Evening journal., 1898-12-23
A POLITICAL SCHEME.
Every Precinct to Have Its
Legion.
TO REORGANIzE The DEMOCRACY

BlLOAho Of lE-AN AMI flACt1 /
BLOCK TO BE UNDER CONSTANT
SUPERVISION AND CLOSE AT
TENTIoN.
A number OF Democrats have mapped |
out a plan for the thorough reorgani- |
zation Of the Democratic party Of New
Castle county. Martin f. Smith, Arte-
mas Smith, ex-Recorder of Deeds
James T. Shallcross, William w. Dra-
per, John Townsend. Lewis Pfrom,
and William Bird are credited with be-
ing at the head Of this movement.
All preliminary steps have been
taken. A declaration of principles has
been formulated for PRONUNCIATION; a
constitution and bylaws have been
prepared ready for adoption, and al
that is necessary is TO have the ap-
proval of the Democratic voters OF tho
ccunty. The promoters of this project
are confident shat if it goes into ef-
feck, the result will be that the county
will be redeemed from Republican
domination and that this rehabilitation
victories in years to come.
To an Evening Journal reporter this
morning Martin e. Smith detailed the
particulars Of This political enterprise.
The plan is to organize a legion in
!. each voting precinct In each repTesen-
tative district, and then to organize
legion for the representative district
= from among the working members OF
the precinct legions When all, or part,
OF the district are organized, a county
legion will be organized from certain
members of the district legiors. The
county legion is to state national and
state Issues, formulate county issues
and, in a measure, direct the actions Of
the representative districts The dis
trict legion is to receive and state the
national, state and county issues, to
. formulate district Issues, to have super
: vision over the precinct legions in the
district, TO distribute literature to the
, legions and to make reports TO the
I county legion. The precinct legion is
! to be the real working legion, to get
! accurate reports Of all persons in the
= precinct, and to report to the superior
ot leeions; to disseminate the literature,
n explain the issues and all other ewch
II work.
d The political work OF the precinct le-
r gion Will he done through the board Of
n governors, which will consist OF one
member fIom each squad of ten voters
II in the precinct. The controlling power
l. in the representative district lagior
u will be the council which will be com
e posed of a chairman of the boards %
20 governors Of the various precincts an,
= others appointed by the president, witl
- the consent Of the legion. The controll
~ ing power in the county legion viii b,
- the cabinet, which will be composed o
,e the chairman OF the councils Of tn
representative district legiOns AL
se Democrats are entitled to membership
"A by agreeing to the following declara
N tion of principles, but only those win
1e pay 81 in advance and regular month";.
an dues will be permitted to hold office
be and one Of the cardinal principles %
es this movement is that there shall b
he no bosses.
ce DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
le We, the members Of this legion, dc
", clare, that the fundamental principle
= Of this government is, that the govern
IA ment exists, laws are enacted and exc
cured by reason of the consent Of tn
Al governed that the power OF the goN
- ernment extends no further, than
oL the rules for the government Of OF
AM own conduct, and that an extension ,
r. these rules 10 others, involves col
a tradictiOn to our basic law and is daI
at gerous to our liberties
cid We declare that the people Of tn
" country have delegated 10 the govern
be ment no further power than the rigl
he TO make rules for the government
we our social relations; and that thu
'ut have retained to themselves the rig
do OF individual liberty.
10 We declare for the local self goveu
ee- menc Of cur social rights, which affe
,.ne only locality, but accord to the larg
Ia societies, the general right which pc
tain to the whole.
~ In the relation Of the citizens to q
No state and United States government
md we declare that the powers delegat
ot- to the latter ought TO be strictly co
strUed
the We declare that an laws ought to
to general in their ntaure and equal
oui their application. And we condemn
ted inequalities in legislation.
dlA we utLdlt AIdl ltlANll.tn NbAti q
,ol- to the just principles Of a republic
'toi form of government have been appli
in extending the ecope Of our organ
law, and taat class legislation has be
AID enacted, resulting in the enequal &C
h a dition of The citizens of this country
We accept these existing condition
-ear but declare that all laws that ha
cen made them possible, ought to be
dis pealed and that a limitation on
- power Of wealth over labor and iabo
'ne product is justihable and expediel
ai that fundamental principles ought
% IN be applied 10 existing conditions.
,an- sueh a manner as to equalize them.
And we further declare that che n,
CT a return to the fundamental prin
PIES Of a free popular sovernme
oars based on home rule and individual
urse er.y was never more urgent than n'
eOrd
ices WILL TRIM A TREE.
on The members of the Sunehine Gil