The sun., 1898-11-23

nresented, and resolve to legislate only
for the benefit OF the general public.
If our legislators will act upon TINS
policy, the coming session OF the Legls-
iature may result for the public. good.
Otherwise, it may be session traught
with evil for the people.-Erery Eren'ng'
More reasons for Democratic defeat in
Delaware are coming to the surface. just
after the battle was ended we were told
that defeat came to the Democrats be-
cause of their party's bad record at
Dover and because of the sharp practices
in Kent county and New Castle county
in 1896. Then we were told that the gag
ging of Candidate Handy and the Smyrna
Cali caused the slump. Still later 1t was
the "solid negro Republican vote. that
did the damage. But that is not all. One
Democratic paper has at last reasoned
the matter out to the conclusion that
'sthe leaders of the old days Rave been
too much pushed in the background
and that either the old leaders or real
leaders are wanted. Another Democratic
searcher for reasons has unearthed the
latest real cause OF disaster.
This particular explanation given Is
especially entertaining. We are now told
that deception in Sussex county brought
about disaster, the "hoaters' there hav-
ing been deceived by the Republicans.
They-the "hoaters" told, SO
the explanation goes, that if the Re-
publicans got into power at Dover
the Legislature would ''repeal all
the present obnoxious (?) registra-
ton and anti-bribery laws, and give the
voter chance to sell his vote as was his
wont under the old regime" That was
hard, indeed, on the "hoater," inasmuch
as the registration and anti-bribery laws
are part and parcel of the State constltu-
ton, and therefore beyond the jurisdlc-
tion of the General Assembly. Further
we are told that "thc voter that has been
in the habit of selling his vote will be
satisfied with no Republican explana-
ton" and that he will return ''to the
party of natural choice, and vote the
Democratic ticket" In other words we
here have confession, by Democratic
paper, that the "hoater' who wants the
ti-brbery law repealed is Democrat
and only voted the Republican ticket IN
the hope that bribery would be made
legal SO that he could secure Democratic
money, as Of old, for his vote. This is
more entertaining aS we 90 on, and oni
astute Democratic reasoner finds some
; comfort in the conclusion that ''the same
class of men who made the Republic 4
majority possible this year will elect the
Democratic ticket in 1900"
; Well, this is the worst discovery yet
and the Republicans will have to concoc
some awful scheme two years hence i
i. they wish to capture the votes OF the
: Democratic "iloaters.' 1t is rather
T. rough, according to this Democratic ad
!, mission, to have the rascally Republl
b cans deceiving the purchaseable voters c
the lower county and securing their SUI
port through misrepresentation.
Il We do not know the membership {
. the great and independent army
: "Hoaters' in Sussex county, but the
u must have been OF value to the Demo
y Gratis in the past, judging from IL
j. piteous cry OF deception now set III
- Some comparisons may be OF interes
'a In 1896 the total vote OF Sussex count
e. counting both Republican and bot
'e Democratic returns, was S391, the Repu
d a licans jointly polling 45l2, and the Dem
% % Gratis jointly polling $3.50, leaving a 4
W publican majority OF G2I In 1898 Il
ID total vote was 1880, the Republicans 0
a' tanning 4 2G3 and the Democrats 1897,
Republican majority OF 936 Now let
consider the "loaters." Let us assur
that the SO7 shown in the decrease in
as total number OF votes polled were
lte 'noatcrs." In 1896 the new registrati
he and anti-bribery laws were not in opel
an ton, and thus the "Aoaters' were r
lat deceived then by promises OF repe
we The Republicans gained 300 in their n
re- jority i1 1898 over their majority in IS
'go Thus, according to the Democratic thee
res of deception, the Republicans must ha
nd deceived Just that many Democrats "
ere are anxious to 90 back-according to
OF Democratic admission, be it remember
ent -ts the glorious days of bribery. Ia
lit, the S07 who did not vote and the
out who were deceived, and the "floatel
sat in Sussex county may be put down
lrt, 1,11G.
u This, therefore, makes it clear how
us, Democrats secured their majorities
lew Sussex county in the past. We are t
can can ing the Democratic proposition throu
,pa neii out and we find that the "floaters''
H. the lower county can be put doWr
l,u5 aS l,1lG There was no bribery this "
!. .'a' yet the Republicans increased their !
of 1896 by 300, and that is what trout
the Democrats. At the same time
those 800 deceived "Aoaters'' had vc
'gls" or the Democratic candidates the
to publcans this year would still have hi
en- majority of 3lS, or only half as mucl
ary. their majority in 1896, when the De
arts cratic "floaters'' were in the field
that had M registration and anti-brit
S OF laws to contend against
., Our Democratic friends who have
Will covered deception as the cause of DE
'gls- cratic defeat in Sussex county in
in have not taken time to work out
lem, problem. 1t is here shown hey
What doubt that the "hoaters" did not
fail the Republicans the victory this y
but that fair registration, an no
lere- election and true count were the p1
isla- causes of Democratic defeat. Nor
ton NeWs.
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