Middletown transcript., 1899-05-20
M1ppLEToWN, DEL. MAY 90. 1899.

WHAT WILL YOU DO ABOUT TT
According to Chairman Daniel F. Stewart
Of the First District Committee of the
Union Republicans. they intend to stick TO
their candidates for the different local
offices, and support only candidates OF
their way of thinking.
1t is stated that there will be considerable
money distributed among the voters in this
city in June. That is, every man who
loses time to enable him to vote, will be
paid for the same. Some ten thousand
dollars will be put afioat and we expect to
see great activity among those who can vote
on election day.
Brides, oh no, we do not expect to see
any money given away foolishly. but every
man should be paid for his time and moth
ing more should be paid the man whose
time is his capital. Every laborer is worthy
of his hire-Wilmington Republican.
The above is from the issue OF May
18th and is significant since the lean
ings Of the "Republican" are very
much toward the Addicksites, the
name of whose chairman it links with
the above paragraphs. The amount is
named SIC, ,0C0, not to buy votes but to
pay men for their ''timeo which is the
same thing. The Republican advo-
Gates it. It is bold scheme. But are
not they afraid Of arrest, Of trial aud
imprisonmt nt2 Turn to the recent
session of the Kent County Court and
name the number who have been pun
ished for similar offences, Read the
following from "Republican Glasses"
in the "Star" Of Sunday / st, with the
thought that most probably R publican
politicians we as active 10 securing
registrations of party followers as were
the Democrats, and then read between
the lines the evident sneer Of the men
engaged, "What fare you goiog to do
about itPo
Republican Glasses" have been more or
less criticised for sneering month or two
ago at the brass band method of the states
prosecuting officers, by which they pro-
posed to ferret out Il scoundrels who were
operating at Dover last winter. Events
have justified the criticisms and the sneers
of this column. The pursuit of the Sound
rels who bought up Farlow, Clark and
Company has practica l. ceased D. G.
Hegeman has escaped by the door through
which nearly every Democratic offender
has made his escape for twenty years
When they could not find the door there
was ever some Democratic judge on the
bench who pointed the way
They have case pending against a Re-
publican leader of Duck creek, charged
with violating the constitution by advan-
cling 'the dollar" for registration purposes.
There was $1,000 distributed by the Demo
cratic machine in this city last Octob er,
every dollar of which was used to pay th
registration fees of Democratic voters, ex
capt such dollars as stuck to the fingers OF
the Democratic workers. More than nine ty
Democratic workers in this city and county
handled about 81, 90 of that sum. Not one
OF these workers has been caught or pr 1Se-
cuted.
Is it not time that the homes. tax
payers Of Delaware were hsger ng the
question, and finding a way to d.
something, something practical, some-
thing that will punish and bring re-
spect for the lawP Who will show the
way2 There is hope in the thought
that Boss Tweed who first taun.ed ths
public with the question, met his jnSi
fate. May not the Delaware Tweed
be as fully punished and why no. begin
with the men who propose to buy not a
victory but followers to make show
ing Of a party in Whining ~? Waat
shall be done about it?