The sun., 1898-10-27

i APQlT!
Hon. L. Irving Handy visited this city
yesterday afternoon, and, in CONVERSE
ton with number of friends, said that
the Democratic party would carry every
county in the State, for the reason that
the registration of last Saturday was
favorable to the Jeffersonians.
In conclusion he said
II have full confidence that the en-
thusiasm aroused by our triumphal regis
tration will result un election day in
even larger majority for the Democratic
ticket than appears on the face OF the
registration.
"rhe Republicans are disheartened
and detected, and will be unable to
get out full vote even of their fol-
lowers whom they have induced to regis
ter"
From present indications it is more
than probable that very few mass meet.
ings will be held by the Republicans in
this State.
A prominent Republican, in speaking
of this matter yesterday afternoon, stated
that he did not believe in holding mass
meetings, as it did not make vote
either one way or the other, and he,
therefore, thought them useless waste
of energy.
In his assertion he was supported by
number of the leaders of the party, and,
in consequence of this, not more than
one or two meetings will be held.
The political world just now is un.
usually quiet, and it appears as If the
Peace Jubilee, now being held in Phila-
delphia, has had the effect of attracting
all the politicians to that city.
Very little, if anything, has been done
by either party during the past two days,
and the answer to all queries as to where
the leaders are is brief and to the point.
IL is the effect that they have gone to
the Quaker City. n
The registration ior the qualification OF
voters at the coming election was com
pleted last Saturday. The objections to-
the law are now apparent. While every
man should strive TO pay the registration
fee from his own earnings, the provlslon
imposing penalty on any one volun-
teerlng aid in such matter is entirely too
stringent. We say this because the temp.
tatipn to aid is entire y too great. While
voter should not sell his vote for any
consideration, lie might, with much pro-
prlety, he allowed to borrow lnouev to
pay the registration fee. According t"
reports, various subterfuges were Use o
eVadc the law. Such course tends Il,
wrong doing and the effect is denioraiiz
ing. The law to prevent fraudulent v"t.
ing cannot be too strict, but, at tie same
time, it should be easy for every bona
tide citizen to qualify to vote. |, is ali
outrage for any one to cheat citizen ulIl
OF his vote. Manhood and Il bona iide
residence should be the test 10 regist'a
ton, and not question OF how the
money to pay the registration lee was
procured. The provision was violated
with impunity, if reports are to be cre,.-
tied, and the law wilI most likely, be.
come dead letter in the near future. 1t
was intended to benefit one party at the
expense OF the other, and, therefore,
the provision is wrong and should be
changed at the earliest period possible
We should have full registration of vot
ers and any law that disfranchises a
man because he is poor is blot on our
State.-Daiy Repub1n.
Will the next election for United States
Senator in our State next January be
the end of Gray's regime in the Sena g?
The death of ex.Ambassador Thomas i
Bayard, who succeeded his fat her. bein.
the third generation OF the Bayards t"
represent Delaware in the United States
Senate, has closed the Bayard regime in
Delaware. The Sausburys represented
Delaware in the United States Senate fo!
aquarter Of a century, being Cove. WI
lard and Eli, three brothers. Eli was
succeeded by Senator Gray, when the
fight became SO bi ter that it lett its sting
between the Wolcott and Salisbury fac,
tions and resulted in the election OF Re-
publican Legislature and Anthony fig
gins to the Senate for one term, since
which time there has been the biggest
kind of a fight OIL hand, Col du Pont
being prevented from taking his seat in
the Senate because the Union RepubIi-
cans refused to support the party caucus
nominated four years ago. Two
years ago r. K. Kcnney vas
elected Senator and has four years
more to serve. The fight for United
States Senator in january will be one of
the btterest that has yet taken place in
this State. If the Democrats carry the
Legislature and Congressman HANDY is
defeated for Congress he will be Senator
Gray's opponent, and it would not sur.
prise us if he were elected, as the free
silver cement ~ very pronounced in the
two lower counties. If the Republicans
are successful the fight will be as Bit
terry contested. From the registration
outlook, the Republicans in this State
will have a walk over The office "i
United States Senator has for wears
caused quite fight in both parties. 1t
defeated the Republicans two years ago,
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