Daily Republican., 1880-08-26
TINE PARTY TROUBLES.
Views Ofa sincere Hepusitean ON
the Present Party Troubles.

Views 0fa sincere KepusiieaD ON
the Present Party TrOubies.
WILMIMaTos, Aug. 25, 80 -FELLow
RsPUBLIcAs s: "Shall New Castle county
continue to attend to the detail matter
OF her own political action or shall this
action be dictated by a State Central
Committee composed in the interest Of
Kent county politiciansi Shall our
County Executive Committee continue
to hold and exercise the old time priyi
lege Of directing our affairs or shall 1t
be surrendered to men outside Of the
sountyf Shall the voters Of New Castle
county lay aside all their former ideas
Of local self-governmsnt and allow all
political action TO be centered in . small
ons-sided State Committeei Shall we,
as citizens OF powerful county, forego
all usage, all precedent, all custom
from time immemorial and permit the
politicians Of comparatively weak
county to dictate our future policy and
political actionf
These questions must be answered by
every honest Republican by 4 o'clock,
on next Saturday afternoon. What OBJ.
lection 10 there to letting the people
nominate their own ofice holdersY No
objection If the people would turn out
promptly at the hour appointed-but
experience has taught the people that
ouly very small portion Of the labor
ing and business men can turn ont in
the middle Of an afternoon, and for
years they have entrusted the appoint
ment Of these officers TO . committee Of
thsir best men-the same committee to
which they have entrusted all the de.
tail work, Of a political nature, in their
county. This is the custom.
A good cnstom--a time.saving cul.
tom. A method that Is alone possible
to afford care, despatch, and honesty in
the conducting Of these elections
Workingmen, businessmen, employers
and employees, cannot drop all labor
and business at four O'Clock to attend
primaries. They never do it. Then
what becomes Of such an appointment!
Suppose the State Central Committee
had the faintest right to make such
an appointment who would be present
to carry 1t out9 Who would vote for
such nominationsH In q great part
irresponsible parties. We all know
hat the idle element, the men who
exist without any visible means OF
support, the lesfng element, the
-oughs, the shoulder hitters can as
readily oongregrate on one corner as
IN another. That they can, and will,
always, on every primary election pat
IN the first appearance and take the
|ront seats.
Is 1t the wish Of the State Central
Committee that the elections shall be
,onducted by this element1 1t seems
10. Is 1t the wish Of the people that
heir primaries shall be manipulated,
alsided and utterly debased by such
Elements ? We will see. II men
urned out In time, the method dictated
~ the State Central Committee would |
70 one, eminently fair and accepta BILE,
'ut the people cannot turn out in force
It certain time, therefore this method |
would put 1t in the hands of buta very |
ew citizens at best to appoint the off.
ers, and II is evident, how easily, de-.
igning men, wire pullers, could pack
uch polling places with the material |
'bove mentioned, and thus by high
landed fraud pervert the expression Of
very ward in the city. And designing |
men there are.
If not, why the polling places named |
or Kent and Sussex and not for Nav
;astle by this state committed II there
j no design in all this violent assump.
ion Of power, why did the authors OF
his call say on enc occasion that 1t
Tss an over sight and on another oc.
aston that 1t was because the "Com-
littee did not know our usual polling
'iaces," and on still another occasion
hat "our primaries, heretofore, had
'een held in such out-of. The. way
'laces that honest and comfortable vo
ing was out Of the question, and that
hoy waited on directions from good,
eliable men here for the appointment
I proper places"
ALI these reasons were given by one
{ them-almost In the same CONVERSE
ion. Which is the reason Which Is
he honest explanation 7 Here are
hres good reasons, all at variance, now
Thich one are We to accept Ifa good
lace is wanted Why did they select
ouses where the Democrats are to
old elections on the same day, at the
anne hourf II it Is an "oversight"
hist are we to think Of the capability
I these men, especially rs they have
surped a poweri Usurpers should
vsrlook nothing. Let the people
Judy this matter carefully. The
ounty Committee desire that every
oter shall investigate for himself,
The committee is willing to leave
mis- dispute on the merits of the case
'ith the people. Moreover, indepen-
ent Of the merits involved, the COM
littee are willing that the men who
re- backing them in this struggle for
Idtime rights, shall be published side
, side, in comparison with the men
'ho are playing oat's-paws to Dover
;atesmanship. With both men and
l.rits, they are willing to 60 before
70 highest tribunal in this city, viz
le people. COMMITTEES OF ONE.
Police Court. t
Owing 10 the absence of Mayor ALI
ond last evening Magistrate Bsrtol-
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