Daily Republican., 1882-08-01
TUESDAY. AUGUST 1, 1852
K0uDE Msn, Where do yOu Stand?

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There is large number of the younl
men of Wilmington who have neve
given politics more than passing
thought; who look upon it as something
without principle and therefore no
worthy of attention. There is largel
mum ber who look upon it as a struggle
between different people to possess al
office of value and honor and that they
attach themselves 10 this or that party
that they may the more easily obtain the
GOV eted position. Still another class
are Democrats or Republicans, as the
case may be, simply because thsir
faith ers and grardfathers were of that
way of thinking and there are still 9th
ers W no attach themselves to political
party simply for the enjoyment of the
fun 1t affords. When we come to sieve
ont those who really belong to politi.
cal party from pure and disinterested
motives influenced by conscientious
opinions and love for the principles OF
the party as promulgated, we are afraid
the nu mber will be found to be of the
minimum order. Owing to the insin-
Cerity in politics there is an inclination
on the part of good citizens TO take no
part in it ard in consequence politics
sn ffers and becomes disreputable. This
is all wrong. Politics should be as re-
pnrable and honorable as merchandiz-
ing. manufacturing or tilling the soil,
and it will be go just as soon as the
best citizens take as active a part in
politics as they take in their business.
bat we are told that politics do not
pay. This is great mistake. Politics
ms good government, and without good
government nothing will pay. Gov
Brnment regulates the laws, passes laws,
enforces laws, and makes itself felt for
either good or evil in the proportion
that those who make the laws are good
IN evil. Politics is the science of Gov |
arnment and should be learned and un.
GlerstoOd by every young man before
he emit ers the business n art Of life. 1t
is a great mistake to suppose that poll. |
Sics is q mere contention for Office
amongst cffice seekers. That is the
corruption OF politics, the evil side CT it,
a contest in which none can engage
without becoming politically demoral-
ized. In the present campaign, which
promises to be a warm one, political
parties are in the field. One of them,
the Republican, represents the great
principle of reform in the State laws,
and reform of many abuses which |
have crept into the government of the
State by being kept so long in the lead |
ing strings of one party, and that party
the Democratic party. The present isl
= aOontest into which all may enter with
Hnt lowering Of exalted personal char
acter. There are principles at stake
now rs great as those which led to the
revolution and the independence OF a
nation Of freemen. What are those
principles? They are enunciated in
the Republican platform of principles
and they are worthy of advocacy by
the enlightened and progressive senti- |
msnt of the State To them we would |
call the attention, especially of
the young men of the State, who,
when they are embarking on the busi-
ness tides of life, have a sincere desire
10 do what is right. We would ask
these intelligent young men to look at
the Democratic party and soc whatit
has done to correct the mistakes into
which our State government has fallen. |
This party has been in power for over a
quarter of a century and what has it
done but to prepare the way for their
continuance in power by the passage of
unjust and iniqui0us laws to disfran.
ekise a large portion of the people.
Education has been partially neglected
for white people, and only at the last
session of the Legislature was the first
dollar given 1or the education of the
COiOred people, and even now no sys-
tenn of schools has been established for
she colOred people. Through unjust
laws Rs many as one fourth of the peo-
NAs of the tate, nearly all Republicans,
have been disfrancbised at one time,
Though there are 10000 citizens in New
Ssstle Cou nty who have no voice nor
'SOte in the Legislature or law making
B0wer of the State, the Democratic par
sy, though twenty. five and more years
IN power, have never made an effort to
ClOtbe these disfranchised people with
Gitizenship. The Democratic party has
&tesdily refused to call State Conven- {
siOn by which the inequalities in repre-. ,
sanitation and the evils which have {
GTept into the government might be cor !
HOCted. What is there in this refusal I
70 Go simple act of justice that enti. {
f1eS the Democratic party to the sup. ]
B0rt of the intelligent young men of the I
St&ts2 Progressive in their enlight- !
saeda opinions, they can only find in ,
shs Republican party a progressive t
platform. The Republican party hav. l
ing been purified by the adversities of !
years Of defeat can have none of the
cSEruptions of Office, which twenty five
years Of continued success has brought I
The Democratic party. 1t emerges from
the chains that have bound 1t for many
pears like yOung giant, and plants IT. I
asn upOn progressive platform, that