Smyrna times., 1886-07-07
Opinions Of the Press.
SECRETARY RAYARD.


SECRETARY RAYARD.
secretary Bayard's position through
nut the fisheries controversy has been
consistent with his own dignity and
that of the country. The result is that
England is ready to make concessions
and Canada is ready TO back down.
IF Mr. Blaine will examine the lingo
policy after it is all over, he will find
that the Department of State has
given it black eye.-.S. LOuis Re-
publican.
TEMPERANCE IN DELAWARE.
One of the most egregious errors
that the Hon. Thomas F. Bayard ever
committed in his life, was the use of
his influence to defeat a local option
bill in the last Delaware Legislature.
and which opposition deprived the peO-
pie of that State Of the right to say by
their ballots, whether or not the sale
Of intoxicating liquors should be IL
censed there. There seems to be no
doubt that this active opposition of
Mr.. Bayard to looking like temperance
legislation, has rapidly crystalized SEN
timent in Delaware in favor Of the for
nation of temperance party Cecil
Wing.
STARTS Al THE WRONG END.
The'Smyrna Record wants constitu-
tional refOrm-but at the wrong end
It thinks the Governor ought to ap-
point the sheriff. Are not the people
to be trusted with electing anything?
Ifthey are not competent to elect j
sheriff, we cannot for the life Of US see
why they should for moment be al
lowed to trihe with the Legislature or
anything else. Before long some fel-
low will pop up and move that Della
ware be put into the hands of a receiv-
er-probably he will be imported from
Europe-who shall have power to fill
all the offices, so that the dear people
shall have nothing in the world to do
but pay the salaries. The Record is
taking the back track with a ven
geance, and we trust somebody will
help II put on brakes long ways this
side Of the receivcrship mentioned
above. The fact Of the matter is the
people do not have enough of the Off
ces TO fill under the present arrange
4
AN ILLOGICAL ARTICLE.
In an illogical article Of the Erery
Erenjng endeavOring to show the
beauties Of licensing rum selling, that
paper says:
In this State (Delawarel we have
laws for the regulation of the liquor
traffic and laws adequate to regulate it
pretty well, if they were properly en-
forced"
All, there's the rub, "if they were
properly enforced" That II has de-
feated, and will continue to defeat the
honest purpose of every law to license
whiskey selling. The sticklers for the
rum traffic never tire of deploring the
evil of keeping a law on the statute
books that p" can't be enforced" They
Consider his the strongest point thew
can make against prohibition laws.
What is q" sauce for the goose is sauce
for the gander," they must admit.
And if this is cause for the repeal of
prohibition laws, it is also sufficient
cause for the adjustment of all whis-
key license laws. 4 bad cause is a
mighty hard thing to bolster up. They
advocate license laws as "a matter Of
policy. We advocate prohibition laws
as a principle of right, and we mean to
light them on that line till
Error wounded writhes in pain
And dies amid her worhippers."
The Midland Journal.
DOVER IDEAS.
Things have been entrusted to the
guidance of q few upon the theory
that no matter VINO is nominated. being
Democrat he will be elected. In
years gone by such was the case. but
with the present restlessness among
the voters, and the differences and dis
agreements existing in the party TO-
/ day, the past course will not be a safe
/ one TO pursue. Now
what is the remedy? 1t is an undis-
/ puted fact that the people of Delaware
are in favor of rotation in Office. and no
reappOintment. Upon that crv Della
wareans routed the Wings from power
and handed over the State to Demo
cratic hands, AS long as that course
was pursued by the different Govern
ors no dissenSiOn was had, and where
a band of political harpies by an acci-
dent were fOisted in office, and having
tasted the sweets of place for self and
Pelf, desire to, and are feasting upon
the very entrails of the State and hold.
ing high carnival, then trouble com.
menced. Choose a man that will not
continue the roaring farce. Place in
office one who will not reappoint to
office; that will give every one a fair
show for office, and who needs no power
behind the throne to dictate his course:
who will accord to ever man his rights.
and will ignore factions; a man whose
calibre Is not so stunted that he can't
act upon his own opinion who will be a
Governor in fact as well as name
/ DeiGWGredR.