Daily Republican., 1882-09-22
EFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER %. 1852.
How the Democrats Favor Reform.

HOW the Democrats Favor Reform.
One the speakers at Tuesday nights
ID emocr8tic meeting gave the startling
Intelligence that the Democratic party
of Delaware had conceded all the re.
for ms the Republicans advocated.
What will a Democrat not say when
driven to the wall? If the Democrats
have given the State the reforms the
Republicans advocated, let them hold
up the balance sheet and show it. Re-
publicans have for year after year, for
Ghe last twenty five years, been asking
for representation according to popula-
zion. A few Democrats in New Castle
County favored increased representa-
tiOn-that was all-for New Castle
County. Have they given the people
either? Let the sheet be placarded to
the wall and let the 80, 900 disfranchised
citizens alone of New Castle County
show how the Democrats regarded the
request for equal representation. The
Republican party has favored the edu-
cation of all the children of the State
and requested the Legislature to give
the colOred people as good schools as
white people had, but never advocated
mixed schools. How have the Demo
Gratis regarded this request? They
have not only refused to give the COL
or ed people schools, but have traduced,
slandered and misrepresented the Re.
publican party for simply asking that
1hey be afforded the means of educa-
tion the same as white children. Let
the Democratic balance sheet be spread
and what do we find? Twenty.four
hundred dollars as the only donation
the State ever made to educate colored
children and that given in such way
As to relieve the State of all responsi. |
bility in the matter. Not a single |
school house in the State for tho educa- |
fion of colOred children stands to the |
credit itoftheDemocratiG Of party This is the |
m amer in which the Democratic party |
h as answered for reforms, good morals
and intelligence The Republican par.
ty has asked for registration law, but
what has been given in lieu of it? |
Hold up the canvass and let the mon
stor be seen. An iniquitous assessment
law, designed only to cheat the Repub.
icans out of their votes, by cheating
4Ie State out of taxes. This is what
the Tuesday nights Democratic speaker
calls reform. The Republicans have
asked that constitutional convention
be called to remedy the existing in.
capabilities of the times, but tho Demo-
Gratis have al way sopposed it and de-
feated every effort which looked to-
wards even increased representation.
They have favored district representa-.
lion by the voters of such districts for
the Legislature and the Levy Court, but
the Democrats have turned deaf ear
to their appeal. They have asked that
County officers be elected by the people
az in Maryland, in Pennsylvania, in
New Jersey and other States, but their
appeals have teen treated Contemptu.
ously, and the Governor still performs
the work that legitimately belongs to
the people. They have asked that the
Judiciary be reformed, but Judges are
still appointed for life, and the same
old rumbling Judiciary machinery of
the State Rrinds on necessarily, that
was used century ago. Delaware
Bourbonism learns nothing new except
what can be used for i'm parting life and
strength to its creaking bones. This is
the way the Democratic party adopts
the reforms advocated by the Republi-
nnnS.