Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25

done. The Democratic party processes
70 be Q party Of pffe' ;phss and of honor
and to carry into public affairs the same
rules that guide men in the conduct Of
private affairs.
TWO AMENDMENTS
were offered to the constitution OF the
State one affecting the judicial branch
and bringing it, SO to speak, more in
accord with the increased business OF our
courts and our community. The ma
ohineIy of our Judiciary was found rather
oumbrous and slow for the enactment OF
Its business and therefore an amendment,
need not speak OF It to you in detail for
you are familiar with its provisions, has
been passed under the constitution by
two.thirds OF the last Legislature and
will, trust, receive the approval Of
three fourths Of the incoming Legislature.
These reforms are IN accordance with the
spirit OF the day. They were in prudence
slowly, deliberately and thoughtfully
made and, believe, are such as will by
their workings show their justice and
propriety.
INCREASED REPRESENTATION.
The other affects the question Of repre-.
sentation Of increased representation for
l
New Castle In the Legislature. It ia
very moderate step towards remedyine
what all men have felt to be an ine.
quality. Its Justice has been reeog-
nizsd by our brethren OF the lower ooun-
ties. II has been proposed by a Demo-
cratic governor. A Democratic Legisla-
ture believed It TO be proper and 30,
suppose, In good faith, honor and right,
that we will make that perfect that as
in honor bound we will keep good faith
with the people Of our State In dealing
with matter so important as Justice in
the matter Of representation in the Lsgis-
lature.
/ know that this thing has baen dis.
cussed by partisan press, and no doubt
very unjustly, and there may be differ
enoes Of opinion as to whether this
amendment goes to the extent it ought,or
whether 1t may 60 too far, as perhaps
some OF our friends in the other counties
think but, nevertheless, there It stauds
they have kept their faith and proposed
1t, and now / consider taat good faith,
honor, propriety and jugtioe require the
enactment of this amendment into law,
that 1t may become part OF the fnnda-
mental law Of the state.
Referring to the county ticket the
speaker simply said that when men are
placed before you, you look at their
records and qualifications. You may go
anywhere through this land, you will
find states far more gifted with wealth Of
minerals and soil, with men Of greater
fortune and perhaps men of greater
enterprise, but there is one thing you
will not find in the whole United States
Il State whose public credit her citizens
have more just right 10 be proud Of,
State where taxation ia more honestly,
fairly and moderately conducted.
[Applsusel.
SELF CONDEMNED PARTY.
Passing to national Issues Senator
Bayard said that there are two great
parties In this country and some other
parties that he could not call great. The
Democratic and Republican organisations
have been face to face under thess names
since 1866, and they have placed candi-
dates before the people of the country.
Before he closed he would spesk per-
sonslly of those candidates. Bat far
beyond the candidates comes the question
what stands behind the candidates.
What is to be the result Of the success of
one or the other Of these main parties
/
parties, the factions, they are running
for the purpose Of he scarcely knew what,
but for no purpose consistent with the
dignity of American politics or the well
fare Vf the American people. But what
stands bebind the two parties, one Of
which will pass into power, as to the
Presidency and Vice Presidency Of the
United States, armed with the vast pow ers
of the executive branch Of the govern
ment 7 To answer this question we must
consider what changes have come to pass
in the condition Of this country and he
did not think IL would bs called unfair
for him to apply to Republican sources in
order to obtain q statement Of the oondi
tion and objects and aims Of the
Republican party az at present
organized and es represented Justly
by the nominations OF Blaine aud
Logan. Fe then read an extraot from
the New York Eveaing Post of September
18th, 1884, reoiliug how the Republican
party had fallen from its original high
estate until BisiIe's nomination came IS
natural resuit and tbe meu who made
IL could not be gotten to understand that
in doing SO they had forgotten the
standard of public life that used to exist
in this country and that still exists in
other countries, and whsn this standard
was reproduced by the Independents
they looked upon it as new tangled
oontrivsnoe of the purely dilletsnti,
Now, my friends, continued Mr. Bay ard,
here 10 statement not drawn by the sus-
peoted hand OF Democrat, but by the
able writer of one OF the leading papers
Of the Republican party. What does it
mean 1t means, my friends, that the
tres has born Its fruits; that is all Whist
else could be expected Since 1861 we
have had period, not merely Of excite
ment hut Of absolute revolution. We
have had civil war upon a scale most
enormous and shocking such as in vio-
lenoe the world never witnessed before
an extrsyagant outpouring Of wealth and
tho blood Of brave men more even than
that, a wealth Of honest conviction,
wealth Of honesty, purity, truth ard
honor. They have all been wasted
just as the money was. There
fore the tree has borne its
fruits. The fact Of man
holding certain opinions does not
make him good or bad If he acts upon
them in a way that is evil he may
become evil himself, but an honest
opinion is shameful to no man. believe
, the Republican party did contain a vast
, body OF patriots, that there were as
! honest men in it as any in the land. But
, what influences hsve seized the Repub.
lioau party what influences nov control
a the Republican party Who are the
men who made lis nominations 7 What
Ia their character and what must be the
character OF the government that they
g will give impress TO through their CAN
/ didste-and their fitting repi iesentative
a candidste-should the providence of God
a permit him to reach the chair Of execu-
) tive power in this country
T.. l do not doubt, il the Democratic party
!. had been entrusted with power in times
a OF such excitement and 20 long as the
r Republican party has been, that the same
result would have been reaohed; that
q greedy men, mercenary, undsserving,
a corrupt men would gradually have made
/. themselves necessary to the party, and
a that we would have had the same result
v pictured here in the Republican party;
4 that they would not have dared to strike
a down dishonesty and injustice because II
i. might weaken their party force. When
q such time comes 1t Is ".
TINE FOR PARTY TO DIE.
10 When party becomes so gangrened
e SO corrupt and 80 putrid It will poison
IT the very life OF the nation. The qualities
D on which It Ia based will become th,
" ruling qualities Of the nation. It is 81
1t now In the Republican ranks. Why,yor
10 know If man wanted an office, he mus
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