Daily Republican., 1882-07-28
made the following report:
President, DIR. W. s. Collins.

President, DR.. W. s. Collins.
| ce-PSesidents, Joel Thompson,
P. Barnard and W. w. Morgan,
Secretaries, Levi Garrett, Walter {
Hofecker, G.. W. Patton.
The report was unanimously adopte
and the officers named took seats on th
platform.
Leyi @. Bird, Esq, chairman of th
committee on resolutions, reported an,
read himself from the floor, the follow
ing platform of principles to be givel
the party:
THE PLATFORM.
The Republicans of Delaware In cou,
vention assembled reaftirm their adher
ence to the cardiual doctrines Of Repub.
licanism as enunciated by our nattona
convention. We pledge ourselves anew
to those great constitutional doctrines
the enforcement of which has made
and continued . government "of the
people, for the people, by the people. u
We demand fair and tull proteo.
tion of all American industries, be.
lieving that the workingmen of Amer.
lea ought not to be compelled upon un.
fair terms to compete with the pauper
labor Of Europe; fostering care OF our
shipping interests, that American oom.
merce may have living chance on the
seas; a just and wholesome reform OF
the civil service as against the Demo-
cratic "spoils system; free ballot,
fair count and honest return, as against
the shotgun and tissue paper ballot.
We affirm our adherence to the doc
trine of equal rights for all men, and
local selt'government, but declare that
we are nation and not a league; and
wa believe that free schools and q COM
mon school education are the only sure
foundations of a free government.
Deplorng the uutimely death of cur
chosen leader, the late President James
A. Garfield, Iegretting "the deep dam
nation of his taking off," and embalrn.
ing him in fearful memory, we tender
to President Arthur and his admins
tration our fullest confidence. Taking
Office under exceptionally adverse cir
cumstances, at critical period, his
GOODNESS, courage, executive ability, and
devotion to the true principles of Re-
publicanism, not only exclte'our warm.
est admiration but demand our unqual.
fed and continued support.
We declare the Democratic party of
this State to be unworthy of the con-
tinued confidence OF its people, because
having been 30 long in power they have
become utterly regardless of the wishes
of the people, as expressed from time TO
time in their petitions to the Legisla-
ture; they have been extravagsnt Of the
peoples money, and by a system of &C.
counts, both in State and county fnan.
ces, have concealed from the people full
and accurate knowledge of the expen.
diture OF the public funds; they have
been profligate beyond parallel in their
allowances to legislative attaches, at.
torneys, printers, ETC., by which they
have created and maintained ring at
the public expense, they are opposed to
the education of the poor mans chill
dren, believing that the ignorance of
the many is necessary to the
Of few; throwing
every obstacle. in the way of
immigration into this State, they have
steadily opposed public improvements;
they have neglected to take advantage
Of the low rates of interest upon which
money can be borrowed, and by a sys.
tenn of unwise and injurious taxation
have crippled the energies of our peo-
pie and tailed to protect the abundant
supplies and advantages with which
nature has blessed US; in short, they
have illustrated the Bourbon who,
earning nothing new, ties us to the
lead.past. regardless of the magnificent
energies and improvements which
everywhere surround us; that while
nature, climate, situation, proximity |
10 markets, are all favoring our State,
We find the one impending obstacle to
70 Democratic control. To remedy |
hese evils we declare ourselves to be
he party of progress and reform and
firm our adherence to the following |
doctrines which we believe to be for
he welfare of our people.
Representation on the basis of pop
Ilation is a fundamental principle Of
rue Republican government, and ought
o be established.
The state should be divided into SEN
torial and representative districts, and
he Senators and Representatives in
he General Assembly should bs elect
d in such districts exclusively by the
eople thereof; and the counties divided
nt0 Levy Court districts, and the
elected exclusively by
be people thereof; thus securing the
light of the minority to be represented
q both these bodies,
All county officers should be elect
d directly by the people thereof, and
heir pay should not exceed a reason
BILE compensation for the service rem.
cred.
Our present judicial system ought to
g simplitled so that justice in civil
nd criminal causes may be more speed
ly, less extensively and more conve.
iently administered.
More liberal exemption laws should
q enacted. applicable to all debts here
fter contracted, and in any such On
ctments it should especially bs provi.
cd that wages for the current year
lould be wholly exempt from attach
tent or execution process.
Our present assessment and collection
.ws were conceived in sin and born Of
liquity; the purpose Of their being was
nd is exclusively to perpetuate the
lis-ule of the Democratic party; and
leir administration by the Levy Courts
the several counties has, in pursu.
ace of that purpose, been in derogation
the rights of freemen, costly, unjust,
srtizan and dishonest.
That to secure these objects and
sure a wise economy in the expen-
ture of the peoples money, and the .
atural and legitimate growth of our
tate, the time has come for such a
,rsral remodeling of our laws and
stem of government as to demand I
lange in the organic law; and we
Ierefore declare ourselves in favor of
convention of the people to so alter r
I'd amend the Constitution of the
ate as will secure the retrenchment '"
i'd reform 80 necessary to its growth !;
I'd prosperity.
The reading Of the resolutions in
r. Birds forcible and sometimes dra-
attic style called forth repeated dem.