Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-10-13

the way In which the Democratic party has been
managed to carry out selfish ends and schemes
, When men, protesting high regard FOR great Ma
to advance their own designs and ambition, 1t is
time for the masses to disown their authority and
escape from their thrald0m.
And what kind of men do they select to aid them
in carrying out their ends Are they the best in
the party? Are they men who are capable, II sent
TO the state Legislature OF enactng the right kind
of revenue laws, to relieve people Of oppressive
taxes, free our present tax law from Its objection.
able features, and yet provide for the payment OF
the expenses Of the State Government /?
Can men chosen for the selfish ends referred to,
@ discharge In an independent manner, the RESPONSE
tell you that men who are thus capable, will not
sell themselves to party leaders Men have been
dt and incapable to disaharge their duties. '
In our State, under Its present political manage
ment we have no House Of Representatives or
laws, but In their place the whole power of the State
Government has been centered In one lawyers office
the speaker significantly pointing to the same)
we desire to elect men to office, who know the
difficulties under which we abor-who know how
necessary 1t is that better provision shall be made
for the payment of our State debt.
I If parties must have leaders, what kind of men
should they be? In years gone by the Democratic
party party had L. leader & Of high integrity and moral
whose opinions In regard to party policy were ever
freely given when the proper time came, Delegates
TO party conventions eagerly sought his advice hut
they were always at perfect liberty to accept Or
reject the same. In those days our leaders, like the
great WING leader, Hon. John NJ. CLAYTON (hppause)
were men of intelligence and exalted ability-men
who not only commanded the respect Of our State
but Of the whole United States. Party leaders
should be such men as these-men whsse opinions
and advice, Conventions might follow or not as
seems best to the representatives OF the people.
But IN what position does the Democratic party
now stand? Is 1t conducted, as 1t should be, to
carry out the great principles OF party? Is 1t
not, on the contrary organized TO advance personal
interests-organized to fight Observation-Disclosures
to control primary electons--organized to deprive
the voters who constitute 1t of their political rights
Such are the leaders to whom Democrats must bow.
why, gentlemen what remedy do you suppose
one of these same leaders gave gentleman who
was demonstrating against the unjust tax law en-
acted by the last Legislature? lie said, tIf You do
not like 1t you can leave the Sta,e!"
say we do not intend to leave the State We are
going TO remain here, and we intend to place men
In power who are capable Of reforming these abuses
few individuals are supposed to he the Democratic
party. During the late war IL was sometimes
serted that ABE Lincoln was the Government" and
the question was sometimes jOcularly asked "If
Lincoln takes snuff, does the Government sneeze ~
SO we might now justly ask, f these leaders OF our
party take snuff, does the Democratic party
Bneeze % f3Ff
There are some things that are not susceptible of
proof. As in mathematics, the axiom, g A straight
line is the shortest distance between two points,"
needs no proof. So 1t does not require to be proved
that our movement cannot help the Republican
party. There Will be but two tickets In the field:
both are democratic, only ours is the mo demo-
cratic So only democrats can he elected.
our movement cOnlmends itscli to all of you who
are Interested In carrying 0u the true principles If
the democratic party. IL is not party to be con-
troed by two or three individuals. 1t is party Of
the people, for the people. All revolutions IL they
nave worthy motive, are praised II they succeed.
II they fail then perhaps comes the block, the scat
1old. The block may he prepared for US, but If we
fail, we know that we cannot be worse off, poti-
cay, than we now are. Thanking you for your
kind attention, | will now close.