Middletown transcript., 1895-05-18
WHO is RESPONSIBLE

j ing great deal of legislation undont
Q and having failed to elect a United
+ States Senator in place Of Mr.. Hig
gins. We do not know what
excuse the Republicans will make te
the people for the manner in which
, they have trifed with the power en-.
} trusted to them. They have paid nc
, attention to the interests of the State
but seemed to think their whole busi-
ness was to advance private ends, and
placed the political advantages of fac
) tional candidates for Office before every
other consideration. The
people of the State have not for thirty
years elected a Republican governor
(until last November), and though six
years ago they succeeded in electing a
majority of the House, both Houses
have never at any time been under their
control. In this they have shown much
isdom.-Dela,Oare Democrat, May
18th.
The Legislature convened on the
first Tuesday in January last, and peo-
pie have been waiting for the great re-
forms so long promised by this wond.r-
full party. Those who gave any Gre
dence to its lofty pretentions have
been wofully deceived. 1t has done
nothing.-Ihe Delawarean, May 18th.
| How do you like your Republican
Legislature now, and when will you
want to elect another one? You re-
member they were to give you model
laws and show the people how things
Ch ANIL hn - Iro
no mistakes either of omission or COM
mission. They were to give us sway
of sweeter manners and purer laws, a.
la-Higgins. They have, of course.
Now tell US at your leisure how you
like it. You may take your own good
time, but don't fail to tell us, and tell
your good neighbor, too--Senford
Ne,os, May 18th.
AS was the case six years ago the
Democratic papers of the State are, as
with one voice, decrying the proceed
ings Of the General Assembly. The
wall against the Legislature of 'S9 was
its expensiveness, its cost. And it
gave to the State the only public insti-
tuition of which we have just cause to-
day to be proud-The Delaware State
Hospital for the Insane. 1t added to
the school funds of the State over a
hundred thousand dollars and made
free text books possible, the result of
legislation advocated by the Republi-
cans. But for two years thereafter the |
Republicans of that General Assembly
were abused by the Democratic papers
of the State for the money expended, |
and with promises of reform and cur
tailment of expenditures, the Demo-
Gratis controlling both branches of the
General Assembly the next session,
created over hundred offices, increased /
salaries, and spent more money than
any previous General Assembly. We
ask the tax payers if you credit their
walls at the present time. Is it not
because their fingers were not in the
pie?
But how about the charges against
this General Assembly, The failure
to elect Senator at the beginning of
the session rests with the Republicans
who refused to caucus, who refused to
accept the will of the majority of the
Republican members as expressed in
caucus, or conference which should
have been just as binding, and in joint
session as was given by the votes time
and time again. The whole Republi-
can party must bear the mistakes of ,
the men who advised against entering S
a caucus and who put behind them the | |
good old Republican doctrine of ma $
jority rule. The mistakes of the few.
whether made from errors of judg-
ment or what cause so ever, must rest
upon the party in prolonging the Sena-
torial stuggle, but what of the other ,
charge that the General Assembly ac-
nothing, or nothing of gen.
eral good to the people or of permanent
benefit to the State?
we DO not hesitate to say that any
impartial man Of good Judgment.
knowing the thirty members Of the
present General Assembly, can name :
over sixteen gentlemen as honorable :
md capable, men from both parties, as
aver sat in any Legislature in our v
state House. Some of them are far e.
'boye the average legislator in charac- p
er, judgment, integrity and industry. t.
And any editor in the State, taking =
hem individually, would admit that =
act. Why the denunciation as a BODY q
hen? Merely to sever political ends, G,
nd it is utterly unworthy the papers N
ndulging in it,, A mean advantage
abuse collectively for partisan pur-
oses is taken when it could not be in ar
ividually. If men were held to ac- N,
ount personally and individually m
ather than collectively the papers ar
7ould serve the people and the State
. more purpose. ca
But how far are the Republicans ue
asponsible for general legislation /? OF OF
Will the DelaUare Democrat reconcile y. y.
ne statements: "they 1.-THE Republi.
ans) have trifed with the power en- tn
'usted to themD and "both Houses no
# the Legislature) have never at any su
me been under their controlnP Never sh
aving had the control of the Senate
hat was "the power entrusted to we
lem"P Answer and satisfy an inter- - -
eople. Wv
Will the Dela,carean, the most argu-
entative and fairest of all our Demo- !
attic exchanges, inform us what cRI
great reforms" the Republicans had hol
'omised that they had the power to 70
act into laws and yet failed? -
Will the lady who presides over the ~,
'aford Ne,cs, incognito, and does it 4
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