Daily Republican., 1886-09-10
The Democratic Record.


The Democratic Party ut Its last
st ate Convention passed the following
~ their platform plank relating TO
State affairs; "
The Democratic party OF Delaware
point with Just pride to Its manage
ment of the affairs OF the State for the
last thirty years as the strongest posi-
HE claim TO the continued confidence
and support OF the people OF the Staee.
This is all that is contained In the
platform relating in any sense what.
ever TO the pArty's management OF
State affairs. As the Democrats are
Boosting 80 much Of their past RECORD
Let ne see how II pans out ct the END er
thirty years. In the first place the
Democrats have had thirty years OF un'
disturbed possession Of the State govern
ment and at the end Of that time there
are In New Castle County alone fifty
Ave thousand disfranchised citizens
who have no voice nor representation
In the Legislature, the law making BODY
of the State. This is fact, and yet
we nd that the Democrats are proud
of their record. Could not this great
Injustice to more than one-third tine
population OF the State have been re-
moved? We say yes, 1t could, but 1t
was not done. The Democratic party
according TO its own Boosting has been
thirty years in power in the State and
vet in all that time 1t has rather en-
oouraged than denounced this terrible
disfranc hisement, but as the Democrats
are disposed to boast OF their record,
and this is q part OF 1t, their consist
ency Ia their boast and not ours. But
what have these disfranchised citizens
got to say about this matter
Are they still satisfied 10 go on voting
for O shadow without . substance? The
Democratic party is satisfied with II,
for does 1t not boast OF Its record
What will the people OF Wilmington
have to say about this matter? Are they
still satisfied?
A nomination election OF the Demo
cratic party Ia to be held in the city to-
morrow for the nomination OF one Rep
resentative to the Lsgislature-no more
Just one. The city of Wilmington,
with ffty-five thousand inhabitants, Is
to have one member of the House OF
Represen tatives, while the rural hun
dreds outside Of Wilmington, with
thirty-four thousand Of a population,
are to have six Representatives. In
other words, each Representative out
side OF Wilmington will represent :. 666
of q population, while In this city there
"a one Representative for 81. 900 populs-
ton.
But the Deme crsts look upon this
with pride, and they expect their fol
lowers TO enable them 70 still boast Of
fhetr record. Ii 1872 tee democratic
changed the assessment laws TO make
1t easy to cheat men out Of their votes
Democrats themselves say the law Is 9
d!s-.c 20 and fraud, but though 1t only
results in cheating Republicans ont o.
their votes and the county out OF taxes
they still point with pride to theii
record The new assessment and cleo
ton laws have not only DISTINGUISHED
and defrauded the Republican party
GU. OF present existence, hut they have
debsuched Democratic voters TO such
an extent that the ballot boxes Ia the
city are stuffed at will, that no hone'l
elections can be held. Is this not true.
Who can deny it2 And yet the Demo
Gratis point TO their record that led to al
this and are proud OF II. Yet II thu
Democrats are successful In the comini
elections, which looks probable, THU
proud record OF Democracy will! be con
tinued add the number of distranehisaC
citizens will be increased. We do no
believe tha. this is what the labor-rid
den people OF the Democratic part,
want, but this Is what they are vodn
for nevertheless The question is, hos
much longer will they continue to yot
that Wilmington city, with hfty-hv
Thousand of a population, shall onl
have one Senator and one member
the House OF Representatives, Will
ninety five thousand outside the cit
shall have eight Senator'S and twent
Representa- lives?