The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-20

He Eepliedi oonur,rr,n von,,o,v,,,,, :.
addicted to the use of liquor. The only way for
them to get over II Is by education aud by the
gTSdp&Sl Improvement In ths morals OF tho peo-
How about your par, in the education and
oh and he laughed. I'm not answering
personal questions tonight. In this matter I'm
when they do. / made AN offer this year to on!
levy court. l told the court that II they would
every man over The age of twenty-one years
VINO had never been convicted Of any crime tu
and not 10 let any of our people buy a vote. Bua
they wouldn't do II, aud of course we cut loose
Considor for a moment that proposition. A
man goes To- an authorized court. and says
openly thai he VIII abstain from crime ON eefs
tain conditions. II these conditions are not ful-
filled lie Will commit crime. The court doea
not heed him and That man goes ont and com.
punished after IT,, In this .snmle tnwn II man
who, announced himself to the reporter as .
candidate for tho United States Senate. n man
having an honorable name, told of his efforts to
raise money this year for bribery.
said. and ! went around to the houses OF tho
poor, The rich hnn given all they would give.
give: we are poor 'nnt|,' i" said. You mn,s
give. The house is burning and you must fur
sir, the re ponses to that appeal. when you con-
slider the circumstances OF the people to whom
They gave, more than they could afford. much
more more and 5he!r Soniribg,ion ;i,udioiously exc
| iNnu', w u NiFlIlNl luTtS's
No thought OF appealing to the law to punish
or to prevent the deGauching ~ voters is ever
statement
AN ATTEMPT TO KtDSAP THE UNION REpUBLI.
CAN MONEY BEARER.
The. Union Republican money was due
to arrive at Georgetown. Sussex county, on the
Owl train the night before election. The man
W Nnnso haa T go o tor or nv |, Was iaso fn"%n; Instead OF
the uho OF That money the Democrats concocted
u plan 10 kidnap the bearer. Eight of the big
| geet men who cpnll la fputll yara chnasp n
waylay him as he GOT of the train aud to bind
ana gag nm and take him away on an oyster
over. The plan did not work, because the man
was warned. and he le't the train nj The station
above Georgetown and drove In u buggy to the
rendezvous. This Incident was related to the
: reporter ter by a state Official: WHO bemoaned tho
The ballot law of Delaware is n corruption Of
the Australian system, The corruption is in
says there shall be Two voters assistants to
help the lame, halt. blind, and ignorant. This
your ballot %i% 'S and e 60 INT into =. 'Ss f I"".EFi e s;"y I. 's sss
u moment. and then come out and call for one
assistant, JIG VII go back with you and wih
voter. II the voter does as he Inns been directed
for. then IL is certain that the contract has been
carried OUT, and the window man lets that
s m%a has has, been ,ss,o aeqliihsd for the Law
cu1o tAlh blhll w NJ "DThtE
within 200 feet of the polling places. In these
places one OF two methods is adopted. Either
walks to the window OF the polling place. aud,
by putting his finger to his check or rubbing his
the signal: or he gives to the voter who has sold
his vote some token which is ca lled later. Two
were redeemed. The Union Republican men in
some places had buttons. In others they had
with the aid Of the voters assistants that the
contract Is completed. Hence. in %factional fights
tions for the right to name the voters assistants.
TIE WEES INFLUENCE USED TO DEPRAvE THE
HUSBAND.
1t has been shown how the negro vote Of Kent
county was corrupted. and also how n largo
share of the Democratic white vote came to lie
de6aaehcd, So widespread has been the crime
that those people who have withstood the poi
son SO lar might fairly be called incorruptible.
to fan by the entreaties and the Establishments
OF the crimHials who arc in the business. 10
freedom that a suN reader might confess hav-
porter how 1t was done. He Is Il county official.
He Is a Union Republican criminal!
feels abo", the election NH II he's ) against aims nD me. I
possibilitie;: II / think lis safe, | offer what
think lie right. II he refuses. may increase tho
at all and ! can't work with him, t 60 to his
wife ana have a talk with her. You can gener-
\. s ns sOs give s,n ana S.r nc 10y " II. mP;a my K, s % ISs:
her husband has no personal interest In
the election. and that it won't hurt him TO vote
lily. | tell her that he owes II to his little ones
not to give away something that is cold cash TO
It.. I've got the man. and I've got him for a long
time. too. You see. he's II bit ashamed, and
anybody else to know it,"
nnt ~ ,b. lnyiab ~ ,.i,,i,ol ,,and,.,.o -
money IN Delaware have grown several Gus.
toms. 1t is the custom for a large mum Der Of
after election in new red-top boots. The day
after election Is the fnyor.te collection day
their clerks around to the houses of their debt
ors on that day and collect bills that may have
was brought to the attention or the reporter
occurred his year IN Milford. 4 grocer WING
the morning after election TO COLLECT it. She
said her husband had realized only $40 for his
ers to help her ont. She had five brothers. They
hhd received $50 each for their votes. They
helped her, and the bill was paid.
a rIous MAN WHO WAS DNIBED BOTH WAYS.
This tale of shame may be ended with an
interview that the reporter had with "a profess
sional vote buyer of the hundred of Nanticoks
III the southern part OF Sussex county. Nanli-
coke hundred Is almost twenty miles long and
is narrow. Il does not contain n single Town Of
any size. and II Is not touched by any railroad.
1T is exclusively an agricultural district. There
are supposed to be no bad people in it. All tho
Teelututb arc CnuFCn WtilDtrS ana Enpl Citl-
Zens. This Ia the district where 1T lH@ votes
poI!ed 4l2 were purchased on the lat c]trctio1
day. The figures are obtained from the Crimi.
mails who purchased them and have l!~ts0t tho
men purchased and the amounts rNid 10 each.
The criminal was n mon Republican man. He
Is II vote buyer Of nutoriety.
Buy any Lnri, yes" he said. WHY. l
fore shutdown n mOught n "".l a made =
seventy-tiyc. hut they were 30 pcsEv dang slow
with this hero ballot law. TairiN dollars were
the rulin' price. but | got some Gr e45 We he'd
$4,000 there n the Dimmirrats he'd only $500, so
we jest walked away with 'cm 'Iwuuld a done
ye good. DID ! ever buy any tina; went back on
me? .Ya-a-s, | did. The iust man that ever
went back on me was old man -; you know
him. He's the class leader Lp IN the Methodist
church. Wei, last year | boigNt him for $40,
n. by gum! II tn DimInicratS didn't offer him
S35, n he voted their way. NOw. want = say
I ye that that there's dishonest, downright dis.
honest. WHY, say, it's stealth, that is, takin'
money from hUth sides. Ain't II. now -
This honest man, fired with Indignation at tho
dishonesty of the class leader, MAS IA SIGHT. He
was terribly IN earnest. lie Hanged hs fist on
his kMse. IhnM he rllnk nd N. Mo I'd ltl: