Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-10-07
Loca, Self-Covernment.

If we are permitted to Judge the Repuhhean
party by its acts We must arrive at the
that. under that namo more than any other party
copnomen, have the men who now form the ne
publican party shown their hostility to local sell
government In fact this party Is the only one
that has ever had an existence in this country
since the formation of the Republic, that has at
tempted to destroy local lf-government. 1t has
made attempts Of this kind on several occasions
and in numerous States. In fact its efforts to de-
s,roy local self. government, and hy that means
hold corrupt men In Office have resulted III destroy
ing its power in Maryland, Missouri, Tennessee,
and numerous Southern States And it now holds
itself in power ia Arkansas by this means. IN
Governor Swami i'll Maryland, and Is. Gratz
Brown and Carl Schurz IN Missouri, men VINO
aband doned its ranks, it is well KNOWN were lnstru
mental in breaking down the tyranny which The
Republican party had established over the people
through the agency Of odious par'lzah registry
laws, by which large number OF the best citizens
In all conditions of society, were deprived oi the
right of suffrage Nor has this system OF fraud
and II ,urpation been con fined &C the SouthenStates
alone the same patty that held power there by us
use have attempted to hold and control fehhsSi-
vania and other States by destroying local self
government. Their hope OF carrying PennsyIva-
MIA the present year is based upon registry law
that was enacted to defeat the will Of the people
at the polls. And this attempt 10 keep corrupt
minority in position to rae the majority, Is one OF
the causes OF the abandonment Of the Republican
party by Messrs. Mcclure, Curtin, forney, and
ether leaders In Pennsylvania
These vile efforts to sustain fraud and corruption
hsvS lca
tended by the mass of the Radical journals, and
among which must be classed those Of this city
and State
Had they succeeded in getting the Legislature
within their control, as they hoped to do two
years ago. through the assistance OF the negro votes
the same attempt to fetter the people OF our brave
little common wealth would have been made here
Hundreds OF white men III each county would
have been deprived Of the tight OF suffrage by
means of registry laws, enforced by unscrupuous
partisans, such now exist i'll Pennsylvania.
Fortunately for the people Of Delaware, they
had seen the sad effects in other States OF allow
ing the corrupt and extravagant men who control
the Radical party to get into power, and deter
mined to keep the State in the hands OF the white
voters.
The consequence is that We are free from all the
abuses of power complained OF III other States,
and the credit of Delaware stands higher in Wall
street than that of almost any other State in the
country.
The interest OF the debt created by the war
forced upon her. has been promptlypaid, and the
principal reduced $54 900. while there is now in
the Treasury sl33 1856 to be applied to the pur-
chase Of the bonds of State.
The white people Of Delaware have cause to be
proud at the past policy, and rejoice that they
were wise enough to hold the destiny of their
State in their own keeping. The results are be-
fore them. Their taxes, although too high, are
much lower than the taxes imposed in the adjoin-
ing States, and they have fair prospect for pay
ing Oh the whole Of the State debt in few years,
il they see proper to do 50.
Compare the condition OF Delaware with the
condition Of the States where the Radicals have
ruled by the aid OF negroes and the result is suf-
cisnt to make every citizen rejoice that the Demo-
cratic party still has the power and the will to de
feat the enemies of local self-government in No
vsu,ber, and retain the State in the keeping OF
white n.sn. and by this means the best in
tsrests of all parties.