Smyrna times., 1896-05-06
FROM THE pELAwAREAN.

In spite of Kent's persistent loyalty
to the Democratic cause, however, the
unfortunate fact remains that for years
the Democratic majority has been
dwindling. There have been several
causes for this falling off. Party ties
are unquestiOnabTy weaker than they
were a quarter of century ago, and
some have let themselves be deluded
with the notion that a change of the
party in power in the State might be
good thing, binding themselves to the
direful consequences which would
surely follow such change. Others
have to q certain extent lost confidence
party.
"We have never entered upon more
important campaign in this State than
which a victory in Kent county was
more essential. This county will
likely determine the result in the State.
wardsst party and all members, let us
profit by the experience of the past
Let us put our best foot foremost
First of all let us become thoroughly
united among ourselves; then we can
can party. If any traces of past dis
sensions still remain, let them be
thoroughly Obliterated. No factiOnal
or personal feeling should be Permitted
to stand in the way of party unity and
party success. The right of the State
and of the party to the service of Demo
Gratis is paramount, and we are false to
both if we ever let selfish or personal
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party duty. In selecting candidates to
| present for the sutfrages of the people,
let us pick out the very best men the
party contains. If the best men some
times are not candidates for nOmina-
tiOn, let the Office seek them; and al
such time as this no true Democrat,
except for the gravest reasons, should
refuse to obey the party's interest.
FROM THE SENTINEL.
The rule of the Democratic party in
! Delaware has been as bighting and
destructive of the general prosperity il
this State as it ever was in the nation
The party and the State have been con.
trOlled by first one and then another
clique of selfishly ambitious tricksters
They have inOculated its politics with
the most deadly of political poisons
The State Constitution has beer
ignored; statute law has been made
weapon for party advantage, and under
its cover all manner of political out
RACES have been concocted and perpet.
rated; thousands of citizens have beel
disfranchised; the ballot has been pOllu
ted; the ballot box outraged; citizens
have been driven from the polls b.
threats and assaults; election returns
have been falsified in the interest O.
the cOterie of Democratic machin
politicians who have controlled tn
party for their own selfish purposes
These Outrages have been perpetrate,
by officers of the law in obedience t.
party dictatiOn until a despicable cod
of party usage has usurped the powe
} of the law and until criminals brough
to the bar of justice escape because tn
? courts are either pOwerless or unwill
ing to protect the people in the exeI
else of their rights. Under assess
ment laws-uncOnstitutiO laws
levy courts and assessors may and d
disfranchise citizens by hundreds an
thousands; under registration laws
falsely said to have been enacted (
J secure the purity of the ballot, petit
registration officers presume to dis
franchise voters at will by strikin
their names from the lists; the rev(
| nues of the counties are depleted by
} neglect or refusal of assessors to as
sess and collectors to collect taxes, an
by the delivery of unpaid tax receipt
, to party henchmen; and with thes
things known, it is impossible, becaus
of q iury system controlled bV Demo
charge c tg Of political 9i I'm miSdemean9r, an
they are powerless, because OF SON
fault TAU @ OF the. the law, some lack OF precet
ths or want ot Of me noio TO interfere W.T.
signed to rob the people of their rigl
of self government.