Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-10-29
The Democratic system TINT Oppresses Della,



TO he Editor of The Commercial:
We ask your Indulgence for a brief space. while
we call the attention of the worliingmen of our
city to one truth plainly verified in ,he answers
Of the Legislative candidates to the lnqalrles OF
Workingmens League. The negative aud eva
sive answers of the Democrats are in keeping
with the well-known anti-progressive character
OF their party IN tins State, and contrast to the
plainly outspoken, frankly affirmative answers of
the Republicans, that should teach us plainly
that we have nothing to expect OF favor from
the Democrats of Delaware.
Couple the fact thus developed with the his
tory OF ten years of msrue, such as we have
endured, and we have evidence to convict them
Of wiltully misappying the power conferred
upon them by confding people, and of an ex-
pressed determination to continue the wrong.
We might give resume of the illiberal an
unjust acts they have committed il you could
allow us space. We will OF ly instance a few
We could prove Qrom a personal knowledge of
the iacts,) beyond the possibility of doubt, that
the much vaunted wish of our Democratic
friends, to prevent the suffering Incident to the
draft during the war was without the least imag-
inable sincerity.
We know they refused to issue State bonds to
men whose legal right it was TO have such bonds,
simply because the money cameinto the soldiers
possession, and enabled him to leave comforts
for his family, while he was in service. We know
their hatred for the negro is such as to cause
the ruin of the school system, (such as it was, }
bN which lhb VI tub pour lubu must
nee IL be deprived of school privileges
Il iey have increased railway fares and thus in
creased the cost of our much priced social priv
ileges.
Poor people cannot afford often to visit friends,
or revisit home aud parents, and now we are
restricted by State law
Again our meagre savings must be taxed
Loan Associations by which we hope to secure a
home must pay tribute to the daughter of the
Horse leech."
You may remind me that your space is valua-
BILE, Mr.. Editor, and answer, ''the half has not
been told Beside increasing our difficulties
by attachments" and like Democratic acts,
we are insulted by the very terms of the State
constitution, inasmuch our Intelligence be it
never 80 great will not qualify us for Law makers
And worse: we of New Castle county are told by
this rame instrument that one citizen of Sussex
county shall equal sixteen of us, and the Demo-
cratic party having the power will not undo the
wrong,
One candidate (Demoorat) who has been State
Senator, admits hat he knows nothing of these
requirements. II IL were not for the greater i'm.
portance of property qualifications we might
suppose his ignorance to unfit him for the place
III there be aworkingman who has doubted lii
interest in the Republican party, let him get
copy of those letters and carefully read them
and II he doubts still after due consideration.
County Constable and 27 others ntuy secure {
special act for his benefit 1.-THE State will listen t
them, and endow him with the required amuun
of real or personal estate, and perhaps the part,
will record his nanie as an eligible candidate.
ARTISAN.
WpMNGToN. DEL, Oct 29.