The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-25
POLITICAL
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A Few Plain Facts About
the Republican Party
in Delaware

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The Republican politicians and wopyd
be politicians in Delaware are as far anar.
as ever They have not the sense of ths
Ishess OF things and by their determined
euorts are bound to do all that lies in
IEelr poWerto hand the State over to the
democrats once mora as they hays in
years past been doing. Decent men have
pecoihe ulsgustod In The way the party has
been made the footstool of ambitious men
10 advance their personal interests and
satisfy their ambition for political honors
at the expense Of The party.
President Mckinley should be made ac-
qualnted with the mauner in which Re.
publicans have been treated In Delawnre
for years.
They havo boon disfranchIsod by tho
hundreds. They have even been arrested
and placed In the city hall for even daring
TO C, go TO the polls aud attempting to vote.
nhey Inc, by, ~, been CHEATED out Of Victories Il
the polls by ths use q tissts ballots. ThsS
have boon refused Tax receipts in going t.
pay Their taxes simply because they were
Republicans. by the election of Kepubli.
can TAX receiver the laws have boon chang
ID SO that now 1t requires tax Of 81 to en-
able the Republicans to vots which must
DO paid before they are put In the register
cd list
They have been Iegi lated out of office
even after they have received majority Of
the votes cast and the ufti ;es secured By
mem ny the votes Of their fellow citizena
have been givou to Democrats Offices
when Republicans havo held have been
'Dollshed time and time again by the Demo
ratio Legislature. The white Rspubli.
ans have been treated as badly as the col
'red Republicans. The treatment accord.
y them has been nearly always the same.
me ballot boxes have beon tamperel with
Ind the election returns held back and 4
republican majority returned as Demo-
rntic maj ority right in the city, and state
Delaware year after year.
ING olu plan of voting was considered
90 fair as IL gaze the Republicans cbance
win at the eectious, and tho Australian
hliot otsubstituted. Then the ballot has be-
ono too fair and efforts were made at the
ist session OF he Legislature to do aWay
'lth 1t, but failed by theGovernor refusing
} sign it.
Never have freemen fought harder for
1elr political rights at the polls than have
10 republicans Of Delaware.
Ihey deserve recognition at the hands Of
10 President and In such manner that
ley will be Inspired with the hope of fu.
ire success in the State.
Inc appointing Of the Postmaster In
'linlngton should be settled ut once the
oner the better for the future welfare of
10 Republican party. The man who Is to
cupy that position should be named
lthout further delay.
u should be such AN appointment that
VIII strengthen tho party, aad help In
justing the differences between the Ad.
,Ksltes and Regulars. The consenses OF
inion of the Wilmington Republican,
Guild be had and the appointment made
,ordingly.
inc claims of we'll and tried and life long
pubiicans should be recognized, which
'uld be the surest means OF building up
party. 1t needs that adhesive power al
present time as badly as ever in the
Gory OF the party. viii 1t be done2 We
nix so. The naming OF the next Post
ster will greatly facilitate L.