Milford chronicle., 1912-06-14
CORNELIUS P. SWAIN
SCORES HIS ENEMIES
In Signed Statement He Shows the
Real Facts Covering His Fight for
U. S. Marshal.

U. ,. Marshal.
Some weeks ago, / saw an item goinG
the rounds of the newspapers which was
to the effect that man from Missouri
had said that if the courts of Delaware
were what they should be l would be
serving time in Jail. Now l want to say
that the Courts of Delaware are as gOoC
as they are in any other State and q
great deal better than they are in the
State of Missouri. / want to say that
l never committed murder, never stole
anything, and now listen, / was never
run at the point of a revolver from an
other mans bedroom l never committed
any other crime that made me subject
to be arraigned before the Court.
want to take this opportunity to
thank the Republicans of Delaware for
the endorsement they gave me for
| United States Marshal l am told by
those who are in position to know that
no one ever had as strong endorsement
for position in the State as l had. l
want to thank our delegation in Con-
gress for their unanimous recommends
ton, and also want to thank the Presi-
dent of the United States, William H.
Taft, for the appointment.
My only grievance is that was never
permitted to put in my defense My de-
feat was brought about by a conspiracy
between three traitors of the Republican
Party of North West Fork Hundred and
eighteen Democrats of the same hun
dred-not Democrats of the first-class, |
nor second, nor third, out of a voting !
population of over three hundred Demo- |
Gratis. After offering every inducement |
possible, even to paying car-fare and |
expenses, these cOnspiratOrs could get |
but six men to go to Washington to tes-
tlfy before the subcommittee, and
twelve others to make affidavits to be
taken to Washington, against me- Judg-
ing from the class Of men they got to
10 this, they had to scrape right to the
bottom, for you know the dirt and filth
always settles to the bottom.
Now, | want to give a description of
he six men who appeared before the
subcommittee against me: Three of
he SIX had acted as Democratic voters
assistants at elections. One of these
nen boasted after the election that he ,
lad stolen fifty Republican votes the
.oters told him they wanted to vote {
he Republican ticket and he marked
hem Democratic votes. Another boasted Y
hat he stole twenty-five votes at an
ther election. While | am opposed to t
uying votes, and always have been op-
osed to buying votes, which is the {
'orst crime-tO steal a vote or to buy
ne ? Another one of the six men, if he a
ere justly treated, would be doing ser
ice IN the wOrkhOuse for obtaining (
loney under false pretenses. As for
ne rest Of the six, some OF their deeds
re so black that recital of them would
0t be tt language to express in decent Il
)mpany.
As to the twelve who took afidavits
gainst me, their regulations are very
uch like those of the ones who testi-
ed. One of them acknowledged that
was ashamed to have his name ap- v
ear with the rest, and / suppose the c.
.asOn for his shame was that he thought III
had little more sense than the rest. k
cause he had sense enough to know fo
ie difference between market price and &C
ntract price of cantaloupes. Tr
As to the three traitors, they are ca
lbe-givers, and it is said one is a ha
lbe- taker. One was elected to the it.
sglslature by bribery, and while he
as IN the Legislature he offered to Ca
lbe a fellOw-member. III;
TRAITORS
d the eighteen Annanas Democrats an
axe UWenty-one. Every one of these ere
m in their affidavits and testimonies, tn,
torted the truth. Some of them swore
what they knew nothing about, and on
lers swore to what was absolutely
Sc. Now add to these that LAWYER an,
Wilmington, the big boodler, man !
It deals in $4,000 pillows, and that to
hrag lawyer of Georgetown, and could ad,
! find twenty-three men as corrupt |. {
where in the United States, unless WI
De in the State of Missouri. If it was fro
happen that all of these men should fro
re to pass in their checks today and at
adieu to this world, where would TO
y go? frei
Willard Salisbury said in Washington y
t | was not fit to be United States Oh
rshal, that I was too corrupt to be in Y
way conn cted with any Court of bui
tce. l want to say to MIR. Salisbury Str,
the voters Of Delaware will say 20 at +
next November that he is not fit to us q
e seat in the United States Senate, O
IS too corrupt to walk the corridors rick
he Capitol OF the United States: and a te
he will. after the election next No for
lber, go away back and sit down on beer
very last bench, and there think ID
i 1901 Ee mas been to speLd so hall
n money with which to buy votes. sicl,
n, II he will come to me, win t5 ach Lew
a little politics and tell him how to 4
y elections without buying vC tes. lawi
CORNELIUS p. SWAIN, Cha
Bridgeyille, De-. dav