The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-18
Vote To-n,nrrow.

MON StiAY, MAY 49, 1891.
Vote To-morrow.
TINS Is the last opportunity the RE-
PUBLICAN will have to make an earnest
appeal to the voters OF Wilmington, of
New Castle county, OF the whole State
OF Delaware, TO turn out Tomorrow
and vote for Constitutional Conven-
tion. The question OF whether we
shall have convention or notnow lies
entirely with the people. II they do
not vote for one tomorrow in suf-
iicient numbers to carry one, it mny
be many years before another such
opportunity offers. Owing to tho man
her In which the Constitution provides
for amending itself, thsre can be no
partisan contest. Democrats and Re
phlicans, for once, can go to the polls
together and vote together for tho
same purpose without u challenge Of
their party fealty. The great object TO
be attained tomorrow is to poll ls, 600
votes in the whole State. which number
will be majority of the highest vote
polled at three successive State elec-
tions. Can this number be polied to.
morrow? 1t can II every friend of
constitutional reform will but do his
duty and not only vote himself for a
convention but get his neighbor to do
the same.
1t will not do to think that as thore
are $4,000 voters in the State, Consti-
tutional Convention can easily be call
ed and 5000 votes DO polled without
your vote. There may be too many
who will think tho same thing and be
Indifferent about voting. Your indi-
yidual vote Is needed, to count one OF
the $4,000.
Especially should there be large
vote polled in this city. What is to
hinder 5000 votes from being polled
here? At the last State election there
were over 1l,000 polled. With our
large manufacturing establishments
giving their employees an opportunity
to vote tomorrow, we can see no good
reason why 5000 votes should not be
polled. There would then only re-
main 5000 to be polled outside of Will
mington in the State.
Brethren, Democrats, Republicans,
all, let us put our shoulders to the
wheel and rush this Constitutional
Convention through. Do we not need
one? We do indeed.
Look az the representation New Cas-
tie county hls in the Legislature
Seven members of tho House OF Rep,
resentativcs ard three Senators-ten
in all TO $1,000 population, while Kent
and Sussex counties combined with a
population of 10000 have fourteen
members of the House of Representa-
tives and six Senators, twenty in ali
This disproportion alone should bo a
sufficient incentive to drive every voter
to tho polls to vote for constitutional
reform. Then there are many Other
reforms needed under the constitution
The Governor should be shorn of hii
vast appointive power and the people
should be allowed to elect the count,
and State officers that he appoints
The judiciary. needs orerhauling elect
ed by the people as the system
works well In other States. All thes
partisan laws passed should he siTtet
out and whatever of good there is ii
them should be Incorporated in nes
constitution.
We recognize the fnct, that there ar
some who are tilnitl about cutting
away from the old constitutional land
marks, not knowing where the ole
ship of State might drift ON partisaI
heas In short, they are afraid tina
the State might he given n Mississin
pied constitution that requires yotel
read section OF the Constitution
of tho United States before he votes
There Is no danger of such nm occur
renee In Delaware, because the vote o
the State is almost equally divided be
tween the Demoeratsand Republicans
Tho people will have no less thai
three chances to regulate tho GonScl
tion.
At the next State election they hay
chance to say who shall be member
OF the Legislature and after that Leg
islature makes the arrangements TO
holding the convention thoy have
chance to say who shall he member
OF it; and again when the constitution
Is made and left to a vote of the pee
pie they have chance to say whethe
they will have it nt all or not lhes
are sufficient safeguards against a bat
constitution and with these safeguard
on the side OF the people there shoul
be no hesitation tomorrow in turnin
out and voting In favor OF calling
constitutional convention. Tho poll
will open between 8 and o.o'eiock n. n
and close at 8 O'Clock p. m Remen
ber that no registration will be r
quired to Insure vote tomorrow.
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