Milford chronicle., 1883-03-09
REPRESENTATION.

this course we are urged by the man
.slurs that have appeared in the Wi
lningtOn papers against Kent and Su.
sex counties for any injustice endure
by New Castle and especially are W
urged to il by our earnest desire to Sc
District Representation an establishe,
fact.
No GOOD CAN COME TO THIS CAUsl
THROUGH THE BERATING OF KEN,
AND SUSSEX COUNTIES. METH FL
IS IT TRUE THAT KENT AND SUSSEX
ARE CHARaEABLE FOR SELFISH NESS
IN THE PRESENT CONDITION OF
THINGS.
This question of increased represen
tatinn for New Castle was first intro
dueed in the politics of our state bJ
the earnest tdk ofa citizen of Kent
For months he aabored as he had Op.
poEtunity with those who gave shape
to public sentiment; his views wer,
adopted by one, who aflerwarL berame
"a delegate to the Republican conyen.
.tion that met in Georgetown. Oh the
,2sth of July. 1s74, aud were given, in
substance, the following shape, ere
that meeting. by the two gentlemen
sirop Kent, 'dde'i by one from sussex :
''That we regard representation ac-
-cnrdlng IO i'OpuaIOn, couple with II
dist let System As cardinal prIncip &
of repubiicn government, and that
we are in favor Of adopting such nlea-
sutes ;ls will speedily AID substantial
.ly effect the practical application of
this priniple to the legislative dep lrt-
.ment OfOur stase government, 20 rrme-
sdy the unjH-t and unequal provisions
-of oar present system.
''rnat as u means of securing the re-
forms that are so much needed in the
organic law -! the state, and Of keep
Jng pace with the enlighteue progress
of the Age, and with oar sister states
a Con .titutiOual Convention Is imperi-
lively demanded, ~
These sentiments of Kent aud Sus-
sex citizens were adopted as the senti-
.nIepts Of that convention, and were
,pRmberel sections > aud in its series
of resolutions.
From that day to this "dOwn State"
writers ahd 'dOwn State" speakers
have done as much rs those from New
Castle to pOpularize this better system
of representation.
1t was leading citizen Of Kent
county (himself lifelong Democrat } |
who Grystallized the sentiment Of our
.StateOn this subject by the following
timely exprtSiion:
The war of the Revolution was
caused hy taxation without represem-
tation, but appeal to yOu il our laws
are what they suOuld Oe on this sub
ject. IL must appear PLAN To every
,unpfrju judireI person that they are not
Let the minority be ever 20 STRONG,
they are practically wiIh0dt a Voice IN
lie cOnhcils of tile State. l care NOT
WHEELER this is DeniICracy or Repub-
1lcani IN, beueve tito Ge righ' SIld in
the interests of the whole pc 'Ple. ana
zoe should ealeaUor to fiyh The i0ronJ at this
ioi'tsr's session Of tie Legislature. ii
The above sentiment was acted upon u
by convention composed Of twice as .
many representatives from Kent and n
Sd-sex Us from New Castle leach sub. =
ordipale grange is entitled to its repre- =
in the Slate Grange) and b
was favOrably reported, with a unani-
nous vote that committee be Rp- b,
pointed to place before the people of ed
The state Of Delaware, by petitions and
the necessity of cooperation q q
n bringing about reform in the mat "
er of district and equal representation. sb
This committee sent out petitions, wi
With a result that ought forever to stop Pc
his cry Of Kent and Sussex Imposition
lpon New castle We are crtdihly in the
5rmed that such petitions were r,. TO
urned TO the committee from Kent as
nd Sussex counties with long lists of ,..,
Ignatures from men in all callings in
ut that not one petition had. two weeks etc.
90, been returned TO tic committee
ON New Castle county More than rml
liz, we fa'le,i to find, by careful per- full.
nal inquiry through New Castle, rp, %p
iat such petitions had in any case re- thri
lived single signature! thai
We were surprised to find this con- thou
ton Of things in New Castle. and in nre
lired the cause. In every case We my
md that fear of Wilmington pOliti- al e.
ms was the great cause The rural VI"
,tricts of New Castle have no hope
1T they may either nominate or elect
either partly the men of their
oice so long as they are yOked With
ilmington in the present county sys-
r. Neither can the rural districts AS
liroI their expenses, nor, their tax 'me"r 'nsn
In such condition, they ask, what three
,antage it will be to them to still Duss.
ther increase the power of Whining but
over theml .-aa nos'.',
be only cause for which the Viii y. - :.
lgton papers may cens1re Kentaud propo,
sex In this matter, is that from sgbjec
,e counties have come the petitions adspls
1crease the representation of New 'lllaee
lie, while New Castle herself does oIner
want 1t. tupless in some better .Hs '-l
j than has yet been presented to ran 50
it:le OF
n any one wonder that such con- though
N Of things, coupled with the un be req
slurring Of down statep MEM run sl'
by the Wilmington papers have .uA. ~, ~
d the Bates bill7 These condi- .shs. 49,, I
will kill any bill The people wooi 4
, whatthey want, and are upwili- aan tho