Evening journal., 1912-12-28
SATURDAY. DEC. % 1912.
Ir IS TmE r0R AcTIoN.

CINCB the election was held IN November have
- insisted that it duty Of Attorney General An
drew c. Gray and Deputy Acknowledgement Josiah o.
Wolcott both Democrats to Investigate the rumors tha
large amounts of money were used by the Democrats
TO buy that election. 1t is that neither
OF those officials has made reply to the suggestion and
it equally true that neither Of them has done any
thing of practical value in the Of investigating the
rumors Newspapers close to the Democratic machine
have insisted there corruption. In that connec
ton we desire call public attention TO the follow
ing editorial in the Dover Index of this week which
should supply to Mr. Gray and Mr.. Wolcott ample
ground for starting investigation of Democratic
election methods;
Some newspapers profess TO believe that money was
spent for voe-buyine in Kent county by the Demo
at the last election So far no one has Focused
the Democratic County Committee of such crime and
we believe everyone knows that everything possible
was done by that committee and It's officers to pre-
vent votc-buyng The committed had no money for
that purpose and II money used & done with
out the and In the face Of the warning of the
committee that those who did would be prosecuted.
The committee raised by contributions of candidates
and party friends enough defray all of the legiti
mate expenses OF the campaign. II Is true that man
having no connection with che committee and against
protest distributed suris Of money over the county
which ho claimed came trom the Democratic National
Committee and which was sent here i'm Che interest OF
Mr. Salisbury. The chairman and of the mem
bers of the committee found this out and secured the
return of some of ho money If any of 1t was used it
for iegtilate purposes as the committee pro-
wboever secured fhe money from the Nstionai
Legislative candidates In certain districts and putting
such candidates under obligations the senatorial
candidate In whose interest it distributed AZ
the proper time shall state, FAR we know, In
whose hands this money placed and the public
will be able TO judge Of its influence the votes Of
merfbers Of the Legislature In Kent county
s.et ii not be overlooked that the Dover Index is
nspocratc newspaper; that il is particularly friendly
u both Mr.. Gray and Mr.. Wolcott and that in all
likelihood, it would attempt to hold back anything
them but would gladly assist them the full
tent of its power. We think in view of the
tatons made by the Index that justified in
calling upon the Democratic prosecutor his assist
ant who is to succeed him Attorney General in
yestgate the charges made by the Democratic news
paper in Dover Let them ascertain and make public
the OF the who distributed money from
the Democratic National Committee in the legislative
districts in the face OF the protests OF members of the
Democratic county committee It TO that
they should that money both ways and ascertain
whore the trail leads. The mere fact that they are
Democrats does not excuse them from the perform
Of the duty of ferretng out election corruption
lists, no matter whether those corruphoniss be Re-
publicans Democrats