Daily Republican., 1890-04-03

Taxpayers, Don't ne Deceived.
The Democrats of Delaware are
most exceedingly anxious to draw
away the minds Of the Republicans
from State Issues to national Issues
during the present campaign, and for
that purpose they are endeav0ring to
engage In useless tariff discussions
They have lost none OF their cunning
and know full well that by SO doing
they ease up on State reform. This is
the secret OF the attempt TO beguile the
farmers and 10 make them believe that
they are about the only class OF people
In the State who are suffering the
pinch Of hard times and that protection
Is the cause. The farmers who would
forget the pending State local issue so
far as to believe that the tariff is q
paramount issue falls into the snare
set for them. An attempt of this kind
was frustrated when the large Farmers
Institute that met In this city less than
two weeks ago sat down right hard on
the resolutions coddled up by the
Cooch Brothers and offered by Mr..
George G.. Kerr. A discussion on
those resolutions would have entirely
drawn away the thought Of the meet
ing from the legitimate objects OF
State reform and an endorsement oil
the resolutians offered by Mr.. Kerr
would have been only political ar
raignmept Of The Republican party,
the principle Of protection and con.
domination OF the Federal Government.
Democratic tree trade emissaries never
fail In attempting 10 turn every meet
Ing OF farmers and taxpayers to the
benefit of the Democratic party. They
can succeed in doing this better by q
discussion OF national tariff than by
discussing the need OF constitutional
reform and how 10 get 1t; better than
by showing up the terrible ex,rava-
gancies OF the Levy Court; better than
lavoring q reduction of taxation by
adopting modes OF State economy, and
better thsn by trying to sweep from
the statutes Of the State old WORKOUT
laws that In the present days OF en-
hghteDment and progress are dis
grace TO it.
It is no object Of the Democrats to
mako a campaign on State issues.
They want to avoid it all in their
power. They know that they have
run the State for nearly forty years,
and are responsible for the present
state OF affairs. and they would rather
avoid having their work torn TO pieces
and held up 10 the condemnation OF
every honest man. No, they would
much rather talk oil the RIGHTEOUSNESS
Of the tariff and tell how it 10 sapping
away the very life blood OF the farmer.
II they could only accomplish this
they would be made happy in believ-
ing that they could still retain the
State government in their hands, and
they could throw out here and there a
crumb OF something that would SAVIOR
OF reform in the particular channels in
which they want State reform to run.
No intelligent Taxpayer should be de-
ceived by these speclous p,eteSts. IL
is State and county reform that lle
people OF Delaware need, not regu-
lation OF the national tariff, though
they will get that too by the Mckinley
bill. They waai 4 constitutional con-
vention that will sweep these expen
awe Levy Courts out of existence, and
shat will give them boaid OF three,
not five, county commissioners, that
will give something like equal repre-
scntaiion in the Legislature. that will
make all State and county officers
elective, that will give new system
Of collecting taxes, that viii build u
penitentiaIy los evil doers, that will
/. put the iramps 10 work, that VIII re
Nprm the county row offices and pu
tfe-halders of them on salaries, tina
will stoN giving a sheriff $4,000 I
year proffSs for feeding buns ant
criminals, that will put an end Il
eoroners drawing salary which, with
perquisites, runs up to 81 800 aut
$4,000 year. when the law positively
only allows them 81, 900 year and NJ
perquisites, that will give the State |
reformed judicial system, that will tai
wealth as much as poor ploddirt
farmers, and many other needed re
forms.
These are the questions that are nov
before the people OF Delaware, no
tariff. The next election is Tor
Governor, not President. The vote
who allows himself to be drawn ava
from the real issues loses sight OF Stat
reform.
What encouragement have the pee
pie that the Democratic party wou1
give them any OF these reiormsf Nor
whatever. The Democrats had Il
power in thciy hands evvIy Legislt
lure, except the last, for nearly .or
years to give these reforms, but tn
have never given the people one
them. They are not reform part
In the last Legislature, while they BIZ
not the power TO pass reform measur
they had the power to keep the II
publicans from doing so. The Coz
stitutlon Conventional bill that pass
In Republican House, getting eve
Republican vote in ii, was pigco
hOled in Democratic Senate. T
party is no more in favor of State !
form now than 1t WAS then. T
leaders, as We have already show
are intent on fighting the campaign
National issues instead OF State issu
Let NOBODY be deceived.
DEMOCRATIC REFORM in Maryla