The daily gazette., 1880-02-16
THE DEMOCRATS MUST ORGANIZE.

The Republican vainiy boasts that the
Republican party will carry the State in
November. This no Democrat will
credit. He knows that 1t is the constant
habit Of that paper to claim to be able
TO vote more men than its party has in
its ranks. Nevertheless it is the duty Of
the Democrats to organize for active and
effective work in every Hundred, and to
see that every man that votes the Demo
cratic ticket is assessed. There are doubt
less still hundreds off the assessment
lists who ought to be put on in March.
Let every school district be canvassed by
committees, and all the Democrats who
are not assessed be got on at the next
sitting of the Court in March in each
county.
The same paper alluding to the U. S.
Senatorship intimates that Hon. Thomas
#. Bayard's seat is In danger, and liable
to be occupied by q gentleman from its
own party. We don't believe there is
an intelligent politician in the State
that has any doubt Of the reelection of
Senator Bayard by the next Legislature.
Yet there is no denying the fact that his
seat is wanted by the other party, and
that every means is being taken 10 make
the contest hot and desperate one. To
succeed they know that the Democratic
party must be defeated, and to effect
this much dirty work is being done,
especially in New Castle county. The
there is but small Democratic majority
In the Senate, and Mr.. Bayard's place
may, in certain contingencies, be neces-
sary to give the Radicals a majority
there. 1t is well for Democrats to be
warned in time. We have full conf
dence in the ability of our party to carry
every county in the State if the voters
are only prepared to do their whole duty
at the polls.
II the Senator should be nominated
for the Presidency Delaware will be-
come the great battle ground of the
campaign. Pennsylvania, which is held
by the Republicans to be sure for the
candidate of their party, will empty
upon us an avalanche of speakers and
bribers, to be followed at the polls by
hundreds of repeaters. For all this we
must be prepared, and now is the time.
1t was to defeat the Democrats and TO
secure the legislature and the United
States Senatorship that a Republican
faction forced the recent action upon
the United States Courts and obtained
political decision from the bench, such
rs was never had in Delaware before.
Why is this? Why are now our
Stale laws to be invaded Such action
was never taken before notwithstanding
United States Senators were chosen in
1875 and in 1915. A desperate effort is
now 10 be made with foreign and bor-
rowed capital. 1t will prove failure,
and Senator Bayard will be returned to
his seat in the Senate. But every
Democrat must 60 to work earnestly
and see that no voter is left off the
assessment who should be on the lists.
Union and harmony should pervade
every section of our great party, and
every Democrat should himself see that
he Is qualified, ready to assume theIduty
OF casting a patriotic vote for his party.
Consult with your neighbor and ascer-
tain whether he is fully qualified to vote;
If he is not, assist him with your advice
and encouragement. If there is no
halting now there will be no trouble on
election day.