The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-03-10
MONDAY. MARCH 10. 1909.
THE Dover Index saws:


the last eight or ten years has been
one OF the man issues whlch has
charactered the efforts of both the
principal political parties in this
State. 1t is a notorious fact that
the Republican, party has bought
votes. 1t is equally notorious that
the Democratic party has bought
votes. Both have been guilty OF
the otfeuse and the only remaining
element 10 the question 10 be con-
sidered is that OF degree.
The charge has been made more
than once that votes o: certain well
known Democrats down the State
were discounted al one o! the
Georgetown banks, the moneJ
loaned on then! being used for cam
paign purposes. This was more
than eight years ago. So all of the
corruption, which it is charged
has broken out in our State in the
ast decade cannot all be charged
10 the Republican party
The Every Evening says: Note-
buying .has been incident to cleo
lions in Delaware Tor more than
siX,y years. according lolraiItion,
history ami recent ueyc iopmeuts
But for long time It was confined
% Il certain clement III Kent aud
sussex counties. an element that
was well known aud that IN each
county formed Il community o. its
OWN, despised aud avoided By those
who, even while they tolerated the
sffense Of vote-Ourin- looked upon
he crime o, vote selling with loa,h-
ny and contempt.
The first departure from this
beaten but narrow path OF suffrage
corruption occurred at the election
n 1883, aud III. scene of OPERA
lion was as usual, III Kent aud
sussex counties
Now we have the admission that
here was vote-buying IN DeIa ware
since 1855, ard the Republican
party did not nave The money 20
put in campaigns in this State that
the Democrats had. which with the
DISTINGUISHING machinery made II
difficult task Tor the kepub llcars
% accomplish any lasting victories
at the polls kent. Sussex bossed
New Castle county then as il does
Today and Its inhabitants wanted
10 hold all OF the Offices the same
as they did in the last Legislature.
Look 1t over and see il W. are not
right IN our statement.
Two OF SUSSEX citizens hold Two
OF the best paving Fedora! offices
IN our city at tie present time.
Talk about gra'ters, well, it does
not require much OF an effort 10 lu-
cate them and they are not all res
idents Of New Castle county by any
meaus.
Look over the field carefully aud
BEE il any great changes have taken
place IN any OF the towns down our
State within the last twenty Years
with Jew exceptions. What has
been the capse Of tn retro, ration
And uuprosress ve0ess,
IF Allen, tie co.Ugel burglar, had
been lett one a while longer he
would have broken into about halt
d inc houses in our CIT, anl Cieau-
ed New lean ,l,,,, o,nI
ioh nj il Ht cHIror .r,l.n
loo alert for tn. c,,or.I hnr,,,r
and suspIcionca him as seen a, lie
laid his eyes upon tie morn M he
effected the arrest lie ccrLaly,v
made uumeron, eHa.t,y,. h,,r's
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~. .nss e"N anu .hSn 20 TO JAI' tor
VI 'o's '~I' as wv court may
S u'SL'oStu 10 Impose upon those
ofonght before them. TINS is il