Daily Republican., 1882-08-23
Tho Democratn In Line.

II The Democratic mountain has labor
: be and brought forth Charles @. Stock
ley of Sussex county for Governor Of
Delaware, and Charles B. Lore, Esq,
of New Castle for Representative in
Congress. This result surprises nobody,
for in the uncertainty that preceded the
Convention Mr.. Stockley had certainly
the best showing in delegates while in
reference to the nomination of Mr.,
Lore there was never any other thought
than that he would te nominated if he
wanted the barren honor of leading the
party to defeat. 1t would be useless
for Us to deny that the Democrats have
nominated very respectable and able
ticket, far above the usual average and
we are not blind to the fact that the
platform takes an advance step more in
keeping with the progress of the age
and spirit of the times. Neither Mr.
Stockley nor Mr.. Lore are Bourbons
that never learn nor make any advance
and thus far the State ticket is superior
to those preceding it, and the fact that
the Democracy has at last walked up
to the necessity of yielding to New
Castle County increased representa-
tion, shows that if principle will not,
expediency will move the party. But
does anyone suppose that the promise of
increased representation will satisfy
an aroused people, $4,000 of whom are
disfranchised? Increased representa-
ton, what does it mean?
1t is very ambiguous term, quite
different from representation according
to population as the Republicans pro-
claim. When viewed through Demo
cratic eye glasses, increased representa-
tion may mean one member more in the
Legislature where a dozen more would =
be required to put the people of New !
Castle County OIL an equality with Il
hose of Kent and Sussex. We do not
believe the people want this kind of in h
creased representation. They want the v
nalienable rights to which they are q
untitled as citizens-nothing more,
nothing less. No vague promise of in. 9
1efnite increased representation will o
satisfy the demands of the times. The
Democrats, too, went so far as to say +
word in favor of the common school u
system of Delaware which they call o
popular education, but not word have +,
hey to say in favor of the education of 8
he 5000 Childlen in the State now de- L
'riVed of popular education. A weak y y
esolution expresses the disappointment 8,
# the Democrats at the escape of Neal, ii
hough the prosecution was conducted u u
y Democratic State Attorney before
Democratic Court.
Three resolutions relate to State af- 2
airs, most of them evasively, while
even grew eloquent over National Re.
ublican abuses and corruption, un. &C
lindful that it was Delaware more ~
nan the Nation at large that concerned +
le people in the approaching election. hi
seems pity that Messrs. Stockley N
nd Lore, who are really progressive IT, +,
len, should be handicapped with such 10
rickety platform made up OF glitter ye
lg generalities intended onlyIto. deceive Sl
le people. la
To sum up, there is nothing in neither an
Endidates nor platform to dishearten OF
epublicans. The candidates of the ~
tier are fully the equals of the Demo- ba
attic nominees, in character and abili- tn
and they have the advantage of
ing placed upon a platform represent. %
6 honest living vital principles,
lich are more than the kite tail to
Vanced public opinion. The issues r
g fully made up and are before the roa
ople who are called upon to make an dv
telligent choice. ~