Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-18

from the fruits of agricultural and other
labor, TO enrich the class who write our |
tariff laws. AS this toll is many times the |
amount paid into The public treasury they |
demand that all taxation, including tariff |
taxation, shall he adjusted, to meet the
wants OF AN honest, economical and frugal
government.
They commend the efforts Of the Demo-
cratic House of Representatives. to lessen
the burden of Federal taxation, Wy untax-
ing some of the necessaries of life, and
making free the raw material of impor.
| tant industries, which would have had the
| ELECT, under natural conditions, of quick
| enlng the industrial activities of the peu.
| pie, and removing from the path of their
| progress the artificial and law-made obsta-
| Gle of unnecessary and therefore unjust
| taxation.
Though this appeal Of the representa-
| tlves of the people was UNDECIDED by Re
| publican Senate, the Democratic party of
| Delaware pledges itself to its COadiuto
here, and in all the states, to stand with
them in uncompromising agitation of the
| great question of Tariff Reform, till
Democratic Senate and a Democratic Pres
ident shall unite with Democratic House
| OF Representatives in responding to the
demand of the people for just laws, more
economical administration ana reduced
taxation.
They declare their faith in the capacity
of the people for self-government, illus
trated aud maintained by the preservation
of the rights and autonomy of the states,
as secured by the Constitution. They pro-
test against the constant assaults made by
the Republican party ON the integrity OF
this right Of local sef-government, and the
INVASION OF the domain of the state govern
ment by Swarms of unnecessary officials
who eat out the substance of the people and
tend 10 corrupt and debauch their politics.
Especially do they denuunce the nterfer
nal
elections and election laws Of the State as
to this vital point If the people of the
state may not govern themselves they will
have indeed lost the right Of self-govern-
ment. The hordes of armed merCenaries,
who as deputy marshals nicst the
polls in the chief city of the
state perform no function except
to execute the partisan behGsts Of local Re
publican bosses, menace the peace Of the
community, and illustrate the tendency of
the Republican party to reckless Use
OF the centralized power of the general
government, while the desperate and revO-
lutionary attempts Of the last Republican
Congress and President HARRISON 10 in
, crease and extend this interference and to
control from Washington every polling
( place III the United States by the pro.
visions Of the infamous Force Rlll, was
{. | defeated by the courage and patriotism of
the Democratic minority, and met with
the indignant condemnation of the people
at the polls. There is no security against
a repetition of this attempt except the de-
> feat of the President and party who made
a it.
With Just pride III the rast history Of
e the state under Democratic ascendency
I the party stands pledged to increased
n watchfulncss over the methods of collect.
ing and spending public revenues, to the
equalization pf tax burdens and to every
economy that the distresses Of the people
L. make eXlgcnt.
/ Asserting these principles they ratify
y and affirm the nomination of the Hon
!, Grover Cleveland Tor President of the
!. United States, and Of the Hon Adiai H.
Stevenson for Nice.presdent Of the Unitco
:. States.
i They renew their demand for consti
!; tutional convention at the earliest period
q at which it may be lawfully convened
Il HeS0ltC2, That we recognize the necessity
& of change in our laws relating to taxa
r, ton and we look for such report from
the tax commission appointed by the las
a., General Assembly AS will result in the
passage Of a law that will he equitable am
y Just to all interests concerned.
e They recommend for the purpose o
1. providing the people with better educa
II tlonal facilities such legislation as viii
e elevate and raise the school system in til,
r. rural hundreds.
l, A resolution making chairmen d
county committees members of tn,
state central committee was adopted
70 The State committee as named by Thu
county caucus was elected
The committee on device for Demo
=, cratic state ticket recommended The
~ adoption Of the figure of a pillow. l.. w
:, NAPLES favored chicken rooster,
/ regular game cock, Tapping wings ant
= = tearing the Force bin in its claws ant
- Growing tariff reform"
H. K. johnson said the law required
a plain, simple device or figure, whicl
: would rule out Mr.. NAPLES propose,
attachments to the rooster r. NJ. DUN
said the Peoples party had adopted III
es pillow device. lie favored Il rooster ram
8 pant. Mr.. NAPLES motion tosubstitut
ID the rooster for the plow was lost, and tn
I'd plow emblem was adopted.
5 (: lien the electors agreed on in cauCu
C. were nominated by reclamation.
" Congressman John w. Causcy, aftc
II being placed in nomination by Charlie
II, McFee Of Georgetown, was renOminate
&C by exclamation amid storm of cheers.
The convention then adjourned.
4 FINE CONVENTION.
IT, There really was very little for tn
~ convention to do, and the work va
70 done decor0usly and in order, But ther
go was more than the usual amount d
or enthusiasm, and a feeling Of earnGstnc.
us and aggrcSSiycness that besncaks a
r. active, Winning campaign Most c9l
nc spicuOus was the utter absence 81 an
cd factional bitterness. 1t had been burie
" with the dead past, and the uppermD
r. idea Of all the delegates was how bCstt
ne act and wOrl; ii order 10 secure the SUI
UG cess OF tho Democratic pnTtw