Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-11

fair intelligence; that small ancunt OF
leainipg that any OF Cur coraraon schools
will give; tho power 10 read the Eagiish
Language az laid down in the charter Of
cur liberties. Look to tho constitution
OF tho United States; consider it for
moment; it does not name olass; IL for
bids olnsses; it names only every indi-
vidunl In the country without distinction
Of rnce. SEX or age; every person in the
United States is visited by the power Of
The constitution, and every person in the
United States is entitled to its protection.
/ do not know that can close this adj
dress better than by reading the iudg.
meUt Of ono OF our supreme courts, that
Of the State OF Maine, (5s il vol. Maine
reports, May 10Th, 1STl.) There was a
town DESTROYS Of having profitable man.
utactulipg establishment In it, and the
people who pressed it went TO tho town
and asked-wiIl you not advance MS the
credit OF your city aud We will establish
a business here that will give employ
ment to Thousand citizens, increase the
value of your real estate and make you
genuinely prosperouBP Application for
authority to do this was made to the Leg
isiature, ard the Legislature0pplisd TO the
had the right to pass such law; and
now want to read to you what was the
practically unanimous opinion OF that
court, containing about dozen members,
all iurists OF high attainments. Crhe
opinion emphatically denied the author
ity of the legislature TO authorize the pro-
posed loan.) am sure that this careful
and thoughtful judgment VIII commend
itself to your approval, and might add
here that We are speaking of the consti.
tuition Of state; and state constitutions
have far wider sweep Of power within
their jurisdiction than has the Oonstitu-
ton Of the United States.
Fellow. oouDtrymen, will now close.
I feel thar in the present canvass prop
osition is made under g1iHe which l am
afraid will not be understood sufficiently
by our people, which will have the effect
eof using the
ipuBnIc POWER FOB THE PRIVATE END.
,Oh, my countrymen, what has been the
history OF governments In the past?
What has created that injustice against
which finally the people have risen in
tthNir wretchedness and thrown of their
rruless, however strong? It hes been jrst
fthAt power Of the public taken for the
advantage OF the individual. You talg Of
'''pauner labor" Orators tel you to
7 be Fars Of its comretition. What makes
i paper labor? What makes the man q
Ipa aper2 1t Is taking from him, from the
imsny, that which belongs to him, and
FgiliDg il to Gre orto . few. Thisgoyr
tenlment Of ours was not meant for taat.
! Il lls oil in plain English; there Is not q
tdonbtful word in ii; it ia TIRE 5afsguard of
teT'r mans liberties. ! have said much
of Injustice and OF its effects upon the
ipoN. Iwould dread equally the effects
ioi injustice stimulating men to lawleGs-
ipeis that would deprive the richest man
sof his property. If he has made it by the
lav5 ard made it uDjustly. Wa have tbe
power to amend the Inv. But though we
jlivs by the law. We do not believe that
ith9power OF taxing 65 900, 0G0plen should
lbe dictated BY handful OF men who
sar1 angc It for thair own interssts slone.
There ara no men whom / SO especially
lwiuh ito speak to as the manufacturing
tcleBs in this country. I am their fellow
yc5lintryman snd genuinely and sincerely
ithi friend. II ask them tc consider these
ltas laws upun broad baais, nnd TO do it
ssir oerel neither wish to see tine s't-
i1eiing of the masses TOR do wish 10 sea
ths losses o. those WHO give them en-,
pltyment i wish to see tpem all happy,
Offending their Interests; friends; fellow
tcotntrymsn; each equally confederate Of
ttha others right /. is that spirit, that
lidGa, t,sat has made ne Democrat and
tiaat,wll keep ms ono as long as live.
"a wmDtUP WITH cHEERs
III. ViEogGts rougsd o. spplgnss greeted
E,.IE4yard az lie closed "a sase,
tae.ltisnaoa,n gaid PEeei r'-t as
tse ,auiisnue Scse TO depart, "tnaf yGa
aiil'hacItiiy JON me 10 thanking cur dr.
Einguishsd feliuW clHzen f0s the ahls i'd
dssss ne hes favored us win
"!nHrse CHEERS for Mr., B-yard, shouted
.ententnMhiast, and tnsy M.r ni.an with o