Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-03-27
Forthe Delalcdre Republican.
sham Democracy Exposed

What is democracy TO day?
answer can scarcely say;
In Delaware it seems to be
A made up farce Of humbugry.
In Kent and Sussex they do say,
That one man there to have fair play
Should be entitled for to say,
As much as four Of ours to-day.
In other words it takes four men
Of ours, to equal one Of them,
Aud this they say we ought Ia see
Is simon pure democracy.
But whether we can see OF no
Ii makes no difference we've no show,
Their granddads told them it was right,
And for old customs they will fight.
IT'S Democratic too, theyisay
To keepthe whipping post to-day,
Because they say their fathers knew
What was the best for us to do.
They say no law should make them pay
More than six per cent to-day,
Whilst most Of them who own or rent,
Pay sharks and brokers ten per cent.
Its aeInoeI ali, Trough tl,oy Say,
No matter what they have 10 pay.
So long as laws doth never fix
A rate of interest over six.
Its democratic too they say
To take wives property to pay
Their husbands debts, because that they
Lose all their rights on wedding day.
And ifa man a woman takes,
He takes her property as stakes
he won, when she did say
take this man for life to-day.
Its democl ate too they say
10 take the poor mans bed away
10 satisfy the landlords claim,
For being poor, he is to blame:
Whilst they themselves if pressed to-day
Would find their acres would not pay,
Two thirds the debts that they do owe,
But freehold gives them rig hts you know.
man to be a Senator
Must own one thousand pounds or more.
In Pennsylvania currency,
Or some old farm in the country
In Levy Court no man can sit
Till he a tract of land doth get.
An election poll he cant inspect
Till freehold gives him that respect.
A Public Road he cannot view
Unless he owns a freehold too.
Your lands he never can assesi
Unless some lands he doth possess.
In fact jackass equals man
On Deawarc's democratic plan.
Unless he owns IA thousand pounds
Or has two hitndled acre grounds
Then what is woman you do saw
answer nothing (terc 10 dav.l
She has no rights that man respects.
She's his with all ofhereltcis
Yet still if lle doth Own no grounds
Or don't possess one thousand pounds,
She's owned by less than half man
by Delaware's democratic plan.
Now woman you may plainly see
Our Democratic view Of thee
when married, You have naught to say,
Your husband owns you from that day.
Not only you, but every thing,
Which you did from your parents briu q.
All stocks and bonds, all notes and cash,
Are his, to Use and cut dash.
'Rhis is not right, no doubt you'll say:
answer, its our law to-day,
It's democratic dent you see
That you are non-en-ti-ty.
In short, mans brains are good for noueb,
Unless he has freehold bought,
Aud woman Il am 10th to say)
When married, gives her rights away.
Unless her property's in lands
when she contracts the marriage bans,
In such event her spouse will be
tenant by the courtesy.
And if she any Issue bring,
For life the husband holds the string
That ties the profits of he lands
10 swell the assets in his hands.
But if he dies before his wife,
Shes simply got one third for life
Out OF the profits of her lands
She owned up To the marriage bans,
Such things ought no. TO be you say,
They should be changed without DELAY,
That may be true but don't you see
Its simon pure democracy.
Now freemen rise in all your might,
Shake of the scales that blind your sight
Assert your rights then soon you'll see
Delaware from such dogmas free.
Vote for no man who will not say
That every citizen to-day
should on an equal footing stand,
without regard TO pounds or land.
Vote for no man who's 'fraid to say
A woman should be made to day,
Equal with man in law, in fact
Free for TO hold or to contract,
For stocks and bonds, for house and lands
Aud hold the title in her hands
The same az he, who calls her wife,
In fee simple, (and not for life.)
vote for no man who will not say
woman should receive US pay
Inc same as man for labor wrought
When she the same amount has brought
So.e Tor no man who's 'fraid to speak
AMI act for to protect the weak,
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