Milford chronicle., 1891-06-19

Last Saturdays election in Wilmington
moved a complete Waterloo to the Demo-
Gratis who lost about the whole ticket aud
everything worth contendiug for except
honor. Tins complete rout ought not to have
taken place the excuse OF ha ~
and corruption" rendered to break the
force of this humiliating defeat, does very
Ueu for the beuighted and those who VIII
not understand. but it will not do for those
Who think for themselves. The idea OF
Democrats letting a minority party cheat
them out of an election is too absurd to tax
about ID Delaware. Delaware Democrats
were not built that way, They don't gel
cheated BY the other party. They know 100
much for that. No, this excuse viii not 40.
lei us acknowledge the defeat like men,
md acknowledge that this new theory OF
robbiue the people Of the right to govern
themselves IS one of the main causes OF the
present defeat in Wilmington.
~ the leaders not only acknowledge
their defeat like men, but let them 60 70
,rort 10 undo the very thing that caused
defeat Give the 500 Democrats IN VIII
ningtou. who would not vote on last Satur-
dav. TO understand that a mistake had neen
made in this thing of attempting to
govern the people by uudemocfatic COM
missions. Let them know that these
tWTQmnICHI
that the people in the future shall have
the RIGHT to govern. This will bring victory
as In the past, and it will make the state
Democratic for another quarter OF century.
n those who are at the head OF the party
ate This course there will be no trouble IN
redeeuiue Wilmington from Rapublicanism.
On the contrary, if they persist IN Ignoring
the people by defending and upholding tnese
despotic commissions which are nothlng
but tyrannical, and are entirely foreign 10
our entire system Of government then the
,,,etroroIis Of the state will remain Repub-
licau. and in all probability the stale will be
lost to the party by the overwhelming ma
;oritv piven the Republicans in Wilmington .
We do not wish to be understood IN the
above article as saying that the causes above
sss;gned are the only drawbacks to the sue
cess of the Democratic party in this state IN
the future. Such is not the case IN our
opiuion. There are other things that VIII
| have great weight in the elections IN the
| future For instance, the last Legislature
could do nothing, or would do nothing with
| ont 1lacing authority in the hands ofthe gov
| ernor to carry out the provisions Of the law,
A bollot law could not be gotten through
both branches of the General Assembly until
/ the governor was given authority 10 appoint
| commissioners to change, at pleasure voting
districts. Then, again, the Peach Nellows
hill gives the governor power to appoint
| peach yellows inspectors whose duties were
TO punish those with whom they differed.
! Then, again, the governor was given the
RIGHT to appoint special officers Tor the state
and especially for Wilmington, at his pleas
IRE to the number Of fifty or over And we
MIGHT 90 on and recite the numerous anc
various acts which passed the General AS
sembly that went far toward disgusting th'
people and bringing reproach upon TIT
Democratic party.
While the people do not dislike to see
RISING sun worshiped, and even will go so ia
as TO praise devotion to the powers that be
vet thew do not approve of being turned owe
body and breaches to any one man, ever
/. though he be patron saint and Lifted b,
: ability, nature and by earthly devotion &
have mansion in the skies. Then agail
the people are unalterably opposed to tn
. tax system ofthe State to which the Genera
Assembly refused TO amend, and we Nigh
90 on and on and show just where and why
/ even outside OF these governments by com
. mission, what injury the Democratic part
is receiving by those responsible for the act
Of those in authority or those who frame tn
laws.
Delaware for thirty-fve years has bee
Democratic aud would remain Democrat
thirty-fve years more, if prudence, Judgmeu
and strict regard for the rights OF the pee
ME was the motive power of those in author
itv. But a change has got to take place
the party remains in power, because this
, a government of the people. foI the people
! and they will drive from place and Powe
any party or any set of men that propose
p set up one-man power, True it is that tn
! crv Of negro schools and negro juries an
Republican rule has for some time deterre
, people from asserting their independence
but sensible men will in the future brea
loose from party sEackles and assert their II
; dependence, provided the eylls that now a
/, aict our body politics are not remedied.-
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