Daily Republican., 1883-09-01
Representation.


" endorses the action Of the colered
people in calling tier State Convention
to,be composed Of an equal number of
delegates from each county. He thixks
that one county in Delaware is as good
IA another, but no one better than.an
another, only equal. The colored people
he.says are right and they show their
good sense in not making any discrimi'
nation because one county had more
money and land and more inhabitants
than another. This is frank and hon
est salk, and that it is honest Delno-
cratic sentiment is shown by the en-
dOrssment given to it by the editor OF
the paper named. The latter says, afte r
referring to the facts of the case: " f
the colored people abandon the repre-
sentation principle, its support in Della
ware will be small indeed" Here we
have an emphatic endorsement by the
correspondent, and the professed orgaH
of the Democrats of Wilmington, of
the principle of unequal representation.
We have never put any confidence in
Democratic professions in favor of
equitable and Just representation and
here we have the evidence that We we've
not wrong IN orr opinion The organ
takes for granted that the Democrats
are united in opposition to anything
like eqsal representation aud assumes
that the cGlored people also are Demo
Gratis in this respect and are opposed to
it because they have called conven-
ton with thirty representatives from
each county, regardless of population.
In regard to the ques iol Of representa-
ton from each county, w. do not sup
pose the cUlOrrd people ever gave the
question thought They wanted a
convention and they wantel' represen
fative lien Of their race and color. 1t
didn't matter Just where tEey came
from so they came together k was not
to be a legalized assembly and ile delib-
erations were to b. formal. The grea'
thing was to have meeting at which
they could discuss matters they con
slider vital 10 their own interests. When
they come together aud agree up0u
some representative action, then will
1>x va o
sentation. They have made no en-
phatic declaration upon that point yet.
The only thing to BE- noticed partic-
ularly is the attitude Of the Democracy
on this question. We would infer from
the language of the correspondent re-
ferred to that the Democrats ware OPP
posed to any increase of representation
at all for New Castle County; that
each county is only an equal to another
though it may have more money, more
land and more people. II is taken for
granted that "the EEptHIIrAN will
look into this matter and write A long,
sensclcss article on the %, 900 ,isfran-
Chisei whites and blacks in this coul-
ty" The RErU ELICAS has nothing
new to offer upon this subject. We
have frequently stated that there are
$4,000 Ieoptn in New Castle County
that have no representation IL the Leg
islatnr" and consequently n" lisf.an
chi,ed. This Is ..o irut n"w rs at any
past time. The assertion is easily
proven. We have only TO count in iI}ls
way, New Castle County, population
50 coo repre- -entatives III the LeGisia
t,re, ten. Kent County, population
$4,000 representatives in the legi'Ia
ture, ten. $1,000 from $4,000 leave
80 600 with no representation. Ties
10000 are virtually hisframrIiis"d
What else can be made Of IL And ye
the chief organ Of the Democratic rart.
proclaims itself satisfied. Ar" honest
toiling Democrats, who believe that
man in New Castle is AS go"o as "A ma
in Kent County, satisfied