Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-14
DeIaware's Business Interests and
the Present Election.

DeAh~hTe'h nustuesh interests ana
the Present Election.
For twenty years the State of Delaware
has been under the control of the political
party opposed to that which directed the
Federal Government Now aud then,
owing to temporary causes Republican
was chosen to some office representing the
whole State, but the people never allowed
the w-makin9 power of the State to pass
into the hands nj the Republican party.
Because Of this our State has been scorn-
fully spoken Of and bitterly abused by the
Northern press and people, aud we regret
to say that some of ts own citizens have
Joined in this chorus of detraction, which
went so far as to deride all the institutions
of the State and deny its very right to
exist. During this period it has been
freely asserted at home and
abroad that because of Delaware's
opposition to the dominant party
its business has suffered 1t has been
declared in previous campaigns on the
stump here that our working nien were
driving government and Northern patron
age from our ship yards aud shops by per
sisting in their opposition to the party i'll
power. Whether this was true or not we
do not attempt to say. 1t has at least
ware working men to surrender their
convictions for the sake of ''im-
"proving business" Somehow, Della
ware, with its simple aud inexpensive
Government, its low taxes and good order
has managed to improve about as fast as
most Eastern communities, and Whining
ton probably went through the panic with
fewer failures and less misery than any
other manufacturing city of its size on the
continent, while the scenes of riot North,
South and West OF US 10 1877 never ruff
fled the customary quiet of our orderly
community.
But for some years the party to which
Delaware adhered through all the days of
its weakness, has been coming back to
power 1t has secured control of both
Houses of Congress and elected the Presi-
dent four years ago. He was cheated out
of the place, but there seems no reason to
doubt that it will again elect President
in this campaign, and if it does, it will Ger
tsinly inaugurate him. Even those who deny
that it elected its candidate four years ago,
confess that there is every probability that
it will do so this time. As the party tc
which Delaware gave her stanch support
in its hour Of trial has come back Il
power, its members have not been slow tt
recognize the fidelity to their principles
Of the gallant little State which
had rather be crushed than vote
as she did not believe One of hei
Senators Mr.. salisbury has taken Olive
p. Mortons old place at the head of on,
committee, and another of them MIR
Bsyard) has taken John Shermaus pac,
at the head of another Senate committee
Her Representative has more influence
than was possible in the old days in tn
House, and no just claim made by he
people for their fair share of public expen
ditures on rivers and harbors is overlooke
or sighted. One of her distinguish
sons was second only to Haucoc
as the choice of the party for the Pres
dency, and only second to him because G
considerations of supposed availability
, and he has helped add honor to the Stat
| which has honored him, so that the yer
name of Delaware is cheered to the ech
> in the nations metropolis, aud is NJ
, without honor in New England, while it
applsuded in the South.
( Yet here we are confronted by ne
demand in the name of "business" thu
this little commonwealth shall now tur
q her back on the party she has supportt
t for score OF years, and forswear IL
t principles she defended to her cost, Just
e they are about to triumph We are il
( formed that our business interests
b which were said to have been injured /
g opposition to the Government before, W
/. now be advanced by an utter
n inconsistent and IRA tional change of fro
e now, by striking down the represeutati
i of the State who has won ii most dstin
>, ton in the national councils, and by TAXI
IS up our place once more with a minori
e party in the nation under the lead
g. Messrs. Fisher, Harrington, Lotilnd al
a others, who have represented De-
II ware at Washington in the pa
lie Remember that this is urged upon /
/ not on any plea OF principle, b
re for the sake of our business interests
y Out upon such silly insults to the comm
RS sense of the people of this State!
Of they have changed their convictions q
or opinions, at whatever cost, let them VI
a as they think, but lei no one take them 1
such fools as they would be to believe IL
it is to the material interests of Delawa
to hurl her down from the high place s
tie now holds in the affections of the pa
he which will soon hold every department
en- this Government in Its grasp.