Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-10-06
THE SALISBURY RULE.
How It has Disguised Honest Democrats
Its Extravaganza, Corruption, md Personal
Fav0rifism.
tFrom the Smyrna Delaware, TImes.)

tFrom the Smyrna Delaware) Times.l
Eight years since the Due d Aumale in Q
celebrated pamphlet, asked the Bonapartes
"What have you done with France ?" In the
present debauched and ruined condition of the
State, this question, addressed to our Bonapartes
assumes a terrible significance. "What have
you done with Delaware 2" is the question which,
propounded to the Salisbury regime, must now
be answered to the satisfaction of the people OF
this State. What have you done with reference
to its laws, and its finances? How have the
general interests of the State been advanced,
and how stands the account as between you, its
rulers, and the people you have been called
upon to represent
From recent developments it seems probable
that these questions will be presented to the
Family consideration, and must be answered.
portion of that party hitherto known as the
Democratic party of Kent county, and ruled by
more than despotic power, for the subservance
OF the interests Of one family, have asserted
their independence and declared they will no
longer submit themselves to the ruinous and
extravagant policy of the present Salisbury
administration. Hence we have new, and what
now promises to be strong and vigorous move
ment by the party calling itself the Reform
Democratic Party" These men have concluded
that the time has arrived when the Family must
prepare to give an account of their stewardship,
and leave, for the future, the government of the
State to other and more honest and competent
rulers. And to this, we confess, as simply
" ioOkerS-On IN venice, We nave no objection to
utter! We are only surprised that the men of
spirit and independence, as we know them to be,
should have waited thus long, and have borne,
with so much patience, the rule of this iniqutous
State administration
The Bonapartes, we are persuaded, never ruled
the people of France with will more despotic,
than have the Family Ring" governed the
Democratic party of this State, and especially of
this county. Firmly seated in power, they have
parcelled out the offices of the State to those
only whose zeal and cooperation promised to
themselves the greatest political rewards. Nor
have they failed to improve the opportunities
thus presented. 1t is no small thing for one of
them to receive, as he has, indirectly from the
State s60,000, two others 800, 900 each by parties
outside of the State for party services, to say
nothing of the vast sums received from the
party for State printing, etc. Who would not be
called the peoples servants, and be in fact the
peoples masters. No government can long exist
with such enormous drains upon its treasury.
No man, not even the State Treasurer, can
give satisfactory account of the financial con-
dition of the Treasury. Suffice it to say, there
remains at this moment, in the Farmers Bank
of Delaware, only about $1,000 to the credit of
the State while the interest ON the State debt
remains unpaid and the principal itself is surely
and steadily increasing. No wonder the inteli-
gent and conscientious and honest portion of
the party have become alarmed, and determined
that the reproach of their party shall be wiped
out by the political death Of the men by whose
dishonest and periidious misrule such shame has
been brought upon them.