Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-17


The platform of the Democratic party
Of Delaware, adopted at Dover, is peril
nent TO the times, digniied and conserv-
alive in expression-and brief. II is
neither too long not too turgid to be
read. II is terso and comprehensive
II states the position of the Democratic
party completely and concisely. II might
have done that with the one important
paragraph in which 1t says:
They declare their faith in the capacity
Of the people for self government, illus
trated and maintained by the preserva-
ton Of the rights and autonomy of the
states, as secured by the constitution
They protest against the constant as.
saults made by the Republican party on
the integrity Of this right of local self
government, and the invasion of the
domain of the state government by
swarms of unnecessary officials who eat
out the substance of the people and tend
TO corrupt and debauch their politics.
Especially do they denounce the inter fer
ence Of the general government with the
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
government The hordes of armed mer-
cenaries, who, as deputy marshals, infest
The polls in the chief city of the state,
perform no function except TO execute
the partisan behests of local Republican
BOSSES menace the peace of the commun-
ity, and illustrate the tendency of the
Republican party to reckless use
of the centralized power Of the general
government while the desperate and
revolutionary attempts of the last Re
publican congress and President Harri.
son to increase and extend this interfer-
ence and TO control from Washington
every polling place in the United States
by the provisions of the infamous Force
bill, was defeated by the courage and
patriotism of the Democratic minority.
and met with the indignant condemns
tion Of the people at the polls There is
no security against a repetition of this
attempt except the defeat of the presi-
dent and party who made it,
in the language of Whitelaw Reid,
there are one hundred Mckinley bills in
one Force bill. All matters of taxation,
great or small, no matter how unjust. nc
matter how burdensome, no matter how
fraudulent, sink into insignidcance in
comparison with this bill for the aboli
tion of state governments and perpetua.
ton Of the Republican party.
The Democrats can make their canvas.
on that one issue against this party OF
Capitalization, the party which has lost
its majority among the white Anglo
Saxon people Of the North, and which
is engaged in a desperate effort TO la,
tribute for funds on the manufacturing
class to buy the venal class and to com
pei the laboring class to prevent and
save it from suffering the just fate of
minority party or from giving up any o
the power it has obtained by unfair
means.
The real issue in Delaware is, shall W,
have negro ruler
That contention was emphasized in tn
nominating elections Of the Republican
party on Saturday. The bribed negr
bruiser held the balance Of power. A
results we have Martin instead of Clark
Conrad instead of Jolls because tn
negroes dominated the polls.
With a two years trial Of Republican
ism here we have had five riots and fou
law suits We have increased taxes an
incurred deficits in the country and cit
finances. We have had nothing, what
ever, Of economy or of efficiency t
recommend the party which came in cal
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