Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-02-12
INCREASED RsPREsENTAr IoE.
Mr. William Dean Glyen His Views
OF the Opposition to Ihe Represen.
tAttOn Amendments.


of the Opposition TO Ine Represent
tatiOn Amendment.
Editor Gazstce: While at Dover
recently, found considerable opposition
to the constitutional amendment giving
greater representation to New Castle
county, and one Of the reasons assigned
was that Wilmington was not divided
into four Legislative districts. am
In favor Of Legislative districts through
ont the State, as then the minority party
would always be represented, which to
me ia nothing more than what should be.
Another reason urged was that the
State convention OF the Democratic party
should not have endorsed the amend
ment. We're rot the delegates to that
State convention sent there direct from
the people, and did they not represent
the views Of their constituents II they
did mot, why did not the county conven.
tions which nominated the Kent and
Sussex legislative candidates repudiate
the action Of these delegates TO the
State convention; and az for the present
representatives who wero nominated
knowing, as they must have done, what
the action Of the State convention had
been, 1t would have been manly for them
10 have said to tine delegates to the
county convention, 81 cannot support the
tx you Expect ne % 10 So s ySa n.s sho
not elect me-" Ia that case It at least
would have given the people an opportu
nity OF eleoting such q candidate or Il
have left him at home.
The people OF New Castle county IN
ssking increased representation have
only asked for what justly belongs t.
them. II may be that for want Of 4
better eohool system in Kent and SUSSEX
counties that their people may not bt
able to distinguish between what belongs
to them and what belongs to other people
II 30, the hope is that the school super
intendent and his assistant will devote
all their energies to the two lower
counties until they are In Al
educational point Of view brought
up to the standard Of knowing
and distinguishing between what bslonRs
to them and what belongs to others. The
people OF New Castle county are like 1
slave bound to q stake and under the
surveillance Of q very heartlest master
who, when he takes within, will s.arve
his slave almost to death and yet max,
the case worse by putting within the
view OF his starving slave loaf OF bread
which would appeAse his hunger. He
asks for the loaf, saying, "It all by right
belongs to me; / have earned IT," Yet
the wretch OF u master says, "no, will
give you slice of the loaf" What must
the starving slave do, accept the slice OF
say no and staive to death Ny answer
to this is, take the slice and run the risk
OF my master sgain getting in q Kind
feeling mood when probably he may con-
sent to give me another slice, and In q
long time may get the whole loaf, which
OF right already belongs to me. ONLY
my tyrannical master Is so ignorant Of
others rights he does not know that hs
has done great wrong.
After my long experience In my inter.
course with my friends In Kent and
Sussex l have learned that ruling pas.
sion with them is Office office II office / /
and II you want to find the mo,t
tender spot In their composition do
something which will mar their chnposs
Of getting office aud II completely unmaps
them. Is Is the apple Of the eye with
them. Undertake to interfere with their
getting othce and you raise mp the last
latent spark OF energy that ia lett in the I
bodies. Now, 1t looks to me that even
these people, who move at . snAiI, rol.Q
pace to do Justice to the people Of New
Castle county, could bs reused up and
made to boil and siss as II they were over
q IRE getting up steam for a thousand
horse power engine, by the people OF
New Castle county At the next RubernA.
toriAl election nominating q New
Castle county man for governor
aud another for Congress, throw
ing overheard party for the time
and electing entirely by the votes Of NsW
Castle men governor owing No allegiance
to Kent and Su' rex except to nil ali the
Offices OF those two counties with epcum.
bsn,s from New Castle county Eve have
the votes to do 1t With and am one OF the
psrsons who dare do ~, and you will
hear such a howl as was never b fore
heard in those localities Then think
we should get the whole loaf that of right
belongs to us and Of which we have 30
long been uDjustly deprived. am not
afraid 70 risk my political popularity ~ |
nave Any) for the sake Of trying 10 have
justioe done to the people Of New
Castle county. When war Is declare d
all means that can be brought to bear on
tue enemy are justified, even to the use
OF dynamite. II the increased represent
tation amendment ia defeated, then the
Democratic State convention, held last
year At Dover endorsed q "lie." As &
member Of that convention went into IL.
surprising that II was body Of honest
truthful men, and as such acted with
them In good faith. Was deceived In the
opinion which then formed Two years
before In State convention the same thing
was spoken of aud received the approval
by the delegates, the result Of which put
one OF the most liberal, minded men (aud
he by the way, ia an exception to the rule
from Sussex) in the gubernAtorial chair
that has graoed 1t slnoa have resided In
Delaware, . period Of 40 years. Let our
representatives and senators show by
their action on the representative amend
ment that the endorsement Of
II made In State convention was made in
good faith, and not as cheat with the
intention to deceive. am not looking
forward for any poliiioAl favors az d there.
fore can afford to speak in meeting nv
own honest sentiments upon any subject
that will Affect the public welfare.
.. WILLIAM DEAN.
NEWARK, February 9th, 1855,