The sun., 1901-11-02


legislation or honest administration Of
the State, can be promoted by political
association with Mr. salisbury? These
are unthinkable propositions. What did
the combination of the WE Saulsburyitas
and the WE Wilsonites do? Was the
work they did Republican or Demo-
cratic? That is an easily thnkable prop
osition. The work was Democratic-the
defeat of the election of Republican
United States Senators. There can he
no doubt about that-Democratic of the
Salisbury anti-bellum order. They en-
cluled Delaware from the Federal
Union. That is what Mr. Salisbury calls
saving the honor of the State. There are
still some Republicans alive who rememl-
her Delaware during the Civil War. who
remember the Salisbury attitude toward
the Union ut that time do any such ie-
member salisbury Democrat who was
i'll favor of whipping the rGhrlS and saw
ing the Union? 1t is possible that some
Republicans remain who will recall how
narrowly Delaware escaped the dshonor
Of secession. But how do these Rcpuh-
leans relish having their State takcl
ont of the Union py the Democracy nm
der the leadership Of Il Saulshury when
il is supposed to he under Republican
control, and when the State Assembly is
professedly Republican, = there any
political honor in that? r. there amy
political sense in il? We do not believe
there is Republican uf The State wio
rerlizes what has been done. who will
admit to his own conscience that there
is either honor or sense in either the
fact, or in the alliance by which Della
ware has hecn excluded from the United
Suites Senate. aud practically from the
Union. See the anomaly Of the Situa-
tiou? After forty Years ut fighting TO
put Delaware in the line Of the Union
aud Republican States. when every
State officer is a Republican, when Mi
the counties are Republican. when this
city is Republican, when the majority OF
the State Assembly We're elected by Re-
puhlicanS and is plofesscdly Republican,
the State is forced ont Of the Union by
Democratic minority. aided 10y men
calling themselves Republicans, Is there
anything honorable, or even crcditabc,
to Republicans in That?
Wherein has the honor Of the State
been saved?
: 1t is this question, il any that Mr.
Forum. The reader of his article cannot
fail to he reminded of the lawyer trying
to distract attention from the matter 1T
issue. He tells his story graphically
He assumes the manner and language
z of lofty patriotism. He appeals, even
prays for help in saving the State from
til" diShonor Of purchasnblc electorate
assuming virtue. He pretcnds to-
tt,ll b., 10 y
shame. He dare not toll that story
truthfuly. He skips the salient points
Of the Story--the whole of it from 1878
to 1896. Why! Does any Republican
hesitate in finding an answer to that
Why? Mr.. salisbury cannot truthfully
rroitp the story Of Delaware politics IN
der his guiSe Of assumed political virtnr
The telling Of the truth about that. ;he
whole truth about it. would compel him
10 recount Il story of continuous Dem y
cratic outrage beginning with the enact
mtIit of the delinquent taX law. SaulS-
hurry invention, in 1873. aud eliminating
N the theft Of the State--partially at
least under his dircrtion--its conStitu-
tiDnal convention. ana State Assembly
u 1896. Instead Of telling about the
thousands of dollars filchcd from the
county treasures in aid OF Democratic
ramnagn funds, in the refusal Of Demo-
critic assessors ana collectors to assess
and collect taxes, and suuandered in the
same interest in the Democratic free
+ distribution Of tax receipts, he crows.
4 like a dunghill cock, il declaring that
/ thr state never lost n dollar from any
/ Democratic administration. He didn't
tell of Archibald Givcn's conviction III
iii" United States court, for refusing 90
"nliect taxes from c0lorod Republicans.
returning them to the Levy Court aS
dead. He didn't tell OF tie scenes enact
I'd non tn" streets nf this rity when
hundreds Of Republicans were daily be-
Sieging the tax offices in vain efforts "a
nay their taxes ANA qualify themselves
q vote He didn't trll of The driving Of
P"pulicanS ont of the CITY Hall in this
city, hy Democratic policemen III order
To prevent those Republican becoming
assessed as voters. lie didn't tcll about
~" two Democratic tnX collectors who
-o!l several Thousand tax receipts to
Republicans. pocketed tir money! ana
H.iMtd the penmc.tic I.ery Court t.
3tslraeii>c every hul,lpr of Wo uf those
;t& receipts. He didn't f"il THAT the ~
u" 1rmncraiic collector li#ltcd ii
.@ir accounts ana that uMty was
yaarS trying e. aaG5o u9ln their
Hfrty loldS. He didn't trli of the 5000
lo,9h0 lrpubicnns WHO wrrr contin-
M,liv Kept diSflan.ihSed, hS th,s rascaily
tHN collecting business. rfeui is73 to 1892.
&4ihcr did he tell Of tl mrgv, ma hon-
'all"-"tllrso are all .H5G ! gentle
msn"-who carried srip uc.s full Of
aerey ntn this Statr lgatH uw York
anl elsewhere to piece unt lie Demo.
rri@r campaign funds sfen rtam thG
county in the shape II rn,lletnl taxes
IA which Republicans were di~tran-
chscd, and tile lmrnd tNy receipts by
which delinquent brHoclar- r- w,rp Illegal
II ontrauehiSpa. N0r Hill liz tcll III tlr
scini-annally assessor contributions OK
attra 'ruR the wholesale ligupr dealer.
vi New Sork, Philadelphia and rall-
uore, for Democratic campaign purposes.
II" didn't tell about Republicans ohnS-
iug lHmncratic tnX collectors out ~ lhr
StHCc wlnn frying to puy ttZes nor dd
he tell of the riots lhai democrats creat-
"d at the polls 10 ,lriyc eolprpd voters
away: non did he tell hnw one Of The hon
0rahc senators -"thrso arc I'LL honorable.
gentlemen -stnod Us, aS Il Witness II
ON" Of these riots without protest. Nor
did he mention how narrowly Delaware
"scap"d lasting disgrace in tn" person Of
one of her honorable senatorial rrprescn-
ulttveS at Washington WHY these amis.
si"ts: 'fhr things enumerated here wrtc
i ~ poiet in making nnlawarr's political
condition. Why were they omitted?
4 II cnhnt lie possible TILT la n3s for.
@rttcn. q that he never knew of trcSr
things that are 50 intimately connect, i
with the past and present of Delaware