The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-19

Neary Don't Know About Poll
tics-Well Why Not Opel
the Kent County Ballot Boxes
Quite Middle in the U. S. Sen
atorship. Only Three Senat ors
Thus Far Seeking to Obtain the
Seat-Col. Henry DUPONT the
Richest Man After the Prize
Other 20 tical Notes.
Well the Cheairs Democrats have sue.
ceeded In completely knocking out John
7. Dickey in his seat in the House of Rep
resentativss. The contest was enough
to keep all men from entering politics
as conducted in our State and sanctioned
by the courts.
Its a crime to steal loaf of bread or
pound OF meat, suit Of clothes or @ pair
OF shoes, and the person arrested and on
g,ia' Ps9tth suiity, Wouiu pe orehteu 10
dose of Delaware Justice by standing in
the pillory and hugging the whipping
post.
But 1t is not considered any crime to
steal votes in our State. To alter the cleo.
ton returns or SO juggle with the votes
ON tho tally sheets that they will show q
majority when the ballots cast showed
the democrats in the minority. The
quashing of the indictments against the
thirteen Democratic Inspectors, who were
undoubtedly guilty of so manipulating the
votes that the election of !John II. Diokey
WINS made possible when he was in reality
defeated. But this time 1t was u Demo.
GRAFT who was cheated. And the final
result is entirely different from the way
tho Republicans who were elected to the
position they ran for in Kent county
No contests were allowed. The matter
was carried into the courts, and as usual
the Republicans were knocked out But
It Is not claimed that the Kent County
Republicans received justice But then It
was political Delaware justice. Tho kind
that has been dispensed to the Republicans
for generation In our State That is
the reason this State is so progressive IL
is nearly a century behind the times down
In the vicinity Of Sockun, where they
grow the politicians.
Did you ever sec some Of the down coun.
try crop? Well, they are said to do not h.
ing but sit on the fence in the summer
time and think over some plan to keep
from counting the votes of the Republi-
cans after they have been allowed tho
privilege of casting their vote.
Talk about the South for unfair
elections it can't hold IA candle to the man
ner in which the elections are conducted
in our State. In Wilmington they are
only farces as conducted and by the sane.
ton and moral influence of the Depart
ment of Elections who appoint the In
spectors who are supposed to carry on the
election to suit the will of their masters
who are too cowardy to steal themselves
but who enjoy the emolumonts of the re-
suit of the stolen Offices.
If ever the search light of public opinion
was needed turned on to the manner In
which elections have been conducted Ia |
our city, it is needed badly right now
Who will be the first to tackle tho |
Octopus, and put to rout the touts who |
have fastened themselves On the public
Milton $. Shippers says he will be
candidate for City Treasurer at tho next
city election, to succeed Joseph * Adams
the present oblging aud efficient incum
oent, of the city finances |
Pat Neary with that eagle eye Of his
'aid that Willard salisbury would not
% Senator. Pat was right, who ever
lnew him to BIO wrong? He might have
llso added, nor any other Democrat will
AXE the vacant seat In the y. S Senate.
Fat surely docs not take any of the credit
u Willard defeat to his "tluence"
The ballot boxes of Kent County should
low be ordered opened and counted SO
hat the will Of the people should not be
hwarted or the election nuIlifed But
his would be asking too much of the
air and honorable Democrats. That
8 the men who have profited by the steal
Vow that John Il. Diokey has been ousted
rom bis scat in the house surely their
honld be something done to the men who
ounted him in and counted Woodward
'. Cheairs out This is not the first time
he counting out process has been rnrfor.
led for MI Dickey and other men who |
cop themselves in the back ground so as
OF to take any odium from the steals
l)ickey is slick one, but this time he
sckoned without his host
David, so the good book says, slew Go.
ath, so John has been staying the Re-
ubliCan party, and the Democratic party
,ok their hats off and waved them in the
II and cried 'hurrnh for our John but,
hen he slew one of his own number. he
as looked upon with suspicion and plans
id to circumvent him in carrying out
is designs. Jim Ponder may bo slick
Id us fine as silk, but hu Amt one two,
lree, with the former newspaper man,
m. II. Kurtz. now the greatest lawyer
them all. He's q peach, and IA German
elawaro peach at thnt Who can match
mP
jesse X. BayIss is coming forward as
g strongest candidate on the Democratic
cket for Mayor. He is popular with tho {
asses and not the classes, and would
axe big run if he could be persuaded
come ont on an independpnttick Bnt
fortunately Jesse is II Democrat
Mr.. j. Edward AddiClIS is the choice of {
Q Union Republicans for U. $ Senator. E
Now the fight will be between Colonel
anry Du pont, I Edward AiLicks and ,
,noral X. r K1nney for the vacant |
seat,
Who will get it will be entitled to a
lie watch now On exhibition at the RE S
BIICAN office We are satisfied no L
after who wins as to express 0ur prefer
&C would mean tho loss of patronage. Y
rely this Is n mean cruel world Us IA
rs appear to go altogether like kisses G
you are not in the swim you are not in |
A tramp who comes from another city, b
lose antecedents arc entirely unknown, =
folded to the bosom of the people Of r
ilnington, while native born Dhlawa. y
IN is cast aside If he dares to express his y
nest convictions and threatened with
kinds of punishment in a business +,
y If he don't taku back what he said in ~
Mt. Yes this world has some great in. r
lsistenGes in it and no one knows that =
ter than the fool who should dare to L
lte his honest convictions in straight
ward way.
avount ghost Of plgmies and carpet bag
$, the spirit Of little Eva is not to be
Is sliBhtihRiy trampled upon.
lave you ever trlel 10 write what Won | II
Sdored was right ANA then be Jumped A
by some As3inine citizen who from his a
hood never knew enough to come in A
Of tho rain h
'ut the political middle III onr State j
on pan With usL that particular y;
son. But then human nature IL so -
worse. Tell Fred Bach about this and q
Lis opinion; it, with John T. Diciey's G.
wanted right now .
he dark town paper ha. taken a sud. G
new lease Of life, We don't know =,
o has the pull but he appeared to have ~
II the same n.
Bjoa's New Nlnnag enebt O.