Daily Republican., 1883-06-02
AATURDAY. JUNE 2, lsss.
The W0rk Of subjuga,ton.


Sor the subsection of the people of Viii
ansiAston has been played with grea
saccess, and Judge Cummins in con
sequence wears the ermine, and Clerl
Pennington at his side supports him
The people in their sovereign capacit,
assembled one year ago in their respec
hive Wards and Districts. and they SOL
sDB'y said by their folded ballots thai
Dr- j. p. Wales should be Mayor of the
city Of Wilmington for three years.
They asked for no char in the man ner
AZ administering justice. They were
perfectly satisfied with the good old
wny-the way in which the Democrats
had tEod steadily for between nine and
sen years. The Republican party only
asked " be permitted to enjoy the
fruits Of their victory as the Democrats
had enjoyed theirs through their sue
Gessive m>yoralty terms. This request
d,ns been denied them. A trucking.
seryils Legislature has said no, We will
mot permit you 10 rule though you have
elected yonr Mayor BY large major
sty Of votes. Had you elected Demo-
cratic Mayor WE would have let you
alone. You had no business to change
SAe administration and elect Repub-
Aean Mayor. You ought to have elect
I'd Iaseph L. Carpenter. Mayor, instead
1t In. Wales. Had you done that you
might have gone on for all time to come
holding elections, provided you always
elected tise Democratic candidate You
have brought these troubles upon your
selves Popular sovereignty and ma
1Drity rule are very nice things to talk
ahaat and are eminent right and prop
81 in THAR placts, but they are never
III place when the Republicans are sue
ssessful. Elect Democrats all the time
md then there wonld BE- no such thing
H. overriding the will of the people.
You might have had full sa,isfacticp
Ut majority rule and local self govern
1nent, provided the majority were
Democrats and the rulers the same in
politics We will teach you lesson,
says an almost unanimous Democratic
Legislature. We will teach you les
son, says George II. Bates, Esq, the
ablest member of the Legislature. We
will teach you lesson, says Mr.. Dukes
from the sand barrens of Sussex, the
HseaReSr Of he weak Of the members of
che Legisla1 ure. | WAS Chief of Police
ard yon tarped me out, said Mr.. Max
well; will teach you a lesson, you ar
rant Republicans. will teach you a
2essson said Auditor Ball You have the
people, but the Democrats have the
Legislature. will teach you a lesson
ssunY Solicitor Turner; you may elect
but VT the Democrats will say who
shall rnle. This too is the sentiment of
Tx. H. Mclntire, hut David H. Coyle is
the Mordecai in the Kings gate, and he
rctusrs TO he com fOrted.
VIE lesson is Taught. TIL. man the
setp@e chose for chief magistrate of the ,
srity il retired upon nominal salary
Md nominal duties, while in his plac q
sits the man chosen by the grace of
'.arnocratic Legislature. Tn" subiuga-
son is complete. The people have no
-.ghts that Democrats are bound to re-
SPEED when those rights stand in the y
way Of their political ambition. ,
Another act is to be played set before
She great leader on the Democracy en-
joys the fruits Of his Labor He has mon
yet III substance the possession of the a
Water Department Of the city. Uurx- I
pected resistance is made to lis assrIm-
ing ty rannical sway by the City C,;n-
Gil Resistance TO tyranny is the high
est type of patrioIi,m. What say the
people? Shall the City Council be
strengthened and encouraged in its re- !
Sistance?