The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-14
The sau,e Old Chestnut

We have already been contending that
the Republican party could no, get either
law or Justice from the Courts In our
State. We are sorry that such is the case,
but 1t is, nevertheless. When have heelers
and Jail birds who have acted IN the CO.
pacity of Inspectors Of elections for tho
Democratic party been punished for their
riotous conduct at the polsP Even the
eleven Democratic Inspectors who boldly
and without shame undertook to count
out VIM. r. Finn, who had majority oil
over one thousand votes over his Demo-
cratic opponent James b. Toman, and who
were indicted and then set free owing to
legal technicalty In tho statute under
which they had been indicted. Is it any
wonder that congressman should have
their attention in particular called to our
State, when such so.called elections as that
which took place on November 3D. arc
winked at by our courtsY The Superior
Court met in Dover on Saturday and I'M
animously decided that writ of error in
Il mandamus case acted MS stay OF pro.
cccdings and that nothing further could
BE- done in the Kent county mandamus
case until there was a decision OF the high
er Court on the appeal taken in the case
The Court also decided that Pruthonotary
Hutson was not in contempt OF court in
refusing to serve the writ when demand
was made on him for it, by the Union Re.
publicans, 1t was at ox'Chancclor Wal.
colts advice that Mr. lIutson refused to
serve the writ. Judge Grubb after the
fnal decision Of the Court was announced
read lengthy opinion unfolding the view
Of the case taken by the ex.Chnncellor.
Mr. Waiter Hayes, the attorney for tho
Union Republicans in the mandamus case
said:
well, understand that under tho laws
Of this State and their Interpretation by
the courts, the petitioners have no ade-
quate legal remedy for tho great wrongs
which we contend have been Inflicted on
them"
Judge Grub the only dissenting Judge
in the whole proceedings thus far took
exception to Mr.. Hayes remarks and said
the aggricved still had redress in the
Court The Chief Justice said that per
sonally he regretted that the whole mat
ter could not be brought to n speedy ter
mnation, but the Courts were the Inter
prefers Of the laws and not the makers of
them. Under the Constitution tho writ OF
error acted as spcrsedous and there was
no doubt on that point.
Tho Republicans of Delaware, as usual.
have TO political or legal rights under the
Constitution that the Courts are bound IL
respect. We are sorry to chronicle the
fact, but the Republican party in this
State is responsible for the plGscuL mud
die and the ''husks' that have fallen to
their lot. Tho Democrats, if they had
been successful in stealing tho Office Of
sheriff in New Castle county, would ncyu;
have been dispossCsscd by the Democratic
Court. Talk about bull doing and shot
gun elections in the South, they never
were conducted in Il more outrageous man
riIun No oivuoA"iIo huro Lov,. uviIa uup
ell in our State for the past twenty years
Talk about Louisiana methods, Delaware
mc.hod5 will put the devil to shame We
are sorry to say this, being Dc}AwarGaus
by birth, but tisas true rs that The sun
srose this morning