Daily Republican., 1886-11-06


AZ The Republican party Of Della
ware has about touched hard bottom
and cannot 90 any farther down yard
Ia the political Thermometer, the aue,-
tiou 10, what nexl? That there A. =
great Republican party in Delaware 4
evident from the vote cast last Tuesdsv.
With an almost superhuman effort the
Democrats have failed to poll much
moro than one-third the vote Of the
State, and making eli due aliovsnees
for the Republicans who voted that
ticket In preserence 10 the Temperance
Reform ticket, and Who viii again vote
the Republican ticket when there IA
one, the vote for the Democratic ticket
would be still further reduced. The
late election has shown that no ticket
called Temperance Reform will succeed
for many years In carrying the State,
The Rspublicanso Della ware are not Of
spasmodic growsh to vanish away with
every breath OF misfortune that may
sweep over them. The party COM
menced with the candidacy OF Fremous
for tn, Presidency, when three hundred
bold souls bid defiance TO the jeers and
taunts OF . slave oligarchy and voted
for the Pathfinder Of the West In the
campaign OF 1860 four thousand con-
sctentlous men, who cared more for do
Ing what was right than they feared
the threats OF disanionist., voted for
the great Abraham Lincoln, the hrst
Republican President OF the ersa.est
Republic the sun ever shoue Don. The
Republicans OF Delaware, gathering
strength and force rs the great civil
war progressed, and baptized In the
blood that saved the Union aud pre-
served the old flag, are Republicans
still, as are the descendants of those
who went down to death In q holy
cause. S1oh men are slow to give up
principle for expedienoy, and though
there are some who have become be-
guiiod BY tbs political flesh pots of
Democracy, the great MAS OF them are
looking forward hopefully 10 the time
when the grand old party shall step
forth again rejuvepated with new life,
and when 1t shall march on yard 10
conquer. 1t Is . question II tha. time
has not come now. Republicans In.
stead Of laying away their armor TO
rust should keep It brightly FURNISHED. |
All over, from the North and West and
from the States Of Virgins, West vir.
ginia. North Carolina and Kentucky
come the shouts Of glad republicans. |
Those shouts mean . Republican VIC
tory In 1888. Where shall Della ware
stand when the ides of that Presiden-
tsl battle comes on? Now, In our
opinion, IL the tune to commence prep
Arations for the contest. Now 10 the
time 10 gauge the Issues OF the battle.
Now is the time TO commence building
upon the solid bottom which the Re.
publicans OF Delaware have ut least
reached. They now only want Q sound
OF living idess-no. dead
ssues. The great questions which aei-
ate the country must be boldly and
quarely met. The liquor issues should
70 left with the people for them TO dis
'ose OF a. they SEQ proper. All that is
leeded 10 to give them the power to do
o. The Republicans OF Penpsylvaniz
ook that stand, and General Beaver
marches into the Governors chair with
l, 200 majority o. his back. The Re-
ublicans OF Ohio have done the same
hing, and there victory shines As
rightly IS that OF Pennsylvania. The
Democrats OF the South have taken
old Of the same question In the same
hammer, and Victories have followed In |
heir course.
Let the Delaware Republicans learn
n important lesson from the States
grounding them. OF other reforms
eeded In Delaware 1t Is useless to
peak, the Republican party has been
nd Ia In favor OF oil OF them.
We shall no doubt be met with the
~ that nothing can be done under the
assessment laws OF the State. They !
tand In the way It Is true, bot this 10 !
no year for q general assessment, when !.
SCISSORS are not restricted, but actually
rquired TO assess all. The breach In :
ne Democratic ranks will aid In An 1
onest and full assessment this year.
lot 1t not be ntgotten thai an /
ssessment any time before the I
svy Court closes them the last OF
ext April. and tax paid upon that
ssessment means o vote for President 4
1883. In few days moro the ne WY. :
ected assessors will commence their :
ork. Let every Republican In Della a
are commence work 1T the same time. q
es them commence this fall to build q
the Republican party and place 1t
pom solid foundation, where 1t can
Dt be shaken. Let the Repu bill ,sns
Ut wisely and there will be no TEN 1
srance Reform ticket In the field to 0
'pose them In 1888, and with the help b
will receive from those Democrats
no would gladly have helped 1t this
me, but would not help the Temper !
ace Reform party, IL will march \
'oudly forth to victory.
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