Daily Republican., 1882-10-28
@c MELTING LAST NIGHT
.rEoHEs OF HON. N. B
TBE ErERE AND GEORGE MAE
SnITnSE T,ET LAST EIGHT.

ihe "t the Bi-Centennial the auul'
pspy y .ba Opera House last evening
snce not \" ss large as on previous {, OGcS. Yea.
sss 'IaS, IStill what was taking IN nun"'rS
lions, S, sds up in enthusiasm. ,..o.
vas nS%o stage ~ was BEAUTIFULLY decorated
The "rSs SInS number of potted flowers
WITH la Oantre, while on each side were
in ss the O0rL Of Lincoln and Garfield. A
PiSuisSoo was suspended over the cen
lSrSe i.S DSt smaller flags on either side;
uR SnIss wSn we're profusely decorated
GGs !Sa yUa National colors, and hanging
Wv ,.,Ssts "a Of plants. ln the rear on , 'ne .
e's.TId osI1 decorations on the stage was a
bgtAl 81 .,us bust Of Abraham Lincoln,
Is "S0 SS00,Hediately over it the banner
Vhle Wonng Mems Republican Club
700 sSussUended. The stage was also
~ SUI suIp p~ith A handsome set OF furni-
lST from the establishment OF Lewis
a Aann. nNacstipp was organized by the
,ton Ias of G. F. Capelle as President,
s!ee,,VH s y Vuumbor of vice presidents and
aDo .ns;s, nS The President then intro
teOie,A'I,SSs Ina Hon. N. B. Smithers OF
duceu % wbo was received with loud
Dover, Mr., Smithers said that he
ppplNT0.'. n,'.,ut at the request OF the
vas pa" P,V'i If the City Committee, 10
cDaltIj" aE !" a simple and plain manner,
spett !" b"ped would be acceptable to
.HS' n ,Td nd casDsive to none; He had not
all aHu ~ ntter one word of reproach
coIS S,t bis political opponents, for they
ssn HoiI az himself were entitled to their
y s,";nnS HS% and he had no respect or
plD sgmDstby for the man who would inter
a. uP I'M the opinions o. any manor to
a' a.rnt " N hinder him from depositinR
Nv 'Tt Sdts Of his choice in the balloL box.
,1''S,I Ts,,S there to deal with home meas
y ~ and be would do it in as plain
saSGmnle manner as he knew how.
a.,s g narties have agreed that in this
.~n'ign Sv% there is no vital question to
gs,srmined. Both parties have a.
y,ssS tbat the fundamental laws this
s,,,s ,s ara wrong, and both agree as TO
var USs,s tbs wrong exists. The speaker
M Iitls faith in platforms, but az this
tms ne would make comparison OF
SstTo pIatforms. The Democrats are
\ Svor Of reaching certain needed re-
Srm, by legislative action, while the
F,Drbicaus v ere in favor Of leaving 1t
n tbe peOple, aud calling a Constitu.
imSl Convention. He did not think
tRMiu Ibis city there was any differ
rcs Of opinion in giving the people
rD,essntstion according to population,
mi the only question that arose was
|Vbjch party would give it to the pee
Bbh the best and quickest way. The
E,publican party has illustrated Their
hih, BY their work, in giving New
CHls county representation in their
tDnventiuus according to population.
IbO Democrats of this county came to
thsr convention and asked for greater
Isr-eSeDtation, and the Democrats of
Esut and Sussex said yes, we will
ruesSe yCur representation, and they
DUtsed it FIVE, aud then increased
hsr own representation the same
number, you asked of them bread and
hg ave you a stone,yo asked an egg
md hg gave you a scorpion. The
sSlEa defed any Democrat 60 deny
Is statement; 1t won't DO Tor their
spakers to deny it, for there the fact
sands and canuot be Obliterated, and
thiS is the Democratic idea of repre-
DentatiOn according to population. Mr..
Emithers thel. read from the journal Of
he last Legislature to show that Mr..
Bradford, a Republican representative
IrOm New Castle county, introduced a
feSolution looking toward Increased
representation, which was by request Of
Mr. 7 N. Williams postponed, and
Ehen it was taken up there were 9ayes
(which 6 were Republicans from New
Castle county and 3 Democrats from
Kent; Of the 10 noes, 3 we're from Kent
bounty, 7 from Sussex, all Democrats.
When this final vote was taken, Mr..
Williams did not vote, although he
WG present, which can only be aC-
Counted for BY supposing he was not
featy TO give the people their rights;
put now that he is a resident Ct this
pity, it is possible that he has changed
aOd Is in favor of representation ac-
C0FdiDg to population. The RepubIi-
can party recognizes that y man is q
nan no matter what may he his birth
place or his color, and 1t recognizes tie
nGellVlduaIity of every citizen.
hsadvised every man who is in ia
Ff representation according to pop
pllt'0n to vote the Republican ticket,
and secure reform that whilo it is
taNOughly Republican, should also be
CelOCratiC. There were other reforms
la we're needed, one of which was
Ellt every American citizen should be
MOVED 10 60 to the polls and deposit
vote, no matter whether he had paid
sax or not
neprepayment ofa tax to insure a
nj The right 10 vote should be ex-
aged from the Constitution as the
Elt now is, 1t places the man who
asole TO pay on a level with the one
w mas been convicted of felony.
AnO her objection he had to any law
AleQqlred a man 10 pay his tax to
aue aim the right TO vote, is, that il
sUle Of the most fruitful sources ofthe
PVIutOn of the ballot box.
tae speaker then read an extract
"SIowed that the Hen. james A.
Syard and Martin W. Bates were In
avU; w Oh these reforms years ago.
Mleh the amendments TO the consti-
SVa S,0 were before the convention OF
w these two gentleman labored hard
SAe reforms for which we are now
s'llhg and Mr.. Bates iu his speech
pPOSed the amendment which entsiled
ar ETu you the present system for the
S"eVIlCn ,,osS Of taxes, and in his argument
S,uplellcally said that it would allow
,o )" collector an opportunity to collect
"~ nis own party AMI neglect those Of
~, ~ 'VpposlteparGy. And this amend
tsU,W us mat he then opposed was sub
SsuS,Iy uSnSlIy that adopted in 1873, and tho
,oa. pal. mas been as he toreshadowed II
sVto VpuetS had been ordained TO give q
~"uon ava unto men, they could mol
~, !" revealed more accurately the his
S,.,, n! VI the past ten years than wa:
ps%us psr"uado"ed by Mr.. Bates, of reverend
bors e W the Democratic tax collectors
p,wS Snis or have they not i? you car
pSor psashe The question yourselves.
AdSsulu notthink that any man should
psSiIR,tVed pSSiIRtVed Of a vote on account Of his
svo%, % 10 pay a tax and he was in
h tnOs VI incorporating this pnuciple in
TSa.u ornamental law of the State.
c,aS rrV"O were the p .inciples of the Dem.