The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-06
POLITICAL NOTES.


Democratic Methods in Delaware.
The Democratic Inspectors
Garry Out the Ra'cally Work Of
Their Masters-WiIl the People
Allow our Elections to be Com
trol'ed by a Mob-Sheriff ellis
Cool and Determined to See the
: Law Enforced.
N,e plan to cheat William R. Finn,
HoSice G.. Rettcw and j. Frank Eliaso4
out Of the positions they were elected I'd
flll on Tuesday last, was concocted dI
Wednesday evening IN the Office OF wellS
known Attorney on Market street
Soon as tho leaders Of the Democratic
party in our city saw that thoy wore
beaten in New Castle county .and thaH
the office of Receiver of Taxes, Sheriff,
aud Representative wcro secured by thg
Republican candidates then began tho dlSN
orderly plan to capture the election.
The Democratic inspectors were In,
structod at u meeting held on Market
street to which thoy Ill had been invited
When they had all assembled the plan was
unfollod and they were instructed what
to do to overthrow the will of the people
and thereby give Democratic majority
where IL Republican ono had been frsGt
given. They were each and every oh9
carefully instructed how to alter theif
tally sheets so that Toman would have d
majority Of tho votes returned to thq
a - 'I,n Lab -,
by Cochran and other lawyers, How well Ia
succeeded our readers will bo able to judge
for themselves.
All good citizens should uphold the
Sheriff In carrying out the law. His
position Is very trying one bat hs Is fully
determined that nothing shall be don 9
that is not lawful. The scene bsggars
description, and 1t could hardly be thong ht
that Il more respectable member Of socie ty
II Delnwarcan by birth, bora in MIDI q
town. u Deputy judge, like young Coch.
ran, could 50 far forget himself as to lead
mob, in dGiying the will of the people as
expressed by their ballots at tho polls on
election day, Tho Republicans have been
cheated out of Kent and Su sex counties
by the raioally Democratic inspectors.
Such diasfncelul scenes wera never before
enacted III the State Of Delaware. Tho Irts
spcctors returns of the elections had been
tempered with Figures had boon erased
and in the alteration blots have boon mada
that should send the ru5Cally Inspectors to
Jail for tAa balance Of thclr natural lives.
Tho plot has undoubtedly been thwarts
ed, The final climax was TO steal the tally
sheets upon which the returns arc being
computed upon. sheriff ellis has sword
In several deputies and is determined to
preserve the law and peace at any cost.
The reign Of Democracy in Dclawara
WAS On the wane and they are desperate.
'fhcy don t like to let 60 of the public teat
They see the hand writing on tho wall.
If the Republicans had stood together as
they should, the disgraCcful scene would
never had been enacted Kent, Sussex and
Now Castle would have been OrorWhGlm,
ing Republican Every position in tho
State would have been filed by II R?pubs
liCan.
The present counting out process is the
futc"unncr to capture the Legislature
and with Mr.. John Y. Dic.cy Us IA menu
Der OF that body tho plan was to abolish
the Office of Receiver Of Taxes for Now
Castle COunty.
Then the Levy Court were to b, given
the power to appoint the collectors tho
Same as before and Dlckey took charge
OF the tax Office.
No decent democrat will wink at such
rascaity
The stamp Of public Misrepresentation
will trick these men into doing what IS
honest and right The Democratic party
can not sanction such Il robbery ana steal.
Fair play will always win moro in tho
end than thicycry rogucry and counting
Out process.
LHJ every good citizen show his di'ap-
prevail of the methods employed by these
ruScully inspectors 10 cheat the will OF the
majority. Mujorilics shall and will rula
despite mob rule ana anarchy The Dem.
uCr..tic party needs another Judge Whites
ley to bring them TO their senses.
1t is strange that Mr.. Willard Salisbury
should stand and look on at a scene that he
could do more than any manin this comf
munity to stop by speaking II few words to
he do it, Go ask him. The conduct Of
those high up in the Councils of the Dcmt
ocratic party should for the future good
name of themselves and the party sec that
such carrying on by the Inspectors was
stopped.
Such rnecality as scratching and putting
in other figures after they had mador o!
turn Of the votes cast in their districts Is
something never before heard Of and es.
pcclally under tho present secret balioo
law, MS given to the voters Of Delaware Dy
the Democratic Legislature. Some men
will allow themselves to be used By un.
principed men, who would do anything
in politics to win. A man that would
chuatin politics should not DO trusted
with red hot stove It is enough to
make tho blood of u Doawurcan boil to
know that such thing should be att
tempted. Have the men no pride for
themselves Or th4ir families? Arc they
not afraid Of the prison doors being opened
for them? What can they expect to gain
themselves by such rascaliy?