Daily Republican., 1882-08-23

i've system Of Tariff laws, and the sub
stitution in lieu thereof of judiciout
and moderate arrangement OF duties
upon imports which will check the
growth of monopolies, increase the pub
lie revenue, and thereby render Other
taxes unnecessary will benefit agrt
culture, encourage Commerce and re-
vive American shipping and thus open
the markets of the world to our agricul,
tural products, to our manufacturers
and enable them to compete In foreign
markets will secure steady wages,
and reduced cost Of living to the
laboring classes and tend to avoid the
disastrous conflicts between capital
and labor which result In a large degree
from glutted home market and conse.
quent stoppageot labor and production.
Resolved, That the exposure at last of
the long con tinued and systematical
frauds In the postal service; the admit.
ted ruin of our once glorious navy and
its rec0mmitta to the hands that de-
stroyed it, the gross and predicate ex-
penditure in every branch of tie public
service, which attained this year. in ad-
dition to the interest upon the public
debt, to the fearful sum of 5000, 900, 900,
should warn the people of the necessity
of Withdrawing the control of the
Federal Government from the Republi.
can party.
Resolved, That the shameless and
cruel exaction by the Republican chair
man, Jay Hubbell, of a per centage of
the wages OF every Federal employe,
Of age or sex, with his public
assurance that such action ''is not OBJ
jected to in any official quarter" in.
wolves the entire Republican admins
tration In the meanness and guilt of his
conduct, which should be visited by the
condemn nation of all honest men.
RESOLVED, That In their reten tion in
places of party trust OF Dorsey the
Star Route plunderer and the advance
ment of similar notorious and disveputa-
BILE characters to positions of leadership
in Delaware and elsewhere the Republic
can managers have exhibited . shame
less effrontery offensive to the public
sense of decency and degrading to
American politi cs.
RESOLVED, That no incident Of Amer
ica1 politics is more corrupt and dis
than the proposed bargain
and sale of the confidential offices of the
United States Senate by the solid Re.
publican party in that body to a disre-
putable renegade and political adven-
turer, who qua lifted himself for the
by combining the worst ele-
m5nts of society to accomplish repudia-
tion Of the lawful debt Of an ancient
and honored commonwealth. And
that the open and shameless coalitions
made or rendered every rywhere through
out the South by the administration
with every political prostitute and
ready recipient of radical money aid
official position, deserves and must re-
ceive the scOrn and contempt of all
decent men.
Resolved, That we view with appre-
the creation of an overgrown
army of officials, and their organized
control over and interference with pop
ular elections, by the corrupt use of
public money and abuse Of their official
powers; and that we deuounce as fund
false and dangerous the
present "spoils system" of the Repub-
lican party, in relation to public offices,
and declare that if our elections are to
be free and tair, and the form of our
government is to be maintained, the
public offices must be filled and admin.
istered with view to honest and eff
cient public service, and not be made,
as they now are, the mere spoils Of par
ty conquest.
Resolved, That the efforts of all self
respecting citizens of Delaware are due
and are hereby earnestly invited to as
sist in defeating at the polls party
led and organized as Is the Republican
party of the State to-day, who seek to
control the State not for its true inter-
ests, but for the spoils of Office and to
crafty personal ambition, and rely for
their success only upon banded ignor-
ance, race prejudice and profigacy
within and the corrupting power of
gathered from without the
State.
After reading the above Mr.. White
ley moved their adoption and they
were adopted unanimously.
After the adoption of the resolutions
Mr.. Dean moved that the convention go
into nomination for q candidate for
Governor, which motion was adopted.
After some delay and after berRg re-
several times by tae chairman
that the nomination was open, Alfred
P. Robinson, Esq, arose and took the
convention by storm with his eloquent
speech, as every man present was lis
teniug with bated breath for the name
Of the candidate for Governor. Before
the name of the candidate
M. Robinson said "Mr. President and
fellow Democrats, am satisfied from
the earnestness which l see displayed
here to day that the man nomin-
atei here today will be elected. Gap.
plause.) Coming up here with a full
] delegation from much abused Sussex
who are always reported as going to
lose the election, but never do) we
pledge ourselves that the nominee 1.-THE
convention will be elected Governor OF
the State of Delaware. am here, there
fore, for the purpose off nominating as
rue a man there Is In the State or
D q. Stockley.
After the name of Mr.. Stockley was
the speaker was interrupt
cd by loud and continued applause.
When the enthusiasm had subsided, the
speaker continued by eulogizing Mr..
Stockley as a man who had fought for
the party when he dared not ask any
thing from it, and one who had stood
up for his party in its darkest days.
In concluding his remarks he said that
no rlan eau speak word against tae
integrity OF the nominee as Democrat,
and if nominated, he was sure to be
elected.
After the applause had died away
Lewis @. Vandegrift, Esq, arose and
seconded the nomination on behalf OF
the young democracy of the city OF
Said the speaker, sec
onded the nomination because he
(Stockley) is man Of progressive
principles, and one of liberal and broad
views. His course in the Legislature
has shown it and his being at the head
OF railroad and business of various
kinds, and he would guarantee him a
majority of 500 in New Castle county at
the coming election.
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