Evening journal., 1910-11-22
TUESDAY. NOV. %. 1910
THE GOSSIP ABOUT BRIBERY.

THE GOSSIP ABOUT DNipEhA'
TT IIE. recent Democratic campaign in this state
i so far as some of the influential leaders %
the nartv and those who speak through uie w
rmns Of the Every Evening are eonSei"Su, I ',,,,
based on personal enmity, Jealousy ana envy;
AlT1nited States Senator is 10 be chosen. Inc
,er,, of Senator DUPONT is soon to expire. TOT
nanv wears owing 10 causes, some OF winch arc
outside the realm Of politics, a certain group OF
Democrats have been bitterly opposed to tne senior
senator -.
This imposition was not apparent in the days
when Senator dupont was the head OF the Regular
Republican party. The same forces that OF recent
wears have SO bitterly opposed the senator were
then quite willing TO ally themselves with the
friends of Colonel DUPONT so that scheme eoula
be cot up by which he could be chosen one United
States Senator and his colleague could be,a Demo-
crat That scheme fell through Ambitions un-
fulfilled
The Republican party found way OF settling
its own troubles Of bringing order out OF political
chaos The supposed chances of several Demo
Gratis anxious for a seat in the United states
Senate with Colonel dupont as the other senator
thus disappeared like mist before the morning sun.
There was no talk then about Colonel
durout being a beneficiary either directly or in
directly of any fraud or violation Of the election
laws of the State Rather the reverse Had that
attempted deal been carried out the gossip of bri
berry and corruption TO any great extent would
have been eliminated.
That attempted deal having failed, these ambi-
tious Democrats began and have continued a re-
lcntless war on Senator DUPONT which finds its
climax in the present rush OF bribery talk and the
attempt to place the State of Delaware before the
world as a plague spot and a State unfit for as
sociation with the other states of the union.
All during the present campaign the Democratic
newspaper has constantly harped about alleged
bribery OF the past 1t has reiterated statements
about a supposed fund Of $4,000 which was sent
by some person or persons during 1904 for the
purpose Of corrupting the elections in the
lower counties.
This supposed fund is alleged TO have been sent
before the Republican factions united. The charge
has been made and il should either be dropped or
evidence ehould be presented to sustain It. The cry
has been heard that Republican newspapers have
made 10 denial that the money was sent and that
ihcsofofc denial may be taken as a confession How
in the name Of common sense can any Republican
newspaper know or not know whether a vague
charge that this sum Of money was forwarded to
Kcnt ard Sussex counties by some person is true
or not? Az that Republican newspaper or any
other newspaper or person can do is TO ask for {
bill Of particulars, to ask that the charge be pre-
ecnted in a specific manner.
The Journal does not feel called on either Z
deny or 10 confirm the story Of $4,000 being con
trbuted by any one to a campaign fund in Della
ware. II evidence we're presented in regula
way TO sustain the charge that would be anothe
matter. Even il the charge we're true it woul
not prove that the State was purchased at the re
cent election.
But there are some facts about the recent eles
tion that should notfbe overlooked. Despite tn
Kabblc about the use of money il is known this
leading Kent Democrats received information
which they believed TO be true, that in certain d
trlcts they wero watching as late as noon of ele
ton day, they had reports that the Republican
were not using money that everything indicate
a Democratic victory, that alleged "hoaterS' WEI
voting the Democratic ticket. There was n
thought Of bribery and corruption on any extei
tive scale.
The Democrats we're sure OF victory and had the
cerried the election and succeeded in their effor
to defeat Colonel dupont for senator there wou
have been no cry of corruption. Indeed alread
they intimate that there will be no corruption
the next election two years from now.
With all the talk about vote buying, with Il
large rewards offered by the anti-brbery Leagl
and with so-caled detectives securing through II
counties II is be wondered that arrests shou
follow and that here and there charges should /
made about corruption, but even these charge
are not more numerous than they would be in a
most any other State in the union where reward
were offered and where men thought they had
chance of making dollar by playing the bribcr
game Arrests have been made by both sides Th
Republicans have evidence of illegal use of monc)
BY the Democrats which will be presented At III,
e<aFef time if this vague talk ever reaches res