Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1881-03-05
H.gGIsLAPIvR CI.v WINS.
fhe Delaware MOaae of Ropsesen-
sattves Makes Itself the Aaugh.
ing stock Of the Lana-S0ft Ssap
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ing stock Of the Lana-Soft Seap
for Tfsden.
Spe,tal Correspondence OF the Republican.
DovsR, March A piece Of the
most arrant bourbonism preoipitated
IN unfortunate political debate in the
House to-day, and las made Delaware
the laughing stock Of the country. The
debate was unfortunate because 1t was
OF nature which will necessarily
cause party.feeling to be rampant from
now until the close OF the session. The
cause was Just such thing as might
be expected of those narrow-minded
political bigots who disgrace the seats
they occupy as representatives. from th,
two lower counties. II came about
through Jones, Of Lswes and Rehoboth,
sho has been but little known until
rsceRtly, except through the notoriety
lgiVeu him by the report that he
declined to pay his party assessment
last fall when elected, and threatened
70 resign If payment was insisted upon.
say he has been unknown until a
short time ago. Then he came into
some prominence by being authorized
10 furnish the State with stationery for
the next two ears,-cleay profit one
hundred dollars. and later by making
\ speech and voting against the rail
road bill.
Well, to-day Mr.. Jones offered the
following resolution:
| Resolved, Tbat&epressnting an hon
est constituency We hereby declare on
this 4th day OF March, A. D. 1881, our
and their stern reprobation OF the great
fraud psrps.Tated on this day four years
ago, In the inauguration Of man as the
President of the United States, who was
net elected TO that o4ioe, by which fraud
ulert act the people Of this country were
deprived Of their honest choice, q wrong
|psrpetratsd upon the right OF honest
Isuffrsgs which will ever remain a re-
lprosch TO our Fl 90 institutions.
i Resolved, That ws sincerely regret
} the elsvation to TIE Presidency ofa man
who was ons of the chief actors In the
lpe-petratlon and consummation OF .his
great fraud.
I Resolved, That the Governor OF this
Estate be requested to transmit a copy Of
the foregoing resolution, duly stte
by tho Speakers and Clerks OF both
Houses of the General Assem- bly,, to the
Hon. Samuel J. Tilden, whowas legally
elected President OF the United States
lin 1876.
Even coming from Mr.. Jones this wGs
q surprise. IL astonished the Republi.
cans it overwhelmed the few fair
minded Democrats with oonsternation.
Only three members knew OF suoh q
ltaipg being in contemplation. No eau
GUS has been held and the thing had
not bsen talked about.
"rhis seems 10 be u rather strange
matter. " said Gr, Bradford. when the
reading had been concluded. "aud
AJAX that il lay over for one day under
tha yplas." Mr., Townsend secoudsd
the motion. but DR.. Tomliuson moved
| ths a, .n.psiop Of the rula which pro.
vidss that xll resolutions Law over for
ona dav ON ths obi, ,otiop of a me.nber.
Mr.. Cthau gave 1t a hearty second. and
tha ,no,ion nrsvsiled. ths vote being of
. nrya,v nartv aspsct.
Mr. bradford then arose and opposed
the resolution In a spirited speech OF
nnwards Of An hours duration. Hs
r.prettad that a purely political ouss-
tion bad bean forced npon the House,
hnt he rae retted more that the mem.
bers sbonld act as thew did. in spring
inv a vbolIv nnsxnectsd matter and
thsn ,s,nss IN allow anv time foy mr..
nar.,jon- clearly attemnt;n0 IN shnt off
dahata In the frat nlaaa h. was INFORM.
sd tba, this wss moi the anniversarv o,
wb a, tba Damocya,s wara nlsaas1 n
| stoIa ts,ba or.at FrapA NJ la78n Ha
va ineorws1 although ba eonla M,
snt;r.lv ranemhsr tba, Prssidant
u,vas sas ;pengnratsd an Marcl, stb
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