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part his conclusions are unwarranted.
The truth OF his conclusion that Demo-
Gratis are not "pure and unspotted as the
driven snow" is self evident What he
says for our Town organization" is more
than we have ever claimed for 1t, but as
he SAYS it is ''fact'' we do not under
stand why he should not believe it, nor
do we see any reason why we should
deny it here. We assume also the gem
eral correctness of the next statement OF
this quotation. To disprove it would re-
quire more time devoted to historical
research than we can afford to give, for
the attainment OF SO unimportant an end.
So far as our recollectons 60 the Demo-
cratic party has always been in
control of this State, and hence no
/. othtr party has ever had opportun-
ity to do anything for the State or fer
its people That, however, is not credit
, able to the Democratic party. The po-
litical history OF the State within our
recollection proves that. The assump-
tion that the Democratic PARTY possessed
the confidence OF the voters OF the State
during its "almost unbroken reign for
so many years" needs some qualifica-
ton. During very large part OF that
time ''the voters" were not a majority
Of the peopie-were not a majority of
the citizens who ought TO have been
voters under the State Constitution.
! That constitution provided that all white
male citizens twenty-one years OF age
and upward, who had paid q
Z county tax within two years, and as
g sessed not less than six months prior to
/ the election at which he offered to vote,
' shou d be voe-. Il was not within the
: intent of that law that citizens should
r be prevented from paying taxes, that
= assessors should refuse to assess them
y or that collectors should refuse to collect
or accept taxes assessed against them
The Democratic party, however to con
( tinue its "almost unbroken reign" de
n liberately enacted law under which
IF thousands OF white citizens cf the Stat
:, were disfranchised by the assessors ant
collectors OF tayes-robbed the citizen
i, OF their votes and the counties OF tn
" taxes, making the people pay involun
Il tary tribute to the Democratic machin
in order that its reign might be ur
broken. There was never more damn
~ able enactment than that. Further tina
,a this, this law was an act OF rebellio
no against the National Constitution, an
bo was enacted TO do ia Delaware what th
40 rebel soldiers OF the Scu.h filled to
in the war.
Every evil possible in politics was Ell
,e &C n ,ered and developed under and b
i. this enactment. The Democrats knew i
,t- and gloried IN it SO long as it enable
II. them 10 continue in control of the Stat
le. Every victory gained underit was a the
is Of the State, and every state goyernmeI
of maze by it was usurpation OF power
hi it virtually destroyed constitution
government in tlis State.
The Democrat rakes up lie old stoi
dDUliG llllltElNullJl lIll II utId llIiIIiB VI
an war the coercion ii bayanets. The stoi
he is a fiction. liie soldiers 8Ao We're
M this Safe during tie war were n8t he
,ps to coerca voters, and did not do al
Il. thing Of the kind. The proof of this
ne plain. Democratic control OF the Sta
no was continuous from 1860, with the e.
N ception of the elec ion Of 1862, until IL
de cl Sc OF Inc war. Ia that election Ii
publican Governor was elected. I'll
Legislature was Democratic, and wht
Governor Cannon died tile State wei
TIC back into Democratic control and i
in NAMED there. The cry Of coercion W
as. a rebel cry, and we happen to know tt
Nv while the soldiers were in this Sta
art Democrats OF the State we're rupnii
ev. supplies out OF the State into the reb
am lines. The soldiers were needed her
ees Tl,r Democratic party OF the State W
tle di-Ioyal.
m. Tne Democrats description of Il
tes Union Republican party is not true.
IN. is as good party and is composed of
md honorable men asany party in any Stat
re. There never was political party in al
,ty time or a. any place in the policy al
ees leadership of which ambitious leade
,is- were not dominant. A political par
in could not live under any other conc
cts tions. The Democratic party would
on dead today but for the ambition Of t
ign Sanlsburys' and Biggs and Fords',
o. al, to be nited States Senators a,
ent Governors. The ambition of Mr. A
sk- dicks to be United States Senator is
the more honorable than theirs. They pr
bis pose TO repeat the old fraud and contin
ra- the old usurpation. He proposes to he
1tv the people OF this ate to get it a
ost o 1t OF the hands OF the most lawles
wo corrupt and tyrranous political organic
his tion that ever cursed State. That
tic the purpose OF the Cnion Republic;
ak party and nc party of this State, or
any other, ever lived and worked for
Of better political purpose, or ever workt
lch for good purpose with more 10