The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-25

The Democratic lawyers are determined
that the mandamus case shall not go far
In the courts. They are fighting for time
or, in other words, to have tho court do
eide that the petitioners have no case and
thus throw the mandamus proceedings
out OF court. The plea that OK Congress
man John B, Pennington and ex-Chan-
oellor Wolcott have SGT up may be law,
but 1t Is only compromising an illegal act
and trying to got the consent Of the court
to sanction diabolical steal
II fraud was committed in Kent county
by the Republicans, rs charged, why not
have the men who thus have broken the
laws arrested and give them chance to
provo their innocence before the same
court that these mandamus proceedings
have boon brought. Two wrongs never
yet made right. The Democrats know
they were feirly beaten in Kent county,
but having majority of the Board of
Canvass they determined to throw enough
Republican ballots out 10 insure the coun-
ty for the Democrats, The plea that these
two lawyers have sut up as n Justification
OF the acts of the Board Of Canvass Is n
newell one, but one which We hope, for the
fair name Of our State, will have no weight
In tho present case. 1t is not law so much
that the people now want, but it is justice
10Y are determined they will have. II
not from the courts, where they expected
to get 1t, where should they look to?
Men won't stand being cheated out of
their rights forever without taking sumo
means to right the wrong.
These two Democratic lawyers are sup
posed to know what they are about and
their express purpose is now to have tho
Mandamus proceedings declared illegal,
thus winning the first round in the great
est steal ever pcrpetratod in Delaware 1t
Is by such methods that certain men have
been able to retain their political lease OF
life for several years in Delaware Are
our courts going to help these men i'll sui
vertlng the will OF the people and turn
our elections Into II farce? W. hope not,
for the peace and good government Of our
citizens.
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II the court decides unfayorably in tho
mandamus casc now being argued before
1t at Dover, then every election held out
side Of the city of Wilmington in the
State of Delaware for years has been lille
gal and 1t invalidates elections and rtn.
dors void the acts of officers who have been
administering the affairs Of this State,
but certain IL IL that all the political par
ties in Delaware have had IL strange mis-.
conception of what the law relating to
inspectors of elections provided.
On May 18th, 1891, law was passed,
amending the law OF 1888. 1t amoadS tho
law in this way:
'rhat Section | Of chapter 90 volume
II, Laws Of Delaware, be and the same il
hereby amended BY striking out all Of
said section and inserting in lieu thereof
the following:
That hereafter the election Of a5soss0r8
for the several hundred, in the respective
counties of this state and as,e,surs for tho
assessment districts in Wilmington hun.
drcl shall be hyld by ballot biennially in
tile hundreds aforesaid Excepting VIII
mington hundred which election for as
SCISSOR shall b. held lualranuiAlly) on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday in
November, at the same time and IN tho
same manner rs arc now appointed by
law for holding the general election ana
the said Ass ssOrs shah hr voted for uDyn
the san!e ballot, voted for 9th q differs