The sun., 1898-10-28

the Fusionists are cropping in the dark,
looking for an opening in the law to
warrant an extravagant use OF money to-
carry the election. But their case IS a
hopeless one. II every sorehead votes
the Fusion ticket. if every purchasable
man votes the Fusi ticket, the Demo-
Gratis will still have their majority.
These conditions are known to the
Fusienists and they will be chary in
placing large sums OF money in chan
nels which cannot possibly bring sure
and substantial returns. -EveninQ Jour
nal. '". .r. $50,
While the evil of corrupted suffrage
has not been entirely eradicated from
Della ware, and probably never will be. it
has been reduced to minimum by the
wholesome provisions Of our new Consti.
tuition. 1t has been made matter OF
such danger that even the most hard
ened corruptionist hesitates to face the
sure prospect Of being convicted and
sentenced to Jail bv the verdict of honest
Judges who would determine his guilt
by the stern evidence, regardless Of par.
tisan influences. He can no longer hope
to escape by playing upon the PARTISAN
ship Of petit jury, as all trials for this
offence come before the courts. There
fore, all transactions involving a corrup-
ton OF the suffrage have to be conducted
with the strictest secrecy, and, knowing
this, the venal voter who is willing to
make bargain for his suffrage is just as
likely to take the money and cheat the
corrupt purchaser afterwards. He also
has the latter at his mercy, and even cor
ruption;sts do not relish the idea of plac-
ing within the hands of men low enough
to sell their votes, the power to land the
buyers in Jail.
For these reasons, the awful evil of
vote. buying in Delaware has been driven
under cover, and its operations largely
restricted. This fact, source OF gratiti-
cation to all honest citizens, has, We are
informed upon good authority, been
transformed into an argument to induce
certain venal voters in Kent and Sussex
counties to vote for the Addicks Republi-
can tickets, with the assurance that il
the party triumphs at the next election
its power will be exerted towards y
restoration of the Old currupt oruer OF
things. ,..,... S..
To all the venal voters in the two lower
counties, it is said, these promises are
being offered, and they are being Cap
tured by the bait. The prospect nf get
ting money for their votes is ar aIluring
one to them. Even storekeepers are
said to be in the movement, as they
heretofore regarded an election Az Il good
thing for their business, the purchased
voters generally patronizing them liber.
ally after they received the price Of their
degraded manhood.
That such state Of affairs should pre-.
vail is simply appalling. But ought ii
not induce all honest citizens to vote
against the party tha, adopts such
abnminable tactics? Defeat the Addicks
Republican party in Delaware at the
next election, and the pure suffrage pro
visisns of our new Constitution will bt
strengthened, and the dav of the return
to the terrible practice OF ebnying in
definitely postponed .-Erry Erni,g.
There will be little variation in the
vote that each candidate will receive
who is voted for throughout the county
In other words, but little scratching 0
tickets will be practiced, and each can
ddate will get the full party vote. 1t il
idle to say that this candidate will rnI
ahead of his ticket or that one run be-
hind it. A man may have few friends
in his own neighborhood who will vot
for him, but this will be equalized il
other sections. II the Republicans nav,
a majority OF roters registered in th
county they will elect their candidate
for Sheriff, Coroner and Recorder D
Deeds On the other hand, if the Demo
Gratis have maj~rity of the voters in tn
county, they will elect their candidate
for the offices named. The candidate
for the Legislature will be elected from
districts, and it is pretty certain that tn
Republican candidates for Senator in tn
First, Third, Fourth and Fifth District
will be elected, leaving the other tw
Districts to the Democrats. 1t is prOba
BILE that the Republicans may elect thei
candidates in eight of the Representative
Districts and the Democrats in Sc zen
From the above it may be seen tina
neither party can have very great ms
jority in the Legislature, as il is probabl
that the Districts in Kent and SUISSE
counties will be nearly as equally divid
ed.-Daily Republican.
1t is hard lines now for the amaterl
Republican politicians who insisted upo
making predictions OF Republican victor
in New Castle county and Delaware b.
fore the registration was completed
They were warned of the folly Of thei
course, but would not stop, and no,
they are the laughing stock OF the con
munity, since the final registratio
points SO concIusively to a sweepip
Democratic victory. Every Evening.
First Citizen Hiles. who aspired to b
a leader of the Republican party Of TIN
State. has about abandoned that anbi
tion. 1t is said that he was taken IL
onto a mountain top and showed all tn
Kingdoms Of politics and then quetl
deserted and left to seek his own pat
homeward.
The City Councils have SO much all
thority over the divers departments il
4 this city than they are told to go to -
quite frequently.
Nearly all the politicians attended tn
Peace Jubilee in Philadelphia Yesterday
: Was it Eddie Cochran who called
meeting Of the Democratic Executiv