The sun., 1900-07-23
THE NEW , JR|ST IN POLITICS
Willarl Saulsbary's Ability to
Pose in This Role is
Doubted.
HE TAKES PEOPLE FOR FOOLS
Democratic Chairman Brought Face
TO Face With the Fact That He
is a Skilful, INSCRIPTIONS
Politician of the Prac-
cal Kind.
From the Georgetown uGion Republican.

From the Georgetown UEion Republican.
Willard Salisbury is chairman Of the
new Democratic State Cummtttee. He
has taken high moral gronnd from thr
lump, as it were. This is q new roll for
the Hon. Willard. II we take the whole
career of the gentleman in question, ~e
doubt his ability to pose az a purist IN
politics. 1t is possible tn st this view oi
his character may not be jast Many
things, we find, are prevented In TINS
word. Our impression was, crystaliiz-d
by the ac summation OF years Of fats,
that he had a right to the c,aIin of a
skilful, udscrupuIous politician OF the
practical kind. According to this ne "
chairman tine only corruption in the
Stats is to be found among Union r.
publi:an-! We recall an attempt mad oy
&c Iocratic officials to forge false election
returns in New Castle couaty i'll 1896
Are we mistaken in saying tina! this new
guardian OF the States morals was chair
man OF the Democratic Committee uf
New Castle county az that time; p Ub-
ably a mere coincident, this. But
apropos to the wholesale denuuciatiun
OF Union Republicans for alleged coriup-
tion, it may not be out of order to recall
the Kent county steal the same year, or
the fact that at every election prior to
1896 the Democratic party openly and
unDlushingly not only bought elections,
but made IL Duslu3 ss ~ steal mel' :
suffrage through Infamous tools i'll Levy
Courts, in the Offices of clerks OF the
peace, bv assessors and collectors of taxes
TO such an extent that heritage of de Ut
has been left thereby for tine present
generation to cancel. We loJk about us
and SEE men without character placed IN
high ulfice, lu-tice perverted, and crime
wnltew wasLe Tor the party's sake, and
vet this new Democratic chairman with
bnshiug eftr Intery. With bcazen
disregard OF PAST events, etl thinking
that the p=Dpie are iOuts, To De trlcktd
by hign slunulng patltudes OF ylrtuons
assumption, Dicaks furth III lunentation
ot tie possibility OF Republican control
OF Deawale. Words are cheap. De
nunciation Is not lowe. Charges are not
necessarily true. Ia reply 10 tue whole-
sale and sweeping assumption that Re-
puollcans are NOT fl 20 be entrusted with
the control Of State aud county aft Nrs,
we ask this new chairman u specify, tc
state some facts, to let the publlc know
the specific reasons for his statement
What man elected as Republican has
failed in his trust? What roDg doing lias
he been guilty ul?--what wrong measures
in Legisiature-Wha malteasdnce III
offic'? Have K puolicaus stolen cleo
tions? Have they ever been represented
in the Senate of the United States, as 4
result Of a Kent county stea? Have They
Tnisappropriated public fund.-? Have
they stoJu out to defend scoundrels iol
fear it would ibiure their political or
ganization? Have they attempted TO pu
such in high fiji (? Have thev lacked
public spirit, Or been opposed to new
and proper legislation for the benefit 0
the people? The new chairman mus
not forget that he represents an organi
zation that has had control of this Statt
practically for forty years and yet no
one good measure in that time has beef
proposed for the benefit OF the peopl,
that Republicans have not had their ful
share in; and not one OF evil legislation
that the Democrats are not solely re
sponsible for. What concentrated gal
to warn the people against politica
party, without control ami therefore fire,
from error; and ask their support for on
that has committed every crime in tin
political decalogue. We ask the ney
chairman in a seriousness, if be real,
takes the people for fools without mem
Dry, or Judgment; and If he imagine
that the baldt st, flimsest hypocris
and pretenee viii, lIni ose upon an in
tellgent public.