Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-01-08
Wilmington. Thursday, Jan. 8. 1885



The eoverner's Message.
We print to-day the full text Of Cover
nor ssockley's second message to the
General Assembly and commend the same
to the oareinl perussl of every reader.
Taking the message as q whole we feel
TO say that we regard II one
Of the most comprehensive and important
state documents we have ever read.
the governor opens BY oonGrAtulatinR
our people that, In the midst OF the
widely extended and long protaoted busi-
ness depression which has resulted from
100 long holding on to q repressive
national policy, our little commonwealth
has been especially favored. We are
pleased 70 say, upon this score, that
our own city has escaped in great
measure she strikes and look which |
have been 90 frequent and productive Of
30 much hardship and bitterness else
where; and that, sharing the general
feeling now that the worst Ia over, we
can confidently trust, with the COVER
nor, that "a return to better days awaits
rs" In every sense OF the expression.
VI most pertinent interest to the people
OF this county are the declarations Of the
meesage regarding the rstincatton Of the
penang increased representation amend
msnt' The dominant party went into
the canvass aquareiy upon this Issue,
and the people OF this county, by sur
prisingy large majority, have pro-
nounoea In iaVor OF this amendment.
III the Vefdict OF the people Is
70 be respected therefore there
VIII DO NO question as to its speedy
ratincat'on. The amendment is, as
kvERr kvRHNa has steadfastly claimed,
faulty In the respect that II does not 60
far enough but II ia big step forward,
and the governor very sAgAciously directs
the attention Of the cArpers Of the oppOsi-
tion TO the fact that the senatorial limita.
ton clause thereof Is no new idea but is
In the direct line Of the policy Of the Dem
oeratic Larty IS enunciAted BY Cover
nor from this county ten years ago.
The dsliverAnos Of the message upon
the temperance question Ia another
weighty matter, in view Of the perpetual
agitation which is kept up by many we'll
meaning men, who are, however, strangely
prone to neglect the use Of their own
weapons after legislation has forged them
TO their hands. II will not be forgotten
that q few yeGrs ago the men promi
inens in the temperance movement clam.
ored for such sn amendment to the then
existing law as should make the posses
sion Of government license" or ia,
display OF q sign or a bar prima fsci
evidence that the business OF liauor sell
ing was carried on. Time and again the,
told us from the platform that such
provision was the one great thing ussdfu
to enable them to break M the nototi
ously great and demo ral!zinV LIQUOR traffic
They got their amepdmspt-An
what use have thew made ofitf IA tn
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