Daily Republican., 1886-08-17


. nomination for Governor by thei
party this year will not imply an cleo
ton, but we may rather expect to Sc
the gap grow wider and wider and th
result grow more uncertain. Shout,
either Mr.. Biggs or Mr.. Cochran b.
nominated, neither can be elected
without the support OF the other and |
the people look at the matter in tn,
right light, neither is 1t desirable tina
either should be elected. II the fac
tons close and round up the bittel
strife that has prseeded the nomina-
tion, there will be but repetition oil
the same old hum drum manner OF
governing the State that has con tinued
for nearly thirty-hve years. Every
State around mas made some progress,
but Delaware clings to her Democratic
Idols and deals out the off DIAL loaves
and tishee to faithful Democrats as II
that were the chief end OF govern ment;
rs II the only reform needed was to
turn one Democrat ont of Off % and put
another Democrat In office. No other
State In the Union has such shameful
system OF representation as Della ware,
and yet during all this excited cam.
paign not word has been heard In IA
vor OF an increase Of represen tation In
the county where So thousand more
than half her citizens, have been dis
franchised and denied represen tation in
the law making power OF the State
from which only redress Of grievances
can be expected. The excitement OF
the campaign has only centred on the
Official offices OF the county. The
Governor has the appointment of q
Prothonotary, Recorder, q Register, q
Clerk OF the Peace, q Clerk Of the Or.
phAns' Court, and ell the Justices
OF the Peace and Notaries Public
IN each county. Democratic re-
form takes hold of the question who
shall fill these offices, that is all. IL
does not go single step farther. By
the county off GERS serving two terms,
the great principle of Q share In the
loaves and fishes OF Off ce has been dis
turbsd, and the solid, com pact ranks of
the Democracy has been serried and
scattered, because q few off 20 holders
have served longer in office than their
predecessors and have occupied the
time and emoluments OF office that be-
longed TO some one else. This Is abou.
all there is in this Democratic fight OF
factions
Does this satisfy the demands OF the
masses OF the people? Are the fifty.
i've thousand disfrsnchised citizens of
New Castle County content with such
total deprivation of citizenship? VIII
the mere choice of Mr.. Biggs over Mr..
Cochran for Governor satisfy them In
tbs way Of reform? What does 1t mat.
ter to the masses whether this man or
that man fills an off &c 30 long rs their
voices are hushed by distranchisem ent?
Let US see for o moment how this
Acknowledgement worked in last Satur.
days delegate elections. Each county
in the State on Saturday elected sixty
delegates to the Democratic State Con-
vention, though New Castle County has
$4,000 population, Kent 34,O 600 and
Sussex IS, 900. New Castle with 10 900
moro than half the population of the
State elected only one-,hird of the dele
81, 900 citizens struggled in the election
last Saturday, but the votes that rep
resented them wens for nothing. The
disproporcion IS greater still when the
comparison Is made between the city of
Wilmington and the country districts of
New Castle County. We only refer to
it to show that Democracy in Della
ware Is no Democracy at all. The city
OF Wilmington has %, 900 population,
the country district 50 900. The CITY
elects eleven delegates and the country
forty-nine. This Is what is called
Democracy by Democrats who are for
the Off es. IL this tie kind the people
want? II it "a not should change not
be made? We have never heard a
change advocated In all the exciting
primary contests through which We
have passed. Such system of repre-
sanitation as Delaware has would not
stand single year in any neighborine
State The people would rise up in re,
Deiiion against II. II the people Of
Delaware are really IN favor OF Justice
and equity no man nominated to day
will be elected Governor. For thirty
years this system Of inequality and In.
justice has like a chain been rivited
the tighter around the limbs of the
people. Democracy has afforded noI
relief IN all that time. Why should II
be longer trusted? Why do not the
people, irrespective Of party, rise up In
power and stamp tyranny and oppres.
SION out oil existence? Democracy will
not do 1t, the people can do II: will