Daily Republican., 1884-10-01

First district, Walter Hayes. Pascbs
Peterson and W. II. Bcrry: secon,
district, H. H. Appleton, Henr,
Thompson and Delaware CLARK
IN ird district, w. II. Moore. C. j
Jakes, and T. j. slemmer Fourtl
dietstet, VIZ. Ssewart, s. r. RsleieI
and w. p. Cannon.
On motion Of 0eorne v. Massey, tn
functions Of The committee on oTaani
cation were dispensed with, and th
temporary creenixAtfon declared per
manent. At 10 o.clock the commit
tees withdrew, and . recess Of half al
hour was taken, bat It was fully al
hour before the Convention was AGAR
called 70 order, ana the commit ittee OF
resoiutions, through Its chairman
n; b. Smtthe!s, Esq., presented tn,
lolio~ing platform, which WAS unan
ameusly adopted:
Resolved. That this Convention nc
cepts the resolves Of the Republicsr
Convention at Chicago ~ the authorita
Tive enuncietton Of the doctrine ant
principles OF the whole party, and com
menae 70 the people whom It represent,
the letter OF acceptance Of James G
Blaine - the clear and stAtesmanlik.
exposition Of their meaning and th,
conclusive proof OF their beneflcent Of
fees In securing national prosperity.
Resolved, That tho nomination o
James g. Blaine WAS the result Of the
spontaneous demand Of ehs Rspablioar
ppEty, made effective through the ope.
ration OF the district system which per
mitted the expression Of the popular
voice thereto stifled by the unit rule
imposed upon conventions by the in.
tluence Of confederated and masterful
leaders. As the candidate to whom the
Republicans of Delaware have 30 Ions
been des otedly attached and for who's
nomination they have so long labored
in national conventions. we view
with pleasure the calm and dignified
composure which he has main.
tanned In the face OF slanderous at
tacks upon his private and official char.
acter and the triumphant vindications
OF himself against the base inventions
Of his enemies, and we congratulate the
country upon the prospect of his cleo
ton to the chief magistracy of the ma.
tion in spite of the malice Of graveyard
ghouls, the treachery OF political exqui
sites and the cant of "holier than
thou bypOcrftes.
Resolved, That this Conven tion ad.
vises the ratification ofthe amendments
proposed to Article vi of the copstitu.
tion relative to the judiciary, as neces'
sary to the establishment of q proper
judicial system. The obvious defects oi
the present constitution demand the
application of some adequate remedy,
especially In the construction Of the
Court of Errors and Appeals, and the
accu u ulation of business conseQuen,
upon the increase of population and the
development of ne " and varied branch
es OF industry requires that the ener.
giles Of each of the judges should be de-
voted TO the consideration and dispa ch
Of the legal matters arising out of the
exigencies of q growing comm unity
The provisions Of the existing system
are cumbrous and antiquated and
should be moulded into the form which
the experience Of other States has show
to be safe and judicious.
Resolved. That we disapprove the
amend ment proposed by the Genera
Assembly of this State to al ticle III. al
being unjust, illusory and mischievous
1t IL unjust because 1t discriminate
between citizens and denies to the peo
pie residing In different sections tn,
equality OF representation TO which
they are entitled; 1t is illusofy be
cause 1t pretends TO be an equitabl,
remedy for existing wrongs, and 1t Il
mischievous because, III ratified, 1t viii
postpone for \ generation the adoption
OF just anc adequate measures Of re-
form. Instead of this scheme, which
IL hsrN
litical power, the Republican party
proposes the division of the: State int
separate Senatorial and Representative
districts, allotting TO each its just ani
equal proportion of each, and providing
that the Senators and Representative,
shall be chosen by the people thereof
thus insuring equality of represent Ia
tion as among the citizens residing II
different localities, recurring snch rep
resentation to the various sections &C
cording to their po litical v Jews and de
stroying the banetul influence of county
prejudices and the undue prepoLder
an ce of disproportionate county popu
lation.
Mr.. Smithers then said that the com
mitteo had been waited upon by {
committee Of gentlemen representing
the State Temperance Alliance, VIII,
were entitled to, and received re
spectful hearing at the hands Of the
committee. These gentlemen wished thu
committee TO incorporate a resolution IL
the platform which he held in his hand
but the committee after mature delibsra
ton, had determined that 1t was not Il
the interest of the party to do 10.
He said that all his sympathies were
lei ttA fovr hx
was an older soldier in that fight than
worked for prohibition. The Courts
have declared local option unconstitu.
tional, aid he had argued for prohibit
ton, but when the Peoples party adop
ted it, they were buried under 800
majority, and he thought that any
movement of that kind at present would
operate against the party, and be a
piece Of political folly.
The resolution offered by the repre-.
sentatatives of the Temperance ALI.
apce, but which was not read, is as fol.
lows:
"The undersigned, on behalf of the
State Temperance Alliance, respectfully
ask your honorable body to insert a
local option plank in your platform.
They do not ask you to indorse prohibi.
ton, but simply to recommend the sub
mission Of the question by legislative
enactment to the people, to be deter
mined by them. 1t il evident that the
voters will at any rate, sooner or later,
directly or ind directly give expression to
their views on this subject, but the
course herein suggested by your petit
tioners will have the effect to with
draw all the temperance Legislative
candida tes. to take and keen the Ques-