The sun., 1898-10-14
Friday, October IA, 1898.
Good Morning.

AFTER trying for nearly two years to
have the ballot boxes opened in Kent
county and the vote recounted, the
courts were at last compelled to accede
to the request Of the attorneys who repre-
sented the Union Republican party in
the matter If justice was now done, the
deliberations Of the Constitutional Con-
vention would never stand, as five men
sat in that body representing Kent
county who had no legal right to sit in
it. The recount of the ballots shows what
the Republicans of Kent county have
all along contended, that they were
counted out. But the election machinery
being in the hands of the Democrats, it
is impossible for the Republicans to
get any redress whatever; but the day
Of retribution has at last dawned and
if the fact does not do any more than
let the people know what dishonest
methods have been employed for years
to cheat the Republicans of Kent
county out of their victories at the polls,
they have their eyes fully opened at this
time.
Every Democratic inspector of that
election should be tried and on con-
yiction be sent to Jail for ten years
each. As long as the courts wink at
such frauds, just SO long will they be
enacted by unprincipled men who
laugh In their sleeve at the will of the
people, when they can, by manipu.
lating the vote, change the result.
The courts have not acted honestly
heretofore in the matter or this case
al tn
drag along until almost time for an
other election to take place.
Still, if nothing else is now accom-
plished, it will show what a gigantic
steal was concocted and carried out in
Kent county by that immaculate party
known as the Democratic party. The
men who benefited by the steal were
even worse than the men who planned
and carried it out, while not being bene-
fciaries of it. These men should now
be punished so as to be a warning to
deter others from doing the same thing
in the future. Punish the rascals and
let the punishment meet the crime.
Senator S. X. Meredith sat in the last
State Senate by fraud, knowing it at the
time. He has no right to hold that seat
in the next Legislature, and steps should
be taken whereby he will be removed
and the man be cheated out of his seat
represent the majority the balance of his
(Meredith's) term.
Every man who had a hand i'm this
steal should be made to answer at the
bar of justi ice and the wheels should
revOlve faster than they have in the
mandamus proceedings. We have all
the law that is needed in Delaware,
but what we stand most in need of is
justice for every man, woman and
child. Even the sky Wept for justice
last night.--DaiIy Republican.
In the above cd;toriH the writer made
desperate attempt to assert the desire
of the people in the Kent county election
matter.
How dismal the attempt all can see.
Yet therein the Rrpubiinm makes an
arraignment of the courts and desires to
show that some cognizance of the election
theft should be taken by them.
This unmerciful arraignment Of the
judiciary of the state permits none Of
them to dodge the declaration of that
disreputable paper.
The arraignment declares that the
court has, up to this time, winked at
the great fraud committed in Kent
county.
The arraignment asserts that justice
should be meted out by the wheels of the
law in Kent county.
In the face of this arraignment the
court will have to take some action tC
punish the confessed criminals in the
middle county.
While the arraignment in the RepoJH'
can is characterized by the lack of proper
expression, the thoughts which are init
mated therein are today the thoughts Of
the people of Delaware.
The people expect that all criminals in
this state be punished. They especially
expect confessed riminals-criminals
who make their crime known to the
courts and the attorney-general--to be
punished.
The Kent county Superior Court is ex.
pected to notify General White
of his duty next Monday.
Attorney-General White is perfectly
aware Of his duty without the notifca
tion from the court.
A people who fear the existence Of
confessed criminals in their midst, await
with no little degree of anxiety the
action OF the Kent county Superior
Court as relates to the punishment
of the parties in the Kent county election
theft.