The sun., 1900-11-20
A MEDDLER.s ADVICE.

The reform Republicans and the
Democrats will unite upon the amend
ment Of the Election laws and in favor
Of other salutary measures. It is to be
hoped that th.y can 50 further than this
and elect 4 Senator who will be salts
factory to the friends Of good govern
ment.-Public Ledger.
Here is richness indeed. We clip the I
above from IN editorial article com
menting upon the senatorial situation il
this State
The article in question deals generally
with the situation in Pennsylvania and |
applies the writer's conclusions, Of which
the above i sample. e both States.
We commend it TO Delaware Rcpubli-
cans with the suggestion that the kind
of Republicans who can unite with Del
aware Democrats upon IN amendment
Of our election laws, are scarcely en-
titled TO lie called reforners. 1t must
be borne III mind that this advised union
is to be between Democratic majority
and Republican minority. That is, the
Democrats would be tile controlling
element Of the compact. Judging from
Delaware's experience with Democratic
election laws, what kind Of reform would
such compact produce? The mast
outrageous enactments in the Delaware
statutes are so-callcd Democratic re-
form election laws. That needs only to
In ,t, Ell
Delaware Republican worthy " the
name
But this il not all the evidence Of the
danger the proposed reform compact
involves The new constitution Of this
State is the work Of reform" Rcpubli.
cans and Democrats. of compact be-
tween these Republicans and i larger
number Of Democrats. Iii that cou-
stitution Il embodied every objectionable
feature u the old constitution Huler
which the Democrats enactcd the lc-
linquent taX law uni tAp obuoxi0us Uua
oppressive slpetion aWs rs Which tAey
unjustls kept control " this StHp fer
nearly half ! century, keeping thousands
Of citizens disftaachiscd AMI hundreds
Of thousands 81 dollars of taxs 54t 1f
the county treasures Tile one -feat
objection e the old constitution was
that i made j necessary IL paI tal
tax ii order q vet4. ~ -tatuu law
the Democrats naae ii possible sof ,Ie
assessors aad collectors q megyut
nublicans tIom IHliu. tSee, a!d aaIe
tie penalty for aea failure, ual0r pr
yention, dfrsn,hisem IT. Ihat fna-
eIe n TN 9ld law Fealaaiad III fIa
new resi-rr5 aw which eoupe- ill bas.
ment of I rseietraioa f.c nal tae4 al
tempts III prevent t lnyapu. lA#
+ Democratic aLeriaa uf3m
Il i IL gta m 5u.e u rae Fte
publican- il4. coH,iita,iaaaI Coayea
tion, tAai tlet attempted y stem rllr
current ~ Democratic opposition Il
real reform Il r4atteaH pertaining u clce
lions, ana tAal Whatever modification.
Of the old llw th,re u the new mus
be credited II ti4eIA. ! parf 81 fht
record n hat conventions peoca4diu-,
that thc Democrats attempted ta AaE,
The new l4w moro oppressive anl rr9
hibitory than the old Jill. TL. Afstak,
these Republicans made was I'll makiu.
a compact II which tliry wore ppworles
10 carry out any reform measure Thu.
might originate. 50 il would ~ iii
compact between what the Ledger callt
reform Republicans and lhe Demo
Gratis III the coming legislature vi Till
State the Republican end of tht com
pact would BE- powcrless. II is cvidrn
therefore that Tie Editor ~ the i'ubI
Ledger + writing about something j
which he is entirely sAa.aut pro1nnAni
upon giving advice o. wilfuiy attempt
ing 70 promote what liz knows Will b
ruinous TO any possible reform in bcla
wares election laws. NJ bnliar proc
that such compact as he advises wpul'
be ruinous TO Republican prospects il
delaware can be udduccd than tho fac
al the Democrats advocate IL The
iyocate it NOT tor the benefit Of Ia
tepublican paiiy, buf for it4 injury; no
for the purpose Of true reform in o.
election laws, FOR that Incans The u
peal Of every Democratic election LAY