Daily Republican., 1879-11-12

and women In other lands with that o
my own, and where 30 often I heard
"Lsbor with . groan and not . voice,
and realized tbs abuses and injustics
Of class privileges, whereby the insid'
ious ban Of humble birth was kept, and
fastened on men from tho cradle to the
grave, turned as II for pursr cir to the
American States, Loud Applause, ]
where the noble equities Of humanity
are ACKNOWLEDGED and respected, and
where the one great and essential
equality, "ths equality ofopportunity, -
is secured to all. And experience and
reflection, with increased opportunities
for comparison with other countries
and systems Of government, bring me
only to higher appreciation Of the
generosity, justice and moral grandeur
Of the principles upon which our own
was founded.
But my sense Of admiration of our
system Of government was accomps.
MED BY an apprehsnsivs realization Of
the conditions under which only it can
be practically and permanently main.
tained.
And the conviction grows stronger
and clearer daily, that such govern
msnt can only be maintained by the
exercise and employment Of the higher
and better qualities Of human nature.
It is . government oflaws srh1nating
from populr will, but that will must
be for honest and worthy ends, accom-.
plished by honorable means. 1t is con.
trollsd BY public opinion, but that
opinion must be the intelligent
result Of knowledge carefully &C,
quired, and deliberation, and moi
the unstable froth of tumult and gusty
passion. And to make public princi-
pies secure they must be engrsfted on
private honor the wishes Of an intelli.
gent and upright constituency must be
reflected by intelligent and upright
representatives.
A faithful representative should rather
displeass bis constituents than consent
to that which Injuries them [applause. ]
1t is his duty fully and freely to &C
count to them but not to conceal his
true opinions for fear Of their displeas.
ure, for his enlightened conscience can.
not be disregarded without injury Ia
them and his entire loss Of useful
ness.
To maintain this Government Of ours
such are some Of the conditions, and II
is upon the self-protecting elements o
society that We must rely.
As Burke, the great Irish statesman
and philosopher, finely said, =" Flattery
is not friendship, and to mislead is moi
to serve."
The line Of my public service to which
our friend, DR.. Bush, has so kindly al
luded, has been in assisting to carry or
the national government Of the grand
union Of States, among whom so con
tsEtsdly and securely our little com
monwealth is anchored fast.
Whenever have spoken or voted ir
the Senate for new and stronger tiss o
union between the sections or the States
have l not echoed the voice Of Dsls.
ware 2 [applause]
| When schemes Of financial unwisdom
or something worse, threatened to weak
en- the credit or tarnish the plightet
faith of our country, and my vote and
voice were heard In unyislding opposi
tion.-did l not then echo the voice o.
Delaware [Applause.]
When the insidious poison Of false
money and vicious currency were pro
posed, and l stood in uncomp,o nisin
attitude demanding "honest dollars fol
honest men, did I not echo the voice
of Delaware' Applause
And when l plead for an indissolnble
Union Of indestructible and co-equal
States, do not speak in the voice Of
Delaware
And when l shall prove faithless to
such things; when the welfare and the
happiness of the whole country and o
every State shall be shrunk into a mar
row and fatal devotion to the interests
Of section, or policy of animcsitie'
which must destroy the spirit of Amer
lean union and nationality-then
shall no longer be worthy of your con
fdencs, nor a true representative of the
State Of Delaware.
Ihave an ambition to confess to you
it is to possess the inspecting conf,
dencs Of the people of Delaware, and to
retain it until die. [cheers and wild
est applause l wish to make ,oul
government strong, and the best way il
to make it wise, honest and just; tina,
it shall be loved in the North and
in the South, in the East and in the
West with "that perfect love that
casteth out fear" [applause, l cannot
forbear at the risk Of proionging unduly
these remarks to join with you in joy.
full graduation upon the recovery Of
confidence in all the groups and circles
of dependent industries in our country.
ojoin with you in grateful acknow-
sdgement of the bounty and favor of
Providence in so blessing our "basket
and store," when he has sent fit to
drown in floods the crops in the Brit
ish Islands, ,and in large portions of Fu.
rope.
Truly VIC are favored people, and
in the full tide Of that prosperity that
seems fairly to have set in, let US, while
availing ourselves of it, keep sharp
eye upon the dangers Of over-trading
and wild speculation from the re
suits Of which We have so lately suffer-
ed.
With prudent oounsels we'll consid-
cred economies and steadily prosecuted
reforms, with Couspioions and ill-will
between our own people discouraged