Evening journal., 1913-01-06
THEY SAY THEY HAVE THE EVIL
DENCE.

From the Dover Republican.
The Democratic press of the State
and the Democratic orators IN their
illumination during the recent cam
paigh harped to the limit on the fact
that the Republican party leaders
"had made all arrangements TO buy
votes" and that thousands were TO
be spent TO capture the Legislature.
that a Republican United States Sena-
tor might be elected at the coming
session.
Early in the campaign Ii was made
plain that the Republicans contem-
plated using no money and I'm fact
It's use was prohibited in every logis-
lative district in the State This did
not hinder the Democrats from per
sisting i'm their bowling over the mat
ter. however and coupled with their
assertions dire threats were hurled at
the Republicans who we're told that
dungeons yawncd FOR those who dared
attempt violation OF the law I'm this
rospcct-"And we have an Attorney
Generals Office that will railroad them
into the aforesaid dungeons instanter
That all this was simply blum TO
cover up their own trickery we time
and again pointed out to our Republi-
can patrons And the bitter fight now
being waeod among the Democratic
leaders over the United States Sena-
torship Is gradually uncovering the
rascality and dehauchery practlcod by
the Democrats TO secure a majority OF
this Legislature. The uncOvcring also
comes 10 the voters of the State not
from Republican party sources but
from the leading Democrats of this,
our own county
The Dover Index. recognized as the
organ of James II Hughes. Esq
democratic County Chairman. himself
a leading candidate for the United
States Senatorship In an editorial last
week after disclaiming that money.
were used under or by the direction
of Chairman Hughes says
It Is true that a man having no con.
nection with the committee and
against its protests, distributed sum-
OF money over the county which hl
claimed came from the Democratic Ma
tional Committee and which was sen
here in the interest of Mr. Salisbury
The chairman and some of the mem
, hers of the committee found this on
= and secured the return OF some OF IN
! money II any OF IL was used 1t wa
a for inegitimate purposes. as the CON
mittee provided for all necessar
Legitimate expenses Whoever secure
the money from the National Commit
tee did so Cor the purpose OF aiding th
. legislative candidates I'm certain die
tricts and putting such candidates M
? der obligations 10 the senatorial car
G didato. i'm whose interest IL was diI
e tributed AT THE PROPER TIM
y WE SHALL STATE. AS FAR AS w
II KNOW. IN WHOSE HANDS TIL
y MONEY WAS PLACED. AND TIL
s PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO JUDG
h or ITS INFLUENCE on THE VOTE
h OF MEMBERS or THE LEGlsLf
r. TuRE IN KENT COUNTY.
n The capitals In the above are on
r own We simply wish TO emphasis
IS the fact that a personal organ Of n
~ Democratic party chairman OF tn
e county says AT the proper time v
u shall state, as far as We know,
u whose hands this money was placed
Now why wait until the member
+ OF the Legislature shall cast the
D. votes for a Senatorial candidate?
l- the knowledge Is in the hands of tho.
k men, why do they not lay IL before II
is Attorney-G Most assuredly n
D. Index viii agree with us that no ma
I'D whose seat Was bought for him has
= right to sit in the Assembly or TO ca
A. vote for anybody or any measure
he This story of the debauchery of ce
Ne tain districts by the Democrats hi