The sun., 1898-10-07

nent for all three OF the counties, to say
nothing of the charters Of various small
owns throughout the state. 10 the
hands of Addicks would be given every
,estige of local government in the
State of Delaware that promised to be
worth dollar to its possessor What
IN audacious pledge to be exacted OF
men who aspire to be representatives
81 the people in their law-making as
sembly.
What the Regular Republican legisla-
tive nominees will do is not yet appar-
ent. If they give the required pledges
they will drive hundreds of Regular Re-
publican voters from them. II they
withhold the pledges, the Union Repub-
lican voters will not vote for them, nor
for their colleagues OH the ticket. Rarely
are candid ates for Office forced to such
straits.
But the Union Republican leaders are
relentless. They propose to interrogate
all candidates upon the question OF 60
ing into caucus and pledging to abide by
its result. They will place the Regular
Republican nominees upon the rack,
and extort the answer, at any cost
Little pity will be wasted upon these
legislative nominees for the dilemma in
which they find themselves placed by
the firm intention of the Unions to ex-
act the pound OF tiesh.'' They should
not have entered into such an alliance
with the powers of evil. They stand
doomed to defeat, no matter which way
they turn, and the best they can do is to
choose the course that will bring defeat
with honor, rather than deliberately in
vite defeat with disgrace. .-Erery Eren-
ing.
Ii our Republican friends are so fearful
that Democratic Legislature will elect
Congressman Handy to succeed United
States Senator George Gray, why don't
they pledge the Democratic nominees to
Mr.. Gray and then swing in any support
them? A Republicans speciality is talk
ing to the galleries .-Ere,'ing Journal.
There has been a change in the law
regulating the method of voting, and it
is about time that the voters are made
fully conversant with the matter. For
their benefit we reprint from the new
ballot law the following extracts which
explain themselves:
Chapter 1896 of the recent laws of Della
ware, enacted in 1897 by the Gene' al
Assembly reads:
Section |. That no person shall here
after be appointed as or act and serve in
the capacity of voters assistant at any
general or special election hereafter to be
held in this state, and the office of voters
assistant, as provided by law, is hereby
abolished.
Provided, That any person who shall
be physically unable to prepare, stamp
or fold his ballot, by reason of such de.
fective eyesight or the loss of the usa
of one or both hands, or inability tC
walk with safety without assistance, as
manifestly renders him unable TO pre-,
pare, stamp or fold bis ballot. or tc
reach the polling place alone with safety
shall be permitted to bring with him
into the election room and booth any
eIector Cor two electors, if the nature
of the disability manifestly requires
more than one, such as a total dis
ability to walk to the polling district
for the purpose Of rendering him the
necessary assistance. In case any electol
shall fei gn any such physical defects
he shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall bt
fined 500 and be imprisoned for no
more than two years.
| Section 9. That all ballots hereafter
to be printed under authority of any law
of this state for use at any genera
or special election shall be so printed
that no small square shall be placed op
posite the name OF any person on any
| ballot, and any elector desiring to vot'
on any such election shall stamp hi
ballot in the large square enclosing th
device at the head of the ticket printed
on the official ballot, and may cross on
the name of any person appearing or
sad ticket under square stamped b,
him, and if he so desires, may insert il
lieu OF the name so crossed out, th
name OF any person nominated for tn
same office whose name is crossed out
using only Il black lead pencil for sucl
purpose. And it is hereby expressl
provided that ii in lieu of the name q
any person SO crossed out the name @
any person not nominated for the otiic
for which he is thus voted, and who's
name is not printed on said ballot, tn
ballot shall be treated as and is hereb
declared to be marked ballot and voi0
and shall not be counted. -Erenin
Journm.
1t is conceded by every one that tn
Republicans cannot reasonabl y expect t
have more than three or four majorit
on Joint ballot in the next Legislature
Therefore no person whatever can b
elected to the L. s. Senate unless h
shall receive the vote of every membe
Of his party and as this unanimity ca
only be secured through caucus, "
do not see why any candidate shoul
not pledge him self to join in such cal
Gus and abide its decision. Should thel
be a detection or refusal Of two member
in either county, to support the caucu
nominee, it is very likely there would /
no election, There must be unanimit
of action and therefore it is the height