The sun., 1898-12-24

Senator elect Franklin G. Maull Demt
crat, taking his seat in the next Stat
Senate, is one of the principal topics
conversation amongst politicians of a
shades.
As has been previously published i
IHE Sun the concensus of opinion is ths
the protest Of DR.. Burton will not +
sustained and the Senators.elect, irrt
spective of party affiliations, are in n
way backward in stating their opinio
in the matter.
The majority of them contend that Dl
Burton lost all claim to the seat when h
withdrew his contest of certain district
in Sussex county during the tabulatio
OF the vote by the Superior Court.
This being the case there is very lttl
likelihood of DR.. Burton having his prc
test entertained by the State Senat
when that body convenes.
A number OF Democrats have mapped
out a plan for the thorough reorganiza
ton OF the Democratic party of New Cas-
tie county. Martin E. Smith, Artema
Smith, ex-Recorder of Deeds James T
Shallcross, William w. Draper, Johr
Townsend, Lewis Pfrom and William
Bird are credited with being at the heaG
of the movement.
All preliminary steps have been taken
A declaration of principles has been for.
mulated for promulgation; constitution
and bylaws have been prepared ready
for adoption, and all that is necessary is
to have the approval of the Democratic
voters OF the county. The promoters of
this project are confident that if it goes
into effect, the result will be that the
county will be redeemed from Republi-
can domination and that this rehabilita-
tlon OF the Democracy will insure it
many victories in years to come
10 an Erenoog Journal reporter this
morning Martin E. Smith detailed the
particulars Of this political enterprise.
Inc plan Is to organize legion in each
voting precinct in each representative
district, and then to organize legion
lof the representative district from
among the working mem bers of the pre-
c!nct leglons. When all, or part, of the
district are organized, a county legion
Will be organized from certain members
OF the. district legions. The county
legion Is to State national and State is
sues, formulate county issues and, in
measure, direct the actions of the repre-
sentative districts. The district legion is
to receive and state the national, State
and county issues, to formulate district
issues, to have supervision over the pre-
clnct legions in the district, to distribute
literature to legions, make reports to the
county legion. The precinct legion is to
be the real working legion, to get ac-
curate reports of all persons in the pre-
clnct, and to report to the superior
leglons; to disseminate the literature, ex-
plain the issues and all other such work.
The political work of the precinct
legion will be done through the board of
governors, which will consist of one
member from each squad of ten voters
in the precinct. The controlling power
IN the representative district legion will
be the council which will be composed
of chairman of the board of governors
OF the various precincts and others ap-
pointed by the president, with the con-
sent OF the legion. The controlling
power in the county legion will be the
cabinet, which will be composed of the
chairman of the councils of the repre-
sentative district legions. All Demo-
Gratis are entitled to membership by
agreeing to the following declaration Of
principles, but only th0se who pay 81 in
advance and reglleE monthly dues will
be permitted 10 Iio1d 0ilice. and one of
the cardinal pvinel " shi6 movement
is that there shell NC ve1ae.
We, the mem = h = M I'm. de-
clare, that thedunS| = p ~ " W
this Covernincnt " / ~ ai11ant |
exists, laws are al u - ~ ". I'M |
reason Of the c0ptesst n Ii III | h a
that the power ok II y - - ~ II III
tends no further, y 4 u RI ~ \
go eminent ofOs ~ N 1lI = =, NH y
an extension oftAtS6a l ~ Ier1 ssilfaIf
wolves contradictidR 5Ss ~ b1siD ~
and "a, is dangerous td Sut tieala " III
We declare thats the p91pIa of
country have delegated ~ ~ 4 1I,ss11 I
ment no further power than tlae n y w /
make rules for the governIaent f stUer 4
social relations; and that they. NV NJ
tanned to themselves the right 81 indi-
vidual liberty. sr9'"
We declare for the local self govern
ment OF our social rights, which affect
only locality, but accord TO the larger
societies, the general right which per-
tain to the whole. s
In the relation of the citizens to the
state and United States Governments,
we declare that the powers delegated
10 the latter ought to be strictly con-
We declare that all laws ought to be
general IN their nature and equal in
Their application. And we condemn all
Inequalities in legislation.
!. we declare that principles contrary to
" .ile Just principles Of a Republican form
VI VI government have been applied in ex-
1ehuiilg the scope of our organic law,
ana IlIat class legislation has been en-
acted, resulting in the enequal condition
o' u 1he citizens of this country.
we accept these existing conditions, |
J put declare that all laws that have made
VI thein possible ought to be repealed and
1nat limitation on the power OF wealth |
oyer labor and labor's product is justifi-
aoie and expedient; that fundamental
principles ought to be applied to existing
conditions, in such manner as to equal
And we further declare that the need |
OF a return 70 the fundamental princi-
ssss u. II ,lsE AZ IA M 3:as saaa