Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-25
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Tne xemp-ranes Ilcket Movement
VIVA, can temperance men gain by
running an exclusively Temperance
I.ecisl alive ticket Nothing but
GREATER opposition from those who
vould favor them ii they had the
chance to do so. They cannot anu do
not expect TO elect single man VINO
il upon their ticket, ana unless
the Republicans have greater mar
gin than is indicated, they will sue
coed in defeating five candidates upon
the Republican ticket.
They have no certainty whatever OF
electing even the Two candidates VINO
are upon both the temperance and the
Republican ticket. 1t is generally con-
coded that the election is TO be close
one in New Castle County, and 1t isl
also generally conceded that more Re-
publicans than Democrats will bel
drawn oil 20 vote the Temperance
ticket. One hundred more votes
taken from the Republican party than
from the Democratic party, may defeat
the Republican Legislative ticket
What then will DO the consequences Of
that defeat ? Is will insure the adop-
tion of the objectionable Constitutional
Amendment that will, for an indefinite
time 80 come, disfranchise at the start
ut least IS 900 citizens OF New Castle
: County from any voice or representa-
sion in the State Senate. lie will dis
franchise 80, 900 at the start from any
voice or representation in the Honse OF
REPRESENTATIVES of tine State. The num-
her of dsfranchised will gradually
grow larger a. fast ~ New Castle
County increases her population over
that OF Kent County and IN the same
relative proportion. This Is one OF The
things that the defeat vi the Republic
can ticket will insure. DO the tem-
perance men who contemplate voting
the temperance ticket want to do this
DO they want TO vos- that two men in
Kent County shall equal in represen-
tation in the Senate hive men i'll New
Castle ? Do they want To vote that
three men in Kent County shall equal
five mon in New Castle, in repre-
sentation in the House OF Representa-
tives 10 they want 10 place the stamI
Of "a huiniiiating inferiority upon theil
own manhood by their own votes
If they do, hen let tOem defeat the
Republic III Legislative 4; ket by vo-
ting the temperance ticket. 1t should
not be for gotten that tuere are othel
weignty issues in this campaign be
sides tn, question Of local option or pro
hibition, whi III the temperance mel
are injecting INFO II. The State need
\ constitutional invention, and al
amended eonstifu ION gives equit
able representation 10 all sections AN
by districts IL bee,is ~ be taken OF
OF the old ruts of Boar bonism in which
has bs.en allowed . run behind oth'
States in all that max. States gre;
and prosperous.
The constitutional amendment no
pending will cleg the wheels ct pr
gress. | tells the people of New Ca
tie County thai they are inferior 70 I!
people OF KEN and sussex Countie
and those who are trying nav 10 defe
the Republican Legislative ticket san
lion indirectly this outrage upon Il
rights and iinerties OF the people
New Castle County. Have those Vs.
are advocating the temperance tick
not lived long enough 10 know tn
nothing was ever ACCOMPLISHED
the running of such tickets? Su
tickets are scarcely ever elected, ait,t
by chance they should be 81 ;cesst
they are in such minority as 30 ~
teriy unable to accomplish what is
81 d.
our temperance friends Will
Ca, heir eyes over the field they Y
hIi .laI all that has ever yet be n
con .,.-d ia the way of local oprI
Ur =. .Ii pitiou has been accom- plish"''
by, ar oCter OF the leading l'Uti'
par les.
The Democ gave prohibi ion
the State of Maine in the era b'
Republicanism swept the MIN
States The Republican party gave
hibitiou 10 iowa and Kansas.
Democratic party gave to Mary
Georgia and even 10 South Ciro
local option.
An exclusively temperance party
not known in any of these con
The result came in the tuilness Of =
when the people were prepared
anu WntD tnfTc was - buhSi'H' ~
sentiment formed to back 1t up.
sentiment has not yet been forme
Delaware If it had the Demo'
as well as the Republicans would
found it to their Interests TO nave
she people local option. Are the ID
csAts of Delaw Are different from
brethren in Maine. Maryland, Ge'
and south Carolina? When the
pie OF Delaware are prepared tor
option and are strong enough to en
their demand for it, even the
cratic party will not dare TO WIT
it. There are many still living
Tecollect that Delaware had q pr
tory law in 1854 II was paSse
abe American or more comm
known as the Know-Nothius
Bur that was the last of the Anne
party. II, prohibition and every
hke IT, We're swept out of existen
abe Democratic party and ever
then hat party has held the Sfat'
with jaws of Steel. The people
not prepared for prohibition. w
The political result Of proniblti
Iowa and Ka6sas!' In Iowa u
puhliesns had something Ike
majority four gears ago. They
- prohibi-cTy law aud row the 81
claimed by the Democrats as
aoahtfuI.
it is too true that the Republics
lorill-s has b9en reduced more TIL
hale. In X tnsas, though the lct
cans had 30, 900 majority in 1880
passed prohibitory law and
Democrat; Governor sits in 81