The daily gazette., 1875-03-30
Pleased for Once.

1he Commercial, for the first time il
its existence. has overcome its partizal
prejudice and uttered few approvin,
sentences of the work of the Democrat
Legislature, which has just adjourn
ed. 1t is a strange thing. however, t.
see such a Radical sheet set up tn
claim that that paper makes where i
says:
1T was the pressure Of q public opin
ion, which the Republican Organization
has given voice to, which Obliged tn,
Legislature to concede these progresslv,
and reformatory measures, and If ther,
nad been no such organization il tn,
republicans of Delaware did not stanc
hrm, courageous, intelligent, and ag
gressiye minority; it is open to the gra.
yesi doubt whether any of the credita.
Ole legislation which we have mentioned
would have been passed at ALL"
Why does not the Commercial 90 back
several years further and claim the cred.
1t OF managing the State in the admira.
bic manner in which Mr.. Higgins, one
OF Its own party zelots, represents it to
have been conducted. Here is what he
has openly said in public speech; let
the Commercial put it in its columns
where it may be preserved and handed
down to future generations as testi.
monial to the worth Of our Democratic
people:
In these days of peculatioa Delapare
stands first among civilized communities
Jor the rigid honesty of its government
4 am conscious that not dime of the
state has erer been dishonesty used"
We commend the remarks of Mr.. Hi9.
gins to the candid consideration of our
readers; and for future reference, also,
the following eulogistic Paragraphs from
the Commercial:
The just-adjourned Legislature pro.
duced considerable good work, and some
That IS quite to its discredit. 1t yoled
down several bad propositions and omit
TED or refused to approve some other
measures demanded alike by the public
interests ana the commonest principles
Of Justice. On the whole, its good work
and its negation of bad measures pre-
dominate IN the scale, and to moderate
limit 1t deserves the thanks of the neo.
pie. 1t was an improvement. certainly.
on some of its predecessors it respond. .
ed more to the demands of enliphtened
puohc sentiment and conceded a greater
measure OF true amendment in our laws
than any Legislature which has sat Mt
Dover tor years.
amongst ITS good results we count the
amended public school law, the general
incorporation act, the act in relation To
eoioreo school taxation, the repeal of
the mortgage tax and wages attachment.
Its appropriation to the Centennial. and
perhaps other measures which nj this
moment do not occur to us. All these.
IN our Judgment, will result to the bene.
Mt OF the people. We hope to see the
peellc schools enter now upon a career
OF Improvement. The new law ia far
from IRON perfection, but it starts the work.
me general incorporation act ia also
crltlciSed freely, but it is great step in
tue right direction. twill facilitate the
processes or legitimate business, and re-
move IRON the Legislature q volume of
Fou5lne work which has heretofore occu-
pea lts tlme, day after day and week
aIter week, at every session. The act
concerning colored schools is. in theory
.aulty, yet We hope to see good resulting
from it. The education Of the colored
chlldren will, we believe, be helped for
ward, and for the present its practical
results will probably be as great and as
valuable to the colored people as could
De obtained by any other MEASURE"
When Legislature coraes SO near sat.
i:fy'ng Its opponents certainly opposi-
tion to the party it represents shonld ba
very weak; and this is so in Delaware
Inc Republican party has but little life
left in it aside from what it gata from its
colored allies. ~