Daily Republican., 1879-07-18
Ba, ard Ihen ana Now.


BaJ ard then and Now.
The "Gazstte" on Wednesday made
. very weak attempt to answer our
criticisms on the actions of Mr.. Bayard
in not doing or saying anything to Sc
cure equal representation in Delaware
We showed that Mr.. Bayard was fully
conteutsd to accept office and hold his
seat in the United States Senats even
though 10000 Of his Immediate constit-
uents in his own county We're disfran-
chised. The "Gazette" does not deny the
truth Of the assertion, but tries to avoid
its forc, by telling US to get Mr.. Smith
ers Of Dover, John C. Patterson Of this
city, and other Republicans to move in
the matter. It also volunteers the in-
formation that the present Constitution
was passed when John NJ. Clayton was
in the hsy-day OF his glory, and that
wh4n he got the constitution made to
his liking, he threw the key away that
it might never again be interfersd with;
also that at that time both Mr.. Sauls.
bury and Mr.. Bayard, now Senators,
wanted and advocated equal represen.
tatiop. Let us see whether these argu.
ments will hold water.
At the time that the present Consti
tuition was amended, there was very
little difference in the po pulation Of the
three counties and consequently there
was not the same inequality Of repre-
sentation that now exists. Probably
there were 5000 or 1000 more in New
Castle than in either Kent or Sussex,
but at any rate there were not enough
to make it a matter Of much consid-ra-
tion. But We are told by ou. n.ignbor
that even this small surplus became . a
question at issue; AMI that the two
Senators nan,d were in favor of equal
representation at that tins, but tn,
request was denis by the Wings uudsr
Clayton who were in a mai ority in tn,
convention. Now let US see what made
these two eminent Democrats at that
time in favor of what the Republicans
are now c0ntending for. Both Kent and
Sussex counties We're at that time Wing
and Nav Castle was Democratic. There
ID the secret OF the whole affair. M-ssrs.
Bayard and Salisbury contented for
equal representation when there was
scarcely an ineq uality because increased
representation would have helped the
Democracy, but now when the Unequal
ity has become 50 great as to virtually
disfranchise IL, 900 citizens, neither of
these gentlemen ut.srs word in advo
cacy Of equal representation, simply
because the counties In the State have
changed politics, Ksnt and Sussex Dem
ocratic and New Castle generally Re
publican when her people are not cheat
I'd out of their votes by iniqutous as
SOS tments and collections of taxes. Ii |
as the "Gazette" contends, Senator
Bayard is in favor of equal representa-
tion, why does he not do some hing to
show it, now that ~, 900 OF his own
people are disfranchised, as readily as
when the difference was only 1900 or
1000? Having asked the question We
will answer it ourselves; simply be-
csuss il New Castle County had her
equal political rights, Delaware woul
be sure to go Republican, and nsituer
Mr.. Salisbury nor Bayard would b,
elected to the Unite1 States Senate. Ii |
these Senators we're sincere and honest
in their demand for equal representa-.
tion when SO few were disfranchsed,
what are We to think of them now VIII sn
they reflss to opsn their lips wn,n tn,
rights OF ons fourth of the p,ople Of th-
State are trampled in the dust? 1t is
self evident that there is no sincerity
nor justice in their actions, AMI th.y
simply desire to make use OF the power
entruste to them to keep themselves
in office. Why do not ask the R-puu-
licans to relieve US tauntngly asks the
:" Simply because they are
not in power, and therefore are no. re-
Sponsible for the wholesale disfranchis-
ing OF the people of the State. Majori.
ties rule and therefore we look to the
Democrats for reform of the abuses com.
planned of.
Col. Tow BUFoRD the murderer of
Judge Elliot and whose trial for that
murder is progressing at OSenton, Ken
lucky, il represented as being 50 crazy
by all of his friends-and crazy with
an insanity not Of recent growth, but
cong s-ntal--that it is won ier that his
friends who instead Of voting for him
to represent them in the legislature,
did not have him locked up in an in
sane asylum. However thi, is not the