Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-09-28

A FLEA FOR SOME MORE PRACTICAL IssUTs
THAN ARE PRESENTED 10 Us BY THE
| POLITICIANS.
Nessrs. Eiitors We have waited for
some one To accept your invitation to eX.
press opinions upon the political situation,
who should he better qualified for thctask.
We workmgmen have learned 10 look
upon the name OF politician rs an unenvia-
| bic distinction, aud, knowing one can
hardly express an opinion upon the puiiil.
cal issue without getting, even without
| earning the name, therefore, we have been
a title timid about the matter.
That We are greatly interested needs no
Il sertiOu Of mine Ia prove. That we are
| anXiuusly looking for some Indications Of
a redemption of our State from her motor
! lousy anti-republican constitution, and
cunt rOus and unbusiness like, as well rs
unjust laws, until we begin to think the
| principle of Injustice 50 deeply seated as
TO render them As unaltcrabIc as were the
laws Of the Medcs and Persians. Our po-
litical leaders seem to be afraid To make
anything like dissent from what custom
has, in their estimation, sauctitied They
talk to us of questions that have lost all
force, and tell us stories of antiquity, the
connection Of which, To our times, is eX.
ccrdingly hard to find.
We listened TO Mr. lofland and Mr.
Smithers ON Monday evening hoping to
near something that would tnlighten us.
About the only thing We can recollect Of
MIR. Lohand's effort, is the word 3rdt (uf
which we are not now afraid) and his tX-
preston oil pride in having a mechanic
for grandfather. We thought ~ the
time, he might be doing his postcrty
great wrong, in robbing them Of 80 great
! source Of joy.
We are Mt some loss to know whether
MIR. Smilhers intended to prove the insin-
certify of Democratic acceptance Of re- pub
iican principles, or to prove Mr.. Greeley
To be no defendant of 81. Paul, and cur
confusion is more eoniomded when We
recollect his telling us, il would make
really no difference about Delawarc's vote
in national results, while he neglected to
speak of Delawarc's needs. We wondered
then, snd ask now, of what use was his
speaking. Mr. Whitley and Mr.. O'Byrne
treated the Democratic County Cunven-
ton ON Saturday last, ut New Castle,
with eloquent dissertations upon men ON
horseback, now il Is just rs difficult to
lind what we are TO learn from these gen.
tlcmcn as from the others. lfthet be con-
vuced of the existence of bloody chasm
that threatens 10 eugulf he nation and
| are DESTROYS of shaking bands with some
time enemies, we would suggest picks and
shuycls rs convenient articles for llling
chusins. There are many high places that
need legelilly, many angles that need Sqtar-
ing before our laws give equal and exact
Justice 10 all men. These evils that bur
, den our people, and give such just cause
| for complaint, should engage the attention
of these patriotic men and in
them We think hey will find ma.
terinl to OIL the much talked of chasm
If Mr.. Smithers be truthful prophet
and our State Of no account in the Prtsi-
DENTAL campaign, why should our time he
spent and our efforts wasted in agitating
party questions and reyivng the envyings
and haiings of the war. The stability Of
our Republic is assured, the payment Of
| debt guaranteed, while our State laws,
| uuprogrvssive and burdensume, make u a
| fostering and ugly sore upon the National
body polite. We have statutes upon our
record that are only made void by National
,naCtmenis. We have a Constitution that
would scarcely pass muster unGer the Fed
eral requirement for republican State
| government Think Of il, men who hOa,t
! of being descendants Of the signers of the
| immortal declaration of human rights, and
Of the soldiers and patriots of the rIYolu-
tlOn, submitting To such an outrage rs is
| prrpclratcd upon New Castle county in
allowing MS one-third representation for
onr-half the people and twO-thiris the
wealth Of the Sla'e, for no other purpose
than the keeping he State under the con-
uOl of one political Iarty. l. is time Tor
thinking men to dissolve party ties, and
work for the common good. Believing
YOU TO he striving in this good cause, we
would give you hearty God speed.
WoRKMAN.
wILNISGToS, Sept. 25th, 1872.