Daily Republican., 1882-10-19
TMURsDAY. OCTOBER r9 1852.
Facts for the People.

As the Democratic party has been in
power thirty years in Delaware, let the
people look back over that period and
see what it has and has not done for the
State, for the people and for human pro-
gress and humanity.
The Democrats received the state
from the Wings free of debt. 1t now
owes q million Of dollars and few
years ago it owed million and half.
They received it when the people had
equal representation; one third of tho
people are now disfranchised 80 far as
representation in the Legislature Is
concerned.
The Democrats for fifteen years at
svery stage opposed the building of the
Delaware railroad and only yielded
when the State was made q preferred
creditor.
In the dark days of the nations trial,
when traitors were trying to break up
the government and dishonor tho flag,
the Democrats sympathized with the
traitors.
They opposed the war to save the
Union.
They opposed every draft made to
all up the quota of the State.
They run the State In debt to keep
their sons from going into the army
when they refused to volunteer ant
were drafted.
They ,entertained rebel commissioner
from the South, and with them sol
emnly contemplated taking Delaware
ont of the Union.
They refused by vote in the Legisla-
4ure to permit the stars and stripes tC
be hoisted upon the State Capital.
They refused to advance a dollar tx
equip Union regiments for the war.
They refused to appropriate one dol
lar for the support OF the widows, wives
and children of Union soldiers.
They rejected the Constitutions
amendments abolishing slavery; enfran
Chising the colo1ed race aud establish
ing equality before the law.
They refused to change or abolish the
slave code ot the State and it continues
on the Statute books to this day.
They have persistently refused tc
build work house.
They have persistently refused tc
make any move or adopt any method
which would lead 10 equal or increased
representation.
They persistently refused and yet re-
fuse to call State Convention that the
effete laws OF the State might be wiped
out.
They persistently refused to pass ex-
6mption laws for the benefit of the work
ing people.
They persistently refused for many
years to aid the cause of Education.
They have persiStently refused tt
pEovide a system of education for the
COlOred eople and they have insultet
them by chiding them for their igno-
rance.
They have scores of defaultiDg ta1
collecting officials who have cheated
the counties and State out of many
thousands of dollars and yet they pose
themselves before the people as an hon
est party.
They have within year past in the
city of Wilmington taken $2O 900 from
the school children and appropriated II
for other purposes.
We might go on indefinitely and pile
mp charges against the Democratic par
ty, but enough has been already shown
10 convince reasonable voters that it Ii
not worthy Of being continued in pow
er, But in order to drive home to the
minds end conscienCes of the people
these naked facts and truths, we would
ask the people to look back again ovel
the thirty years of Democratic rule and
SEQ what the Democrats have to show
as q claim for the suttrages of the peo
pie.
They have $4,000 citizens, one third
the population OF the State without rep
TSsentation in the Legislature.
They have between 5000 and 1000 col
ored children without school house o
teacher for them.
They have college almost starved tt
death for want OF State aid and inter
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