Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-07-05
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Hadn't the Morning Nc oS better stick
to the water commission az local
issue and settle it's constitutionality and
not mix it mp with matter that affects
the whole State such as representation
according to population p When it ad-
vIses the people there to pay DO taxes
until they are represented in the Legis.
lature per capita with the lower counties,
it is touching good deal broader ques-
tion than the water commissioners. yrnd
Tunes.
We confess our total inability to fathom
the depths OF the wisdom that is prompt
ing the Norniny Neps in its fight tor in
creased req resentatiOn for Wilmington.
Such increased representation will ever
be- most surely delayed by unjust berat-
ing of Kent aud SUSSEX; ami neither
Democrats or Republicans will be per
shaded TO Increase the representation OF
Wilmington u'ider threats of lawiesRness.
Ii that city is threatened in its material
prosperity or political rights by any act
ui the Legislature, the surrst way to
make such acts odiuus to the people is to
give them full sway and exact enforce
ment; but 10 contend against enacted
laws begeta 3 spirit Of anarchy with
which the people have 10 sympathy. The
policy of such contest Is fit rOnsOrt with
the Merritt Hotel meeting OF last fall, and
will bury the hopes OF kspubliGanism 80
deep III this STATE that there will be no
resurrection.-.Mtod CHpo'dc'e.
This ia ali admirable principle when
kept in its proper plsCe, but II allowed
to trespass upon healthy progress it will
produce decay ana death. Old things
are not necessarily perfect any more than
new things are necessarily true. Our
State has been kept in the back ground
because 30 many of orr people Lave an
Invetcrate prrjudice against everything
which did not descend to them from their
great graudfathers. Lot evory subject
LIS brought to the test OF reason. Keai,
the Old securely until the proposed
change i'd a manifest improvement, aud
then hesitate not TO improve it.--D,ii.
car lie ger.
A misguided yuuus man down on the
eastern GhOrn Ot Maryland robbed 4.
village post cilio. OF Some htnups, a 81
cent piece with a hole N IT aud few
mokels, aud the Government has sent
him to the parliamentary iur NEARLY two
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The llallett case provea beyond adouht
that the people OF Delaware ars opposed
to capital punishment. There were very
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