The Morning herald., 1878-08-07
ONE CENT:

The Committee on Resolutions then sub
mitted the following report:
The Democratic party of Delaware as
senbled at Dover on Tuesday, Aug. 9th, do
resolve:
First, That after an unbroken Demo-
cratic Administration of the Government of
Delaware for nearly 80 years we may feel
and justly claim credit for the constant exer-
else Of discrimination, economy and in
tegrity which has kept and to-day continues,
our state taxation as low or lower, and the
present credit of our State fully as high and
untarnished as any of her sisters in the Fed
eral Union, and that during all this period
under state laws and tribunals public jus
tice has been honestly and equally admin
istered to all classes of the people without
favor, Sand all rights Of persons and proper
ty have been duly protected and preserved,
whilst the treasury of the State has never
lost dollar by the dishonesty of a Demo-
cratic official.
Second, That the present business de-
preston throughout the Union is chiefly at
tributal to unwise measures of finance for
which the Republican party is wholly re-
sponsible and that in accordance with the
time-honored and constitutional faith Of tide
honest and lawful money Of the country is
gold and silver coin or paper currency con.
vertable into such coin at the will of the
holder. .-r...j
/ Third, That ever since the foundation
of the government taxatisn upon imported
merchandise has been resorted to for the
purpose of obtaining revenue, and that all
tariff duties that are paid by the consumer
chn ho lott fo tpo Ia of
nue. to the treasury, and at the same time
as tar assis consistent with right to ! dis
criminate in favor of the productive indus
ries of our people. eEY .c~ .ag,,
Fourth, That the Treasury of the United
States is supported by taxation levied upon
the whole people, and its funds should be
administered with strict economy, and care
fully applied to public uses, and we are ep-
prises as unjust In principle, corrupting In
their tendencies and wasteful In their re-
suits. ...;.,......af
Resolved, That we denounce the conspi-
spiracy that through corruption and fraud
Louisiana and Florida to R. B. Hayes for
President, and W. A: Wheeler for Vice
President, against the clearly exprersed
w III Vi bu0 FOUc6 Vi buOb0 6b6bOcS au0 VIC AO~
clare 1t as our firm conviction that the refn-
sal of the Republican membership of the
Commission to investigate the charges of
frauds whereby certificates of election were
given to the Hayes electors in said States
was q violation of public trust reposed In
them, and we heartily endorse and approve
the invertigation instructed by the House
of Representatives for the purpose Of expo
sihg before the whole country the means by
which said frauds were perpetrated and the
will of the American people defeated In the
choice of the Chief Executive r71.,I
Resolved, That in the public course of
our Senators and Representatives to Con-
gress I'VE recognize evidence of the integrity
and ability which are properly character
istic of faithful representation OF sensible
and patriotic constituency.
Upon motion of Mr.. Salisbury, the State
Central Committee were appointed 40 fol-
lows New Castle county, George Gray,
Columbus Watkins and James Megary.
Kent county, J. R. Mitchell, j. L. Wolcott
and A. Fl. Stocekley. Sussex county, DR..
R. G. Elligood, E.C. Tunnel and DR.. Chas.
Richards.
The Convention then adjourned, with
general good feeling all around.