Daily Republican., 1881-04-07
In PoIi,ica, Chains OF slavery

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tial Democrats as William II. Lee, II
l. 1nrner, II. b, Mclnlire and others
that opposition would hr useless. Tht
Democracy of this city needed more
Democratic Wards and more Demo
cr, and an additional Democratic ware
| could bc nowhere carved out except
Northwest part of the city. Their ger
rynander was shameful one. hut tn,
nrcee-itirs OF, The party knew neither
| Iaw uor reason. and the latter had IL h,
made ~ubscINirnt 10 prmocTatic chican-
nv. and bow 10 the behc~tS Of party, no
matter how aggravated the assaults
were upon the principles Of tr"
government. The citizens of Brown
| town have had their dearr>t~ right 4,
trampled upon. themselves not only in
suited. hut they have been dragged
| neck and heels into the city against
their most earnest protest. There never
was much objection to thu annexation Of
Rrowntowu rs the Eleventh Ward Of
the city, provided the citizens Of the
section pe,itioned with any degree OF
| unanimitV to I've annexed. Itthe priuci-
pie of force is practirpd what becomes ul
free government by the will otthc people:
! No doubt we shall hear in tlp future ~
| Tr hav" in the past. the general govern
meDt if i ht Republican, denounced for
! lust such actions as he Democrats have
| been enilty of and by these self S1mc
| Democrats Whatever need there Nat
lrr annc>jn- BrowntoWn t" the citl.
wa uUHr.umcnt in favor a.. cutting and
carving up the n1d wards. turning them
| md about and makiu& n"W boundary
lines. Ot ,our>r fhcr, WIS no need ct
il. hrt viii, argu" il" question Dem
o,ratic success for rhs future required il
and Il he'd tu Dr done. We shall
~re if those Who have cut the cloth
havr not shcnrcd ruo close and stretch
d il ont too thin 10 cover mp tho
uah,d drtormity Of the n@iy mass CfI
t'rAHd It's intended 10 conceal
MOI content with the g"rrNmander,
AS the only weapon, of dci"uc" for the
fHturc the Democracy with unparallcl-
ID audacity and impndrnc" gave them
selves ten months lease uf office t. |
which the people never rhoo~" then. |
Hv the new bill, the Mayor. the prrs,- |
d"ut Of thr City CDrnriI. and eight |
pcmor,aIn and two Republican mclr-
hrr> Of the Cnmil, clerk "f Ill" C"uu-
ell and the bniiH for III" samrar, girrr
tcn months longer in oNic" h1 The a,-
tion o! = few men who reside away
down in Kent aud Su~seX COMMITTEES, th,
n"Ir,>t forty miles distant and the far
,hcst hundred miles away. sHn" Of
" hom perhaps never saw " tImiugluu
i1.'i' 'Nt y HNl' IA'tA~hi mere lttt hfN |
lnG Nintqt and dintVl at the expense ufI
he taxpayers of the city, After ali it
,not the GcrrymnndcrinG ot'hcri,y thai
; 81 murh.tht cause ur complaint ~
hat Wilmington is IT tho mercy Of a
.cw corrupt. low, >chcniug politicians.
VINO whenever they cuuuoi carry thtj
ItN by IN hoH"-c N",r and ln honest
,0Unt nnd Wu'u fraud aud ballot hu>
,tutnG laiI to favor them. rush
lo"n 10 the Legislature and prevail!
'pnn che solid Democratic delegations
rom k"nt and sussex, toul,-et the will
II II" maiority Of tn" people Ny somr
Infamous Gcvrym#ndrr han they could
ot DO by a taIr vote. II j. now time
he people Of Wilmington and New II
'IStlc County should awake and etrikrI ,
or their liberty before they are bound
and and feet by the CALLING chain, oil
olItical SiaNrry If the people do not t
ri" and crush thi, tyranny, the IS, 0Mt Il
uman souls Of New Castle County will
orrNpr be th.. ta>~alS, thu srrfs and the
ldFt'> Of the $1,000 who assume t. BE- .
heir lords and masters. and " hn every "
1cce"tiuc Legislature grow more ar +,
giant and vindictirr. We have. faith
III to believe that though "thr mills .
IL gods grind slowly they grind rx- 0
"hjnCly sure.