Daily Republican., 1881-01-03

good laws it omits to past Inc IL"
Republicans in the Legislature though
having votes cannot be held strictly
accc uptable for anything which may
bs done either good or bad, SO long as
they have not the numerical vote re-
quired to pass any measure.
The Democrats never had a gTander
opportunity Ter making favorable
record for themselves than they nov
have, and If they are wise they will
rssolutely grspple with all the much
needed reform questions that present
themselves and thereby redeem then
selves from the odium cfkeering them
selves in power by the agitation o
dead issues that have long ago beef
buried out of sight in more prosperous
and progressive States Of the Union
What are few Of the living ISSUES
which will be pressed upon tue Lsgts
laturs during tie present session ?
One OF the most important will b'
the remodsling Of the present infamous
assessment and tax collection laws
that have only resulted ever since they
we're passed in cheating Republicans
ont Of their votes and the State out o
taxes that it should have. Here W.
would remark that the result OF thest
laws are exactly what was intended by
those who made them. II remains tc
be seen whether the party that passed
them will have tAe coulsee to repl see
them with equitable and just laws
bearing alike upon all, having for
their OBJECT the enfranchisement Of
citizens and the collection of revenue
for the benefit Of the State,
Let us see how the party in power
will handle the question. There can
be no doubt that they will be given a
chance to show their hands as there
are q sufficient nnmber of Repa blicana
in the Legislature to compel action
Rpon this important question.
Another question Of Importance will
be the consideration Of registry law to
assist in the recording and prepara
u)ns OF citizens preparatory 10 voting
This however may b. included in
the remodeling OF the assessment laws
q ID properly belongs to that class Of
legislation, but the people will watch
TO see whether the Democrats Will
have the courage to make voting easier
and to threw more safeguards around
the ballot
A third question Of interest, and we
might say the leading question ia that
of education-an improvement in
the common public school
systemic make it applicable to
all the children of the State alike.
We do not mean that colored children
shall be forced into white schools, but
that colOred schools shall be opened
and maintained at the expense of the
State, the same as schools for white
are now maintained. 1t ia to
the shame OF our little common wealth
that she is the only State in all the
old slave States in which ample pre-
vision has not been made for the edu-
cation of colored children-tbe only
State in which not a dollar of the
States money is appropriated to edu-
cate the despised race. 1t will BIZ for
the present Democratic legislature to
say whether this stale Of affairs is to
continue. The Republicans in the
legislature will compel a showing of
hands upon the question of general
education of all the people of the State,
and the REPUBLICAN will be careful that
the people shall know what is done in
this direction.
II the legislature were to act favora-
bly, upon the questions We have already
mentioned it would partially redeem
she Democratic party from the charge
'f living upon tne dying sectional is.
sues # the past, horn OF race hatred |
and prejudice, but that REDEEM Dtion
would not be complete II something
was not done looking to a more iustI
ind equitable system Of representation
~ which all the people shall be equal.
y represented in making the Laws @
he State. This will p-r1sps iuvo W |
he question of County division a2ail
Is one Of the means by which rcpre-
shall be increased and hicl |
Ve are sure q large majority Of the peo
1le Of New Castle Count. those most
interested are oppose to, as veil as the
question Of representation by districts.
n either and in any case an amend
nsnt to the Constitution will be re-
luired, and that amendment could not
70 adopted to take effect under four
ears, probably not even in time to
feet at1!he election in 1854. The in