The Smyrna telegraph. (Smyrna, Del.) 1849-1850, 1850-01-03
no the People Of the. state of llslawars.,E.

movement is 10 progress, ifnsarctioncd BY the
approved oflany regular caucus of the Wing
or Democratic parties and speculation is a1oat
astc the design and motives Of those who arc
lengagedsin it. .Thptno mis2ppr bension may
exiss onsthe subject and that the possibility o.
misrepresentation may be ~.
4hoscd, the undersigned, deem improper to az.
pear for themselves and those on whose behalf
Ithey act and in their own words, brief: 10 OK.
1plain Their own views. The object at which
we aim is to procure Legal cnactmcn,s further
restraining thc milking and selling Intoxicating
| liquor within this STATE. We do not pretend
to settle, so far in advance, the particular law
which we my ask Of the Legislature. AT
this distance of time it would be impossible. 10
speci y the precise qtiantum Of restriction prop
or to be applied to the traffic and IL possible,
it would be unwisc to commit ourselves, at
this reMote period to any mere d tail OF emo.
ment. We desire our Representatives to BE-
invested with the capacity to Iegislate on this
subject for The benefit O. the community, with
out being intind,tcd by the fear Of political
fimniolation. To effect this, the influence BY
Which political parties arc governed must be
destroyed and those parties be Brought to n
proper appreciation Of their duty and r'sron.
sibility in nominating candidates for office Of
public trust. II is manifest to all convcrsant
with the present discipline, orpartics, that they
are both efcctualy ruled by class Of individ.
uals, the preponderancc Of whose influence is
at variance with sound government, that, in
obedience to the wishes Of this class, cand;.
dates are selected by political conventions and
that, il any candidate should, accidentally. bc
presented distastclul to their prediudices he is
inevitably defeated at the ro'es. We believe
that this systematic subscrvicnce has excited
an influence so corrnpting and drgencrct'ng
that the official character of an Executive or.
Legislator Of The State of Delaware is held in
little estimation Of honor among her best Cit.
Ems. We believe that the fatal policy Of re.
garding the mere popularity Ola candidate Of
more importance than his capacity to exccu'c
the trust, has lowered the standard or ouahf-
cation for public Office and prostituted the pt,r
pose of party organization. To this prefer.
tnce OF party success to public convenience
the failure to obtain legislative cnactmcnts in
regulation Of the rum.trade is attributable
Politicians, looking to partizan triumph rather
than to the interests OF The State, arpcal TO
the attachment which mon entertain for their
respective parties until Independence oflhought
is sacrificed on the altar of party scrvilty and
sssep. e iaslllead 1Ra
Sbeif sense Of right by compromises which
have no other effect than 10 maintain the st.
premocy Of a faction. So long MS the friends
Of legislative restriction will deposte their bal.
lots IN obedience to party nominations. contra-
ry to their principles, while it is understood
that their opponents assume and exercise tho
right to vote as they please, without regard 10
party considerations, so long will political eau
cusses take care that the regular tickets shal
he composed ofmon whose opinions are know n
to squire with their prciudices and the adhc-
sion Of the doqltfw voters will be sought Lv
nominating conventions as thu surest guaran-
ty o! party success. We believe that nothinp
more is requisite to alter the cause Of poi i
clans on this subject, than to shew them bv
whosn aid they, san most certainly triumph at |
the poles. To do this, independence md
trmness arc necessary. LIT all who think
that change Of policy in this respect is pro.
per, take bold and decided stantl unawed
by threats and unscduccd by promises-!et
them declare, openly and unoquivocalIv. that
they will no longer submit TO be shnckled by
party setters--let them exhibit a spirit of de-
termined resistance and ono election will
sufficient to accomplish their object. Though
there may not be majority " no will at frs.
unite inthis work Of party'Ius.raton, the will
be so many, daring enough to brave marty
resentment by throwing off party allegiance,
that one party or the other will seek victory
in their effort. Men will be placed in the
halls of legislation who will dare to act in con-
sonance with their own view of sound govern.
ment-thc enlightened sense ofthc people will
be reflected from the Statute Book and the
State will be freed from the domination of
class by which her progression in wise legs
lation is retarded and her character comprom-
sed at home and abroad. a9
Having thus family Swallowed forth some o
the reasons which impel us to move in this
matter, we might here leave our cause to the
iudnment Of the commnnifr hut innsnnuch Nc |