Daily Republican., 1883-04-03
what will the People do NO~r

~ ilLdtloI. Tol t"'h'N NV sNni' VIM
hrve been groan ing under an oppres-
si,a load of inequality. Each year
aaled ~ the weight Of the burthen as
lhe population Of New Castle County
a. reased the inequality.
Al the time the last Constitu-
rSonal Convention met each County
MAS started on its way equa! in popu-
inion, or as nearly so as possibly
Gould be and equal i'll representation.
The fathers and statesmen Of Delaware
never intended that there should be
anything else than perfect equal repre-
y ntation. The future prosperity OF
: " Castle County was then but dimly
.reshadowed; Wilmington was Dor
~, RI, ard outside of it the population
y u less than in Kent and Sussex
(; It time wore on and railroads were
insrduced. Wilmington sprang into
u ity, and the little hamlets and vii
.eS down the State became flourish
and important towns The State
rang forward under new life. The
+ rmers dropped raising 50 much corn
sad wheat and went to raising peaches
and other small fruit, and Wilmington,
!. to be outdOne, went to building cars
j. on steamships, carriages and manu-
! curing morocco.
The war came on and the State, polit-
p'ally in sympathy with the South,
ipped under the control OF the Demo
attic party where it has since remain
z |. As Mr.. Bates said III one Of his
e umpaign speeches the Democratic par
was too much taken up with the
,.ar-he might have said Ill opposing
ii while il lasted, and afterwards in OBJ
,,rncting re-construction--to pay any
. tentiOn to representation and other
,eded reforms which could only be
Stained through amendments 10 the
institution. During and after the
var it dawned upon Democratic minds
lat New Castle County was likely to
nta Republican County that her pop
alton more than doubled that Of the
10 other Counties combined and that
the Constitution was amended to give
presentation according 10 population
! had been the custom from the time
a.. rl fnt h.r. ia tho nrpsnnt
me, the Republican party would OBJ
Yin such strong toothOld i'll the Statt
trough the fast increasing population Of
Iilmington that the Democratic party
ould be in danger Of defeat and tn,
ate become Republican state. III,
,cSin Of alarm va, sounded a., along
ie Democratic lin" and that party ar
we'd itself in opposition to the prncl
&c of "qual representation. The Re.
.Iblieau party rs far rs II could adopt
the policy OF representation accord
< to population in their State C"nven
ON, III which they had the hearty sup
prt aud acquirs"rnce OF the RepubI!
ms OF Kent and SUSSEX.
For twenty-five years the Democratic
rrty has been III POSSESSION OF th'
,iate Government and in all thar TINT
o effort has been made by 1t 10 right ;
ricvUu, wrong. Year after year in
ctrased, inequality has increased 'h
urtheu Of wrong but still the lniustlc
as ac,luicscrd II because while
.islranchioed more :ham hat tn" peOpl
t the County from representation Il
ne Legislature II prevented the ahcri
ency Of the Republican party, III
te.nu"rltic politicians were guilty 4
.ipaurr thing, even than a mere ~
luiescencc to- political ,uUrruom An
mOngst them the intamou, annrSSlncl
NV, which had tor It, design tn" ,l'
,auchisrmcut Of Republican voter, thu
,enocratic rule might b" firmly "Htal
shed in New CAST" County and #"
u lers Of the party rry". IN the sweet
political office.
The condition OF the people Of N"'
'astic County /, pitltb,r indeed n
,olitcal point OF view when compare
With that OF HE other rouutic, Will
hey cultlvatc and MI the ,ull, bull
ship, and astoui.h the world with III