Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-04-25
IutcrrOSatin- Candidates.

The ommerciai comedies with ErerY Erenn !
and in reference to the candidates for the leslsia-
ture says "q"eSi,on them By all means" and adds !:
ave shall he delighted to see the process. ana
in regard to the advice that the Republican cai
dldatcs should be able to reply satisfactorily, We
have only to say that any man who cannot OF Wlh
not answer tIirly, squarely. and pIumpiy that IA"
Is for Equal Representation, IS not fit TO be on the
Legislative ticket from the county OF New Castle,
and deserves to be beaten. VIII the Gtsttfe say
AS much
When the Democratic party makes up its plat
form and nomimaes IA citizen tV TILL an ottoe he Is
not expected TO step on the platform OF lom
Dick and Harry, or VIII, may choose to fix up
a platform to suit himself and assume to put
questions for the sake OF gaming personal ends
The policy OF questioning candidates is very wei
f'r the Radica. party: as for that matter we are
IN favor of gcinsa little further. Every one ~
lis candidates ought to be sworn on the Holy
Evangels before they receive a vote. otherwise
there Is no certainty whatever of their sticking TO
any platform. 1t is notorious that that they have
violated nearly every pledge given to the people
during the canvass, and after their election treated
the platform OF principles which they were elected
upon us though 1t had never had an existence.
1t is all right, therefore. Tor Etpy Etcntng and
'H' 'oWWtFt"i 10 PROPOSE ~ Ia'et''h tile i'"'-
cal candldates But neither oi those papers have
any right TO question the Democratic candidates,
the publishers OF both papers having all Their
lives voted the Radical ticket and opposed the
Democratic party, and no doubt propose TO do
so TO the end of time.
On the question Of Representation according 10
population views are iully known. 1t is a
question put forward on purpose to Try t" Hpht
The Democratic party. 1t Is known that the Had
zeal party have no hope VI carrying such priicl-
pie: they have not the i"motsst hope that WI
mlngton will he given such undue weight III the
Legislature that pr,neiple would give to her
large ani increasing population. II might he bnt
few years before she would out-vote the whole
OF the State And it is not reasonable to suppose
Kent and Sussex coInties, which now have the
power to say whether this principle shall lie
adopted or not, would agree to be placed in such
position.
The proposition violates that great moral prin
ciple, "Do unto others you would have Others
do unto you" While they may agree to change
~ the organic law OF the State, fixing upon some
plan OF increasing the legislature and charging
the representation from this county and city,
adopting, it is hoped the district system. But
the most certain way to defeat increase is TO
send to the Legislature delegation of Radicals
demanding representation according to popula-
ton.
But there other questions which must be
put to candidates for the legislature when the sys-
TEN of interrogation is adopted. Erery Eeening
and the CoD.ue,eidi cannot ask what they please
and refuse to put to their candidates, or to have
them answer, other questions lar mere important
" the people. The Radical candidates then will
be required TO answer whether they are in favor
OF putting negroes into the pubic schools, elect
ing negroes TO State and county Offices filling the
office. Of Collector and Constable, making Jurors
of themand filling the important iiees OF Mages-
trate and Judge with negroes.