Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-14

thas makes the farmer SO poor: thst
makes him shudder when he gets notice
| OF his maturing paper in bank
Oh, no, II is not this. A most careful
| examination by that oil ar-headed and
able man, David A. Wells of Connecticut,
the most distinguished economist In this
country and probably In the world, states
the per capita federal taxation ct 80. 40.
We have in Delaware about 5000
people. At Sc 40 per capita this makes
our share Of federal taxation about
| $1,088,0 900. This drain is daily, yearly
going on. But that is not all, That IS
not the cause of the distress. 1t 10 the
indirect taxation, that where one dollar
Of this III ,OS5 900 goes into the treasury,
at least three dollars 20 into the pockets
of those who have placed these laws of
taxation on the statute books. After
81 ,0HS,0 ia yearly taken from the
people of Delaware, and three times that
much is also taken, can you wonder that
the very life blood is taken out of
the agricultural class of this State
And this has been going on
for the last 80 years. Look at the private
fortunes that have been built up by this
taxation. Look at the riot of extravaganza
going on, and you will not wonder that
Sussex, Kent and New CASTLE contain so
many poor men who wait in fear morning
and night Of meeting the sheriff Cd their
thresholds. 1t is TO intensity that taxa
tion that these hideous measures are pro-
posed by the party now in power. Oan
you wonder that should coma down
here with the one single object OF telling
you this and ut asking you-can you, will
you, as sensible, upright, liberty loving
men turn aside from the cause OF the
party that seeks to make ana keep you
free, to permit any personal dislikes to
stand in the way of your doing your duty
to your families, yourselves and your
country?
We have in this campaign to elect a
governor. was bred lawyer have
been law maker. / know one of the
greatest blessings that can befall com
munity is to have upright and learned
judges to administer equal laws to free
people. You can go In ragged clothes,
but YOU cannot do without tribunals of
Justice between man and man. There
must be Judicial branch of any govern
ment calling itself civilized. Now this
leadd one to the fact that undsr our
present system the governor of the State
has the sole appointiye power to exercise
10 tiliing the bench of the State. We
have three honorable and ex ,sllen. public
servants upon cur ench, all OF whom
have passed houored lives in the service
OF the people, but they have passed, all
OF them, the years allotted of three
score and ten, aud We know leaving
out all the uncertainties OF life
and death, that their places must
be filled by the governor OF the State, by
the man very probably who is to be elected
by the people OF the State at the next
election. ask you, shall we allow small
Ideas, or small thoughts, or petty dissen-
sions to stand IN the way of the exercise
properly by an honest man Of such an
enormous responsibility? No man can
escape that responsibility; 1t must be
faithfully aud conscientiously exercised.
That 10 q condition which the constitu-
tion of the State attaches TO the governors
oiice and that is an office we are TO vote
upon in November next. And believe
we shall nominate to-day here the man
who rs to be the governor of the State.
We must not allow small things to come
into cur conventions; we must brush them
aside and look straight forward and
clearly 70 our great duty.
We are here to nominate man for
Congress; and then comes the question
of his action in the House of Represen-
tat.yss; then comes his vote; and may bis
duty and his power be to assist IN the
repeal of those infamous Reed rules and
in righting the people OF the United
States and re. establishing the power and
discretion OF ths peoples representatives
at Washington.
This is more than had intended to
say; but l could not say less. After the
worthy men who live in the same ward
with me had come to ms and said there
might be trouble in our convention; that
there might be- question whether the
people will forget the great issues snd
think only of the small ones and feel pas-
sion and personal prejudice, l thought to
myself II they do it it shall be against my
earnest protest and my solemn prayer.
have CONS to open my heart to yours.
There IS nothing back OF what 1 have
said. The love Of Delaware, the honor of
Delaware, the reputation OF Delaware is
the only thing that ask Won to take into
your guardianship. Make yourselves each
a champion 10 see that wrong, shame aud
suffering does not come to the men,
women and children who have sent you
here as their rep tesentaiiyes to see that
our party shall prevail and prevail &C.
oording to the just rules for our organl-
cation into party.
What is party ? Nothing but volun-
tary organization. We cannot be punished
for infringing lis rules. 1. is voluntary
organization CT men who come together
for great public purpose. or course
they Will differ; perhaps it is we'll they
should differ, vigorously, violently, il
they are so to do, but the time comes
when they make their decision, and then
Will you or 'tify yonr passion or will you
respect your conscience that will lead
you to prefer the safety aud welfare OF
your State and the continuance OF your
party as an organization to serve your
state over anything else in the shape of
personal prejudice or of personal prefer
eneep
Ny friends, the principle lives; the |
man must die; and long after the man is
lead the evil principle may range into |
destruction but the good principle NAV |
i've and bless an almost endless line Of |
posterity. Let us form ourselves upon |
principle. 1t cannot be long before our
children shall succeed US here when our |
little part upon the stage of life il played.
Let us then look at what becomes our
tuty to ourselves and to them. Shall it
be an indulgence in short.liyed passion
Or shall it be the building up OF party
organization BASED upon principle, and
hat principle equal laws and equal gov
of men under the laws? TAP
9lauss.
After Mr.. Bayard's admirable address,
which lasted nearly an hour, and the
adoption of the platform. tbs interesting I
feature OF the convention opened With
he chaiim1n's announcement that nom
nees for governor were next in order.
REYNOLDS NOMINATED BY L. I, HANDY.
When L. Irving Handy nk Rmurna