The daily gazette., 1879-07-16
vspNEsDAY, JULY Is, 1879.

We make tic ioio"S
extract from long editorial in the ne
publiean, merely to correct its misrepre-
sentations:
We charged Senator Bayard with
never having raised his voice to correct
. sinple abuse in his own State, aud our
neioIbor not only says the same but does
more he labored with the Democrats TO
create those very abuses complained OF.
This il an acknowledgment from the
.a;azetten unasked for, and certainly
not expected.-Repubticdn.
That is an unblushing misrepresenta-
ton. Here is what the GAZETTE did
say:
Senator Bayard certainly did labor
with his party to place his stare III its
present enviable position before the
country. And his party was successiui,
hence the present grumbling OF the Re
p4btican. We know no party IN Dela-
ware that desires Mr.. Bayard to with
draw from the United States Senate, ex-
cent it may be the part OF the Radical
party represented by the Republican, and,
therefore. IL is quite unnecessary for any
Democrat to notice the slur which that
nauer casts about when it says Senator
Bayard ''carries carefully one-haii Oh ms
little State in his breeches pocket" Ihls
would be needless trouble in the oena-
tor. When he sees proper to leave the
Senate for higher position, douptiess
he will do so, not before, unless our
grlmbling neighbor's party succeeds IN
carrying the Legislature.
Now, what are the "abuses complained
off" We will give the Republicans own
words. 1t says:
"What is the enviable position OF
Senator Bayard's party in Delaware
Il is countenancing system OF repre-
sentation which DISTINGUISHES one-fourth
the people of the State for the sake OF
keeping itself In power. Had New
Castle county representation i'll proper
ton to population to the two lower
counties neither senator Bayard nor
Senator Salisbury would have an un-
broken line of succession in the Senate
OF the United States"
There is no disputing the fact
that the Democratic Legislatures that
elected the Democratic Senators, re-
ceived large majority of all the votes
in the State; and ii is supposed the
peoples votes would have been cast the
same way, no matter what the representa-.
ton is. That would not have changed
their minds.
Now, the facts are these When Sena
tor Bayard anG Senator Salisbury came
into public life they tonnd the State il
the control of the Wing party, under The
influence of the late John NJ. Clayton
and such men as the late Hon. Presle,
Spruance, of Kent, and Judge Layton
of Sussex; with a following of suci
younger and able men as Judge Brad
ford, the late Hon. John Wales, ant
Jonn c. Patterson, Esq, Of this county
Hon. N. b. Smithers, ex-Judge Geo. +
Fisher, and James Il. Lofland, of Kent
and, well, so many of the good old Wing
of Sussex have become liberal Demo
ctats that we shall not mention any NOR
of Mr.. Clayton's followers in that county
The Wing party under M. Clayton col
trolled the State when Messrs. 7. F. Bay
ard aud Eli Salisbury came into pol
tics; and the Democratic party took u
the question of State Convention
alter and amend the Con titution.
was opposed by the Wings. The Messr
Bayard and Salisbury, with Il
GAZETTE, favored the calling of Co
vention and the election of delegate
This was accomplished but the WI
delegates opposed any change in t
State Constitution. 1t had been ma
in 1882 under the powerful influence
Mr.. Clayton. And after the work v
completed, it is said that that great N
remarked in regard to subsequ
changes and alterations of it, he 81
locked the stable door and thrown av
the key" and the great difficulty in
curing the meeting of State Cony
tion showed the great significance Of
remark. The Convention met in Ii
at Dover, and proceeded to the worl
revising the present Constitution, m
by the Wings in 1882, and the "
members opposed reforms at every s.
The now venerable statesman, the t
U.S.. Senator, James A. Bayard,
member of the Reform Convent
During the session he proposed rel
sentation according to population
his proposition was discussed, and by
aid of Mr.. Clayton's friends, defea
Mr.. Bayard then declared he would
give his sanction to a State Const
tion that deprived the people Of fair
equal representation according to pc
lation, and he took final leave of
Convention. A Constitution was h
ever completed and submitted to the
Of the people. Mr.. Clayton and
Wings opposed its adoption; being
posed to any change; and the Me!
Bayard, opposed it, as they said at
time, because it did not give represe
ton according to population; and
Constitution was voted down.
The Wings continued in power in
State and held it for some time.
finally the Democrats beat them in
the counties, and since 1862 have
one or two exceptions carried all
counties. But finding the Whig