The Morning herald., 1876-08-04
WILMINGTON DEL FRIDAY. AUGUST 4. 1876.
BATURDAY,S ELHCrION-THE NEW
-l,.f RULES. .srt

DATURDAY'D ELECTION-THE NEW
The new rules to be voted upon on to-
at the various voting places Of the
county, are most ingeniously contrived to
defeat the inherent right Of the people, to
vote for their Representatives and MEM
ben ofthe Levy Court,by ballot. All other
considerations should be cast aside, and
any code Of rules which deny to the DEM
ocratic masses the right Of directly choosing
their Representatives and Levy Court
members are deserving the contempt Of
freemen. 1t is true the existing rules do
not give this rightbettsr the old-and the
continuing chance Of refem, than lame,
abortive, and impotent change.
Thesop given in the shape Of increased
representation, to Wilmington is intended
as blind to keep the people from seeing
the condition of political "peonism" in
which they are kept. Do not the people
nominate the sheriff and coroner, as rule
are not their selections, as good and better,
and more certainly reflect the views Of the
people, than those chosen by county con-
vention? What is the use of county con-
ventions at all unless to enable professional
politicians and of6ceholders to earwig and
manipulate them, for their favorite candi-
dates. Citizens, the whole programme as
rule,is cut and dried, and conventions, mere
ly registers the arrangement, made in some
quiet office. In letter published in an
evening contemporary Of yesterday, from
Samuel Townsend he thus speak. out, and
speaks boldly and we'll.
1t is a damning insult to poor white
Democratic voters to be opposed to this un-
derhand manner by men who seek to lead
the Democratic party for their selfish inter-
ests. Contrast the two political parties in
this county! The white Republicans allow
the Negroes In their full free right to
nominate by an equal vote by ballot, and
we, the white Democrats, who claim to be
the descendants of Jefferson and jackson,
debar and refuse even handed political
rights and justice to the white Democratic
masses. will cite few cases in this bill
of inquiry, called rules.
A committee of five from Wilmington,
and one from each of the other Hundreds,
shall have the power to appoint the Judges
in all OF the Hunhreds of the county, to
hold nomination elections for Sheriff and
Coroner, and for delegates to the county
and State conventions. This makes It q
Central Despotism, as it takes from the
Hundreds the right to appoint said judges,
and 1t gives to Wilmington FIVE times the
voice Of any other Hundred in appointing
them.
But the most beautiful and crowning at
tempt at tyranny is as follows: "The del
eeates from the Hundreds shall be permit
| ted to recommend such candidates, but 1t
shall be the province of the convention to
accept or reject the recommendation, snd In
case of rejection, to nominate proper per-
son or persons for them"
We're such barefaced propositions of tyr
amy ever before made in this countys At
one fell sweep, If these rules are adopted,
the last vestige of Hundred rights or VIII
mington city rights, are gone, for oil
tricksters have to do is to manipulate
q majority of the delegates, and
your Hundred selections are gone
Your delegates have not the right to repre-
sent YOU. Well, what farce to say
Hundred shall have the right to elect BY
ballot five delegates and then tell you, al
though they gave you the right to selec
Them, they shall not represent you in you
choice of candidates. Therefore you mus
not either select by ballot the candidates II
the Legislature or Levy Court Of your Hun
Idreds.
Nor shall you elect delegates to represen
and secure your choice, but It must be let
to meddliDg lawyers and interested poll
Iticians:of Wilmington and New Castle II
pack the delegate county convention: :.
nominate such tools as will do their bid
ding"
These are forms of expression, that ar
a little loud, but on the whole Mr.. Town
send views are sound, and deserve consid
alton. Vote against the rules, and step
will be taken, to give the people a fail
lust, and liberal code Of rules to COVER
our party.
Free Dra,visg School.
This is an institution which is under th
supervision and the guardianship OF th
delaware Institute of Mechanic Arts.
has now been, under the care of MI. johnson
the drawing master, In successful operatio