of
honest debts.
The following States have undoubtedly
gone for Mckinley; Maine, New Hamp'
shire, Vermont Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, NewIolk, New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland,
Iowa. Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virgin
10, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin,,
Minnesota and Indiana With but one
Republican ticket in the Held, the Rcpub-
lican party would have elected their Gov.
ernor and Congressman, and the whole
State ticket Finn for sheriff and Retluw
for Receiver OF Taxes and part Of The
Levy Court have been carried by the Re.
publicans in New Castle county Vita
tho Office of Receiver OF Taxes III their
possession, it will be big weapon to light
the Democratic party With, The election
of Horace G. Rettew was a bigvictpry and
fully attested his strength AS II candidate.
We hope by the time the REPUBLICAN
goes to press to be able to give our readers
the result in Delaware
Never before was mole cheating done
than in this city, where the Democratic
Inspectors most wliully refused to take
the votes Of men known to be Rcpubli-
cans on every trumpcd-up change they
could think Of. Not less than three hun,
dred men werU denicu tho right ~ deposit
their vote. Nearly every culOrcd voter was
subjected TO insult, being accused Of being
arrested and dashed at the whipping post.
Men who had worked for years III the
Diamond State Rolling Mills were rrlua,
ed the right to cast their ballots. Every
mean, contemplate trick was rcsurtva to,
to keep out the votes of Republicans,
white as well as black These tricks were
resorted to moro in the Fourth Second
Tenth Twelfth First and Third wards
In the Second ward, in the fifth precinct,
the actions of the Inspector were criminal
He did everything lie could think OF to
retard the voting and to cap the climax he
closed the polls with nearly one hundred
men standing in line awaiting their turn
- vote. This Inspector should by ali
means be arrested. IT Republican In.
spcctor had done such thing the Board
Of Elections would have had him renuy.
ed But everything went with tho Board
of Elections They were for the SUCCESS
OF the Democratic party and they did all
Ill their official power 10 help along the
good cause, Complaint after complaint
was lodged with the Commissioner, but
not one-third Of those who had been re.
fused their vote were afterwards taken.
The Democratic inspectors practically ran
things to suit themselves and If the Re.
publican assistants did not like it, they
were told to gel the hi Out Ut the election
booths. The aDsCncu Of deputy rJu,tu.
bles, deputy mursha!s deputy sAcrius aul
special police officers matte the election me
Of the quictest ever he! n our city, The
voters used their prIY,IrgI 81 eating lhc.r
tickets to suit tAcIoa ,.,. Plenty Of
voters voted "A sDllL lr... To-. lar 4 r,I Inr