Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-02-28

AN INDfcrMKNTOf rHh LAST LEGISLATURE
-ITs SINS OF OMISSION AND COMMISSION
EQUAL DIFFERENTIATION THE ONLY
SAFEGUARD AGAINST INJUsTIcE-A NEW
CASTLE COUNTY MAN FOR GOVERNOR.
Editor State Journal Tho demand OF
the people Of New Castle county for equal
representation Is so Just, so necessary TO
the protection Of their interests, and TO
the working out of other reforms scarcely
less needed that It ought not to be mis-
Understood or lightly needed by any
whose interest II may be to deny or
betray II. II Ia a sentiment, taking its
roots deep and far reaching in our natural
love of Justice, IA that aspiration for
equality Of rights for all, which In this
free America dominates all other ideas
and influences In that consciousness
among our people that their long exclu-
sion from a practical voice In the State
government is the tap root of the contin-
uauce of the many evils about which
nearly all people, without distinction of
party, are so loydly and SO Justly COM
planning.
All the signs Of the times Enthusiastically
show that what the people are demand
Ing is reform not any false or quack
reform that would imperil our liberties
or loosen the reign Of law, not Jacobinical
Ideas or silly theories but they crave In
their inmost hearts the removal Of those
abuses which time, misrule, and i'm
becility have either created or permitted
TO grow they ask for a return to the
simpler usages Of our fathers.
The great issues of the war and those
growing out of II have been settled
Free soil, emancipation, reconstruction,
Impartial suffrage are no longer issues.
Mon IfIfar a q n fhuir NVigHam lint
neither men or parties any longer dispute
or contend over them. They were origi-
mated and passed by the Republican
party, and they were definitely accepted
and adopted by the Democratic party in
the nomination of Mr.. Greeley on the
Baltimore platform. But instead of the
old party cries on such subjects you hear
from all quarters and from every State,
the muttering OF different thunder, the
low growl or the Indignant outburst of
people misgoyerned or plundertd by their
rulers.
New York repudiates and overthrows
Tweed, dlsperses his gang, and sends him
TO the penitentiary. Pennsylvania forms
and adopts new Constitution with a
unanimity of vote, which is an unerting
index Of the tendency of the popular
mind. Illinois led of a year ago with
ntT new AnuhNlNuAANAs III Aulu "a AONr
siitutonal Convention Is In session, and
in New Jersey commission is cutting
out work for a convention proposed to be
called. National questions have almost
ceased to interest the people. Congress
men ponder over "salary grabs, while
on TARIFF, currency, transportation and
all new questions, party ties are either
broken or uniformed. The people are
turning to the affairs of their own States.
They are putting their own houses In
order. Aud nowhere Is this more unmls
takably the case, or is there more need OF
II than In this State Of Delaware.
The Democratic majority in our last
Legislature utterly failed to satisfy the
people, and the popular discomfort has
been heard here and there since from all
parties and on every side. The STATE
outside OF the city Of Wilmington sorely
needed aud anxiously craved an improved
common school system. Our present
one has many good qualities and was d
great advance at the time Of Il.
adoption, thirty years ago, hut experience
has shown much about schools since, %,
the citizens of Wilmington who have ih,
improved system know. The Legislature
were invited to Wilmington, inspected
the public schools, were delighted Will
them, and when presented with biz {,
give equal advantages to the rest OF The
State, refused to pass il. Instead of re-
pealng, they continued aud Increase
ruinOus taxes upon the Investments @
our workngmcu in loan associations, an,
on the debts OF our debt-ridden people, I,
pay of our State debt at the uuuoctssar
and ruinous rate Of almOs, 100000
year.
Instead Of amending our laws as T.