Evening journal., 1897-01-26
ABOUT THE INSPECTORS
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viduals. They threatened TO over
throw the Bourbon Democracy and
everything Of that kind. Believing that
they could draw from the Democratic
party enough votes TO defeat it, they
put q ticket in the field and got 1t
upon the official ballot. In a few in
stances Democratic candidates were en-
dorsed. but oily in few Then came
the campaign. 1t was an active and
aggressive one on their part and too
often filed with vituperation and mis-
representation of the Democratic party
of Delaware.
Following the campaign came the
election, and what do we find as the
result of the prolonged and costly agi-
tation of this question? Taking the
official figures OF the vote for DR.. Louis
N. Slaughter, the Single Tax candidate
for governor, we find that he, as the
leading representative Of Single Tax,
received but 769 votes in New Castle
county; GA In Kent and % in Sussex, or
a total of but S55 votes in the entire
state. For the sake of demonstrating
what small percentage of our people
favor Single Tax, let us take the vote
of he other gubernatorial candidates
and compare them. Ebe W. Tunnel,
who represented Democratic principles,
received $500 votes in New Castle
county; zoos votes in Kent county,
and 3.S99 votes in Sussex county, or a
total of 15,5O7 votes in the state. John
II. iiOffeoker, the representative Of
Union Republican principles, received
3 5,629 votes in New Castle county; 1759
votes in Kent county, and 1896 votes
in Sussex county a total Of LOLA. John
c. higgins, the regular Republican
5tanddrd-bearer. and the chosen repre-
sentative of the principles of that
party, received 6.219 votes in New Cas-
tie county; 73 in Kent county, and 1862
in Sussex county, total of 7,l54. DAN
lei Green, the Prohibition candidate. re-
ceived 34S votes in New Castle county:
SO in Kent and III in Sussex, total Of
54S. SO that, it will be seen, that out Of
a total poll of 35,07S votes, this much
discussed question received the en-
dorsement OF but S55 voters.
rs it to be imagined that the New
Castle county members will be so deaf
to the expressed will of the people as
TO say that the judgment OF 769 men
shall outweigh in the legislative halls
the judgment of q 796 men in that
county?
Can any sane man believe that the
Kent county members will regard the
expressed wishes of the GA Single Tax
ers in the county and disregard the
wishes of the 1928 voters who refused
to endorse Single Tax, but did endorse
other principles?
Would the Sussex county members be
justified in voting for tax system
which but twenty-five Sussex countians
endorse and S,504 Sussex countians re-
pudiate?
I'VE think not. The disparity between
81, 223 Votes and S55vOtes is entirely too
great to be disregarded. The people
have passed upon this question and We
as the representatives of the people.
must take it for granted that If they,
as a mass, were so eager for Single Tax
experiments, they would have poled
more than S55 votes for the Single Tax
ticket"
ON COLONEL MARTINS DEATH.
Yesterday was the first opportunity
that the General Assembly had of TAX
ing cognizance of the death of Hon. Il.
l.. Martin. Shortly after the House
met Speaker Riggin formally an
nounced the death, and on motion of
AA'lA N1tAANaNlNN Dliolls a JOlll lCoOlu-
tion was adopted to attend the funeral.
it carried with it the appointment of a
joint committee to draft resolutions of
respect. The Senate concurred in the
resolution and the following committee
was appointed: Senators Pyle and
Pierce and Representatives Short,
Davis and Taylor.
TWO BILLS FROM MILFORD.
Senator Pierce gave notice of two
bills yesterday. One amends the penal
provisions of the charter of Milford and
the other divorces Martha p. Argo
from her husband Robert H. Argo.
In the House Speaker Riggin gave
notice Of an act to divorce Fannie from
Harvey Beach. the couple living in
Sussex county.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
General H. c. Collision, of Dover. is a
candidate for the Office Of clerk of the
Senate divorce committee. He an
nounced himself yesterday.
Members of the General Assembly
have received from the trustees of Ep-
worth M. h. Church, of Wilmington. cir
cular letters asking them to assist them
in replenishing the treasury of tn,
church, which is at this time quite low