The daily gazette., 1882-08-05
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
where the "Times . Is Wrong.

whore the "Times" Is Wrong.
The Philadelphia Times which makes more
political predictions than any other news
paper in the country, although, like Ven
nor's weather representations, they gener-
ally fall wide of the mark, devotes chap
ter in this mornings issue to the political
situation in Delaware. In shis rather in
teresting production the Times assumes that
our little State rests under the political
domination of the Saulsburys, and that the
people are becoming so restive under this
domination and so desirous of progress
"sive change, that " the progress that's
about to redeem " Pennsylvania may sweep
{" in the redemption of Delaware"
Evidently the Times does not understand |
the situation in this State. There is no State |
in the Union where political affairs are less
under the domination of rings or bosses
than In little Delaware. Every State Con-
vention, instead of being formed of dele
gates chosen by packed county committees
in the interest of the bosses, as in the case
in Pennsylvania, is composed of representa-
tives elected directly by the people, who
thereby have ample opportunity of securing
a representative convention, which shall
to State nominations. Candidates for county
officers are chosen in the same manner, and
thus the Democratic voters of Delaware are
enabled to keep their political affairs firmly
in their own hands, instead of falling into
the crushing power of ring bosses and
machine rulers. This being the case The
Saulsburys or any other men must depend
directly upon the Democratic people for
their political preierment, and the only
Significance of their continued power is the
fact that they have proved faithful public
servants, who have ably represented the
best interests Of the State. ''Only this and
"nothing more" But the Times says
There is one drawback to the Delaware
revolutionary tide In the Republican candi-
date for Governor, and that may save the
salisbury title to the Senatorial seat. Albert
Curry, the Republican nominee, represents
the worst phase of Stalwart machine
management, and Delaware never loved thai
feature of American politics The Bourbons
vast hatred of progress is against corrup
and cOrrupting machine progress, ant
Delaware will be slow TO accept it jus
when the machineridden States are in re
bellion to overthrow it but there may b
enough intelligent discrimination anon
the people OF Delaware to defea
Albert Curry, the Stalwart machine cand
ings, the worthy anti ti-machine candidate fC
Congress and elect an anti Bourbon Legi
lature. That is what Pennsylvania wou
do; that is what Delaware may logical
decide to do, and that is what would do mo
to liberalize and advance Delaware in a d
cade, than Bourbonism would lberalize al
advance her in generation. The world
moving all around the little Blue-hen
Chicken patch, and sooner or later, al
soon at the latest, Delaware will move alol
with the rest of mankind.
Now, If any paper can combine in OIL
paragraph more political nonsense or exhil
any greater ignorance of the political stu
tion here, we should be pleased to hear
it without delay. The idea of Washingt
Hastings being the "anti-machine" cant
date for Congress is just too funny for an
thing. We fear the Times has rot be
closely reading the GAZETTE during the pl
month, else it would have known that IIa
ings' nomination was secured by disgrat
full bargain with the Stawart maj
gers, who, after sitting down upon
pretensions Of one leading Half-hreed W
offered himself as the consideration of {
bargain, took Mr. Hastings In trade for {
peaceful nomination ofCurry, thus not oi
debating the terms of the arrangement, b
selecting compromise candidate to til
own liking. SO instead of being an g al
machine " candidate Mr.. Hastings is
purchased nominee of corrupt coteI
which only lacks official power to make
the most villainous political machine ii
ever squandered the money or outraged
deceney of the people of a severe
State.
"There may he enough political discri
nation among the people of Deawar
says the Times, ito defeat Albert Cl
and elect Washington Hastng
Now this is just what the half-brecGs We
like to do, while the Stalwarts would
pleased to effect a contrary result. They
Hastings on their ticket in order to secur
strategy what they would otherwise have
TO take by force, but nothing W.
please them better than his defeat, for W
they are already manevring. They are
ing to trade off Hastings for Curry all
time, and as Hastings friends are also
trading mood the result can be ei
imagined. The Democracy would vii
any event. even If they were not in sucl
celIent condition, thoroughly united,
eager to bury this obnoxious machine ii
out of sight in November
We hope the Times now understands
situation in this State. AS to its alb
charge of a slowness and lack of liber
in Delaware, we have only to say that
people are conservative and expect TO
tinue so, and do not hanker after
progress" that has nearly bankru
Philadelphia and piled an enormous
upon Pennsylvania and other States W
the progressive" machine has been