The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-07
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER I. 1896.
A Iiish Handed Outrage.

the Republican candidate for Sheriff, by
few rascally Democratic Inspectors, by
altering the election returns, was one of
the greatest outrages ever attempted in
our State. BY their manipulation of the
figures his majority of 1900 was cut down
to less than 1872. The plot did not succeed
in defeating Mr. Finn, and olecting
Toman Sheriff simply because tho Sound
rels failed to take of the requisite number
of votes for Finn and give them to To
man.
The better clement Of the Democratic
party condemn this piece of villainny just
as bitterly as do the Republicans, yet
there were Democrats Of some respectable
lty who seemed to sanction 1t and would
have rejoiced In its success. We were
particularly surprised at the course OF
Il. K. Cochran, Jr., who championed the
course of the conspirators, and encouraged
the mob to persevere in their distardly
pourse. We should think the ignominy
Of his course would stick to him for many
years. We know that the right thinking
-
Republicans will not forgive him for
long time.
The voice of all honest men must be
raised to condemn the perpetrators OF this
outrage on the rights of our citizens.
The conduct of Willard Salisbury and
Mr.. Peter Cooper presented striking con-
trast to that of this L. r. Cochran. They
had some sense Of justice while he had
hone. His insults to Sheriff ellis were
lnexcusable and he should yet be made to
Iuffer for them. The Sheriff owes 1t to
himself to teach his insulters q lesson.
Some members of the police forco
certainly failed in their duty and II the
Board of Commissioners do not look after
them, they will be regarded US equally rep
rehensible The law should be adhered to
and the sanctity Of the ballot preserved or
our elections might just as well DO abolish.
ed. The rule of the mob is intolerable
and rather than submit to 1t all must pre-.
pare to mako some sacrifice. The majesty
Of the law must be upheld, and, we hope
that these rascally inspectors may be
taught lesson they shall never forget. If
Justice were done they would soon be look
Ing through prison bars.
THE men who concoctcd the dovillsh
plan to thwart the will Of the people in
attempting to count William r, Finn out
for sheriff of New Castle county, should
be indicted Every Democratic inspector
g., a ,,lt ,lul,
be indicted and sent to Jail. Several Jer-
sey City roughs were sent to Jail for do
Ing the same thing. The plan was fixed
up in the rooms of the Democratic Club
OIL Market street. But the first plan WAS
to count only John 4. Dickey in. Then
the Democratic inspectors sent up such
howl that if Dickey could lie counted in
why rot count i'll Toman, and the plan
was for each Of the Democratic inspectors
to erase and raise VOman's vote in every
district in the county, thereby giving him
enough votes to insure his election. All
but two of the inspectors carried out their
part Of the damnable plot, and II these
-.~o invr' i'NA no: been afraid and backed
put T0man would surely rave been count
81 in. Delaware Clark, Of Delaware
City, Republican inspector, is the man
who exposed the scheme and thereby
frightened tho two weak -kneed Demo-
cratic inspectors from carrying OUT their
part Of the steal Every man should be
given fair trial, and if found guilty of
tanpering win the returns they Should
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