The daily gazette., 1882-08-23

iuO a minute. Are the people O
ene state of Delaware going h
Turn out of Office their faithful representa-
yves OF the last thirty years, who have KEEP
tne treasury intact, for power which viii
SINK It deeper and deeper in debt9 Thel
there is another thing, the course of In
party on the tax law for tariff means tax
which comes direct from the people. Tn
OBJECT OF all good Senators and Representa-
tiVes Is to get 1t as low as possible. We nov
nave an antiquated tax law, patched up an(
SO changed, until in this remarkable an(
prosperous country of ours, blessed as It is
us the highest place TO live In the world
a Voice-Tax your niggers.
Inc necessities of life are higher to the
consumer than In any country In the world
what we want is a remedy for this.
Col. Whiteley then read the resolutions
THE PLATFORM.
The platform is as follows;
hes0t0ed, That the results ofwise, honest
prudent, and economical administration by
the Democratic party of the Government OF
the state of Delaware for many years, are
attested by the admirable condition of our
nnances combining State credit as high,
with taxation as low, as the richest and
proudest of our sisters of the Union.
That with assets exceeding our liabilities
our state debt has been rapidly reduced and
funded at the most favorable rates of inter
est and on terms that place its speedy ex-
| tinction within control.
That the duty of popular education has
| been fulfilled by common school system
steadily improved and literally sustained.
That strictly complying with public obli
CATION not dollar has been lost to the
treasury by the defalcation of Democratic
official.
That security to property and person has
been carefully maintained except In single
case wherein the rancorous fanaticism of
our political opponents defeated the admins
tration of justice and prevented shocking
crime from being visited with condign pun
ishment.
Resolced, That we are in favor of such
amendments to the construction of the
State-either by constitutional convention
or legislative enactments-as may be neees-
sary to reform and improve our judicial
system-give TO New Castle county a lust
ana fair proportion of the representatives in
the Legislature, and correct the many def
eiencies of the present constitution.
ResOtae9, That, despite the misrepresen-
tation, ialsehood and abuse poured upon
them by the Radical press and orators, the
laws OF Delaware relating to the assessment
and payment of taxes afford lust and ample
facilities fo~ the qualification of every voter
far greater than the registration laws of
pennsylvania and New York under the con
trol of the Republican party
ResOiped, That we cherish the free school
system as one of the cornerstones of a good
and stable government, and are in favor of
its further improvement and developement.
as an educator OF the poor as well as the
rich, but we denounce as an obstacle to
education the policy of the Republican
party, which looks forward to the gradual
establishment of mixed schools.
ResOlgcd, That the interests of all classes
and occupations of the American people de-
mand an early and through revision and re-
form of the present unequal, unjust, an
uquated and obstructive system of tsrifF
laws, and the substitution in lieu thereof of
Judieious and moderate arrangement of
duties upon imports which will check She
growth of monCpolics, increase the public
revenue, and thereby render other taxes un
necessary ; will benefit agriculture, encour-
age commerce and revive American ship
ping and thus open the markets of the
world to our agricultural products and to our
manufacturers, and enable them to compete
in foreign markets; will secure steady
wages, and u reduced cost of living to the
laboring classes and tend to avoid the dis
astrous conflicts between capital and labor
which result in large degree from glutted
labor and production.
ReSot0ed, That the exposure at last of the
long-cOntinued and systematic frauds In the
postal service; the admitted ruin of our
once glorious navy and its reeommttal to
the hands that destroyed it j; the gross and
proiligate expenditure in every branch of
the public service, which attained this year,
in addition to the interest of the public
debt, to the fearful sum of three hundred
IN nf
of the necessity of Withdrawing the control
of the Federal Government from the Re-
publican party.
ReS0lNed, That the shameless and cruel |
exaction by the Republican chairman, Jay |
Hubbell, OF per centage of the wages of |
every Federal employe. regardless of age or |
sex, with his public assurance that such |
action sis not objected to in any official |
quarter" involves the entire Republican
in the meanness and guilt of |
his conduct, which should be visited by the |
of all honest men.
Rts0lged, That in their retention In places
of party trust of Dorsey, the Star Route
plunderer, and the advancement of similar
notorious and disreputable characters to |
positions of party leadership in Delaware
and elsewhere the Republican managers
have exhibited shameless eflrontery
offensive to the public sense of decency and
TO American politics.
Resolved, That no incident of American
politics is more corrupt and discreditable
than the proposed bargain and sale of the
confidential offices of the United States
Senate by the solid Republican party in that
body to "A disreputable renegade and political
adventurer, who qualified himself for the
alliance by combining the worst elements of
society to accomplish the reputation of the
lawful debt of an ancient and honored COM
And that the open and shame
less coalitions made or rendered everywhere
the South by the administration
with every political prostitute and ready
of radical money and official post
ton, deserves and must receive the scorn
and contempt of all decent men.
ReSol1ed, That we view with apprehension
the creation of an oVergrown army of offi-
cials, and their organized control over and
with popular elections, by the
corrupt Use of public money and abuse of
their official powers and that we denounce
as fundamentally false and dangerous the
present "spois system" of the Republican
party, in relation to public offices, and de
clare that II our elections are to be fair and
free, and the form of our government is to
be maintained the public offices must be
filled and administered with view to hon
est and efficient public service, and not be
made, as they now are, the mere spoils of
party conquest.
ReSolged, That the efforts of all self
citizens of Delaware are due, and
are hereby earnestly invited to assist in
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