Daily Republican., 1884-09-11

slavery than to be bushwhackers thai,
whether intended or not can only result
in aiding the enemy. Evidently this
is not the year for side issues in Della
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rhe voices the Aunendmens. 81
A great many persons, who IRE OPP
posed to the present proposed ccnstitu.
tional amendment, think that they will
have the privilege of vo.ing directly
upon its merits, Independent from party
considerations. This is an erroneous
impression. Those who drafted 1t and
Engineered it were q little too sharp
to leave it with a simple ballot with the
word "yea upon it ifin favor Of 1t,
or "no" if opposed to it, That of
course would have been the correct
course TO have pursued, but that Is just
the course the Democrats who passed 1t
did not want to pursue.
That would have insured its re-
Lection by the people. 1t suited Demo
cratic purposes better to tie the result
lup in the partisan action Of their party.
Being Democratic measure IL is ex-
pectsd that all Democrats will vote for
lit by voting their party ticket. AS
the Republicans are generally opposed
to the amendment the only chance they
have TO defeat it will be by voting their
party ticket. If Democrats want to
vote against the amendment the only
way they can do 30 will be by voting
the Republican legislative ticket. To
Il do this would have required more sac
rifice than to merely vote yea or
"nay."
II requires but a glance TO see the
barrier that has been raised TO prevent
Democrats who are opposed to the con-
stitutional amendment voting against
lit. To vote against it virtually implies
breaking loose from the party 80 far as
voting for the legislative branch of the
ticket is concerned. The way the mat
tier stands is that the Democratic legis-
lative ticket will be in favor of the
amendment as was intended by the
Democrats from the start. The Repub-
lican legislative ticket will be in oppo-
lsition to the amendment
If any Republicans should be in
favor of the amendment Eve do not
believe there are any,, To vote their
sentiments they will have no other
lchance than to vote the Democratic
legislative ticket. If any Democrats
should want to vote against the amend
lment 1--WE believe there are hundreds,
tthey have no other alternative left than
to break away from their own party g
ticket, and vote for the Republican
legislative ticket.
| As we have fully explained how
voters will be required TO vote upon
1.-THE representation amendment, there
may be some curious enough to ask
why it was left to the people in such a
manner. We think we can explain
that question to the satisfaction ofevery
,inquiring mind. Ignatius c. Grubb,
ESQ, who drafted the amendment and
stood sponsor for its Democracy before
the Democratic baptismal altar can
tell why. George II. Bates, Esq, the
representative in the Legislature from
Wilmin yton and Speaker Of the House,
can tell why. All the intelligent De-
mocratic politicians can tell why and
we can tell why.
1t was left to the people in this man.
ner that II might receive the solid vote
of the Democrats of New Castle County
, apd the votes OF what few Republicans
could be fooled into voting the Demo
era ic legislative ticket 1t was a Pc
litical scheme from the start to keel
the State In the trammels Of Democra
Icy.
1t was partisan in the beginning
a partisan all through and partisan il
= the ending, and the amendment is in
= tended to be partisan after it becomes
" part of the constitution. 1t will not b
a part OF the constitution of Delawar'
y If the people of New Castle County ar
a true 10 themselves, and will tranpl
into the dust this attempt to comp
them 10 place upon themselves by thei
own votes the iguoble stamp of politics
interiority when compared with tn
STANDARD of mes in other counties
lie the State.