Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-10-19

Office this week until yeterday. Your inter
rOgHiury No !. have always been opposed
To It for this reason. II such great an
uoVance to the business community. hut
am In favor of the law making all persons
pay their honest debts. No. ?, In my opinion,
Is very unjust, Hs there Is two taxes on the
same money. am personally interested IN
this mattef,as | have shares In the Aid.
No. . Representation according TO popula-
ton Is Democratic, and just, l cannot see
why any man In this county would oppose
II, aud rs for property quail In my
opinion, II Is UNJUST declaring honest poor
men from holding otfce-maklng money,
above intellect. / am a workingman, aud
whatever Is the workingmen's interest 10 my
Interest. But II | am elected l shall be
governed By what believe a majority OF my
constituents wishes; as an office holder Is
nothing more than a servant OF the people.
Hoping this will give satisfaction, I re-
main yours with respect.
WILMINGTON, OCT sth, 1872.
iENTLENEN s-ln reply To your questions,
| unhcsitatingly answer.
lst, do favor and Will vote for the repeal
OF the Attachment Act, and will vote for the
passage of act to secure q liberal exemption.
"a, do favor and will vote TO repeal the
tax ON loan Associations
80, do favor and will vote for Constitu-
tionnl Convention, to secure representation
according to population for this county, and
office in this state.
Having thus briefly answered your ques
tons, gentlemen. enlargement Is, perhaps,
unnecessary. but | cannot close without say
lug that the manner In which / have an
swered has been dictatnd by q sense OF
absolute conviction Of the righteousness Of
the measures under consideration, which on
every and all occasions would cause me, by
whatever ability possess, To advocate their
adoption Immediately and unreservedly by
the Legislature Of Delaware, should / be
elected a member thereof.
Very truly, your Obedient servant,
WILLIAM SILVER
ma Creek Observation-Disclosures Thos.
l.. }. Baldwin, Democratic, and Lewis
Thompson, Republican.
llocKEssIN, Oct ., 1872.
SfRs Your favor OF October 18th, asking
me if "layOr and would vote" for the re-
peal Of certain existing laws and the pas.
sage Of uthers, came 10 hand, In reply !
have to say | am working man myself,
have been all my life, aud at present can see
no other solution of the problem OF my life.
From the nature Of the ease l am an honest
and sincere believer In the great Importance
and the dignity Of labor.
II you are working men, as you cleim to
be, our interest In the passage of all laws
that are To govern us Il Identical. II / am
called to act In the capacity Of law-maker,
all laws that pertain to aud effect the inter
est of labor aud the workingmen will GER
taiuly have my warm aud ready sympathy
aud my vote, ii in my Judgment their passage
be- not hurtiul to the public veal. This Is
give ys' any pcdsS tRat $ay serve SST WI" 10
emharrass my free and independent action
! in the future.
Respectfully yours. I. l.. j. BALDWIN.
PLEASANT HILL, Del, Oct s.
GtNTitNEN ;-ln reply To your note of the
I 9Th inst, may say that having no desire TO
conceal or withhold my views ia regard to
any measure Of state policy nu questions Of
\ special intereet to the people Of New Castle
county, freely answer the interrogatories
/ that you have prupouuded,
! First ! am in favor nf the repeal of the at.
tarhmcnt law 10 which you refer; believing
/ II Of no advantage To any one and In Its Ope-
ration may omharrass and distress a class
! that are In great measure dependent and
/ helpless have long been an advocate of a
] liberal exemption act. believing that the
/ law should protect rather than Cypress the
! INDECENT aud needy, whether made so bv i'm
/ prov idencc or misfortune.
/ Second. The Loan Association il the la
/ boring mans bank aud should not he sub.
jrct To onctnus or Unjust taxation.
! Third Representation according To popu.
! ltloa is ~ my view u fundamental principle
! nl republican gov eminent. 1 shall therefor
! feel myself bound at all times and under ali
/ circumstances To usO every available and L..
ultimate means within my power to have Il
] practically applied 10 the state. As pronerty
/ cannot qualify man otherwise aunt tohold
| Official position there aSems to me no good
reason for nilIylng any other test than that
~ iNi,grity and intelligence. Respectful,
! yours, LEWIS THoMPsON.
REPLIES or cANnTDATEs-sTATE SENATOR.
The candidates are j .Pouson Chandler,
/ Democrat, and Lcander F, Riddle, Repub.
iican, and their replies are as follows
"gNrlgMgN;-i have no hoAitatlon In ans
woring yes 10 each Of these questions.
Nuuis, &C,
j. pouLsoN CHANnlFn
WliMNGToN, DEL, Oct. 10th, 1871
/ fENrLtMtN Yours Of the 18th inst is re
ceiNcd. proposing certain questions for my
consideration. answer your questions IL
/ The aiiitmatiVe-aud If elected will use Al
( honorable means To secure the aduptiOn o
the proposed measures
The attachment law have always eonsid
crod wrong IN principle The experience %
some years with It's practical Workings hal
shown me that u IN usually enforced whei
through Illness or accident the working maj
IL less able than usual To hear Its eXac
iinrs; aud also that the debts of the head o
any HMily-tnr whatever purpose incurred
can easily he collected IN many cases by al
lhchlng The wages OF other members Of tn
family, supporting themselves independents
oi the husband or father. The experience o
almost any manufacturer, employing female
or minors as operatives, will show that In
power to commit this wlopg N OFTEN exei
ri-td without mercy. and that the employe
. ! H. ppw"rlf la Nv The matter.
mat the tax or loan Associations Is pecu
hAtly obnoxious 10 the lahOring clnsse
arises from the tnct that tina funds Of IN
e. l.unn Associations arc derived chieay frou
, the say ings OF wages or salaries. ThetaN
Is thus An Income tRN-with the curiou
9 exception thgt oar state does not tax the IL
como"i the working man, Of spent IA an
other mauucrl-and only insista on a shar
nl mis- wages when the workman chooses /
,Nr ihrm Tor the purpose of providing
home for himself aud family
. lho rtrsom legislative apportionment /
hrlHw ttc is unfair, undemOcrutic and IA
ltplulirui, aud no just reason can he give
for It's continuance nilly agree wifi va
that change Is needed In this matter, An
! also that ~ property qualifications whetht
: "a freehold for Representatives, or an ''e
itie ~ real and personal property of III
hlur ul one thousand pounds flr Sem
inf-' should be- stricken itnu, oar state Con
] ~lhuioh- Property qualifications are
'i'un"ut vi haihArism," an insult to III
mAuhnud of the working classes. and are nl
posed To the tendencies and ideas al moder
rcpmhlicnnism aud civiligtiOn.