Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-08-29

The Democrats could no more carry
Delaware for their party than they
could Pennsylvania, were it not for the
dishonest assessment laws they have
passed. and which DISTINGUISHES one
fourth of the Republican voters of the
State. This holds out the only hope
they have of electing their ticket inNew
Castle County, a county in which there
is an undoubted majority of one thou
sand Republicans, on anything like u
fair assessment and a full vote. In spite
OF an iniquitous assessment TO coEiend
with, the Republicans have been en-
abied now and then to snatch victory
from the jaws of defeat. This they ex-
pect To do in the present campaign, by
the assistance Of Democrats who are
honestly opposed to the free trade prin-
cipies of the Dem. ratio party, and By
others who are sj!l more opposed to the
proposed Constitutional Amendments,
which are holding more than an insult
to the ptople If he county. All that
is required = score complete victory
Is for everv Republican TO do his whole
duty. Every Republican vote in til.
county >ho a.. be recorded against the
bold at'eGip, - s'anp them with an in
famous poli ioal interiority, when com
pared wi,.t he voter, Of The other eou,i-
ties in the S'ate. II will uof do to fold
their arms aud say - It's a. nse we
can't do in:thiu. anyhow" Nothing
was ever accomplished yet without
hard, unce4sii tabor. A victory gain
ed without labor 93uld u>t BE- appreci-
ated.
We arr hot ainoucst thosewho believe
that all Democrats are prepared to vote
for anything lah'-le Democratic, and
though this prop sod Constitutional
Amendment were gtttering all over
with Democratic catch words, We do not
believe all Dsm1ccat> Wl,l swallow the
dose. If the Dam ,crltic politicians
can only ho,d all the Democrat. firm 10
vote in favor OF he amendments, they
would care bat little for the Republi-
cans, for they know that while the lat
ter are the victims Of p,rtisan assess
menJ laws, the Democratic vote Is held
intact and whole, Whethrr assessed or
not assessed, AID upon party issues like
the past, will 70 q whether assessed or
unassessed. BIt tn-a- i SON .thins
more at issu~ IN the present local cam
paign than mere party success. The
constitutional Am-ldmcur offers a new
and vital iSsrlr. l. Is entirely Demo
cratic measure. Let "a, see what Demo-
Gratis are called on 10 do 30 make the
amendment p,ri OF IN. constitution
Provision is made THAT New Castle
County shall b. divided into TWO dis
trio y, the rural part making one and
the city of Whining on another. Each
distrct is 10 nave so 5 n ..ors, making
four for the county Each of the coun-
ties OF Kent ant Sussex are also 70 have
four Senators
The city Of Wilmington has $4,000
population, the raIal districts Of the
county have 50, 0a1 population Kent
County has no. qnie 5000 population.
Sussex about 81 400 Nov, then, look
and listen, ye Democrats of the rural
Hundreds at New Castle County ! You
are called upon 10 vote for an amend
ment that give. your par; OF the county
with population of b, ou0 only two
Senators, Will The County ot Kent
with little les, p 'pulitieu IS allowed
four Senators
That is whar YOU are called upon to
uo. W III yOu AAJ u / Du are called
upon to vote that one senator ia Kent
County shall have as much political
power as two men IN your part d New
Castle County. We wonder indeed
whether all the Democrats in the nlr,n
ing districts OF New c tstie County will
vote to place sue a sea! If infarIDv V
nnon tH"ir o've ehar,aet ~ Non ia u.
tnrn TO tue city OF Wilmington, aud
see how the case stands. y city will
IA population of 30 V1o is allowed two
Senators while "a County like Kent will
$4,000 is allowed four. The Demo-
Gratis of Wilmington are called upon
TO vote for such an amendment. They
are called upon To vote that one man III
Kent County shall have as much politi-
cal power in the Senate as three men in
the city of Wilmington. Are the Demo.
Gratis of Wilmington prepared 10 vote
for such an amendment ? Are they
prepared TO vote that they are only one
third of man when compared with
Democrats of Kent County? This is
what they will do ii they vote for this
proposed constitutional amendment
For the House of Representatives the
disproportion is not SO great, as the
rural districts are permitted to have
seven members the same as Kent Coun.
~. The robbery therefore, so far as the
rural districts are concerned, consists Vi
two Senator'S
But the amendment allows the city
OF wilmington four representatives
while 1t allows Kent County to remain
at seven Then 30, 600 people have foui
and 80, 900 pe1pl. have seven renreseu,