Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-01-06

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wKDN EnDAY, SANUAgY Q, lsss. |
wnas nave she Democrats demo
fer wenaw@Fe
With the expectation OF having aI
walk over &C the election next fall,
Democratic candidates for office are be-
coming very Numerous, or " use oil
com mon phrase, I" the woods are full
of them From the once of inspector
to Governor, the situations are can
vassed and the party 10 stirred 10 its
depths. OF patriots there 10 no lack OF
numb ers. This man and that man's|
chancas and availabilities are can-|
vasssd for Governor, for Congressman,
for Senator, for representative, for
Levy Coursman, for Sheriff, for Coro-
ner, tor assessor and inspector.
The State Ia to become q grand bat
tie Held for the hosts Of Democracy at
the primary contests, and from Brandy
wine to Baltimore, from NAAman's
Greek to Gum Swamp, the changes
and glories OF Democracy are to be seen
and rung in every ear. 81 am q
Democrat" Ii the motto Of the faithful,
and Democracy forever" 10 TO be
inscribed upon every Democratic ban
ner.
1t will do no harm to pause and take
q glance ct this great Democratic party
that Is Haunting Its banners In our
facea and calling upon the faithful 70
rally TO Its eagles. What 10 1t In Della
ware Let US see. There 1t 10, 1t
speaks for itself. A political tyranny
that makes the State o pocket
borough for Mr.. BAyArd, TO keep him
in the Senate. from which place he can
keep his eye on the Presidency. What
are the fruits OF Democracy Let M
90 back little ways aud come down
to the present time Over thirty years
ago, the State was given into the hand,
of the Democratic party with not 9
dollar Of debt against 1t. The Democ
racy has been in power ever since, and
the State 10 over o million dollars il
debt.
1t was larger, but by Q system Of ex
cessive Ia King Of the Republican manu-
fActurers and merchants Of Whining
ton IL has been reduced. After ovel
thirty years OF trial Democracy show,
itself TO us In GO, 900 disfranchised citi
zens of New Castle County-citizen
who 20 through the form and farce o
voting for Senators and repressn tative
10 the STATE Legislature, but who hav
no voice in it. There has been nothinI
to prevent the Democrats from en-
franchising every man In the State, bu
IL has been the deliberate purpose o
the Democracy 10 keep these 60,O0
persons disfrAnchised that the Demo
cratic party might be the easier to b
kept in power.
In thirty years Of rule this surel
could have been changed, but 1t has NOT
and here We are again on the eve o
citizens who have NO vote nor voice
saying who the man shall be who msh
the laws that govern them. This
Democracy In Delaware.
We will leave this and pass on ,
another Indictment. When DemocrAc
got possession Of the State and unit
1873, afterwArds, there was an eqaitAbl
assessment law, though clumsy, bI
against which nobody complained, b
cause 1t compelled collectors to cole
the taxes OF all.
For aAlt . century, through boi
Wing andDemocrAtlc rule nobody evs
thought Of changing the assessmel
laws except to make them more q
fectual n..the collection OF taxes. B.
now how changed There was dang
with the new element OF voters cd mi
ted to the polls Of the State falling in
the hands OF the Republicans.
This had 70 be prevented at all hi
yards. There Was no easier way
prevent Ii than by the disfranchiseme
of Republicans. Then came the asses
ment laws OF 1873 that were sent
Washington and received Senator BA
ards endorsement, after q suggests
which was adopted, masking them mo
effectual for dlsfranohising Republics
voters at will by Democratic assessc
and Democratic tax-collectors. 7
result OF the operations Of those 10
are before us- Five thousand Repub
cans In the State cheated out Of the
votes and the State cheated out
ten thousand dollars in taxes. This
Democracy AZ il presents itself to us
the eve OF another election.
We might enumerate many otf
charges and sins Of omission and Co
mission against the Democracy of De
ware, but it is useless. The peo]
know what they are. Democracy sta
us il the face with debt OF half q n
lion dollars IN New Castle County q
impudently asks the people to rally
Its standard. The debt Of the couI
Is increasing and the taxes will increi
in proportion and still the people
called upon to be faithful TO the par
This is Democracy.
The Democracy has been importur
for thirty years to equalize represen
tlop, but Democracy has IS steadily
fused to dc 30. Democracy has b.
asked to make the assessment Ia
equitable but Democracy has refuset
do so. II has been asked to let
people cleo: their own county offic,
but 1t refused the request. Instead
has gradually taken from the peopl
Wilmington local self government
gradually tyranny and power are ass
ing their sway. Now, on the eve
another COZ tee; the people are aske'
stand by tie Democratic party.
question naturally comes in, ,
should the people stand by shat par
What has II done for them "
will it co bpt advance few rich !
to the principal Offices in the
while the same Acknowledgement