The sun., 1898-10-25


Today resident Judge William c.
Spruance will sit at the Court House, as
provided by law, to hear appeals from
the action Of registration officers.
The final sitting for appeals will begin
on November land, If the business war
rants will continue until the 7th.
Judge Spruance when spoken to about
the matter said he had received no no
tice of any appeals One is expected to
come before him today from the Fourth
election district of the Tenth Represen-
tative district, which is New Castle.
Charles suell, colored, applied for
registration and was refused, because, it
is said, he did not establish his residence.
John Campbell is the registrar at that
place.
On Tuesday last, under peremptory
order of the Superior Court, the election
inspectors of this county met in Dover
to count and tabrlate the vote cast in
Kent county at the election of 1896. An
other leaf is turned in the long, tedious
history of Democratic fraud, corruption,
violence and misgovernment in the State
of Delaware. Another count in the ter
rible indictment has been established,
and every item of the claim made by the
Union Republicans has been fully
audited and allowed. Nothing is left to
be done but the final decision of the
judicial tribunal which will meet on the
18th.
This count, it will be borne in mind, is
made under the pressure OF law by in
spectors under oath, who, two years ago
under similar oath. made totally diff
ferent count which resulted IN robbery
Of the citizens of their right of suffrage,
and in the reversal of the people as ex.
pressed at the ballot-box. The entire
proceedings we're in the largest sense
orderly, presenting marked contrast to
tho turbulence OF the drunken mob, who
ruled two years ago. The Kenneys the
Zeks Coopsrs, the Peningtons, the VOL
cots, the Hawkinses, the John F. Sauls-
burys, and all those most conspicuous IN
the monumental steal were noticeably alb
sent. Mr.. Hughes, the present Secretary
of State, was there in the capacity of a
clerk, the sole representative of that no.
toriOus arrav. Baxter, the inspector of
West Dover hundred, who declared that
he would lie in jail until every hair of
his head dr. ,pped out before lie would
certify the vote of his hundred, was
there. He was not in Jail, and appa-
rently has not lost his hair. He tabulated
the vote OF his hundred and signed the
certificates.
Alter long delay the result has been
achieved The claim of the Union Re.
publcuns has been full y established, and
the people of the State, especially OF
Kent county, are given another objec,
lesson in the rascality and roguery that
has characterized the leadership of the
Democratic party of this county. The
crime fills the nostrils Of fair, minded
w.abiding citizens with an intolerable
stencil. 1t is affecting the party as moth
ing has ever affected it before, and the
disreputable horde who still retain con
troll Of the party machinery are realizing
the effort Of their dirty work. Demo
cratic newspapers like the Epery Ereninl
and the Call are eadeavoring to maAt
light of the matter as to it's effect upor
the present campaign. This surprises
no one. Both those sheets have admitted
the rascality and pleaded guilty, bat, like
everything in the State, is tainted with
the spirit that dominates the active
leaders Of present day Democracy, the,
assume the attitude of the convicted
culprit and cry out, II know Pm {
scalawag, but I'm no worse than othe
scalawags" There is no need to max,
philadelphia. The capital is alread,
made; the people understand the matte
and the results will shortly follow.-Th
Transcript, Middletown.
The Smyrna Call, in ITS issue of Octo
Der 81, stands up to the rack and make
confession that in the election OF 1891
the Democratic party bought as man!
votes as it could buy and pay for, bu
the Republicans had more money, and
therefore, bought more votes. Thi
frank, unequivocal confession is refresh
ing and encouraging. We had, some
hsw, for some reason, imbibed tn,
opinion that the personality that edit
the Gull was hopeleesly and abso' 'utel,
lost beyond the hope or possibility O
redemption or salvation, but this abjec
confession gives encouraging signs OF s
reawakening conscience The State Sen
tinel, DOrer.
The costs Of the suit which resulted it
ajudgment against the Democratic in
spectors, saddles upon each one of these
poor men, who can i'll. afford it, debt O
about $3.50. Now let us see if their advis
ers will come to their relief in their houl
of distress. Let us see if they will be a.
ready with their cash as they were with
their advice. 1t is a safe bet that they
will be advised to repudiate or flee the
State. The party that received the bene
fits OF the steal ought in all fairness tc
come to the relief and pay the til. viii
they do it? We doubt it.-The State Sen
tinei, Dorpr.
''The Addicks Republicans will try
various schemes to deIude the voters o.
Dover into eIecting a Legislature thai
will make Mr.. Addicks United States
Senator The surest way to defeat
these schemers is to vote directl,
against the Republican nominees fol
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