Daily Republican., 1882-09-14

by the Levy Courts. There every Jus
tice of the Peace is elected by town
ships by the people; here they are ap
pointed by the Governor. There con
stables are elected by the people of thu
Townships, here they are appointed by
the Levy Courts. There school Direc
tors are elected by the people in the
townships and these Directors 80 elec'
ted, elect a county Superintendent Oh
schools, here the Directors are elected
by the people also, but the Governor Sp'
points the Superintendents' We might
go on farther showing the differences
between the two States and the person
al immunities and privileges enjoyed
by citizens in each, but enough has
already been ST own to arouse an indig'
nation amongst the people of our own
State and cause them to ask why they
have been deprived of the privileges
enjoyed by citizens of other States. Are
the people of Delaware not as capable
of electing State and county officers as
the people of Pennsylvania are? Are
they willing to longer acknowledge
their infeIiority for the sake of keeping
a Democratic dynasty in power that
gradually weaves the chains of political
slavery stronger about their limbs ?
The Republican party at its late State
Convention declared honestly and sim
cerely in favor of a Constitutional Con
vention which will make all the officers
named elective by the people as they
are in Pennsylvania. The Democrats
In their State Convention were silent
upon this question thereby disclosing
a Bourbon design to continue on in the
same old ruts of legislation that has
ed TO such glaring inequalities of citi.
But the failure to give the people the
privilege of choosing their own public
servants is not the only nor greatest
lin of omission that augments the load
If Democratic guilt and Inconsistencies.
Thirty years of uninterrupted
,ower so far as legislation is concerned
inds them with fifty thousand citizens
more than one. third the population
# the State, upon their hands who
ave no voice whatever in selecting
legislature, and consequently debarred
rom making their influence felt in the
hoice of United States Senator'S. IheI
between Delaware and
in the manner of Choos
az officers which tells so fearfully
gainst Delaware, is only outrlvaledl
n political despotism and oppressionl
y the disfranchisemen of over one
hird Of the people of Delaware from
ny voice in the Legislature.
In Pennsylvania there is representa-
ion according to population in all the
tiles and counties of the.States as
early as that principle can be applied; q
ere, 80, 900 people of New Castle coun,
? have ten representatives in the Leg.
lature, while Kent county with 80,
10 and Sussex county with 81, 900 to-I
ether have twenty representatives.
his great inequality only btca ne coz
,icuous after the thirty years contin-
Gus reign of the Democrats COM t
fenced and year by year the ineQuAl- lg
y has grown greater and yet no effort c
as been made by the Democrats to
i've the people their inalienable rights.
he Republican party at its late State
invention declared in favor of repre- c
,ntation according to population. '
7hich will the people choose? Will <
ley hug the political chains that bind
lem still closer to 'heir bOsoms by
'ntinuing to vote with the DemoCratic
lrty, or will they make a break for b
berty and equality by voting with the n
epublican party which will strike +,
1889 shackles of slavery from their t
mbs ? Is