The daily gazette., 1882-07-26
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
FOR SHERIFF,
PURNAL J. LYNCH.
A Battle for SpoiIs.

gress in the ranks of the Republican party of I,
Delaware, which is simply fight for party fl
supremacy and the control of official pat
ronage, proves how little the leaders of that 7
party are actuated by motives of patriotism !
or desire for the welfare of the State.
They may pirate to their hearts content
about the need of reforms or the necessity
of changes in our State Constitution, but
with these men in power no changes would
be effected or reforms inaugurated that did
not tend to increase their official power or
benefit their private interests at the expense
Of the people.
For years Delaware has enjoyed an honest,
economical conservative government. While
other State governments, carried away with
the reckless cry for public improvements
that were not demanded by the necessities
Of the times, have been plunged into debt or |
disgraced by defalcations melted by these |
lavish expenditures, Delaware has Kept on
in the even tenor of her way, meeting all
just obligations, reducing the State debt,
and making such improvements as were
shown to be actually necessary rom time to
time. The revenues of the State have been
chfIull1 uuhDhuucu, anu lClltNCd
from the burden of taxation instead of being
still further oppressed to meet the cost of
useless improvements designed and consum-
mated solely for the purpose of benefitting
few favored friends of those in power.
Such has been the government of Della
ware for the past quarter of a century, but
there will be a sad change if the men who
now control the Republican party should
get into power. No thought Of the real in
terests of the State would restrain them,
and the State tax, to which our people have
long been strangers y would have to be again
imposed to meet the cost of the eXtrayagant
legislation they would enact. New offices
would be created for "ring" favorites, and
the "ring'' would hold high carnival and
reyel in luxury at the public expense
In taking this view we do not assume foI
an instant that there are no good men il
the Republican party, or that its ranks car
not furnish men capable Of managing th'
affairs of the State in wise and judicou
manner. But we ask the people Il
carefully note the position such mel
hold in the party. They have bee
beaten repeatedly in matters Of part
policy and nominations, and have no NOR
voice in the party control than if they wer
Democrats. When citizens like William [
spruance, Esq, and Edward g. Bradford
DR., Esq, are turned down for men who bL
represent the wishes OF the "Doyer junta
and carry out the plans of few politician
ofdoubtful aims and unsavory reputation
what hope would there be of decent, hone
government, if these men were put in pow,
through success of the Republican par
at the polls.
This is the question the people of Delawa
will have to decide at tle next electio
They will have to determine whether Il
present conservative but honest adminstT
tion is not preferable to the reign of Geor
P. Fisher, Dick Harrington and Ben Watso
and whether it is not better to continue
the safe and beaten track our rulers havctr
for the past decade, than to seek the bessin
of progressive government through su
dangerous channels. They will have
seriously consider if the important railro
interests of the State would
be endangered by the success of the m
now managing the Republican party. A
finally they must determine if, all thin
considered, it will pay to make the chan
in the government of the State that our
publican friends are now demanding.
These questions win enter largely into t
coming canvass, and no amount of Repul
can sophistry will serve to eliminate the
They will have to be considered a
answered, and it Will be the pleasure of
GAZETTE to present them so plainly a
forcibly to the people from time to time Il
they cannot refrain from giving an empha
answer and one that will keep the st
government under its present admira
control.