Daily Republican., 1882-07-31
What Delaware needs


tors was made for each county, there wa
an equal population in each. Thu
Delaware started upon the just princi
pie of representation according t.
population. Owing to the advantage
possessed by New Castle county
for manufactures and commerce, tina
county has now more than half th'
population of the State but only ha'
the same representation allowed tt
either of the other Counties. Such inc
quality is unjust to New Caste, and
though the Democratic Legislatures
have been asked at almost every session
for quarter of a century to remedy
the evil, deaf ear has been turned
to the disfranchised subjects. Never
has that party, by resolution or in any
way made the least effort to confer
the full right of citizenship on the dis.
franchised subjects of the State who
now number $4,000. The Republican
party, on Thursday last put itself bold.
ly and unequivocally upon the record
in favor Of representa- ion according to
population. 1t says that a man in
New Castle County shall have the same
rights as m IN in Kent or Sussex and
that man in the latter shall be pro-
tected the same as man inNew Castle
The Democratic party is opposed to
this. The chief organ of the party calls
the resolution favoring representation
according to population ''sophistry"
which 1t promises TO explode.
Delaware needs District representa-
1ion for the election of Senators, Re
representatives. and Levy Courtmen, and
then the minority will always be sure
of representation. Democracy mega
sives this and clings to the old customs
Of the past. All intelligent people will
choose between them.
Delaware needs thorough remodel
ing Of her judiciary system which how.
ever suitable for half century ago has
grown cumbersome and inapplicabie
now, and the progress Of the times are
decidedly against the life tenure in
Office, even of the Judiciary. The
Republican party in its platform of prin.
oiPles promises to reform the judicial
system. The Democracy make no
promises of reform and having been in
power continuously for over quarter
OF q century it is reasonable to conclude
That they never intend to reform the
Judicial evils under which the iu-
dietary labors.
Delaware needs a more liberal ex-
omptiOn law which the Republican
party advocates and which the Demo-
'cracy judging from the sparing manner
in which they favor the laborer and
mechanic, oppose.
Delaware needs a remodeled law
which will insure an honest assessment
of the people and an honest collection of
the taxeS-not law like the present one
which should be properly labeled: "a
law to cheat the State out of taken and
the Republicans out of votes" The
Republican party has pledged itself
TO pass an hon est law which will insure
protection to every citizen and guaran.
tee a vote to every man white or black
rich or poor, of all political procli-
yities. This the Democratic party
positively refuses, and on the contrary
has passed laws which disfranchiss
Republicans and under which ALL
Democrats can vote who want to vote. |
One of the greatest needs Of the State
is just equitable and remodeled |
Bchool system which will afford educa-
tional facilities 10 all the people of the
State, black and white. Six thousand
a0lOred children of the State have been |
wilfully deprived of an education by
the Democracy to crafty personal
feeling Of race-hate and prejudice.
Near after year Dem ocratic Legisla-
Gnres have heartlessly and persistently
re1 used to extend to the colored suppli-
ants Of the State, the smallest favor
which would educate, moralize and
elevate them.
Not until the last session Of the Leg
islature did the State even pay one
dollar for the education of the colored
people, and even then the Democrats
gave it out In homeopathic dose of
~, 600 year to educate 5000 children.
Tho REPUBLICAN favors the education
OF all, irrespective of color. 1t is for '
the people to judge between the two t
parties and 1t Is for them TO say wheth-
or 5000 children of the State are to be
raised in ignorance and vice, simply
beoause they are black. Every State
IN the Union educates its children re.
zsrIflesS Of color, Delaware excepted.
How long will Delaware lie under this
atignaa, simply to crafty a political O..
PUainfice Even now the press of the
Democratic party is at work prejudi-
cling tho minds Of the people against the
of colored children, exciting 8
their fears by telling them that there t
VIVA be mixed schools, and white and s
black children will be taught together t
nndcr the same teacher. We hope the 8
Pscp1e Of the State will show them. s
aalxsa too intelligent to listen to such ! /,