Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-07-17
MONDAY, JULY IL, 1889
A Word TO Intelligent Young Mer


State and society, for young men to en-
gage in than the present campaign
which is just opening presents; AM
that chance for honorable and usefu
work is offered by the Republican par
ty of the State. The call is not TO
young men of character, ability and in
telligence to enter into any factiona
contest for this or that man for Cover
nor; this or that man for Congress O.
for any other office in the State, but i
is one to come and take hold of the ma
chinery of Government and elevate tht
Government to a higher standard o
usefulness and prosperity. This is &
time when the old party cry of "sticl
to your party" should 60 unheeded
Young men are naturally more inter
ested in the government of the State
than the old, or even those of the II i'd
die period of life.
Before the people of the State vital
principles are promulgated by the re-
spective political parties that have al
ways contended for the mastery. There
are but two parties deserving of the
name of party in Delaware. One of
these parties will be successful in the
coming campaign, and to one Of these
parties must the young men ally them
selves if they would make their influ-
ence felt. Right here we would look
at the two parties as they exist and
take past and Retrospective view of
what they present for the consideration
of the intelligent young voters of the
State. The Democratic party has been
in power more than two thirds of the
time for the last half century and all
the time for the last quarter of CEN
tury. To that party must be attributed
the condition of the State at the present
time. That party has had time to make
all the needed reforms of the age, but
hat it done so? What trophies of re-
form does it present to US that entities
it to the support of the thoughtful and
intelligent young voters? The little
State of Delaware 80 highly favored by
nature, with soil and climate that
should make it the garden patch of the
Union is behind in all that tends to lib
eral solid and honest government. 1t
has been ruled by party that makes
no onward progress-that takes no step
forward, that encourages no reforms.
T he old constitutional laws that gov
erned the State in its II fancy, govern
it still, though they crush into the dust
one third of the population of the State
and deprive that number of representa-
ton in the Legislature. While other
and more progressive Democratic
States have abolished the life tenure
for Office, in the judiciary, Delaware
under her Democracy that moves not
onward, clings to the effete and dis.
carded principle of an appointed judi.
ciary for life. The people who should
have the right to say who should be
their judges, have no part nor lot in the
matter, but are bound to accept who
ever the fancy of enc may dictate to
become a judge. This rule will never
be changed by the Democracy. Out Of
all the County Offices including justices
Of the peace and county constables, the
people are only entrusted with the cleo
ton of Sheriff, Coroner and a Levy
Court. 1t seems reasonable to suppose ,
that the progressive tendencies of the ,
age should lead the young men of the {
Stateinto an intelligent, moral rebellion 8
against such a state of affairs, and :
should induce them to unite with par I
ty more progressive, and that would ,
entrust more power to the people while !
taking from the hands of one man, :
though fellow citizen yet an autocrat T
in authority. The Republican party is +
the only organization that holds out '
my hope for change, and to it the in. r
;elligent young men Of the State should +
lee.
We have 80 often referred to the gross
Injustice and inequality of the repre- c
of our State in the Legisla- g
:ure that it seems TO have become a d
worn out theme, and yet while such an D
Injustice exists no tongue that loves Il
liberty and equality should cease to I
it. Will there ever be equal. 81
ty of representation in the Legislature "
while the Democrats are in power ? fl
This inequality has existed for a quar- o.
ter of century, and every effort made 1t
to change it has been met by the most Il
determined of the Democratic party. "
Behind this glazing injustice they have 81
themselves in power and c.
hold that power only because one third o.
the population of the State has no voice C,
Tor put in making the laws. Was
here ever more glaring injustice?
Yet this is what the young men of the L
State are asked to support when an ap- n
peal is made to them 20 stick to the "
Democratic party. Shall these abuses q
be reformed now? That is for the G
young men Of the present day to an
swer. They hold the balance of power.
If they say there shall be an end to life 4
tenure Offices, the end is at hand. II, i