The sun., 1898-10-17
m be utilized to prevent or redress

TEN OF logic, no arrangement oi facts,
can successfully deny that. The Demo-
cratic defense by inference, suggestion
and inuendo is simply calumny-the
assassination of character, the basest
form of assassination. Republi-
can Glasses, Sunday Star.
The following appeared in the Phila.
delphia Press OF Yesterday from their cor
respondent in this city,:
The recount OF the ballots cast in Kent
county at the election of 1896 revealed
one of the greatest political offenses ever
committed in Delaware, and showed
what an outrage was perpetrated on tie
people at that time.
1t showed that twenty Republicans
who were elected to the Legislature and
other county offices at that time were
simply thrown ont and Democrats put
| in their places to salt the convenience OF
the Democratic leaders. Although
charges were made by the Republicans
they were never proved conclusively un-
til Tuesday OF this week.
They were then proved by the Demo-
Gratis themselves. The election officers
were forced to assemble by the court and
canvass the votes. They then publical-
" acknowledged that they had stolen
the election Of two years ago.
Had it not been for this great fraud
some OF the provisions of the new con-
stitution adopted would have been differ
ent. Different laws would have been
passed by the General Assembly. The
entire condition of affairs in Delaware
would have been directly opposite to
what it is now. Richard X. Kenney,
who is now occupying a seat in the
United States Senate, would not have
been elected to that high position, and
the proud little commonwealth OF Della
ware would have been saved the disgrace
of having one of her representatives in
the national capitol charged with being
concerned in the looting of a national
bank. The final chapter in the Kent
county affair has not yet been written.
Numerous complications may arise out
of the state OF affairs An effort will be
made to keep the Democratic senator,
frauduently seated, from taking his seat
at this session, he being a hold-over
member. Some of the county officers
who were counted out are considering
the advisability of suing the Democrats
who held the office illegally for the two
years. salary,
The act Of two years ago has acted as a
boomerang, and the Democrats are ex-
pecting defeat in November. The party
is not ready to go into an election. Only
half of its voters are registered. The
other half, taught to depend on free and
fraudulent tax receipts, has thus far
and there is but one more day-erefused
to register. The Constitution makes it g
} perilous business to furnish them with
money with which to register. Moreover
in view of the great risks, none of the
candidates has as yet seen fit to advance
the money, for the reason that he cannot
see what benefit he is going to get for it
The Kent county vote was counted
this week, but nothing was found Other
than that which has been known te
every man of this state for nearly two
years. The facts in few words are
these: The Republicans in several hun
: dreds in Kent county, at the last cleo
ton, made the elections of those same
: hundreds void owing to the irregulari
J ties which they practiced at the polls O
: said hundreds. For this reason the
Legislature refused to seat the Republi
can members of Kent county as they haC
failed to receive majority of the votes
| legally cast. In the Constitutional Con
r venton five Republican and five Demo
cratic members were seated. In the
5 Constitutional Convention, five of the
t Kent delegation were unseated or rather
J we're refused seats at the instance Of M
less personages than Hon. Edward G
: Bradford and Hon. William c. Spruance
the former now judge of the DistriC
9 Court for the district OF Delaware; thu
latter now one of the judges of the severa
e courts OF Delaware.
e Viii the Regular Republican organs o
the state stew and fret over what thei
s leaders sanctioned nearly two years ago
s thereby chewing their words and actions
: The only gain to the Addcksites from th
j., recount will be little campaign bosl
y which cannot be swallowed by the Regu
i lars.-,SuSser journal.
j, When it is nearly time for the people
o to speak again at the polls the result o
6 the election of two years ago in Ken
y. county is known, has been signed by TIN
. returning officers. As was supposed
9 the Republicans were victorious, havin
elected their entire county ticket. Thu
> the will of the people as expressed
=, in their only means of expression wa
" unheeded, their demand was disobeyet
bv laws, officers, and courts of their owl
=. creation and yet men wonder at tn
4 apathy of the public generally, at the in
" " creased need Of jails, asylums and aims
# # houses; and glibly talk about the dc
j. pravity of those whom they view as be
% being of inferior clay to that of whic
,s ,s they are made. To keep them straigh
ls they enact laws furnishing them for mis-
, deeds, take steps to stamp out anarchy
&c to prevent the purchase or sale of votes
4 Il to discourage the growth of monopolie
y. and corporations, ETC., etc.
10 The same kind of legislation tina
w w makes it possible to monopolize, tina
~ ~ gives great wealth to few who do nc
a earn, takes from the toiler his earning
~ - and either fits him for the asylvm {
:" almshouse by driving his reason fro1
=. its throne, or makes him an anarchis
ID ID thief or a desperate.
~ ~ While this is true desperate effort
az as being made on the part Of exploiter
~ 1r masquerading as patriots and statesme
a q having deep concern for the state to e,
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