Daily Republican., 1880-12-03
Tne par,y tor Young Mem.

The earty for Young Mem.
One Of the points Of difference b'
tween the two great parties to-day b.
fore The country is that the Rspublica
party came before the Nation an
claimed recognition and support ON th
strength Of their past record, while a
most the sole aim and object Of th
Democratic party iS to keep Its rscor'
In the background, and altogether on
ofsight where 1t is possible. The Re
publican party stsps forward in tn
bright light Of day and invites publ
scrutiny; the Democratic party hide
In dark corners and comes forwart
only where all are its friends ans
where Its enemies cannot lay tnei
hands upon IL. A good character ha
always been held as = mans stronge,
Slain to public trust and confidence
Even when Q malsfaotor Is hauled up II
. court Of justice he Is allowed to prov
his geod character II he can, and i
counts in the verdict Of the jury
When . man who is arraigned for som'
evil deed refuses to avail himself o
this means Of setting himself before the
judges in . favorable light, the infer
enoe at once is that he has nothing t.
gain by such course.
This is precisely the case with the
Democratic party day. Since 1850
1t has done nothing to bs proud of and
much to be ashamed OF. 1t invites III
scrutiny, we'll knowing how fatal such
q step would be. Its attitude during
the rebellion, its stsadfssL opposition
TO the reconstruction measures Of Con
gress il, opposition to hard money and r,
sumption, opposition to the funding o.
the debt and its payment in coin and
TO q hundred other things, that ii
may well be ashamed of, fully explains
Why 1t does not hold up its record dur
ing the past twenty Eve years, and &c
before the people on that. The Rspub,
Iican party has nothing to SOnCoal. 1t
admits that its past career has been
marked BY mistakes, but it acknOWl
edges them frankly, and has continual
ly tried to avoid q repetition of them.
II has always aimed At higher stand
ard and at q purer administration ol
the Government.
We believe its efforts in this respect
have been successful, and the honest
people OF the nation look upon it with
admiration. President Hayes admin.
istration has been exceptional for ito
high tone and purity. The claims Of
the party were ably and tersely pre-
sented by General Ben. Harrison, of
Indiana, when he said in 8 speech de-
livered during the late campaign
"We do claim TO have restored
q sound currency, and with 1t
that business confidence which has
found new markets for our surplus and
stirred into joyous activity every idle
wheel. We do claim 10 have greatly
red uoed the public debt and the annual
interest charged upon it; to have
wisely cared for our home manufactur.
ers to have set the public credit upon
q high and safe basis to have given
homes in the West to many thousands
of the industrious poor to have en-
franchised 4, 100000 slaves, and, best
Of all, to have saved the flag, stainl ,ss
and whole from the clutch OF Demo
cratic rebellion"
This Is the party We recommend to
the support of the people of Whining
ton. 1t comes to them in the light Of
op day bristling all over with live
issues. Especially should the intelli-
geat young men Of our city east in
their lot with this great party. They |
want work to do, and they should seek |
I lat work in progressive, living par
ty that is continually leaving behind
effete and old worn out ideas and is
reaching forward and graphing with
new issues.
Why should the Democratic you're
men OF Wilmington who have talent
and character strap themselves to tb.
dead body OF the Democratic party
that has advocated no progressive prin.
ciple for the last twenty five years
Why bury themselves In q Dem ooratic
grave yard where hope Is q stranger,
while there are fresh issues looming up
In the future which NUT be met with
resol 1teness and cour4yst There is .
work 10 do in Delaware and the Re.
publican party will have to do it IL it
is ever done. We want district repre-
ssutation in tn, Legislature sccording
to population and the Republican par
ty will have 70 achieve it. The De mo-
orats have been in power for thirty
years and they will not do it. Every
opportunity has been offered them but
they instinctivsly cling to the past be-
cause itservss good partisan purpose
We want a revision of the school sys
tenn. Of the iniquitoas assess me ut laws
of public progressive policy in gen
eral, but these things cannot be Obtain