Daily Republican., 1882-10-14
SATURDAY, OCTOBER "A. 1881.
what Will You do About It9

Dnly threeweeks from next Tuesday
I people of Delaware will be called
d on to pass judgment upon the actions
q the Democratic party, which has
len in power in the State for thirty |
ars. 1t will be for them to pass upon
lem the plaudit of we'll done good and
ithful servants, or to discharge them
Dm the offices of trust committed tol
em and which they have unfaithfully
lied, The Democratic party are ap-
ealing to them on account of their
ast services, which they claim have
ben faithfully performed, to be con-
nued in trust of the Government OF
be State, and the Republicans are ap'
ealing to the people for change, at
be same time charging their opponents
ith having governed the State for the
ersonal benefit of one party, rather
han the good of the whole people. The
hitter are to be the judges. Tuesday,
Voven Der 7th, is the day set apart
I9r the trial, and the people are in this
ease both Judge and Jury. What are
Ahey going to do about it? The adVo-
eates ot the parties on trial have each
Eri,i O make out a strong case. Have
khev gucceeded or who has succeeded
hest d? What are the pleas? The ad'
ocat ,s of the Democracy point to the
long record of their services, thirty
tears, as proof of their honesty and
9aith iulness. Their main argument is
hat not dollar of the States money
has been stolen or misappropriated by
lishonest officials. This is the princi-
bal argument they bring forth in sup
bort Of their appeal to be continued in
bower. Is this sufficient to entitle them
kO verdict from the people? Wha1
10 the Republicans charge against th'
democracy, what is their plea, wha
ARE their promises? hepeople who d.
the voting are the judges, let them de-
hide. The Republicans charge tha
when the Democracy came into power
the STATE did not owe a dollar of debt
They charge that the Democrats ha'
not been in power long before they ere
Ated a debt for semi. .disloyal purposes
that amounted to million and a hal
of dollars. They charge that the indus
tries of Wilmington were taxed beyon
proportion to pay the interest on thi
State debt. They charge that the Demo
cratic party was not a loyal party
the National Government during th
dark hour of its peril. What are th
speCif cations of lack of loyalty ? The
denounced the war to put down the n
bellion. They paid drafted men to sta
at home and thereby created the Stat
debt. They entertained rebel commi
8ioners, who came to Dover to induC
the Democratic Legislature to join tt
Southern Confederacy. They defeate
AmOtion to hoist the stars aud stril
upOn the State capital. They defeatt
motion 10 appropriate a small sum
money to assist the distressed wive
widows and children Of Union soldier
They had millions to pay to keep the
sons from going into the army, but mol
to pay for equipping regiments for t.
war. No further specifications a
needed as proof of the semi.disloyal
Of the Democratic party. If more
needed, it can be produced.
There are other charges against t
Democracy; what are they9 Th
have made no effort to give the peol
equal representation in the Legislatu
Enough they'll ad thirty years in which
do it. Fifty thousand disfrancbis
people have asked for equal represen
tiOn, but deaf ear has been turn ed
their appeals until now, and even M
the Democracy only promise increas
epresentation-a promise like ma
Others made that will only be brok
like others have been. They &
charged with wilfGlly and deliberati
refusing to provide the means of edu'
tiOn for 5000 OF 1000 colored children
ths State, preferring rather to k'
them in ignorance as we'll as in Dover
The Republicans charge in addition Il
the Democrats wilfully and for pa
san purposes represented that the
publicans favored mixed schools. III
charge that the Democrats have with
from the colored PEG pie all kinds
schools, The Republicans make