Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-02
THE SUSSEX PLATFORM.
PROBABLR REYIsED TERsION
BRuM a P4ETK ORGAN.

GILT Edged Promises for Everybody
BUT the HegrO-EOcaI PeaHGictll
NoIes.
Tho following is the full to " OF the
platform adopted by the Sussex county
Republican convention Tuesday week;
The Republicans OF Sussex county, In
convention Assem- oled, renew our demand
for immediate constitutions, Goa ention Ia
accordance with the terms OF the resolu-
tons Of the party adopted at its lest State
convention aud De ask all Intelligent and
fair minded citizens TO sift calmly ami dis
pnssionstely tie record Of this tHo political
PARTIES Of the State and county upon this
question and determine which n TO he ep-
Titled to conference.-the RepuolieRa party,
that has advocated 5uca reform III every
State convention for twenty years and
finally, when clothed with legislative fune-
tons by control OF tna lover house Of the
Legislature, gave unanimous Republican
vote Tor u convention; or the D9m ooratie
party, that opposed the measure at the
polls IN 1887, that have fought the stea3y
progress of the reform step by step, ana
finally defeated q convention by means ora
Democratic Senate. and made 1t impossible
to SECURE the same at the last session OF the
Legislature, aud now impudeatly asks TO
be entrusted with the contamination OF
this great reform in face OF the fact that
vidually opposed to convention and voted
against the calling Of the same at the ballot.
box In the year 1887. Therefore
ResolUed, That we pleige the ticket this
day nominated TO vote for the calling OF
convention by the next Legislature, and
that We require and demend THAT each can
didnte Individually shall EXPRESS by ppbll-
cation IN the Slsser Republican under HE
own signature his Willingness TO such a
call, 30 that the people OF Sussex county
may be assured that there is no uncertainty
as to the position of our ticketupoRa quas-
ton of sucn great Importance to them.
Resol5ed, That We look with pride upon
the action Of the Republican levy court OF
Sussex codnty and that we receive with !
oommlngled pride ana eorrOw the result OF |
the labor OF the Investigating committee |
appointed hereunder, disclosing az It does !
to the shame and dishonor OF the good |
name OF Sussex the fact, that by the most !
careless management OF the county finances
II not criminal neglect Of the oouniy's In. |
tereste, under Democratic Administrations |
the taxpayers have been systematically de-
frauded OF over ,060 ind disclosing as II |
does to the credit and honor OF the county |
the further fact that the said Investigating |
committee had the courage and true patriot
ism to unearth this pool Of polltiosl corrup-
.ijn anu stop s,f.ner drainage upon the
treasury Of this county.
Rssotced. That We look with prids upon
tbs history OF the Republican party during
the brief period that It has been allowed to
administer the government OF Sussex and
that Its administration will ever bs recog.
ntsed as the first OF the public servants OF
the county to reveal the fact that the
finances OF the county we're managed upon
d plan utterly devoid OF business principles
and that peculation Of the peoples money
was rife and lay upon the taxpayers as
burden grtevous to be borne; that ell this
want OF business management and this
robbery OF the public treasury was during |
the long Democratic administration OF this
county govern nent.
Resoloed, That we pledge the legislative
branch OF our ticket this day nominated to
favor by their votes and labor an approprin-
ton by the State, having for its object the
proper drainage OF the swamps and low.
lands OF Sussex, and that we further pledge
the same for the adjustment of the present
expensive and cumbersome levy court sys.
tenn OF managing the county, and adopting
In lieu thereof three commissioners, or some |
system less expensive TO the taxpayers OF
the county.
RESOLVED, That we pledge the levy court
branch OF our ticket this day nominated to
cooperate with the Republican members
thereof holding over In all their Efforts to
protect the couuty's interest, and IL I'M
trammeled by the opposition OF Dsmo-
cratic minority 20 make still further and
greater efforts to stop the loss sustained by |
the public treasury Of the county from the
neglect and failure OF the Democratic party
70 prosecute and collect the costs under
forfeited reaogniERnca bond9-thersby tag.
lag the money from the pocket of this honest
tissszl4!eyers OF the county, and putting the
same IL thha pocket of the most worthless
element of our erieYi5fS. class. l
RESOLVED, That intempeia2ee destroys tfle
peace OF the people and the PUBLIC welfare,
and we therefore renew the pledge OF the
party to this maintenance and creation OF
such Legislative enRctnents as shall restrain |
and wholly correct this evil.
Res0lUed That we favor such measures
that will invite capital end business enter
prise to settle among US, giving Increased
value to our real estate employment to
labor and domestic market 20 ths farmer.
[The platform as given is taken from
the Morning NeSs OF Thursday, being tho
second instAlment OF perhaps revised
version of the declarations OF The sug-
sex Republicans. Whether or not thig is
the platform as adopted by the conven.
tion at Georgetown there is no means OF I
definitely knowing as newspaper CORE
spondents unless representing Repub-
loan party organ were excluded. The
GAZETTE republishes the platform, taking
it for granted that II is tie one handed /
out BY the convention TOR publication