Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-07-04
ON. rHUHsDAr, JULr Z.


York -rressv Knows 1t AMI
at recently, specimen copies
Y York Pyoss have been sent
the Republicans in Delaware
led by q circular dated June
aigned by II. A. du pont,
Higgins, Edward G. Bradford,
NJ. Knox, Martin B. Burris,
I. Wilson and Hugh c. Browne.
sular warmly commends the
'rk Press and begs Republicans
tribe for it "for month or son
: During this month the New
'ress Is trying to please the Della
ns who have II on trial, and in
10 show its familiarity with Della.
affairs 1t has the following edi.
Navarro Democrats want Colonel du
senator-elect from that State, to sub
bis title to the inspection OF a Della
y court, which, Of course, will be
led In It's rulings by the Delaware Con-
plion. Colonel du Points natural course
submit bis title To the inspection OF
*f|tt@AI "a tlt btllttt DlhteS, RulQeu
ful'ngs by the United States Constitu-
1 h do not think that Colonel du Pont
f4wnete much OF his valuable time In
= AnE q choice between constitutions.
u OF the United States Is universally adj
NJ to be the best that the wit of man
uvised. II that OF the State of Della.
~ not the worst, it is just as bad as
mutations OF the other constitution
allow it to be. It was contrived
bayards and Saulsburys to perpetu-
Aeir oligarchial rule, to make Dela-
efernally pocket borough. When
ners had completed their work one
"a Dragged that they had ''thrown
" in the we'll" For fifty years the
as Stood Dive, drag, graphic, grope
wight THE people have never yet
sid the KEY. III other words,
upanimity 90 the voters for
-. .aeaSy TO the adoption Of new
asiltnlion haA,never been arrived at.
such Consti tption, devised as it was,
not provide that Democrat as a State
Hnator could deftet Republicans cleo
ion and then al Governor appoint
Democrat in the Republicans place, it
vas because It's framers never thought of
uat|that situation. That is the contention
u Delaware Democrats to-day, and that Is
ust the sort Of politics that the trainers of
hat Constitution were up to.
4 cptonei du Pont will choose the other
3snstitution.
fThis is pretty long extract, but it is
necessary to read the whole thing in
der 70 catch the full force of its ASSN
Nothing could be more picturesque
the combination of assurance and
rance with which the Press touches
q Delaware history. Is it not de-
&s TO hear it talk about the Della
-ttution as contrived by the
Saulsburys?" tits entirely
any knowledge that the
Of Delaware was framed
Of the Democrat
line Wings; mat
Tor a Saulsbniy had
it; ttaI it was
- besce the Sauls-
pom the scene of
that it was John
me great Wing leader, who
The had "thrown the key in
II is also blissfully ignorant
" has been found and hung
peg from which ii can be
~sed by the people at their
| that it was found and
. by the Democrats who
General Assembly in 1891
iy 1t would be interesting
Il 1t could discover that
nvention to frame New
as been called, its mem
tied at the next general
lnce Of the Press in re.
Dry Is not more ridicu.
ak about Colonel du
w choice between the
|H Delaware and the Con.
nited States. The Sena-
re must necessarily be
! rovisions of both Con.
lie Constitution OF the
Legislature of Dsla.
{ to elect United
the composition of
>ends solely upon
81 -: ltlon.
Z En-. times iiimitably
ly seen nothing
this notion OF
o. i du Pont can take
ich Constitution he
Cd under. The con.
70 well for him to
"a 5..- Constitution is all
the fact that the
dependentupon
"a republicans arc
certain clauses
nee in this re-
Press, Is the
lre court will
+ he Delaware
second
4sAnt, and he
point! That is the
have urged that
taken to the Della
hell the meaning of
,stitution is the very
lat Colonel du Pont
advocates as the New
He is afflicted with {
them. 1t Is an affection tc
4 by an ignoranus, bu
~ the Affections of Job mont
so bad as the affection o.
led and defended by fool.
4 .du Pont did not foreseI
M the New York Pres
bhis claim, when hi
.llar intended to boon