Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-11-09
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TEE RKPuRLICAN PARTY IN A MAJORITY
Il IN DELAWARE,

With n full assessment and full vote, the Re
Publican party j. in the majority in this State
This majority may be greatly increased, by 1874
and the best efforts Of all who desirs change in
the State government should now be directed to
that result ~. b. d. .so al a.
1t is TO be remembered that hundreds Of Re
publican voters. in each county, drifted over to
the Democratic side, in 1858 and 1870, moved by
the outcry against Impartial Suffrage These
losses weakened our party so mnch that the
Democratic majority, in 1868, was s257, on the
vote for Seymour, and in 1870, when, for the first
time the coIored votes came to the polls, their
large accession only enabled the Republicans to
cut the majority down to 2476. The defeat of
1870, considering the colored vote, was more
disastrous than that OF 1868.
The Democratic party. however, has now
totally abandoned its opposition to Impartial
Suffrage, and not only consents that the eolored
men shAn enjoy the right to vote, but pledges
itself to maintain that right From the first
bold proposition OF yallAndigham to take ''New
Departure" and consent to what WAS already
established, our opponents have progressed to
the adoption Of the most positive and decided
Negro Suffrage platform, and the domination
upon it OF one Of the strongest advocates of
Equal Rights. The National Democratic plat
form, adopted by the Baltimore Convention, re-
solves in behalf of the Democrats of the ooun-
try, that lt
1--WE pledge ourselves to maintain
the union OF there States, emancipation and en-
franchisement, and to oppose any reopening Of
the questions settled by the Thirteenth, Four
teehth and Fifteenth Amendments OF the Con-
stitntlon." '''.' 'N'''''' "
This very strong language; the announce
ment by the Democrats or their fixed purpose 70
maintain the abolishment Of Slavery, and the
enfranehisement Of the eolored citizens added
to their nomination Of Gresley for President,
Andhis support at the polls by four-Hfths Of the
Democratic voters Of the State. has show to the
people that the contest upon the issue of Impair
tiL Suffrage is forever settled, and the large
numbers of voters who temporarily Joined the
Democracy, two and four years ago. have come,
or are coming, back to their party. The tide Of
public feeling is setting strongly in favor of the
Republican organization, and if its course be
prudent yet firm, cool but earnest II its leaders
realize the expectations Of the people in
= policy OF unsel6sh and honest service
Of the public interests free from corrup-
tion and jobberyi the majority just given for
ourSOongTessman will be quAdmpled, at least in
1874.
Elsewhere, we announce the GoAnrERcIALs
platform for two years CANVASS. We propose
to devote our political labors to the advocacy OF
the principles and measures therein named
Every one is worthy OF the support OF every
citizen OF the State, and upon that platform.
sincerely advocated, and honestly put into prae-
tce, the Republican party not only deserves to
come into power in Delaware, but twill do So
and by an overwhelming majority. We have
only to. take up the work in earnest,
and to pursue it without pause or hesitancy,
and we shall sweep the State, two years hence,
from end to end, in every county. The people
are aronsing to this work OF Reform, aud they
are readily 70 heartily join init. ---'
In this new campaign, on our broad and strong
platform, the principles and measures are all We
care to consider. The men who are to represent
them will be named by the people at the proper
time, and whoever they may be, when 1874 comes,
they shall have our support, unless they are no.
toriously unworthy. We mean business we
propose TO press to definite and practical con-
clusion, tho objects for which we have always
labored, and which will, when realized, establish
Delaware on new, broad, and firm foundation,
with all the people liberal, intelligent and pres
porous.