The daily gazette., 1882-09-25
A Contrast Of Party H,storIss.

The recent history of the Democratic
party furnishes the morning organ with
pretext for attempted ridicuIe and sarcasm,
but on the recent history of the Republican
party 1t is conspicuously silent That the
recent history of the Democratic party is not
productive of brilliant achievements Is
simply because that party has had no com
plete lease OF power In the country, and but
a few years. control of the National Con
gress, but these few years of legislation
were marked by an economy that saved the
people millions of dollars and by stern
honesty that fairly starved the corrupt lobby
out Of the city of Washington.
The 4 recent history" of the Republican
party, however, Is full of interest. Within
aperiOd Of only twelve years It has been
marked by the disgraceful theft of Cabi-
net officer, by the Credit Mobilier scandal,
by frauds In the Indian and Navy Depart
ments involving millions of dollars by the
thievish operations Of the Star Route con-
spirators, aided by leading public officials
and parties high in the control and conf
denee OF the party, by the manipula-
tions of corrupt whisky ring,
backed by an equally corrupt
President, by the Shipherd diplomatic in
trgues, by the open and unblushing theft OF
the Presidency of this country and the sub
sequent reward of the Williams who effected
the stupendous steal, by the shameful rob
berry OF the whole people by enormous
grants !, OF public lands to favorite
railroad corporations, and finally, by
the extrayagant and useless appro-
priations Of the last Republican Con
gress BY which millions of dollars were
nlched from our tax ridden people, whose
burdens could have easily been lightened in
stead Of being thereby increased.
Such IN brief, is the "recent history" OF
national Republican party, to say nothing
OF the peculations and open robberies
that have marked It's administration Of
State and city affairs. OF the latter
the Republican city of Phfladelphia
furnishes the most notable instance, and
comes bravely forward with brilliant re
cord Of thieving bypublic officials, ending
with q berries of mean and contemplate
thefts from the miserable paupers of tn,
city, which descended to the almost incon
ceivable depth of stealing the very roof o
4 the almshouse from over their heads.
Oh, yes, the "recent histories" of the tw,
I parties show marked contrast, but it is tn
4 contrast OF economy with extravagance, c
fair-deAling with intrigue, of honesty wit
tho most outrageous robbery that ever dis
graced the people of any government in tn
world.
And right here in Delaware the painfu
!. contrast between the "recent histories" G
the two, parties is continued. The Demo
B cratic paEtV has ruled this State for tn
past quaEtsF Of century, with such signs
honesty that prominent Republican leade
was impelled TO remark, in the course of
4 public speech, that he did not believe that
q Ringle "dfne of the States money had eve
"been. dishonesty used" During thi
i period theu Republican party has had n
Z foothold in the State, but its control of tn
( city or Wilmington was marked b
Z more than one official defalcation, an
/ by q municipal extravaganza that has pile
I large bonded debt upon our peopl
with apldrsadfully disproportionate exten
/ of public Improvements to show for tn
same. In addition the Democratic party 1
this state is controlled by the Democrati