Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-09-23
EDITION

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Unconstitutional Reform Party In Della.
ware.
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notice In the different papers of this
lefty that the "Young Mems Republican
IClub" are very anxious to have the Re
publican party, In this county at least,
the field, 10 be voted for at the General
election In November next. Whilst /
have been Republican from the first Or
IgAnization of said party, being one of the
adherents and supporters of John c. Free
mont In 1856, and whilst have labored
Earnestly for the success of said party ia
Jour National, State and municipal cleo
lions since that date, | am now fully
Iconvinced that 1t would be folly in the
extrcme, with over 1000 Republicans dis.
franchised In this county at this time, TO
place Republican ticket in the field fr
the campaign Of 1886. And am fully
conyinced, that until there Ia q law Gas
sed with q severe penalty attached there
to, and made easy Of enforcement, to pre-
vent ballot box stufilng and illegal and
fraudult mt counting, and return of the
ballots cast, It W. uld be absurd and un-
wise for the Republican party to make
any nomination for any State or county,
officers in Delaware until law has been
passed that will guarantee unto every
| male citizen OF this State over twenty-one
years Of age a just and fair chance to be
assessed or registered as a voter, with full
protection to vote as he may deem proper,
and the right to have his vote duly de.
posted in the ballot box and properly
counted out thereof. 1t Is a WELL known
fact not only By the members of the Re
publican party, but IL Is also well known,
and publicly acknowledged by thou.
| sands of honest Democrats, that In many
of the wards and precincts of this city as
lwell as In some of the country districts,
that 1t is impossible to have an honest
vote cast, or just return made of the
votes deposited in the ballot boxes. And
| there are thousands of citizens who lave
become Disguised with our present cleo
ton laws, as well as the manner IN which
our State, county, municipal and prim-
airy elections are held; and they are now
ready and anxious to remedy this great
and growing evil The question arises
how can this be accomplished 1t GER
tainly cannot be done by placing a
straight Republican ticket In the field at
this time. Whilst there are thousands of
L
publicans are Tor an honest ballot and a
fair count, and who are in favor OF a
Z, Constitutional Conven,io being called,
TO SO amend the Constitution of our
State which will guarantee full and
>, equal rights TO each and every citizen of
the State, the Constitution should be SO
changed that the vote of any one citi-
zen OF any county of this State should
lequal that OF any citizen OF any other
county therein The S ate should be
divided into election districts, and each
district should b. given representation In
both hous. of the General Assembly, on
the basis Of populations; every officer of
the 5 ate (save perhaps the Judiciary
should be elected directly by the votes Of
the people. District officers by district
vote, and county officers by the vote OF
the people of each county; each district
ishould elect It's osn Senator or eepresen-
Itative, as the case may be, In the General
Assembly, and each District It's own mem
Der of the Levy Court, providing the
trainers of the new Constitution should
think it wise to have such body In the
State hereafter. am in favor ufabolish
ling the Levy Court altogether; and in
lieu thereof, let each county elect for
term Of years three persons who shall be
termed, as in other States, County Com
missioners," not more than two of which
should at any one time belong TO the
ltame political party. Under revised
Constitution, the Collectors of county
taxes should be elected in each district,
by the voters of such district only. BY
the district system the General Assembly
lw, uld always be, what is generally term
ed, mixed body, that il TO say, that it
lwou at all times consist OF members of
each of the pOli.ical parties. At this time,
the Democratic party ia this state Is not
working together haruoniously; in this
leounty at the present time this party has
two candidates for Sheriff and three can
ldidates for Coroner. each claiming that
they were fairly nominated Icy the voters
OF said party; each OF those factions have
their friends, who Will support each OF
these candidates respectively; besides
llLose who will vote for either one or the
> . her OF said candidates, there are many
,who'say they will not vote for either of
them, because the nominations were made
lby iraudu ent voting, baliot-box etuillng,
land lsifled statements made by the
'leltction officers of the votes deposited
IfraudulentlJ OF otherwise. In addition TO
the several Demo ratio tickets that we
will have presented TO the voters OF this
State at tine election of iSs6, a party
calling itself The Temperance PARTY"
lhas already nominated State ticket
land will at an early date place full county
tickets IN each of the count es Of this
Estate. The leading feature Of this orga-
Imitation, as announced by its speakers at
their several meetings held, is entire pro-
Ihibition OF the sale of intoxicating liquors
In the State, either by act of General AS
!sembly, or by what they term local option
by direct vote of the people Of the
Iseveral counties Of this State.
Whilst there are thousands of the citi-
zens OF this State who endorse many of the
provisions of the platform enunciated by
this new party, great majority of them
do not endorse the prohibition, or local
loption plank In the platform OF said party
b consequently they will not vote with this
!; party; but they are new ready and
anxious to vote for county and State
ticket that will embody the principles
heretofore set forth in this commuuica
, ton. Therefore, / would most respect
fully urge upon all good citizens of this
= State without delay to unite and issue u
leall for a State Convention TO be cen
!vened at Dover, to nominate a ticket to
0 be called (the ticket of the) "Constitu'
!, tional Reform Party" such a platform
3 embracing the reforms above proposed
with such others as they may deem ex-
lpedient when In Convention assembled,
: and place upon such State ticket, as well
d as upon county tickets to be hereafter
formed without delay, In each of the
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