Evening journal., 1895-04-02
ADDRESS TO DEMOCRATS.
A PAPER OF INTEREST TO ALL DEM
oCRATlc VOTERS.

ISOLATION wants the hAtchet Buried and
All Good Democrats to Get Together for
the Municipal Campaign.
The following address, which explains
itself, has been issued by the chairman
of the City Democratic Association:
My FELLow DEMOCRATS: In about
two months the election for the mu-
niclpal officers must be held. l wish,
therefore. st this time, before the meet.
ing for organization Is called, TO express
a few pertinent remarks to the Demo-
cratic voters In this city for their careful
and earnest consideration.
The question that we are nov called to
face is one OF purely local nature. 1t is
simply the local self government of our
municipal administration Democratic
policy has always given ths best results
and will always protect and give greater
satisfaction 10 eii our citizens and tax
payers when properly and faithfully
carried out
The Democratic party lie not responsi-
BILE for the present gross mismanagement
of our city finances by Republican City
Council But II the Democratic party In
Delaware, and particularly in the city Of
WILMINGTON. is to amount TO anything,
II 1t is even to risa merely to the position
Of an occasional check upon the extrRya.
gapce or over confidence of tho me orlty
party as at present shown In this city II
is essential that It should be reorganizsd
It's rival leaders and belligerent captains
must get together and arrange for hsr-
mouy that shall be sincere.
with the miseries and jealousies
Of ambitious politicians the party at
large and the psople at large have little
sympathy. They have right, though,
70 insist that party which has q clear
mai jority Of all the white voters at it's
back, II loyalty and intelllgently mar
shslled, shall no longer be the object Of
the derision Of its antagonists, and the
shame and modification Of its own
members. The reform which should
come Is not to be brought about by
rscriminations, by things said In unkind-
ness or by obstinate adherence to the
technical advantages Of machine con-
troll, sometimes going to the extreme Of
nullifying the real choice and desire of
the msiority
I'VE arc all men and we know these
things are true Reason, common sense
ordinary, every day intelligence Set
them before us in one clear light and we
may gain beyond measure by greater
| diligence in practlcing true Democracy
| We must lose daily and hourly
| through Indifferent or suspicious
meahods In trying to attain our selfish
poses through the now prevalent
political trlckery. The subject calls for
broAd-gaugs leadership; for q give an d
take by the conJendinR forces Of politi-
CLANS, so that Democrats In general shall
have an organic Atior, representative
efficient and as single purpossd. as 1t is
possible TO make such q body.
1--WE are now about to enter q campaign
to obtain the maintenance of Democratic
principles, and that they shall obtain in
the management of our public Offices In
this city, which promises to be desper-
atsly contested by our opponents. who,
flushed by thsir recent success through
out the country ct large, owing TO the
unprecedented condition Of affairs
including business depression, etc will
do everything in their power to win thil
city In the coming campaign, hoping
thereby to cover up the scandalous record
of their manner of unblushinR corruption
At the last state election by the unlimited
And corrupt use Of money.
The Democratic pRrtyof this city AnC
state have always worked for the benefit
Of all its citizens, and 1t has always
given them honest aud business like
management and low tax rates There
} fore a. the approaching meeting to bs
held for org aniz ltion, let the Democrats
In every ward consult calmly and
} honestly among themselves DOM
! mean this or that little clique or ring tt
the exclusion Of other good Democrats
J bnt men known to be Democrats
Invite their confdenc1 and trust by
! every means in your power, SO as e.
! interest every known Democrat iu tbs
city ia thecomlng contest for the suffrage
OF the voters at the coming election.
Then let each ward send up its bss
and most representative men from thei
B wards and 1t surely will follow that goo
candidates may be had to stand for th
9 various offices to be voted for This i
itself will give interest and confidence t
the voters, when q good clean ticks
: shall have been presented to them fc
!, their suffrage You will then only hay
to all work harmoniously together an
see that fair and honest election is helt
"There is only one way now apparen
and that Is for the people to come to tt
d front and take charge of their own part
= management. Nominate Rndlelect me
to Office who are Peoples men Me
# not tied up nor controlled by machine
d managers or bosses Select men for II
Il various offices who are conspicuous 4
their fitness for the places, and take l
= other Send men who have the conhden
It OF the public, and who will a. the otfic
with credit TO themselves and honor
of you and your city.
. such ticket can easily be elect
d and confidence restored. The peop
H. NJ this ciky are Democrats They "
"a "a vote for Democrats If the ticket plsc
y before them lie all right, and the cand
40 dates Competent pure, clean aud uprie
= men Give them such ticket and {
re Democratic party will be successful BY
= handsome ms ority on June lst, next
= 'JoHr P DoNAHoE.
Wilmington, April2, 1895,