Evening journal., 1890-09-08

my life when heard the platform pre-
sented to the people Of Delaware and the
country in the Democratic State Con-
vention by the Hon. T. f Bayard APP
plause IL was an honor TO the state
and the men who framed it. You see it
referred TO, and commented ON by the
whole nation. You can scarcely pick up
a paper without seeing it refe FRED to
Asf Delawareans we are here to-day
to follow up the spirit Of that conven
tion. 1t could not so into county
affairs. 1t was wise that the people OF
old st. Georges hundred land she is al
ways aheRd) should give to the county
the same reforms the State Convention
had given to the whole people OF the
state. / think the reform embraced in
the resolutions placed before us to-day
will meet the favor of all. There has
been no charge of disgrace or theft con-
nec.ed with the administration of the
present system under Democratic aus
pices, but IL can be better devised. There
should be system of voting by which
only one man can know howhe voter. w IN
this shall have come to pass 1t will be q
great thing, for when a man who has
bought q mans vote cannot see it deliv-
cred he knows that his purchase is a
very uncertain oae. He knows full well
that the man who would sell his vote
would not hesitate to cheat the man who
bought It. The secret ballot is the great
panacea for our political Ills, and the
club is particularly anxious for its sdop
tion. The organization have the honor
of representing before you to day Is
called the Young Mems Democratic Club,
but there are men in it who ere as old as
Squire Weir over their.
1.-The government should not be made
an instrument to further the ambition of
any man. Men should put self bshind
them and try only to maintain the state
and country and further the public and
not the private interests around them.
Squire Weir. OF Middletown,
whose silvery hair challenges the respect
of every man was loudly called for and
said in his usual terse but emphatic way
II am not only in favor of the resolu-
tions but | hope to live to see them
adopted, and the spirit contained within
them operating for the public good.
Mr.. McCracken said: Mr.. Chairman,
am in hearty accord with these resolu-
tions ! believe they are for the best in.
terests of the Democratic party ofENew
Castle county. | have no fault to find
In any way with the Levy Court, but
am opposed to a system requiring eleven
men to administer the affairs of the
county. Times have changed Mr Chair
man | can remember the time when
you belonged to the Levy Court, and my
father belonged, when I used to drive
him up Monday, and drive him back
Friday But with the increased facilities
for reaching the different parts of the
county think five commissioners could
transact all the business Of the county
better than larger number.
81 am strongly in favor of the secret
ballot When a man can vote his senti-
ments without fear or favor, that Is one
day in which that man is the peer of any
man living. l hope we shall have the
Australian ballot law and anything
stronger or better, giving us purity at
elections. With such a platform and
such principles, the Democratic party
can stay for a long time where she is to-
day-on top"
By this time great many persons
were in .he room who had not heard the
resolution read when presented by Mr.
Bates. Therefore, Willard Hall Porter
Esq read them again. At their conelu-
sion T. f. Dilworth, Of near Middletown,
arose and said:
1T seems TO me that this is the hap
pieat family have got into for some
time and am glad to be one OF them
who are here to endorse the measures
leading to county reform. They have my
hearty support. Tho only trou5leta they
don't 60 far enough. They should de.
mand that the Levy Court be abolished
and three commissioners appointed in
stead Of FIVE as recommended by the res
olutions we have before us to day. These
resolutions should have dealt with the
assessment and the collection of taxes. It
should do away with the eleven collec-
iers and be made less cumbersome and
less expensive. We must run the
county government down to business
principles and reduce the rates of taxa
tion upon the farmers The meeting
then adjourned, and every one who had
participated in it expressed himself as
being perfectly satisfied with the result.