Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-01-25

the unequal and unjust principle OF re-
presentation, proposed in the Constitn-
tional Amendment, as the Times, they
would he doing the cause Of justice q
great benefit. II is much better for
good cause that the enemies of 1t should
be driven out of their corner Of retreat,
and compelled TO oppose 1t than Tor
them TO remain quiet, rs if they were
totally indifferent to "a question that
closely and intimately concerns con-
sid6rably more than half the population
of our State. The Times, in a previous
issue, judging from the interest taken
by theWilmington papers in the proposed
amendment to the Constitution, which,
If adopted, would distranchise one
third the people Of the State from repre-
sentation in the State Senate, and one
fourth of the people of New Castle
County from representation in the
House Of Delegates has come ont OF its
corner wondering what this fuss was
all about, and any how it did not be-
ieye that the people of the lower coun-
ties would be willing to be the tail Of
the Wilmington kite. This was an I'M
portant victory for the friends of equal
ity in New Castle County. The Times
took position, and we know where to
find it, If we had not in it II warm
hearted, generous friend, we knew We
had frank, open, honest enemy. When
it said that much it gave the Republi-
can papers Of Wilmington room to say
much more in return; in fact, they were
glad to hear some real, honest express
sion of defence of the proposed amend
ment from q respectable journal, and
hence, it is not to be wondered at that
they were protuse in their compliments
to their down State contemporary. After
having smoked out the Times we find
that it is not such dangerous enemy
after all in fact this week it shows
evidences of desire to capitulate on
honorable terms. Referring to the kite
question, our contemporary says:
why have kite at all? A kite is a
playthpg, Used by boys for the diversion of
idle hours the matter u representation and
Just why the people % the lower hundreds"
object 10 being the tail Of the Whining ton
kite
Well, now, that is just about what we
thought about it only ifthe Times
means by having no kite, To have no
State government we cannot 60 with it
that far. The Simlitude of the kite
(the State governmcn) as Il plaything
puts the whole thing exactly on can
vas in glowing colors New Castle
County just feels as if she had been all
along the plaything of Kent and Sus-
sex, and she objects seriously TO being
made the lawn tennis ball of those
counties any longer.
She wants 10 take hand in the
game, and believes ita fair opportunity
is offered she can toss the ball us far
and little farther and as correctly as
either Kent or Sussex.
We fully agree with the Times that
"the matter Of representation and max
ing laws is no boys play That is just
another reason why New Castle County
objects to being the boys" all the
time. She thinks she has people
plenty Of them, who are Us able and
well qualified 10 make laws for tn,
people of the lower counties as the PEG
pie of the lower counties are to make
laws for New Castle. How very con
siderate and kind the peopl" Of New
Castle County who pay three-tOurths o
the revenue required TO carry on the
State government, should feel that the
mature. level-hcadrd legislators Of Kent
and Sussex have the making Of the
laws Of the State in their hands with
out interference from the boys o
New Castle County,
But we hardly believe our down the
State contemporary means that, an,
yet that is the logic of his argument
because il says, "thiN is just why rhC
people of the lower hundreds object Il
being the tail Of the Wilmington kite
that j., It is no boy play to make laws
and therefore New Castle County mus
be excluded from making the laws
How profoundly thankful should IN,
boys" of New Castle County be thai
thc Ia" making power I" Il' 7"'' /
C"h''h"' 10 the wise "'i' v'iitfa"it -IaF'
bearl'd iA"lIiakerH III Menu III" NuH
sex
bnt we VIII leave inns phase VI 'ht
SUBJECT ana pass on 20 announcer IN
1oriher Issue we a"h'" 'he loiIo"lh+
question
" Dee che rimts think 1t right mat 1--WE
ia Grs,ce rho ire.
lust eros Duck Creek in Blackbird Hun
dred have
To this it answers
No it does not. so long AS the inbabitant
OF the two hundr" DIS are Identical IN pursuit
r. IT," one sho,,Id 6sTeathirt cf it, ponnIatinr
cen,ertd on few acres Of its SOFIA floating
population win no hXtd interest, mere 10
Say anu k'Y and ner r"ST ar,
factors in this question that must not be los
sight o. no less IMAM men
Now the Times is Standing on solid
rock without kit"-fymg or boy-law'
making.