Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-04-29
LxCruRE Oh CIrIzEAsHIP.


Unity club, which was published In the
Morning News BY resolution OF the
club. Mr.. Stone ably reviewed the
''moral malaria" which seems to have
injected itself into the public mind and
then he passed to "woman's work" and
"Man's duty" Speaking of the first
Mr.. Stone says:
"But how, 1t ia asked, can the aver
age man or woman work effectively to
improve this condition OF things. l
answer-woman, through influace; NAV,
through action. A rude phrase has 1t
that "Man Is the head of the family,
but woman Is the neck, and turns the
head" !.
The quite encouraging influence OF
woman is all powerful with man. when
earnestly and affectionately exerted.
That We have noble men is because we
have uoble mothers, that we have good
men Is because we have good wives
The kitchen Ia not the source of wo-
mans power, NJ the draw log room OF
public place, but the family Preside.
In no way can the unselfish devotion
Of . patriotic woman be more effective
ly demonstrated than In exhorting her
husband and sons to faithful and
conscientious performance OF their pub
lie duties. She need decide the details
for them, but her intuitive perceptions
of right, stronger often than mans
Judgment, make her safe counselor,
because we know that her motive Is
unselfshIlove."t
OF" Man's Work" he says : 'The
man through action has, however, the
whole charge anu responsibility for the
result, and to him belongs the active
and aggressive part Of the work. This
Is Republic, which means that 1t is a
government by the people, not by a
monarch or class. No aristocracy Of
blood or land, no person or persons OF
caste, rule this people. They all rule,
and it is therefore In perfect accord
with the spirit of our institutions that
our citizens should divide themselves
into parties, which for more than a
century they have done. And whether
it is the best way to carry on a govern
ment or not, careful study of history
will, | believe, show there has not been
a century which can show a record at
all comparable with its religion, sci
ence and In all that makes life glorious
and good. At all events we are in the
full tide of governing by these methods
and it is simply impracticable to at.
tempt to alter at this time, this thor
oughly established custom, and no
better method has as yet been even
suggested.
Mr.. Stone then passed to a political
view of the question and gave some
practical thoughts of "work within the
party" "the caucus" and social ques.
tious." The salient point of the
lecture is included in the following
which he calls Give opportunity
| We are about entering upon a series
of very important elections, upon the
result of which will in q great measure
depend the welfare of our city, oul
county and our State for years to come
First the school election need l sp. nd
q moment in calling attention to tht
Importance of that !? Is there person
within the sound of my voice that doe'
not feel in their hearts that the goot
people in this city have so long neglected
theseelections, that no amount of devo
ton in the future can more than atom
tor their sins of omission in the past
To think that at this late day a chill
should be kept from our schools be
cause there was no room for 1t. To thinl
that these great nurseries of our futur
citizens should be entrusted to careles
and incompetent hands; that the peopl
should elect men to act as guardians @
our children's education, who not onl,
,, demoralize the young by public exhi
l billions Of bad grammar but by wors
Exhibitions of the effect of bad whiskey
lit would not BIZ 30 if private citizen
did their public duties.
Next the city electiOn-the mayo
who appoints your police, the treasure
who holds your money, the council
: that makes your local laws and ordi
nances-in short your city governmsn
that has charge of the affairs that NOS
:; concern your daily life--that deter
mines to a great degree the surround
ings of our homes, and the influence
- that shall be brought to bear upon on
!, children. These are not heroic bu
! homely siderations, nevertheless
important, and if private citi zens d
their public duties the work will b
y we'll done.
Next we choose the men who shal
> hold our general election in the fall
y the Little Election by name, but nc
little in Importance, for if it is neglecte
a by the good men, it will give the gel
:, eral election result not in accordanC
~ with the wishes of the electors.
After this the general election, whe
Y | al ar If " nff
. congressman and legisla iure-to Il
- all these important offices with me
>, who will carry on our business at HON
and give us character OF some kin
abroad, who will determine in
great measure our standing anon
the States; in short who sha
! hold in custody the welfare an
q glory of our State and its institu
u tions for years to come. 1t is impor
+ ant which party holds 1t, (but it is nc
my purpose to discuss that in this PREF
ence), but it Is also, and perhaps a
most equally important what men hol
u 1t. 1t is the weight of influence i
J. strictly party work that determine
:. the selection of men-it Is here that In
fluence as we'll as votes count.
J. If in both parties the best men sue
coed in naming the candidates, the
r the result is shorn of one OF its grea1
G est dangers, and the public interest
\ are not likely to suffer. In the struggl
y of parties your vote only counts, bu
. inside your own party your intiuenc
J as we'll as your vote counts.
y All these duties come with perfec
: Regularity. 1t Is time they were heed
u ed, if we would save our country fror
anarchy and her institutions from d.
|csy. 1.-THE good people stand shou
h d r to shoulder in their own partie
:lthey can win. The combined activit
: of the better elements of society Away
9 winsin struggle for principle or eve
v q policy.
Let US think we'll W on this matter
+ let us resolve to devote ourselves to n
!, public good in every possible way. W
] have city, located, without cumbel