Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-02-04
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T00fe never WAS q tIiuo III Nho H-o'"-J
of Delaware when the Republicans
ahould be more alive to the necessity OF
carrying the State than AT the coming
campaign. The State has been IN the
hands of the Democrats 10 far AZ legis-
lstion is concerned for the .ast thirty
years and no material liberal progress
has been made in State Legislation. how
to keep the State under Democratic
control or rather how certain rings and
combinations of Democratic politicians
of the State shall hold the offices seems
to have been the great object OF the
Democratic party, What has the State
to shew for this oDg reign OF Democ
racy? Actually nothing. Out Of debt
when it came into power in lew years
the State had TO answer for million
and half of debt, the most Of the debt
being created in paying boHnties 70 men
for staying out of the army. Democ-
racy entertained the rebel commission
ors of the South who came TO take De,a-
ware out Of the Union aud only the
geographical position, and the menace
of Union arms prevented the Democ,
racy from complying W til the request
Of the rebel mis,iouers. Demo-
racy peremptorily refused To raise the
national flag upon the State House dur
ing the war When the widow, and
orphans of the soldiers appealed to the
State for aid, Democracy told them that
their husbands and ia hers were mis-.
guided and mistaken, and the suppl.
cants by resolution Of the Legislature
were recommended to the sympathy
and charity OF those who had 81 Dathy
and charity, Democracy even 10 this
day has refused to strike from the
statute book of the STATE the old slave
de of laws and if slavery should ever
be legalized again, the Old slave ,aws
are ready to be enforced.
Democracy has steadily refused f.
establish schools for the coiored peop,e
though every other State in the South
has made liberal provision for the ed u
cation Of all children without regard t.
color. Delaware is the on y State in the
Union that until the last session OF
the Legislature refused to make any
provision whatever for the education
of Coored children and even then only
appropriated s., 800 to be expended BY
an association as it thought best Il
support coOred schools Democracy
builds whipping posts for young aIu
old, but no reformatory institutions
There is no work-house, NO House OF
Refuge, no blind, deaf and dumb. OF
insane asylum in the State. An etfOr'
to establish work house in which ths
abandoned may be reformed has beer
steadily and repeatedly defeated by
Democratic Legislatures.
More than that, the Democracy trea,
with contempt the appeal Of T.. 900 citi.
zens o. Few Castle county to Re ad-
mitted to the rights enjoyed by their
brethren in Kent and Sussex counties
This boon is refused because it would
put an end to Democratic supremacy
Charge upor charge might be piled NJ
but it would be useless to do so. Thu
sins of the Democracy are known. Tn,
question is, How long will the people
submit to it? The power is in the
hands, and they can threw of the Dem
ocratic yoke Of bondage Whenever the,
make up their minds to DO 80. A ma
jority OF the people Of the State are Op
posed to this Bourbon rule.
Another Opportunity Is given t
break the iron chain of Democracy. |
the people want change they ca
make that change at the coming elel
ton. Ii they are satisfied with beiu
disfranchi7ei and stripped Of thei
rights year by year, then let them )
down and hug the chains that are fe
tered more tightly around them ever
year.
A full Republican vote in Novembe
means the overthrow Of the party ths
plunged the State into debt to AID III
rebellion: thai refused to hoist the Ma
tional flag; that refused to help the 50
diers' widows and orphans; that refuse
to educate child because it was b.acE
that refuses to build rttormarory Inst
turions; that refuses to give equal rel
resentati0n in the Legislature; that r,
fuses to let the people elect the count
officers; that refuses to abolish the iii
tenure OF the Judiciary; that passes Of
noxlou, and OdiOus assessment aud ia
laws Tor the purpose OF dlsfIanchSIl.
poor peop.e luess they vote the Dem
cratic ticket. nat gerrymandered th
wards Of Wilmington to Keep the cit
In Democrats hands, and that refu-,
all reforms thai d. not specially benet
the Democratic parry. Shall the pa
ty be overthrown' It IS for Republ
cans who are not Yet aa-D-,rd and VIII
have not yet paid their county taxes t
answer.
Let every Republican do his dnt
ard tho change will be complete.
SENATOR SHERMAN three per Ger
fllndLng bilI na..el lAe Senate uest