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

had been successful in eleoting men to fill
In the State, as at the present election.
The scenes at the Court House and at Do
yer and Georgetown We're infamous. New.
or before was tho will Of the people tram
pied upon in such q manner as was AT
tempted at the Court House. The police
force, instead Of preserving order as they
should and could, showed their cowardice
and unfltness to be police officers. Some
of the officers acted the part of toughs
and bruisers and tended to break the peace
instead Of preserving 1t. Never III the
days when our police force was composed
of crooks and thugs have they acted as
they did at the Court House last evening.
This is the effect OF a non partisan police
commission, and the way they enforce
law and order when led by such man as
Eddie X. Cochran, Jr, who, being law
yeris.supposed to be alaw abiding citizen.
Instead, he posed before the mob at tho
Court House in the role Of law breaker.
and furthermore, his words and actions
were calculated to create riot, which
could only end in bloUdshed and loss Of
life. Thugs were present TO intimidato
the sheriff and the Republican Inspectors
while engaged in reading the returns from
their several districts such frauds rs the
Democratic Inspectors are attempting to
count the Republicans out, the going be-
hind the returns aud presenting altered
return sheets to tho canyassing board Will
not succeed. Finn had majority of
nearly fifteen hundred and the plan was
concocted on "Wednesday night by prom
ineut young Democratic attorney for the
Democratic Inspectors to alter their re-
turns. On presenting and reading them
before the Boa,d Of Canvass, they would
give Toman and Carswell majority,
thereby counting Finn and Rcttew, tho
Republican candidates out No such
dastardly attempt to thwart the will of
the people was ever before attempted by
Democratic bull doztrs and prison birds.
The police force should be condemned by
every law abiding citizen in Wilmington.
In the days of lawlessness and disorder In
California, the police force, coming from
the tough element instead of being CON
servators of the peace, were the leaders in
nearly all the riots that took place, The
law abiding element which is slow to stir
to anger at last formed u vigilance COM
mttee composed OF the business men OF
the community. A few hanglnss were III
order and the city was restored to order
aud anarchy suppressed. This Is what
will and should be done right here in the
clty of Wilmington. Ii the police force
don't do their duty in preserving the peace
the people, the law abiding citizens should
see that Anarchy is put down, ami quick.
ly, with no uncertain hand. We would
not advise lynch law, but We would advise
that the people shouid rise up i'll their i'll
dgnatlVn ami might and forever settle
such attempts 10 change the returns VI
the election, by counting cut one set OF
men " place another set III uillce. Chief
John Doluu should Do ashamed OF him
self. Is he u proper man to bu chief OF
police? Everybody las their weakness
and falling, but they don't huld tho re
spousible position as chief VI the VIII
mingtou police force. lie las just gUiteD
back from u twJ VEGAS loAYe Of absence
owing 10 that peculiar weakness vi his.
The same weakness THAI has been the
means Of the Police Commission dismiss
lug officers from the lurCo. Even Captain
Chambers Is affected with the same dls
case. The Police COMMISSIONER attain
ton was called to It, but Whnt good dlu II
do. Now we have no malice against etheI
occupy the position that they do rs guar
dams Of law and order in our city. and
can't at one bold movement put DIVA
rlotous conduct, then they should be ccn
surol. Tho sending OF Mac po4IrlAaI ",
Dover aud Georgetown yesterday Is ,,uuIA
er queer state of procedure. Such Il linn.
was never before done III the history y
our poles force, ShaInel shame we a..y
OIL such tne!lcIcncy Of oar mJdc! l,il {
force. What could they do II a HOS VI
great pruportlrns shJuld Octur iu tau
Seventh, Eighth, or Tenth wartlaH Ihry
would never be able to RESTORE uIJ r
Every officer Whu DID not do his duty L
tho Court House should be dlslnissr, lIvl
the foroe. Another strange anomaly wa.
that every police Uihugr ON duty at tue
Court House, strange To say was Il No.ny
Graf, and Instead Of trying u uuull Ia,
disturbance actually struck their blulAu,
officers who were tryin; to bring order ca
o chaos The Board OF Elections is re
sponsible for the present disgracclul car
ryings-on Of the men who are supposed t
be law. abiding cItiGons. They weru ae
lected for the very purpose that they pei
formed last evening The whole plan W.
concoelel and prcarranged when the III
spcctors were appointed They have don
their work well, but Will the ciLI2ens U
Wilmington and New Castle county sui
init to such anAruhlstiU uctivnsf WhntI
the courts turH What are tho lawyers SUI
posed to represent. law or AnarchyY "
say right now as citizens OF Wiluinktv
and native born Delawarcans, that sue
cheating as the counting out Of men aft i
being elected to office VIII not be tolerated
The right Will triumph even after all til
blatant deInngogues mo politically dead
The Honorable Judge Whitley 4tuppo
such proceedings na are now being Il
tempted by the Board OF Canvass VIII
James Martin was declared elected by q,
narrow majority Ut SONS twenty OF ta!rl
votes, Here Is Eddie Cochran, .Jr., pIal
Ing the role Uf IA BrutuS. Judge WLltolv
was Democrat, but n law abiding one
He believed IN this SUCCESS u tho Denu