The Wilmingtonian., 1884-09-20
ROUSED AT LAST.

published by an unanimous vote of the
meeting.
GeRtlemen:-
This is the first gathering of the State
Temperance Alliance which it has been my
fortune to attend, and take pleasure in
meeting so many members as are present on
this occasion. And desire to extend to the
Alliance and those acting in concert with
them my sincere thanks for the honor con-
ferred upon me in presenting my name as
candidate for the Office of State Senator to
the v, ters Of New Castle county. Should |
be elected you can lest assured, gentlemen,
| that will give to the duties which may
| devolve upon me in any department as Sena-
| tor,my time and attention and will serve my
constituents to the best of my ability.
desire further 10 state that | will use all
| honorable means to secure the enactment by
| the Legislature of such law as will enable
| the people of the State to attend to their
| own business in their own way, in their
respective localities. In other words will
| make use of all fair and honorable means
| tas l may have opportunity to secure if
| possible by Legislative enactment such
law as will insure to the people of the State
the privilege of deciding by vote Or other
| wise whether Intoxicating liquors shall OF
shall not be sold in their res ective districts.
| This take to mean ''local option" The
question involved under such law resolves
| itself into this: "shall the majority or min
ority rule?"
This is an abstract question, SO far as the
local option party is concerned, it being the
only one raised by that party. But as it is
one combining interests SO varied, gigantic,
practice, permeating as they do every nook
and corner of city, county, state ana coun-
try, the people have arisen in their strength
and are determined to press upon the Legis-
latures of the respective States the enact
ment of such laws as will, under our form
of government, accord to the voters the
option Of deciding by vote or otherwise as
to the ndiscrimnate sale and consequent
abuse Of int ,xicants in their localities. This
is the question which the local option party
now present to the people. We hold it to
be fair. equitable and practicable. and as
presented cannot be subjected to criticism,
particularly in party sense, as it does not
in any way whatever interfere with the
present status Of either Of the great political
parties.
This question, however, has to do with
that part OF ethics which pertains to tht
science of velnment in SO far as it stands
connected with its citizens in their rights
with the preservation and improvement o
their morals, of their safety, peace, ant
prosperity.
The local option party has no patronag
(n political sensc) to bestow, neither doe
it ask any. 1t has nothing to do with th
election OF Governor, United States Senator
Representative in Congress, Sheriff, Coroner
: Levy Court Commissioners, or Tax Co
lectors. To these the party ignore a
claim, and leave them with others. w
have nothing whatever to do with the ques
" tions which now agitate the people of th
country in connection with the nationa
ISSUE or national candidates We ask n
Republican or Democrat to make an
abridgement whatever of his political pre-
clivity, or any abatement of his tenacity t
party. All we ask is that we may have
voice in the Legislature of our State i
: order that the rights of the people may b
respected, and our cause receive that attel
tion which it's Importance demands. Thi
Q is our position and upon this basis we CON
before the people Of the State, and as it
founded upon equity maintained by justic
. sustained by truth, right and patriot
before God and man, on it we stand and Q
it we propose to remain until the Legisl
ture of our State enact such laws as wi
: fully insure to the people of the State
republican form of government which '
regret to say has been in the past, in o
1
"God beiriend us as cause is just"
Our campaign should be vigorous a
aggressive and we hope TO make it so.
do not however, propose to secure vo
through the booming Of brass bands,
) thunder of artillery, torch-light procession
inhammatOry speeches, or buncomte, neitl
do we propose to search Webster or w
cester for Objectionable adjectyes, nor
we propose to go over the vocabulary
Billingsgate in order that we may I
unbecoming epithcts to apply to those "
=, may differ with us in opinion, for we h
that the opinion of every man is entitled
respect, and that ho has the right to exer,
it in his own way without hindrance,
But we do propose to make an appeal
lief the people through other mediums t
,ay- those mentioned. We hold that man
me endowed with conscience, which means
w." knowledge of our thoughts or actions
usi- power or principle which approves OF