The daily gazette., 1883-03-14
patluaI gGxette
WILMINGTON wEDNEsDAYMARcH IA
The Best Friend of New Castle County
on the Representation Question.

me hGSl VI 4N0N NAAtAc NOuuty
on the Representation Question.
While any amount of Inconsistency may
be excused, and even approved in many
cases, any citizen OF this county who has
the least knowledge of current political
affairs in this State for the past ten years
cannot help feeling disgusted at the open
manner in which the morning organ stultl-
fes itself upon the representation question.
Like the old lady in the Punch and Judy "
show it keeps up constant scolding chatter
and the cause of its shrewish ebullitions is
that the representatives of the Democratic
party are about to dispose OF the question
in practical and satisfactory manner, in
stead of ignoring it entirely and thus max
ing capital for the Republican party IN the
next campaign,
We believe it is now forgone conclusion
that the present Legislature will adopt the
Constitutional amendment increasing the
representation of this county, and the
only means Of securing the confirmation of
this amendment will be the election of an-
other Democratic Legislature in 1884. The
experience Of the past has proven that the
Democratic party of Delaware is the best
friend OF New Castle county, for the Repub-
lcan party has always struck it deadly
blow whenever our local interests were at
stake. In 1874, when the question of New
Castle county's right to the gubernatorial
nomination was raised, the Democratic
party promptly met it by the nomination
and election Of John P. Cochran, while the
Republican organization basely sold itself to
the Dover Junta by the nomination of Dr.
Jump. Again, in 1876, the Dover ring
ruled the Republican Convention, and the
disgraeeful surrender OF last sum-
mer, when the Republican party
was meekly handed over to the absolute
control of chairman Harrington, is still
fresh in the minds OF the people. In this
debasing submission the morning organ
was one of the chief managers, and it never
repudiated the humiliating bargain until
the people of the State tramplcd it under
foot by majority of two thousand votes.
1t can thus be readily seen how completely
this journal stultities itself by spitefully
scolding the members of the Democratic
party, whose conference with the Legisla-
ture resulted in the informal approval
of the amendment that will secure to the
people OF this county, in a satisfactory meas
ure, the rights of which they have long
been deprived. What assurance can it
give that the Republican party will
do better. 1t can but point back to a
continuous domination of its party by the
iron hand of a coterie of Dover politicians,
who have not only strangied the sentiment
of the Republicans Of New Castle county,
but Of the entire State. The success of the
Republican party would mean the settle
meut of the representation question by the
Dover ring, and it requires no great stretch
of the mind to imagine the disposition that
would be made of the claims of our county
by these people.
the adoption of the proposed amendment
is the best and safest way out of our present
difficulties, and it would be folly for oul
people To reject the relief that is now
offered for the uncertainties of the future
We believe the people Of this county gener.
ally approve the amendment, and the stulti
flying course Of the journal that ought tC
represent decent Republican sentiment al
this end Of the State is not likely to
affect their Judgment. The amendment
promises all that has eeer been,
asked Tor or promised, for while
the Republican party bellies its pro
fessions by deliberately hetraying the right,
of this county in its State Conventions, tn,
Democratic party, in the last campaign
pledged itself to Il .tiltr and equitable in
crease of this county's representation in thu
State Legislature, and is Row about to enac
Constitutional measures for the faithful re
demption of this pledge.
II the "lalse leaders OF the Democrats
party, as the morning organ insultiugl,
terms them, have sold their own birth
right and that Of the people, for a pros
pectiye mess of pottdge," what can b.
said Of the Republican leaders, who sol,
birthrght manhood, conviction an,
sentiment, for the personal qualification
OF a coterie Of politicians whose hostility t.
this county is manifested on every possbl
occasion. What can these "leaders" offer il
lieu of tine irrespective mess Of pottage'
now rendered the people. Nothing but tn
dry husks Of empty promises, to be broker
at the next meeting of the party in conyer
ton and scattered like chaG before tn
wind in the remote event of victory in I'll
State.
There ought to be no partisan consider.
tions in this question at all, but since the
have been SO impudently injected, we thin
the people will have no difficulty in determil
ing which party is the best friend of Ne
Castle county in this important matter