Daily Republican., 1882-08-08

dol IarB and this is what made our heavy
s cate debt. Now didn't we do right
1t took little money, but then we kept
you from going into the Union army
where you might have got MANNED OF
killed. After spending 30 much money
for the benefit of the Democratic party
Of course we hadn't any left to give to
the widows and children Of Union SOL
diers, and as fault is found with US for
refusing to hoist q Union flag in the
State House during the war, how could
we hoist one when we had none and in
order to carry out the economical prin'
ciples of the Democrats, we could not
afford to spend money for things which
were of no use.
Well, fellow Democrats, the war end
ed and in spite Of the efforts Of
the Delaware Democracy led by
such brilliant men as the Saulsburys
and the Bayards "LincolD's hirelinGs"
were successful and they not only put
an end to the old time honored, and
holy institution of slavery, but they
actually enfranchised the negroes. All,
fellow Democrats here was another di-
lemma. Here were something like five
thousand negro voters in Delaware and
every mothers son of them would vote
the Republican ticket. Unless some
thing was done and done quickly, the
Democratic party would be over.
whelmed with this black horde of vo-
ters and smothered to death. But we
had Moses at hand who led us out of
the wilderness, in Senator Willard
who raised the cry of "white
man s party" Democrats you owe
that man lasting debt of gratitude. Of
course thousands of white Republicans
were scared at the cry and came over
to our party where they have since re-
nained and where We intend they shall
'emain, even if we have to divide the I
offices with them. Then you know
low we afterwards fixed the assess
nent laws. That fixed them. 1t makes
ne smile yet to see how mad they got |
Vhen they found they were disfran- I
hised and all our men could vote
whether assessed or not. OF course we
ould never think of amending the con-
titution, to give representation ac- I
ording to population. This would l
make the Legislature Republican or 30
ear it that Mr.. Bayard could not al
'ays be elected to the Senate. Better 3
y,far that $4,000 citizens should be
tally disfranchised than that q Re
ublican should succeed Mr.. Bayard. 8
Now fellow Democrats we are in D
et, but l must confess that the peliti.
u skies look little lowering. OIL q
'urse we Caanot expect the rousing \
ajoritieS reaching away up int the
lousands like we used to have. II we v
1t 500 we shall do we'll. The Repub- \ \
Jams have got acquainted with the
'oks and crooks of our assessment h
VS. and they have with q most out fl,
ndish persistency insisted on getting 81
Sessed. They have already wrested q, q,
ow Castle county and Wilmington
I'm us. They now have Repu blican OF
ayor and a Republican police and 70
less the Democracy invent some new Il Il
heme to circumvent them they will
we a Republican Gov, Republican
OnRressman, a Republican Legislature r
I'd Republican United States Sena. K
r. Things are looking serious indeed.
'mething must be done, no matter al
hat, anything rather than to permit to
epublican success fr
We do not suppose there is any Demo.
at who will make a speech like that ar
t there are Democrats who know that Sc
would be nearer the truth than many
ey have listened to. 80