Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-10-12
VOICE OF ASTRAIGHTOUT
A Reviow Of the Late Speech by Hon.
Thomas p Bsyard, by the Leader Of
the Delaware straight-outs.

greater respect. His moral character is
above reproach. For kindness Of heart
and honesty of purpose he has no superiors
in my opinion. lie is therefore Just the
man to speak to honest patriots. With
such a man Is 1t any wonder that there
should be enthusiasml The positions he
assumes In regard to the powers of Slate
and National government, and the distrl-
button of power by the trainers of our
government cannot be refuteG. One Of
the principal things TO be avoided by the
American people is the Capitalization of
power. He says, and l argue with him,
the "LoYe Of human power is the predom-
mating power Of the human heart" What
must we, as Americans, do to prevent this
spirit of acquiring power, and that it shall
be eurbed, but by every citizen doing his
whole duty on every occasion, and to see
that none but the very best citizens for
honesty and ability are placed in official
positions, only such men as can control
their desires to acquire power. All that is
required 10 for the men composing all
parties doing Just what the Democratic
party Of Delaware did when they elected
the Hon. T. Y. Bayard TO the United States
Senate, to represent them In that body
that was TO send the very best man that
that they have among them. Mr.. B. gave
hh u huOIl nlhlOIN Vi nOM OuI lhlutIn MCII
coerced by the British government, how
they threw off that yoke, and established |
this government, with all Its checks and
balances, also the distribution of power
under a written constitution. He says,
They left system of statesj but the |
whole lease of powers unenuermated and |
not strictly delegated and enumerated In the |
grant of powers to the National govern
ment was left to the States" Now, 1t Is in |
my opinion the violation of the above |
named part of the agreement on the part |
of the general government which Is caus
ing all our trouble. If so how shall we
remedy the defect My answer is by Sc
Letting from the Democratic party men
who are known to be advocates of the |
doctrine of State rights aud Democratic
principles not such men as compose the
list of traitors TO the cause of democracy
as MIR. Bayard named, who had left our
party and gone over to the Republican
party, and are doing all they possibly can
to obllterate the State goSerments and to
establish a centralized government. If We
find men who have been educated as
Democrats, when they are placed in power
| by their Democratic constituents, leaving
their principles, going over to the oppO.
sition party and advocating a centraliza-
| tlon of power, how can we expect that as
this is the prevailing spirit in he human
mind that men who have been raised and
educated In that belief, and grown gray
in the advocacy of those doctrines of CEN
teralizatlon, will ever become the men TO
carry out the doctrines of State rights and
the principles upon which the Democratic
party of the United States is founded.
How can we expect the masses of the
Democracy of the United States who have
been educated to respect state rights
and to oppose the GENERALIZATION Of power
will ever give their support to men OF the
opposition party and to n platform that
will endorse a resolution that if carried
out will upset the whole system of State
Governments. Of what are we as Demo-
Gratis to-day complaining but the aTbi-
trary action of the Republican party (;
but the carrying out of the enforcement
, acts for the purpose as the republican par
~ say OF enforcing the 18th amendment,i
Yet the Cincinnati platform adopt II rs
t one of the fixed facts not to be intertered
= with and more than that the very men
, who are the candidates on that platform
T. have been educated for whole lifetime
= 10 the principle OF centralized government
) and have heretofore been its foremost adj
vocates, and bave even found fault with
the present Republican administration be-
cause it has not assumed greater power.
1 Yet II il this elemeut of Liberal Republic
r canism that Is to control the dCstinies OF
4 the Democracy OF the country-such men
c as Horace Greeley, Gratis Brown, Governor
= Yarmouth, Charles Sumner, General
5 Banks, Alexander Mcclure and Andrew
e @. Curtin. Has the previous history of the
{ above named men been such as you, Dem
g ocrats of Delaware, would be willing ia
d trust your liberty IN their hands can
is only answer for myself and say No I'm
dor what preteKt does che present admins
traton assume to arrest the officers Of thu
Il Levy court of New Castle county but th'
II carrying out ofthe provisions of the act
:. enacted TO carry out the 18th Amendmen
1t which both Gorace Greeley and the Gin
t. clnnati platform say are fixed facts
l. After reading Horace Gferley's letters ani
at his speeches made in bis late tour Will
lie "swinging round the circle" have com
- To the conclusion he is the same olt
It Horace that has been saying hard things
IN of the Democratic party and encouraging
IF enaetments In opposition to the principle
of the Democratic party Of Our Country
In his acceptance of his nomination from
re the Baltimore Convention he says she
ar still no less a Republican than he eve
@, was" In his speech at Easton. he say
J., she is still an advocate for protection.
o. In his letter to the colored citizens, abOu
e. the time no accepted the Cincinnati Bomi
IL nation he told them he was in favor {
lie them enjoying all the rights of citizens
ne both political and social, Charlie
lis Sumnerlalso advocates, and argues to I'll
Il colored citizens that Horace Greeley
or their best friend, much more so than Graz
m In Horace Greeley's letter to the ColorC
Liberal Republican Convention held {
Louisville, he says
NEW YORK, Sept. 0.
GENTLEMEN II trust the day is
OR hand when we shall know nothing of al
mans color, but esteem and trust him
A. he shall conduct himself, as a man and
m citizen. For the present | acqulesce IL. VI
NV expediency of holding a convention
rg coiorod men, but hope they may not
h. needed after this year. Trusting Thu
ON your deliberations may strongly condu'
YES this end remain yours,
in Horace GREELEY"
lly now appeal to you, white fellowDem
MI Gratis of Delaware after your platform
he which you adopted two years since q
you willing to say what you said th
nee was all wrong and that the rejection
en-. your legislature four years since of +
rht tcenth Amendment was wrong. II l
me how can you support Horace Greeley a
The and the Cincinnati platform, made
ave men with whom you have never had IA
liz political affinity 2 If Horace Greeley
and now Democrat, VIXEN did he become
in and what reason has he ever assigned
and 80 doing. / have not heard of his yet {
nouncing himself as q Democrat. II be
nm the same Horace Greeley we have kno'
I'M for the last 80 years without any char
m how can he expect Democrats to give b
their support as a candidate for the Pr
nird dency.ofthe U.s.and how can a consist
viii Democrat, without throwing away
ntes principles of my party, support suef
Mica man and his platform do not bell
Nina that, though the Baltimore Convention
voted without a dissenting voice to ad
Republican platform and Republ
candidates, any Democrat who is 81
from principle is bound to support sue
loP ticket or p atform, not even ." TO [
Grant" What are men without princip
,h., What can we then expect OF the Gree
party, II elected, but the came Kind
- government that Grant will give US
the platforms of the two parties arc
near alike as to be hardly able to dis
hhIi guish them apart. Therefore if the
mug forms arc of any account we must eXl
,ho nearly the same kind OF an administra
' under either. Therefore for myself /
q" no choice between them, and shall
,ho for an electoral ticket that Will be IN
~, field on election day, nominated on
anent nIatform of the Louisville Convention,