The sun., 1898-10-22

tHuS plainly SIOWH IIldG ttle ouiy way Ill
which he could qualify himself to vote
was by paying his own taxes with his
own money.
The colored voter learned an object
lesson from the Democrats that the Re-
publican leaders could never perhaps
have taught them-and they are needing
it.
If anv citizen of Delaware still har
bo.ed any lingering doubt as to the right
decision of the United States Senate in
1896, when it refused to recognize the
claim of Colonel II. A. du Pont to seal
in that body as Senator from Delaware
that doubt must be dissipated and re-
moved by the new confirmation of the
correctness of the position then assumed
and successfully maintained by Governor
Watson and the Democratic party, in the
example furnished by our sister State Of
New Jersey within the past few days.
Governor Grggs, it will be remem
bered, was selected by President McKin.
ley to become Acknowledgement of the
United States. The acceptance Of that
office under the New Jersey Constitution,
in itself, vacated the office OF Governor,
and Foster NJ VOORHEES,, as president OF
the Senate, became the Acting Governor,
under and IN pursuance to the Constltu'
ton of New Jersey. From the time
of Mr. Griggs' appointment until
last Tuesday Mr. Voorhees, con-
tnued to exercise the functions OF
chief executive, but he also continued at
the same time to be Senator in the New
Jersey Legislature. He was both Sena-
tor and acting governor, and no one
questioned his right to both offices, al.
though held at the same time, nor his
right to exercise the functions of both
offices. There has been no intimation,
so far as known, that his Office as Sena-
tor was vacated by his exercise of the
executive functions, and it was not un-
til last Tuesday, when, for political and
personal reasons, Mr.. Voorhees, resigned
his seat in the Senate, and with it the
acting governorship, that any vacancy
OF any kind existed, and then the
Speaker of the House, Mr.. David q.
Watkins, was sworn in as acting COVER
nor.
The provisions of the New Jersey Con-
stitution and the Delaware Constitution,
under which Governor Watson acted, are
substantially similar in this respect.
This new evidence of the justice of theil
assumption must afford additional, even
though somewhat beated, satisfaction to
Governor Watson and Democrats gener.
ally, that their contention in 1896 was
ht.-Erey Erening.
The Hon. Willard Salisbury is an.
nOunced as a speaker at a Democratic
meeting to be heid in Smyrna. This is
interesting, although Democratic an.
nouncements are not always true. FoI
instance, an array Of legal lights was
scheduled to speak at the Democratic
meeting in Wilmington the other Satur.
day night and only three or four of them
appeared. leaving the burden upon Br'er
Handy and the Hon. M. n. smith,
Morning Neus.
In Kent county in 1896 the number OF
votes cast was G,9O4. Up to date, the
number of voters registered is 1926. In
Sussex county the vote in 1896 was
S,552, with three hundreds not can.
vassed. This year but 1921 voters have
registered. Not more than two-thrds
Of the voters of New Castle county have
registered. These facts show conclu.
sively what big work must be done to.
morrow, if we are to have anything like
a full poll at the election next month"; -
EyeuinQ Journal.
An impression prevails that voter
who does not desire to vote for one Of
the candidates on his party ticket, must
il he marks off the name of such candi
date, insert in lieu thereof the name o
one Of the other regularly nominated
candidates for such office. This is not
correct. The voter has right to scratch
a name from his ticket without substi
tuting any other name in its place. He
cannot. however, substitute any name
he pleases in place of the name stricken
off. If he desires to substitute name,
it must be that of one of the other regn.
arlv nominated candidates for the same
office whose names appear on the Off
cial ballot. A ballot with any other name
substituted for an erasure must be-
under the law, considered as a defective
ballot and not counted.-Erery Erning
The apathy shown in the present cam
paign is something that has meyer hap
pened before in Delaware during an
election contest Senator George Gray
is IN France attending the Peace Com
mission. Congressman Handy is dong
the best he knows how by whistling tC
keep up his courage, but the Democratic
meetings thus far held have lacked en-
thusiasm and have been simly attended
The average Democratic voter has los
whatever interest he has had in hi.
party's success and express themselve.
as not caring whether they take the
trouble to 60 to the polls and cast vote
in November. The Democratic leaders
are dsheartened and have thus allowed
the campaign to drag along in a hal
hearted manner. The Republican
managers have not come to any concln
sion about how the speech making shaI
be conducted daily RepuJliccm.
To insure good times, vote the Republi
can ticket. Notwithstanding Democrat,
predictions, the amount of goods of al
kinds being exported to foreign countries
is beyond all precedent. The balance 0