The daily gazette., 1880-10-30

THE CHIEF SUPERVISORS INsTRUC-
TIoNs.-On Thursday the U. s. Mar
shal issued his instructions TO his depu-
ties. Now we have added TO them the
instructions Of Joshua y. Valentine,
ESQ.,, Chief Supervisor Of Elections.
These instructions are part and parcel
of the laws passed by the Radical Con-
gressmeD, TO keep their party in power
and help the one hundred and five
thousand Office holders Of the United
States to hold their positions at high
salaries four years longer; and had
Hayes Civil Service Reform principles
bsan acceptable, for lie or at leas ur-
ing the cont inuance of the Radical party
in power.
Taking these Instructions aud those
gwen by Mr.. McMullin, the U. S.
Marshal for this district to his deputies
together, and acknowledging their su-
pTemacy, 1t will be found that there will
be very little power left to the State
election officers over the polls, or even
to Judges Of the elections.
We urge the people to accept Of all
these devices that have been thrown
In their way Of making q change In the
administration Of their government,
since there is no way of avoiding them
without incurring the penalty Of United
States laws which are supreme until re-
pealed.
But the readers of the GAZETTE will
remember that it recommended the re-
peal OF those laws as soon as the Demo
Gratis came into power without regard to
party; because we did not believe that
any party should have such power over
the elections as they give to the party
holding the Executive branch of our
government. Taking these powers to-
gether and adding them TO the immense
strength OF the one hundred and five
thousand interested Office bolders and
the army and navy, and the President OF
the United States has more power con-
ferred on him than Is vested In the
Queen OF England ,or most Of the crowned
heads Of Europe. Far more than was
at the disposal of Louis Napoleon be-
fore he made France an Empire In /
single night.
The party in power, whether 1t so in
tended or not, has imperillei th,
liberties OF the country Of thti
own children, relatives and friends
as we'll as those of their neiehbors
1t is for them as well as .hos
voting the Democratic ticket /
consider and determine whether The
will continue in power a party III,
seeks to destroy the power of the pe,
pie to take it out of their hands Al
confer it upon the Executive Office
Washington, thus centrAlizing all in u
President, aud making the governme,
an Empire in fact, with the mere form
of a Republic such AS our fathers wi
framed the Constitution and In it Q,
pressly limited the power of the Genei
Government to the powers there
enumerated and declared that all 9th
powers remained with the States.
Those who vote on Tuesday for Hs
cock and English know that they v,
for the Union and the powers of
Constitution; but those who vote
Garfield and Arthur vote for DOW
that are foreign tc the Constitution 3
to which our people have been stranp
and know not of, or what may be the
suit should the Radicals succeed on
I'd of November in electing their car
dites.
In urging our people Of all parties
vote the Democratic ticket and 10
change Of rulers at Washington,
discharge sincere duty and do 1t v
more solemnity than ever before.
not only feel the dread of negro do
nation in Delaware; but we fee
dread of the loss of that liberty and
dependence to which we have all b
accustomed from tho day on wi
Delaware was the first to sign the c
stitutlon that gave TO the world the
and Independent republic Of severe
States, which has since been the adm
tion of the world and to which the
pressed of all nations have ned for sa
from the tyrAnts and expressions of
governments of Europe. 1t affords
no pleasure to record the apprehensi
that fill the minds of the people !;