The sun., 1898-10-19

only newspaper supporter the Palmer
and Buckner party had in Delaware in
1896 has never had word to say either
for or against the return of Mr.. Handy
to Congress.
One of the leaders in the Sound Money
party two years ago recently presided at
a Democratic meeting in this city and
introduced Mr. Handy to his listeners.
That same man fought Mr.. Handy two
years ago, but the Delaware member OF
Congress is just as much a free silver
man now as he was two years ago. The
frank declaration OF Mr., Palmer is
in striking contrast to the course now
being followed in this city by Democrats
who opposed Mr.. Handy in 1896 and
who now stand by him.
Just how the Sound Money Demo
cratic paper and those who supported
Mr.. Bayard in 1896 can now stand for
Mr. Handy in 1898 is not explained by
them. Our Democratic neighbor, who
was so fearful of the election of free sill
yer men to Congress in 1895, has nothing
to say on that point now. 1t is either
for Mr.. Handy or against him. There
can be but one OF two courses to follow.
If our neighbor is opposed to Mr..
Handy's reelection and is afraid to say
SO it no longer has the courage OF its
! convictions. If it is i'll favor OF Mr.,
Handv's reelection it is treating him
shabbily, to say the least. Whv does it
not come out one way or the other and
let the public know just where it stands?
Morning Ne~s.
Saturday next will be the final day of
registration for the November election.
All citizens who are not already regis
tered and who fail to get registered next
Saturday will b. unable to vote.
No man who feels an interest in the
affairs of this State should neglect the
important duty Of qualifying himself to
vote at the next election. 1t is the
highest duty OF a citizen to vote, and
this election is of more than ordinary
Importance. The Issue that has before
confronted the people of Delaware
whether a certain man shall be per-
mitted to crafty his ambition to become
United States Senator's again before
them. This issue will be determined by
the election to come off on the Sth of
November.
Great interest is attached to next Sat
urday's registration, as upon it will de-
pend the result of the election. There is
scarcely a doubt that the party which
registers the greater number of voters
next Saturday will be the victorious
party at the election. Up to date, it is
believed that the two leading political
parties are about even in the registra-
tion.
This great political interest will no
doubt incite politicians to the most
earnest efforts to bring out full regis
tration. Lest the zeal of some of these
men may outrun their discretion, we
particularly call their attention TO the
provisions Of the State Constitution de-
signed to secure perfectly fair registra-
tiOns and elections, free from corruption
or coercion in any form. They are con-
tained in section 7 OF article ), reading as
| follows:
Every person who, either in or out of
the State, shall receive or accept, or offer
to receive or accept, or shall pay, trans
fer or deliver, or offer or promise to pay,
transfer or deliver, or shall contribute,
or offer or promise to contribute, to
another, or be paid or used, any money
or other valuable thing as a compen-
satiOn, lnducement or reward for the CIV
ing or Withholding, or in any man.
ner influencing the giving or with
holding vote at any general,
special or municipal election in this
State, or at any primary election, con-
vention or meeting held for the purpose
of nominating any candidate or candi-
dates to be voted for at such general,
special or municipal election, or who,
either in or out of the State, shall make,
or become directly or indirectly party
to any bet or wager depending upon the
result of any such general, special, muni-
cipal or primary election or convention
or meeting,or upon vote thereat by any
person; or who, either out or in the
State, shall, by the use or promise OF
money or other valuable thing or other
wise, cause or attempt to cause any Off
Ger of election or registration to violate
his official duty; or who, either in or out
of the State, shall by the use or promise
of money or other valuable thing inf1u-
ence or attempt to influence any person
to register or abstain from being regis
tered; or who, being an officer of election
or registration officer, shall knowingly and
wilfully violate his official duty; or who
Eshall. by force, threat, menace or intimi.
dation, prevent or hinder, or attempt to
prevent or hinder, any person qualified
for registration from being registered, or
any person qualified to vote from voting
according to his choice at any such gen.
eral, special or municipal election, shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
shall be fined not less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than five thousand
dollars, or shall be imprisoned for a
term not less than one month nor more
than three years, or shall suffer both fine
and imprisonment within said limits at
the discretion of the court; and, if a
male, shall further, for term of ten
years next following his sentence, be
incapable of voting at any such general,
spe cial, municipal or primary election
or convention or meeting; but the pen.
atty Of disfranchsement shall not apply
to any person making or being a party
to any bet or wager, depending upon the
result of any such general, special, muni-
cipal or primary election or convention