Evening journal., 1912-10-28

To the Editor of THE EVENING
JOURNAL
Sir--ln 1894 Willard Saulsbury-th
Willard salisbury of today-was the
Democratic leader In this city. Is he
any more sincere and honest. any less
tricky and interruptions i'm politics
now than then? I'm October 1894. repre-
sentatives of the Democratic organlza-
ton went to Pierce Gould, then Re-
publican sheriff OF New Castle county,
and proposed THAT an honest
and sincere agreement be made,
that on the part of the Re-
publicans, no deputy sherifs should
be appointed by Sherin Gould and on
the part of the Democrats that no
special constablcs should be appointed
for the impending election.
Sheriff Gould believed these Demo-
cratic leaders TO be sincere and he
made such an agreement with them
which, on his part, was honestly
agreed to and straightforwardly lived
up to and carried out He had no
other intention
During the night before election
word was brought to Sheriff Gould at
/ the sheriif's residence, then i'm New
Castle, that the Democrats were pre-
pairing TO appoint special constablcs,
and appeals were made to him to
appoint deputy shorins lie replied
he had agreed not to do so and he
would not
Election morning, November 6.
1894, he found Wilmington was full
of special constables and many of
them were full, too; but, although APP
fpcaled to by Republicans, he stead
lastly insisted upon living up TO his
agreement and refused to appoint any
deputy sherilfs. On that election day
Of 1894 there was not a deputy sher-
if appointed in New Castle county
by the Republican sheriff and no ex-
pense put upon New Castle county
therefore. On that same election daJ
breaking their previously made agree
men, made at their suggestion and re-
quest, the Democrats had Governor
Robert Reynolds appointed some
1900 to 1900 special constables and
New Castle county was saddled wifi
a bill for some $4,000 or $4,000 foi
their pay for the sole purpose of hold
ing their interest and votes TO the
Democratic party. Democrats openly
acknowledged they had TO pay theii
men to hold their votes, and this
was simply one time and one exhibi
tion of the fact. undoubted as it is tha
Democrats Of Delaware are RESPONSE
be for corruption in Delaware.
The Democrats broke their pledge
They held that many votes and work
ers to the Democratic party and pai,
them out OF the public treasury {,
the tune of about $4,000.
And with il all they did not carry
New Castle county notwithstanding
their hypocricy and deceit and rascal,
disregard of public interest and tn,
public treasury.
Why should any Republican or In
dependent or Progressive consider foi
moment voting this year any ticke
to help elect the rascally, hypocritic
insincere and unfaithful and publ,
interest disregarding Democratic part.
of Delaware to power again?
For the dawnning era of cleaner po
! litical conditions every honest-think
ing, sincere and progressive publi
, spirited voter i'm Delaware should vot
5 against any such restoration.
We are glad TO see the agreemen
= to attempt to compel an honest elec
T ton this year; and, give the Dell hi
Z due, il is TO thank Robert c. Housto
h for the initiative, and we nigh! sa
e to him that Republicans and Progress
sives have nothing to fear from stric