Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-10-10
THE POLICY OF DEMOCRATIC LEGIsLA-
TUREs-DO WE WANT ANOTHER

This If the time to vote yea or nay on the |
question Of perpetuating the line of Democratic |
legislatures. II the people want one more of
the sort with which the State has been afflicted |
for years, now IL the time to say 80, and it, ON |
The other hand, they desire to terminate the OBJ |
atruetye, illiberal, and onerous system of legis-
ation with which the Democratic party in this
State is identified, they have in the election of
November, the opportunity to express that will.
We presume the people are tired of such a
system. They have been long suffering and
patient. They have borne the infection with
few groans. They have voted again and again, |
but by steadily decreasing malorities to mail.-
tain the system, although it has been both un-
Just and burdonsome to them. The time has at
last come to throw it OIL, and see call upon them |
not to neglect the opportunity
The unreasonable and illiberal policy Of tho
several Democratic Legislatures which have sat
at Dover within the last eight years. in tho per-
lod since the war, may be shown in the follow
ing specifications, every ono of which j. well
known, and undenable
/. Persistent refusal, by repeated yoe-, in
every Legislature, to make any amendment of
the School Laws
g. Repeated refusal, by distinct votes in several
Legislatures, OF the petitions Of colored citizens
that they might be taxed for school purposes. and
the proceeds devoted to maintain separate schools
for their children.
>. Repeated refusal to permit the people to
vote upon the holding of Il Constitutional Con
gsntion.
4. Repeated refusal, by successive Lcgiala-
lures to fairly adjust the tax laws and the con.
tinued policy Of maintaining excessive taxation
upqH the people, in the form Of taxes on mort
cages which are twice collected from the debtor
class taxes upon special industries, which are
no more concerned than others in the mainten
ance of the government; taxes upon trayel wllicl
grievousy iniure special localities; taxes upon
marriage, which tend TO bad morals, and hay,
long been condemned as contrary 10 publ
policy taxes upon the savings OF tin
working classes, accumulated in their loan ar
socatons and, at different sessions. By sue
cessive notifications and changes of the rovenu,
system, framed outside the Legislature. by per
sons not members of it, and who were paid on
of the public purse large fees for the service
Iaxes which were unequal, unjust. aud burden
some.
.. Continued refusal to grant, III any form, b.
any means, equalized representation in the Leg
slature, and the maintenance of an ontlageou
and un-Republican discrimination against tag
payers and citizens residing in New Castle eour
ty.
q. Persistent refusal 10 enact any liberal relic
ii the distress of insolyent Debtors Ey the pa.
sage Of laws making exemption from seizure an
7ale upon execution, and the maintenance of
system which scarcely has its equal for harsl
ness in any other State of the Union.
Z. Persistent refusal of the petitions Of u
working people for the repeal Of the law of a
attachment Of wages, and the maintenance
that severe, impolitic, and degrading SYSTEM
difference to the desires of the Justices of IL
peace and constabes wha make fees from
operation.
$. The enactment at various sessions
measures designed to defeat and nulify the la,
Of Congress the continued and persistent ma
Hesitation of opposition to the Just settlement
the War issues
.. The persistent effort TO disfranchse the &C
dred voters to make the assessment of either
which is necessary in order that they may
qualified an voters, difficult and troublesome
and the steady policy Of party discrimination
this respect, in favor of Democrats and again
Republicans, eliminating at last in law viii
IL aptly and fairly described one designed
cheat the county out of its taxes and the peol
Olt of their votes.
We shall rest here. with these specialization
though we have but partially drawn the indi
ment. More may be said, and ought to be ia
This is the time for the discussion. This is
day in which to resolve that snch legislation
tHk which has SO oppressed and degraded
State, shall be cut off by the election of II
The election at hand gives the people this
portnnity; will they take it Z
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