Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-04

bers Of the Kent county Levy Court, |
at Dover Tuesday, Violently reaisIed |
tho efforts OF the five Republicans who
claimed TO have been iuly elected in
Nnyensbsr last to securs their SEATS,
and practically By force ami arms
seated tho five Democratic contestants.
The rasult OF this proceeding was 70
make tbs Levy Court, gs thus
organized, Democratic by unanimous
vote, instead Of Republican ny volts
Of five to four, as it would have stood
had tho Republican contestants boon
admitted to their seats.
The action OF the holding Offer Demo-
cratic members in thus admitting their
Democratic contesting bFathron 10 seats
within the body OF their organization
was based upon the decision OF the
Kent county Board OF Cgngass ID
throwing out sufficient returns Of the
last election, on tho ground OF bribery
and corruption, 70 elect the Democratic
candidates for the I!syy Court, instead
Of their Republican opponents. On
tho strength CT this prima fGcie Ger.
tificate Of slection the Democratic
candidates were seated.
1t can bs said with surety for these
five Democratic candidates for the
Kent county Levy Court thai on the
face Of the returna. 80 far as they ha7r
been legally ascertainsd, they have a
right to the seats that they nov hold
Only the order OF tho Superior Court
Tan Gust them and give any kind of
title to their opporents.
| The underlying motive Of the Kent
county Board of Canvass In thus arb-
t-arily rejecting the returns OF certain
hundreds. SO as to Leave majority on
the total vote for thu Democratic
county ticket, was to rebGke and re-
pudiats the most outrageous and
vicious sGheuie Of carrying elections
by fraud and bribery ever known 10
this State. The InemberH OF the can.
wasting board knew, to their certain
knowledre, that munsy mad been used
in the most open and unbiusaing man,
ner for the purpose OF eiscting the
Union Republican ticket in Kent
county. They knew in addition that
10 toftsin districts the law OF the
State had been violently ignored, in
order to install in tho position Of voters
assistants amissaries Of tho Union Re,
, publicans who sought those rositmnf
only for the purpose Of seeing thai
men who had been bought to vote the
ticket Of their party caFried out the
corrupt compact 10y voting as they had
been paid to vote.
1t was upoG these grounds that tbs
! Kent county Board Of Canvass nuliiet
, the reault OF the election, as expresse;
on the face of the returns, by TeieCtin.
a the result OF those districts whett
fraud had triumphed and suffrage beer
openly and shameleasy corrupted. Thu
question of the right of the anyassi ~
3 board to take this arbitrary action il
4 the question that tho court il nov
Y called upon to determine. Ths up
= holders Of the action Of tho canvassin!
a board defend their position solei.
3 upon the plea that, as they wern con
o fronted by tho plain evidences OF opel
n fraud and corruptioh, they were all
= to meet this great evil only By resort
q ing to- the arbitrary method Of Fefusin
,. TO accent the results of the voting i
y districts where fraud thus ran riot o
ID tho day of election. There il NOR
han this, even, in the hard heaao
y a"tion Of tho canvasaing board nf ker
~ county. 1t was a deliberate notice I
p' any man or est Of inen who unicrtah
=" 10 AIRY an election in Delaware soisl
!" by thu corrupt eco Of money 10 I'll
~ purchase Of gDtsa, thu victory
" sacurGd will DO null;ilnl, II p0ssiais
40 y resort 10 the mos. extraln
ID lnoasu,ea. 1t il, 10 fac;, dealaratiu
:" tHat fraud and corruption will be m
i" with open yioleDcs, and that ncn "!
~ buy an election in Delaware will n
WI the risk OF being farcibiy deprived. /
d revolutionary measures Il necessary
y" the fruits ut thcir iilgnttsn victui,
p' 1t 10 an omen cattoi OF defiance to tt
=" most Ghsiasing and contemplating gpegi
~ If fraud that ever cursad State.
Cd Fair warning Is thus given
~ IoodieFH throughout tho country h
i I tha suffrage Of ths Stale Of Delawa
'n cannn; he bought without a Btruag.
Wy 1huBe who uss thUir mnnoy fot /.
'o dobasing purpose may aspect 10 mf
IVY with opposition 10 the bitter emf Al
as in this attainment OF the situation tnc
w. should ho to incentive for remcl
40 legislation at tho hands Of tho ConH
'f9 tutional Convention and Leglaiatl
'"' row IN EesHon.
the - -
According to a circular ISSUED ny
aGt United StateR Agricultural DEPARTING
nus giving detailed statement o. t
III" quantities and yaluaa OF tho varis
Tor agricultural products impaired u
on, exported by the United States DUR
oi ouah FISCAL year from 1892 10 1895,