The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-23

West Virginia, the speaker continued that
there were signs OF the breaking up OF the
solid South. lie would not appeal TO par.
tisanlprejpdices' but plead With Democrats
and independents alike, for lie believed
tho callse presented them was more than
the cause oiparty-it,was the cause Of the
nation. Long centuries ago there walked
upon tho plains Of Juden one who uttered
II truth rs sound in politics mud philosophy
rs In religion, when lie said that the Sab.
bath was made for man and not man for
the Sab bath. So parties were made for
men and the stdte and mol the State for
parties" Inst nnd'foremost came the essen.
tial qucsion--"Shall tho ballot DO free, fur,
full and untrammeled T'GThis iswas' the
question decpertlian theRephblicliip party,
deeper than the Democratic party, deeper
tlani the ambition Of Imen--lhe corner.
stone Of all dues,ions-for 1.-THE ballot were
not free, fair, iulland honest there was no
popular government. Let them look into
the history Of the State i6r the last
10 years and ask iii MI it's citizens
had been given full and fair
play. II they had been he congratulated
them, II not, he begged them rs men and
citizens to see 10 Thereafter every man in
Delaware entitled 10 n vote have ihat vote,
and let It BIO counted fairly rs 1t was Gust,
Referring 10 the argument that tho iysue
OF elections might be placed Under the
control Of the illiterAte and debased,
the speaker said that there were but three
alternatives. Theymust educate the voter,
or force or briGo him. Moral training
should meet the voter and rs,isc him up;
or his ignorance would sap and break
down the foundations Of the State. There
was no possibility Of pure politics except
through the education OF children and the
development OF the masses. lie was glad
TINT they were SO bound up with the cdu.
cation and development OF every man in
the State, no matter how lowly, that the
State was compelled to educate the work.
ing man 30 that the welfare Of the Repub.
lie must be the welfare Of each citizen Of
the Republic, the lowest rs we'll as the
highest. A atringcr among them, lie would
not attempt to decide the question as to
which party in Delaware WIS entitled to
their sullaScs. Let them take the ques.
ton oil the education Of their children. No
obligation rested on them more heavily.
Which party would care. best for the com.
mon school and the acadchy? Which
party would open the scliools-schools for
the whites, schools for It'd blacks? For
the sake Of their children'they should roll
up such n majority In Newcastle county
for education, progress and the new South
as should overwhelm the Bourhons. - g
In discussing the great issue OF civil
service reform; Gen, .Woodford was rs frank
In Delaware rs IN Massachusetts; ~!
"IIe pointed out how the distribution
OF offices rs rewardIfor political services
had led to the murder Of President Gar.
field, and lie appealed to the men In Della.
ware in the memory Of what had been 10
tramplc outEthis system It was time to
redeem politics from the terrible evil that
had wrought this terrible wrong. lie
asked which party they dared trust to step
forward and lift the country SO that il
might be as pure and as white in its poll
tics as it WAS in its liberty and its maine.
Tho old and solid South had given way.
From fur Florida there were tldlngs that
without dispute the Republicans would
carry her northern counties. West Nir-
ginia had spoken, and FROM Texas NUT
terings were heard. Here in Delaware the
solid South yawned and broke beneath
their feet. Weakened by long success, torn
by divided factions and corrupted by the
spoils system. the two great Republican
States north Of them were wavering, but. to
take their places there came the younger
men OF the new South. Let Delaware
where already quarrels were forgot.
ten and old rivalrics put asideSlet
Delaware lead these, columns. and teach
the men Of New York and PENNSYLVANIA
how to win the common battle against q
common foe, Outstanding together for the
better and purer purposes OF the new Re-
publican party. :,