Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-18
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
A Conferences KeTnra,ng Ehucntioh Held
Monday Afternoon.

Monday AIternoon.
stan Correspondence OF Gazette und journal.
Dover, Feb. II. -trhs Constitutional
Convention devoted most Of the time
yesterdny to eulogies OF the late Hon.
H. ID. Wales and Iloll II, Il. Martin.
The following, which were offered by
Mr.. DanHhoe, were adopted unani
moualy;
Resolved, That We have learned
with profound regret of the death OF
tho late Judge Leonard n. Wales who,
as q soldier In the late war, as a Judge
In tho coiirts Of this State for 20 years,
and Judge 10 the Federal courts for
IL years, endeHred himself to the people
OF this commonwealth as a brave
soldier. an able and impartial judge
ard ono OF our foremost citizens.
Resolved, That the members Of this
convention hereby tender to the family
of tho dedeaHed our sincere sympathy
in their great bereavement, and mourn
with them their loss and tho loss TO
our peoplo.
Resolved, That the president of
this eunyentiou be instructed to
forward a copy of these resolutions,
duly attestea hy the Secretary. to tho
family Of the tleceasod.
Several memiIerB made touching adj
DRESSES on the Int Judge Wales, and 1t
was evident that tho delegates bore the
kindliest feeling toward bin.
ioimilar action was taken with respect
TO the late Il, L. Martin, and the fol.
lowing, which we're offered by Mr..
Uavender, were adopted:
Resolved, That this convention has
heard with profound regret the formal
announcement OF the death OF the Hon.
Edward j.. Martin. an honorsd citizen
of this State, highly esteemed for his
ability and integrity and for the emil
nont public service be has rendered the
people OF thia State.
Resolved, That this convention,
while expressing regret at the loss
which the State has incurred, feels II
duo to itself and to others to offer the
expression Of its deep sympathy 10 the
bereaved family OF Mr. Martin, and TO
the community OF which he had so long
been an hbnored and valued member.
Resolved, That the president he
and no is hereby requested to CHM
municato these resolution, properly at
tested by the secretary of the conven-
tion, to the family of our deceased
friend.n
Addresses were also made by several
members concerning Mr.. Martin, and
in the course OF the remarks some OF
tho delegates were Moved to tears
Dover, Feb. 16, Tho Constitutional
Convention remained in session yester-
day morning only 40 hour. Mr.. Biggs
presented two memorials. Que from the
philanthropic committee of the Society
Of Friends of Wilmington, regarding
the abolition of the whipping post !;
the other pertaining to the woman Is
suffrage question.
DR.. Cooper, on behalf of the legis-
latiye committee of the State Council
OF the Junior Order Of United Ameri-
can Mechanics, composed OF !. II.
Parker, Frank X. Householder anu
Frank M. Jonss presented the follow
ing, which was referred TO the COM
mittee Gu education.
Greeting: We, part OF the con-
stituency OF the State Of Delaware,
and representing an organization OF
nearly half million voters in the
United States OF America, and over
1000 in this State, believing .that it is
un-American and in direct conflict
with the Declaration OF Independence,
az also to the Constitution OF tine
United States OF America, that any
money collected hS direct taxation
| oiAuh't III ny
or State for Hectarlan purposes, there.
fore We offer this our appeal aud pc.
titian: a
Whereas Our Ropnblic stands alone in
the history of civil government and has
illustrated Constitutional freedom in I'LL its
beuelcence, power and grandeur and
Whereas, Nowhere else has government
ennobled man, SO elevated woman, so In
spired is young men with heroisni and am.
lin, t..f l,atr nj.
50 maize citizenship glorious by the eXpan-
sion of CHRISTIAN morality and intelligence,
so fOstered letters, the arts and sciences, so
protected every creed, so smoothed the road
Of life and given to all, from the highest to
the lowest, from the richest TO the poorest,
an equal chance for happiness aud homes;
and
Whereas, In government where the peo-
pie are the rulers intelligence and education
are necessary to maintain the nation next
in Importance TO freedom and Justice is
popular education, without which neither
freedom nor Justice can be permanently
maintained. Its interests are intrusted to
the States and to the voluntary action of
the people. Whatever help the nation can
justly afford should be generously given to
aid the States in supporting common schools
butt would be and is unjust to our peopieand
dangerous to our every form of institution
to apply any portion of the revenues Of the
nation or OF the State to the support Of sec
tarian schools. The separai ion of the Church
and State in everything relating to taxation
should be absolute; therefore we, as Ameri-
can Mechanics and as true American citizens
offer this our petition.
First. That iii forming orr new Constitu-
ton it shall expressly declare and prohibit
any moneys of this State or any of its cotln-
ties being appropriated for sectarian pur-
poses.
Second. That all public schools shall be
opened by the reading of portion from the
Bible daily.
Third. 1t shall be the imposed duty of all
school boards and trustees af ali public
schools in this State to see that the Amer-
can ilug. the Stars and Stripes, floats over
every public school.
The time OF the convention from
o'clock until $50 was occupied by the
educators Of the State. Addresses were
made by Prof. Isaac r. johnson of the
Friends School of Wilmington; Prof.
A. Il. Spsid oil the Alexis du Pont
School,, Wilmington; Mrs. A. b.
Warner OF the New Century Club;
William Michael Byrne OF Whining.
ION; Superintendent OF Free Schools
". w. Knowles of Sussex county and
Superintendent G. G. Jindal of kent
county. Prof. Spaid read an elaborate
paper, in which tho following was sug-
gested a. an article on education for
tho new Consultation:
Sec /. A general diffusion of knowledge
and nj lipnDf,n hniflU nj m,