Daily Republican., 1889-01-01

whoes advantages In every respect have
/ peen far interior 10 ours.
There 10 only one reason that -. ma
given for IL and that :. tnoso ssatss
seeing the value Of &C, have turned their
attention &c unering settlers Inducements
They, In other words, have been active,
We inert. With the same activi dis
played on our part that has been dis
played on theirs, different result would
have been had. The farms on the whole
are large, and the lower part of the State
Is sparsely settled. This subject It ap-
your attention, and If some means
can be devised TO bring o good
class OF people to the State, It would be
OF great benefit to every citizen engaged
In the various pursuits and occupations
In life Not only should those seeking
homes be fought for, but also those who
could be employed, as there Is great de-
mand for that class of persons. Activity
and earnest work would without doubt
bring about the desired result
SUFFRAGE.
think It not improper in this connec-
ton TO remark that 1t seems to have he
come common OF late for the ignorant
hu III tOIl6 DtUef BLhtEht
fgom motives unworthy of commenda-
ton, TO misrepresent the laws and gov
eminent In this State in respect to the
right to Just aud equal exercise of the
elective franchise by Its citizens. Even
| those who assume the office of enlighten-
| ing public opinion as editors Of the pub
lie press In other States, haye-abused the
ofiice they have assumed in this respect
by grossly disappearing the laws OF
Delaware, and her pc pie who make those
avs. feel no hesitation In
declaring as the Executive of this State,
hat here is no other State In the Union
wherc te proper exercise OF the elective
franchise Is more properly and fully Sc
| cured wi bout restriction or qualification
In respect to race, color, or previous COZ.
dition OF servitude, than 1t is In this State.
The same regulation that applies In this
respect to the white man, applies to the
black man, and none other Equality of
| right In this respect Is fundamental
principle OF our law, guarded and pro-
tected so rs to resnlt In harm to none.
who appreciating the value of this right,
choose to avail themselves OF its free and
proper exercise. 1t III becomes those who
arc not citizens of this STATE, to carp at
laws to which they are not subject and in
those Iersons to whom have referred /
have ouly this to say, they xill have done
good work II they properly attend to the
performance OF the duties imposed upon
them as citizens OF their resp Give tates.
and to the citizens OF this s ate | would
say, be careful that you make 10 misre-
pretenta Ions In rsspsct to the govern
meDt aud laws OF your own State hich
| VIII AFFORD pretext TO others TO m isTe.
present and mAl!gn them. TIE only
amendment would suggest 10 the tax
! collection laws sold b., that 1t should
be misdemeanor, punishable by fine
and imprisonment, for collector of the
county tax to refuse to give tax receipt
TO an assess voter wheu the same shall
lie applied for by him In person, aud the
sm unit If tax assessed tenderel by said
voter. Much eomplaiut has oil late been
made Ia this regard, aud every oppottun-
| ity should be Civ person assessed TO
| qualify himself 10 exercise the right OF
suffrage.
| CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
In April, A. ID. 1889 there will be held
in the city OF New York a celebration OF
the one huudredth anniversary of the in
augurAtion OF George Washington as
President deem 1t my daty to cali
/ your attention to this celebration, a, Il Is
but meet and proper that you should In
some manner Cause Delaware To be re
presented on that occasion. Being
one OF tie original thirteen Stat IS,
and the ii st to ratlty the Consti5u,
tor, it will be as a ma ter Of eour5e ex-
pe:t, that she will participate.
Having thus called yodr attent on to
the only matters / deem at presen, ne
cessary or proper, allow me to exp ess the
hope that your legisla' ion, at The present,
session, will by Its r. suits prove Us wis.
dom by being pr motive of the public
good BENJAMIN T. BiGG5.