Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-02-22
IL the De mOcrslic Parry COnstitu-
tiOnRl?

IL tho De mocrssic Parry Constitu'
tiOnaI?
A party that is continually grasping
for unconstitutional power for partisan
purposes is party that cannot he
trusted and in whose trust the govern
ment of the United States should not
be placed. When we sean the past and
see how many attempts that have been
made by the Democratic party 10 sub
vert the Supreme law of the nation by
adherence to absurd tenets and the
performance of unlawful actions, we
wonder that the United States is not
branded by Foreign Nations rs coun-
try infamous for her disregard of the
solemn statutes which were formed by
the founders of the Republic. We also
see men who oppose the Constitution
rising upon the political horizon as as
pirants for the Presidency, and who at
the same time know that if elected
they would be sworn to preserve, pro.
tect, and defend the Constitution of the
United States. Do the honest people
of the country think that the men who
want their votes would, if elected, per
form the solemn duties required o
him if elected to the Presidential chair
If man opposes the principles of fire.,
government as laid down in the consti
tuition, before his election, certainly ht
could not support and defend it attel
his election, unless he were in princi
pie an insidiouS trimmer Could it bt
expected that men like Mr.. Bayard,
Mr.. Voorhees, Mr.. Tilden, Mr.. Hen,
bricks and other lights Of the Democ
racy would support and carry out The
true principles of the constitution aftel
having opposed it in the most trying
time of the nations history? II ",
were to mention all of the clauses ant
amendments 70 which they have beer
unfaithtul, AMI permit them to enforc,
the constitution, according 10 their def
milton and understanding of it, we feal
the basis principles Of the constitution
would be dashed to pieces against TIE
rocks of Democratic duplicity. We
say duplicjty for no other word would
describe the party in a more explicit
manner. TLey pretend to Iaud the
Constitution to the skies, while at the
same time they would trample it to the
ground and make a law that wuuiG
~s.ther bind tie negro in the chains o
slavery or Hal!sh hil' 10 the heart o.
Africa, if they could i'm ,uedlateIy sup
ply his place with labC 'rerS. Inn
plainly shows that the F1ttteu,l
amendment is violated hJ prryfur,ug
the right Of suffrage 10 the negro il
States where Democracy has the con
troll. Neither are the Democrats il
~ IL lily W II blt cause hI lllt IIf--'
!aratiou of Independence which say,
1--WE hold these truths to be self evi
deut-tha. all men are created tqua.
that they are endowed by their Create
with certain Iua,euab,r rights tina
among these are life, liberty and tn
pursuit of happiness
It has been proved that the so-ca,.e,
fiat" money was unconstitutional, We
the Democracy in some section, ~; IL
country are almost united in the ,rv ,
irredeemabIe currency, or any thin
else which would weaken the so.em
pledges Of the nation. The Hrpuh..
can party is moi opposed to The Gree,
back, species of money which il CT,
ated, but II never intended thAtit shuui
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