Smyrna times., 1888-11-28


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PREVIOUS to our last issue the EUea-
Eng Journal, because the TIMES spoke
Of Kent county as having the proper
candidate for Senatorial honors mildly
cauterized us for narrowness of vision.
charging that we could not see north
of the boundry line that divides Duck
Creek from New Castle county. Last
week we lifted our vision in accordance
with the wish of our esteemed cotem-
porary and laid before it birds eve
view Of its county and especially Will
mington, and the whole editorial fra
ternity seemed to stand aghast either
at our temerity or the dark lines on
the map we outlined.
Though given to copying the down
country verbiage in relation to most
every subject, not one of the dailies
seemed to care for an intrOspection for
themselves or their readers until Sat
urday, when the Republican took it up.
but with the evident disposition to beg
the question. One might suppose from
the large display type and triple head
ing in introducing the subject the Re-
publican would have given its readers
some insight into what it was all about.
but the editor only quotes a paragraph
about the way things were done in
Kent county aud leaves his readers in
almost total ignorance of the real oues-
tiOn at issue-themselves and their
political status.
Why drag Duck Creek Hundred in
that has held its own and besides has
no aspirants for high honors ? 1t would
take good many blankets the size of
Duck Creek to cover Wilmington from
view. And why lay such stress on the
fact that the TIMES has taken up the
subject (which it did under challenge)
as something marvellous, emitting it to
the designation of blooming out into
radical Republicanism."
We have accomplished Just what we
designed, viz: to wake them up to
their true pOsitiOn-that the people had
sacrificed their political to their COM
mercial interests, that while they were
absorbed in the latter they had allowed
those actuated by.an equivalent greed
for the emoluments of Office to dispos-
sess them of their highest right of citi-
zenship, the ballot.
The Republican has claimed that IFS
party has a majority of voters in New
Castle county but itappears on election
day in a minority of 1000, defrauded.
cheated, robbed it says by the Assessors.
Collectors and Levy Court. If the Re
publlcans are conscious of having done
their duty as good citizens in complv-
ing with the law, does it look like
bravery, does it look like proper esti-
mate of citizenship for 5000 men. 8. 900
Blue Hens Chickens from the line offs
to let a handful of officers under the
pretence of law to year after year in
increasing numbers systematically de-
prive them of the ballot?
The Republican after treating of the
subject and US to the extent of nearly
column, still fails to properly take in
the subject, such is the blunted condi-
ton OF Wilmington in its long political
servitude. 1t treats us in our connee-
ton as a rejuvenated republican. -
Nay, brother, it is something bevond
that, it is citizenship, the proper and !
full inheritance of our birthright. To
claim your full rights of manhood is
not partizanship. Citizenship comes
before parties, and everywhere at all
times stands above it, and the man or
men who do not value it as a priceless
boon are on the broad road to degener-
acy. This is the point to which we call
the attention of our cotempOrary and
those it represents from 1000 to 900
men, Republicans in the city of Will
mington living in the land of their
birth as though they were in a foreign
land with no voice as to the laws that
shall be made or who shall execute
them!
1t IS humiliating picture. If thew
have done their duty, we ask the ques-
ton again, why, if they have the spirit |
and are of the sons of '76, do they al
low a set Of unprincipled ofTice-holders |
to make them to all intents and DUR.
poses aliens? There is not a settle
ment on our Western frontier the men
Of which would not know how to treat |
such userpers, and do it summarily.
Turn the case over and view it from
the other side, bearing in mind that wa
are looking at it from the stand point |
OF a citizen and not a partizan. Sun |
pose 1T were the Democrats that the Po-
puolicans were trying to decitizepize
and deprive of the first pledge of man. |
nood' would they stand it beyond a |
certain point? We think NOT and |
l1ey would forfeit respect if they did |
10 do so they would feel it would put
them in the position of towards and
poltroons. Let the Republicans plant
themselves unhinchingly On their
rights Of citizenship and demand this
right if necessary, with a forfeit.
THE late elaotior, :, G..