Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-04-28
A NEW CONSTITUTION.
The Question Has Not Dropped and win
Not Until the Desired Object is At
tanned.

Not Until the Desired Object is At
tanned.
Sussex journal.
A prominent Democrat asked the editor
OF the Journal a few days ago if he had
dropped the subject of q constitutional
convention. It may be true that the
journal has not said much about that sub
Ject since the election of last May, but it
has not dropped it and will not drop it
until Delaware is blessed with q new con-
stitution. We may not fill our columns
WITH arguments in its favor week after
week, month after month and year after
year, as we once did. The time for that,
we hope, has passed. The people under.
stand their situation and their needs
Ibey spoke to the number of 1859 Ii
favor of convention in 1887, and to the
number Of 1872 in its favor in 1891, thus
showing that though they did not roll US
the number of votes required to call
convention under strict construction Of
the old constitution, they are ready and
anxious for change And change may
De nearer than many people think. It
may come without the necessity of another
election, but if another election is held il
VIII be held at the time of general cleo
tlon, provided, of course, that Governor
reynolds approves, and the next Legisla-
the last Legislature This amendment
provides for the holding of the election to
OBTAIN the sense of the people at the
general election instead Of son the third
Tuesday in May but the Legislature must
designate at what particular general cleo
tion the people shall vote on the subject;
and the voting must be by ballots separate
from those containing the names of candi-
dates. Thus IL the governor approves,
and the Legislature ratiiies, the amend
ment and it thus becomes n part of the
constitution, it will still remain for the
Legislature to designate or refuse to desig-
nate, the next general election as the one
at which the people may vote for the third
time on the question. So il is time for the
people to begin to think upon the subject.
IL the governor approves the amendment.
ne VIII do so in time for it to be published
III the papers at least three and not more
than six months before the coming cleo
ton. II the people approve ii they will
elect members OF the Legislature who will
vote Tor 1t; And while they are doing that
tney should see that they are men who
Will not only vote for the amendment but
vote to designate the first general election
Following QS1A) as the one at which the
question shall again be submitted to the
people. 10 our minds this is long time
TO wait, after the two large votes we have
Already had upon the question. But if
lew more votes had been cast for con-
yention in 1887, the matter would have
been settled beyond the shadow of doubt,
and there would have been no second cleo.
ton in 1891. And II few more votes had
been cast for il at the second election in
1891, there would be no necessity of talk
ing about the probabilities of third cleo
uon.. But the Journal can stand it if the
people can. We are not as young as We
used to be, and we hope We are learning
patience us we grow older. 1t is hard to
maintain ones patience, however, under
the WORKOUT constitution Of Delaware.