The daily gazette., 1880-04-05
State Political Items.

Y On the Democratic Presidential can
didate question the Deleparedn ex-
presses itself as follows: a........
While we have not usually in ad-
vance of the action of the national
convention indicated preference for
any one Of the distinguished persons
brought forward for the nomination,
holding ourselves ready to give the
nominee cordial and earnest support,
we deem it proper and right at the
present time to express the hope that
such delegates will be selected as will
best aid the nomination OF a distin-
guisl ed citizen of our State. .., .i .
The Middletown Transcript joins
the hybrid, pseudo Democratic Journals
in the howl against Mr.. Tilden. If all
Democratic journals we're like the
Transcript, the Democracy would not
be able to elect even little country
assessor. It says: - - . ~ y
The outlook for Democratic success
in November win be dark, indeed, II
Mr.. Tilden secures the nomination at
Cincinnati. No man of sober senses
can believe that he can hold his own
State, while, against either Grant,
Blaine or Sherman, States that have
heretofore stood firm in the Democrat
ic column would probably give Re-
publican Electors, ~
The Dover Sentinel, endorses the ly-
ing writer's of the Times and Tribune,
as follows: rf rtFtss o..
The New York Tribune and Times
have both had correspondents in Della
ware to witness and write up the way
in which those officials who have sworn
to perform their duty with fidelity
evade the performance of that duty
The result of their visit is summed up
in the Tribune as follows: ''That the
character of the Southern Democracy
is not the result of climatic influnces,
and that the party of fraud there is
the party of fraud sll over the Union. "
The Milford Chronicle also joins the
Tilden ''howl," but very mildly. 1t
says taz
If the Democrats expect to elect a
President this year they must insist
on harmony in the party and present
some good candidate like Bayard, Sey-
mour or Hancock as a candidate. Too
many who voted for Tilden in 1876
have changed their views since then,
for him to aspire to denomination,
and If the ''sage of Gramercy Park"
has any regard for the party for which
L. ,xx,hA,,DAn6 ffoat inn
let him subside.
The Sussex journal, always clear
and level-headed, gives the following
deserved tribute to the Democratic
rulers Of the Diamond State:.
The record of the Democratic party
of this State will compare fayorably
with that Of any party In any state IN
the Union. We point with pride to
the record of our public officials
Strict integrity has marked the con-
duct of those intrusted with the col
lection. custody. and disbursement of
the revenues of the State, and not a
dollar has been lost by defalcation of
any public official.
With such a record and good nomi-
nees, the party has no fear from the
negro vote. When the parties were
made up of white men and were nearly
equal, the negro was given the right
to vote, and voted solidly for the Re-
publican party, yet the Democrats
had larger majority than ever. The
good citizens entered their protest
against negro rule then, and will do so
now.
With all their rejoicing the Sussex
County Republicans, after getting all
their negroes assessed, find they are
not much better off than in 1876
Then they put 1853 negroes on the LISTS,
and this year they put on $50. In
crease in four years 76.