Smyrna times., 1882-08-02
Republican State Convention.

The convention Thursday was call
ed to order at p. m. by Henry w.
Cannon.
Chairman Cannon made Il speech
prophecying Republican success and
nominated DIR. William T. Collins, of
Smyrna for temporary chairman and
William w. Patton, of Sussex for
temporary secretary. DIR. Collins took
the chair and made short speech.
After a short recess J. R. LOAand,
from the Committee on Credentials,
reported no contests whatever.
Austin Harrington, from the Per-
manent Organization Committee, re-
ported the iOllOwingpermanent officers:
Presidcnt-Dr William T. Collins,
OF smyrna.
Vice Presidents-(one from each
county, Joel Thompson, of New Cas-
tile; Daniel P. Barnard, of Kent, and
w. w. Morgan, of Sussex.
Secretaries Levi Garrett, of New
Castle; Walter O. Hoflecker, of Kent,
and George w. Patton, of Sussex.
Levi c. Bird then read the following
platform amid frequent applause:
The Republicans of Delaware in con-
ventiOn assembled reafiirm their adj
herence to the cardinal doctrines of
Republicanism as enunciated by our
National Conventions. Wepledge our
selves anew to those great constitutional
doctrines, the enforcement of which
has made and continued government
"of the people, for the people, by the
people"
We demand fair and full protection
of all American industries, believing
that the working men of America
ought not to be compelled upon unfair
| terms to compete with the pauper labor
} Of Europe: a fostering care of OuI
E shipping interests, that American com
merce may have living chance on the
seas; q Just and wholesome reform ot
5 the civil service as against the Demo
5 cratic "spoils" system; a free ballot
fair count and honest return, as against
:. the shot gun and tissue paper ballot
We affirm our adherence to the doe
n trine of equal rights for all men, anC
local self-gOvernment, but declare tina
we are Nation and not league; anC
we believe that free schools and com
= mon school education are the only sur
j foundation of free government.
l. Deploring the untimely death of on
|. chosen leader, the late President jaime
A. Garfield, regretting " the deep dam
nation of his taking of, and embalm
ing him in fearful memory, we tende
to President Arthur and his Admins
tration our fullest confidence. Takin
office under exceptionally adverse Gil
N cumstances, at critical period, hi
in cOOlness, courage, executive ability
" and devotion to the true principles {
Republicanism not only excite Ou
warmest admiration, but demand OF
4. unqualified and continued support.
=. We declare the Democratic party
? this State to be unworthy of the col
n tinued confidence of its people, becau:
s. having been so long in power the
have become utterly regardless of IL
wishes of the people, as expressed fro
ry time to time in their petitions to ii
n Legislature; they have been eXtrav
!. CANT of the peoples money, and by
y system of accounts, both in State al
n county finances, have concealed fro
the people full and accurate knOwledI
of the public funds; they have bet
he prOhigate beyond parallel in the
m allowances to legislative attaches, ;
&c tOrneys, printers, &C., by which tn
vi have created and maintained Ri
od at the public expense; they are OppC
be ed to the education of the poor MAJ
.re children, believing that the ignoran
-, of the many is necessary to the maint
nance of n few; throwing every {
20 stacle in the way of immigration in
Dr.. this State, they have steadily oppos
the public improvements; they have I
,ol elected to take advantage of the Il
rates of interest upon which mon
hd can be borrowed, and by a system
er- unwise and injurious taxation ha
crippled the energies of our people a
failed to protect the abundant suppl
and advantages with which nature
on blessed us; in short, they have i'll
ad- trated the Bourbon who, learn
= in nothing new, ties us to the dead p:
regardless of the magnificent energ
eh' and improvements which everywh
liar surround us; that while nature,
UC- AudJC, SliubtAOii3 pAOAihhibS " hitti n
mn are all fayoring our State, we find
;. one impeding obstacle to be DemOcl
y ic control. To remedy these evils
i'm declare ourselves to be the Party
fter Progress and Reform and affirm
all adherence to the following doctTl
GO which we believe to be for the wei
of our people.
Representation on the basis of pc
lation is fundamental principle of
= Republican government, and ough
NM be established.
ring The State should be divided
hich senatorial and representative distr
. his and the senators and representative
- the General Assembly should be el
" ed in such districts exclusively by
Inc people thereof and the counties di
leda ed into levy court districts, and
erred commissioners elected exclusively
-. the people thereof; thus securing
right of the minority to he reprcse
oulu in both these bodies.
lring All county officers should be e
tbree ed directly by the people thereof,
their pay should not exceed a reas
Bile compensation for the service I
cred.
Eng Our present judicial system ougl
He be simplifled so that justice in civi
so off criminal causes may be more spec
less expensively and more conven
III ne ly administered.
orate More liberal exemption laws 81
ces of be enacted, applicable to all
1;,;op hereafter contracted, and in any
'''O enactments it should especially he
vided that wages for the current
should be wholly exempt from at
dress- ment or execution process.
Our present assessment and collie
ihiiiel laws were conceived in sin and be
hrewd iniquity; the purposes of their
a hus- was and is exclusively to perpe
NV re- the misrule of the Democratic |
-, and their administration by the
u ioON Courts of the several counties h
pursuance of that purpose, he'
derogation of the rights of fre'
tod In costly, unjust, partisan and dish
: :" That to secure these objects al
fdfIts- sure q wise economy in the expen'
. We of the peoples money, and the n
ntlnue and legitimate growth of our
~, the time has come for such o q
- su remodeling of our laws and syst