Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-06
The Local prospect.

The Local prospect.
Only four weeks intervene until the
great national contest will be right
upon US, and only three weeks of that
time can be called good working
time. The forces should be well in
hand and arrayed for the battle week
before 1t comes of. Are the Republi.
cans Of Wilmington, of New Castle
County, of Delaware, prepared for that
conflict, o: have they been listening to
the music of battle in other States with
out thought of making a stand in
their'own
We know how pleasant it is to glory
In the Republican victories ofVermont.
Of Maine, and the grand fight that is
going on in Ohio aud West Virginia.
where the enemies of the pro sperity
Of our country have been routed and
are being routed horse foot and dra-
goon, but the Republicans of Delaware
have a harder fight before them. New
Castle County can be saved to the Re-
publican party in spite of Mr.. Bayard's
disfranchising law, and New Castle
County is more than half the State in
population, more than three-fifths OF
1t in wealth, and all that go to make
. State prosperous and wealthy.
There is still time enough left vet to
rouse up the people, and put them in
battle array. This has not yet been
done. The con test 80 far has been one
OF Inactivity on both sides, though
since two other meetings have been
held and celebrated speakers have
charmed us by their .loquence and
seemed to have lulled us into q more
profound sleep of inactivity. A stirring
MP Is needed all along the line, and the
bugle call to action should be sounded
rs soon as possible. Chairman Ston.
of the County Committee is goot
General, having four years ago led hi,
party TO victory in the county. Their,
il more at stake for the party in tn,
present campaign than there was IL
that. An attempt is made to pu
political partisan letters upon tn,
limbs of half the people of our count,
that hereafter in struggling for thei
rights they will be fighting the wind
The proposed amendment to the Con
stitution, under the pretence of increas
ing represen alton, really blocks up tn
road for any chance hereafter of max
ing change. This constitutions
amendment should be defeated an
would be defeated if partisan Legis
tAsure had left it fairly and openly I
\ vote of the people.
1t will be defeated anyhow If the r.,
publican parry will but do its duty i
the present campaign. There al
Democrats who will not woe for e,
slaving themselves by voting for IL
amendment and they will vote the r
publican Legislative ticket to defeat
Through the cowardice of the Dem
cratic party no other plan has been lie
by which d voter can express his opil
ions upon the amendments except /
yoing the Legislative TICKET of OF
party or the other, the Democrat
ii ket If he favors the amendment, Il
Republican ticket if opposed to it.
o5hr States where Constitution
Amendments are offered, the people u
gi' en- the opportunity to vote upon
yea" or nay" as separate me-
'silrr, entirely separated from the pau
ti'ket 80 hat voters could vote upl
the amendment either for or against
without being subjected to a charge
being a traitor TO their parry. He
the case is different. The polite
'nanipulators in possession of the lie
islature did not dare to leave the qu.
tiou to fair vote of the people,
cause they knew it would be defeat
If they did. 1t has been left in such
manner that the Democrats who O
opposed to ii cannot vote against
without voting for the Republic
Legislative ticket, and If they do Il
they will be called traitors to thu
party. In spite of this precaution the
are Democrats who will run that ris
Democrats who love justice and equ
iiy more than they love party.
How looks the battle. field anyhow
How stands New Castle County? '
are told by Democrats who have t
facilities of knowing that one thousa
Republicans of the county have be
di-franchised by being returned as
hnquents to the Levy Court for n,
payment of taxes they were ne'
asked personally to pay. Admitti
tins To be true, that is no cause for
couragement in the present campai,
There are elements at work in favor
the Republicans that never worked
them before.
People well posted say the Repui
cans will hold their own in Bran
wine Hundred where they had a q
majority before. They tell us 1
Christians will give larger maj IL
,uan for many years past ; that \
t'rrtk will be coming along "
nearly hundred Republican major
aud that the Republicans of White
Greek and Red Lion will hold Il
own. L. is admitted that the Repu
cans will lose in Pencader and
Grorges, as in these hundreds
heaviest di 'franch sements have ia
place.
L. is said that Appoquinimink
make a better showing tor the Rel
licans than it did before, while BIZ
bind will give no more than her III
Democratic majority The incres
Republican vote of Christiana and
Greek will Offset part of the