Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-03

is in fact unable. We can do our part TO !
give back to the people the right to nave !
the election officers who represent their |
party chosen by the party and not by |
| their opponents; to make he police Of this |
city In fact non partisan, and amenable to |
our own mayor and not 10 the Governor;
to both strengthen and enforce the laws |
! for the purity Of the ballot; TO improve
our school system for both races; and
| select county superintendents because of
| their qualifications as scholars rather than
! as manipulators of elections; 10 take from
| of a Christian people the horrid reproach
of our iailS by the establishment of a
| penientiary. to improve Our roads; to
| deal with the liquor traffic i'll accordance
| with the moral instincts of our people; to
| provide for the election OF a convention 10
revise our constitution. that abuses may
| be ablted and liberty and right may be
more fully conserved in the fundamental
| Law; that we may thus in every way do
/ our part 10 bring about the sway Of which
\ the poet sang Of 'sweeter manners and
| purer laws"
| For all these things none OF which are
| demanded by mere partisansEip, but are
| nj in the interest of good government AMI
| common right, we, as Republicans, have
been contending and fighting and c!amor-
| ing for more than 30 years
have been wont to say to the Demo.
Gratis and to the people, Put us in for four
| years even II you should turn lis out for
IO.' Things were needed TO be done in
this state, reforms to be inausurated.
abuses abated that could not be done by
party so long IN power as the Democrats
have been, and inlrenchel behind such
barriers OF abuses. have but slight hope
that we can have cooperation from the
Democrats in the Legislature.
Yet, in a certain sense, the times are
| prOnitious even for their aid. There is no
installing the temper OF the people in
Delaware, AS well as elsewhere and
throughout the country. We are not far
from New York and New Jersey, and in
both there has been an awful shaking up
Of dry bones. When tng a.eetorite of the,
city OF New York, composed OF the ele-
ments il is,sweepS itself clear OF Fammany
aud Democracy, our local Democratic
magnates may well quake in their boots
for the reckoning that awaits them at the
peoples hands.
The Democratic party OF Delaware. rep.
resented by their majority in the State
Senutc, may lind that II they do not CO.
operate with the Republicans OF the House
in such Legislation. as have indicated they
may be w0rse-wD:se for themselves Us a
Barry. There are plenty u Democrats
: aud those .aat are among the best men in
! tncr communities, WHO think that parli-
sAnsAiP un.airness III both legislation and
manipulation has gone far enough.
They have no especial admiration for the
; group OF local statesmen WHO have been
/! their party managers. Many of them
/ how many shall -ay--votel the Republic.
I can ticket and gave lis that victory which
We are celebrating tonight. And the
| Democratic party may make the present
alienation OF such Men permanent py CON
5 tinUing In their old paths. We Republi.
: cans also may take the lesson home to
q ourselves and reflect that We can tie tuese
I. recruits % rs rs by hooks VI steel, Dy d
/ COURSE in legislation OF absolute fairness
= to all concerned, by honest legislation and
: administration, or we can very promptly
y reduce ourselves again ~ q minority, But
i /; is not to the NUrtn or East alone that we
1 may look tor this lesson. 1t is nowhere
. more largely written i'll the story Of The
q late election Than over the entire South.
: The tonnluions OF the great deep are
> indeed breaking up-a change OF moment
Gus character IS being worked out. II is a
z, matter Of no slight or mean pride that the
Republicans of Delaware nave led the var
Of that movement. Aud it Is Il matter oil
no slight re ,iroUch 10 us of New Castle
county and OF Wilmingtu' that as
county we had ne lot or pa in il. 81,
i years ago the Republicans Of Kent and o
sussex electrified the state aud the country
by carrying Their cOun les. We were thel
the one, the first Southern state, to breai
9 away from the Democratic column of tn,
- solid South, that solid column always S,
threatening, and at last, when it achieved
its purpose ana got control Of the ngtlona
government, 50 destructive to the welfare
Oh the country.
y SIX years have rolled around since on
n triumph al lSsS. HE Democratic sue
ii cgsses Of 1890 and lss'2 have proved to b
but a temporary reaction to The brCl,
Il, sweep Of what IL the reIt tendency an
~ movement Of the country
y In that movement, mat great move
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