The sun., 1900-03-15

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THE Republicans OF Wilmington can
make MP their minds to one thing. The
next general assembly will enact new
charter for the city. It is Republican
cityand ought to have charter that
would give it Republican government.
The outrageous apportionment Of repre-
sentatiyea in City Council ought to be
changed and in this city where Republ- I
cans have been clamoring forrepresenta-
ton according 10 population, they ought
to see to it that tie city is represented
in tile Legislature by capable Repub-
licans, and by enough OF them to
secure what is needed. There is another
point about it, The assembly will be Re /
publican. II is impossible TO figure i i
out anvother way-the majority Of the
Assembly viii be Republican, and ma
ioritv OF that majority will be thion Re
publican, and, probably, il Will come
from Kent and Sussex counties. That they
city Republicans, gees without saying,
but there is this about it, the newspapers
OF this city, are now, and have been
abusing the Union Republicans without
stint; they have been calling these men,
into whose control the interests OF the
city must fall, all mannerof hard namts,
and accusing them OF all manner Of poll
tical crimes Is this wise under the cir
cumstances? 1t is not generally thought
to be good policy to quarrel with and
abuse the people from whom one expects
to ask fayors.
The question of vital Importance in
this charter making business is organiza-
ton. The new city government ought
to be thoroughly and Justly representa-
tive. 1t ought to be of, Tor and by the
people. The new City Council ought tc
represent the people and not corporate
or private interests ought to represent
men, not houses or lands. The curse Q
our Delaware system has been repre-
sentation of ground and not human
beings-the acres OF the States territory
and not the men and women Of its popu
lation. We have gotten rid Of that nov
in the anne ndment of the State constitu
tion, at least in part, and the making Q
new organic law for the city offers
good opportunity to get rid OF it j
city affairs-get rid of it in sentiment a
well as in fact. No political gerry
mander, in opposition to the broa
principle Of popular will freely exprcsse
as a basis Of government, ought to b
allowed. Liberal minded Law makers
in or out of the State Assembly, woul
allow nothing Of the kind.
1t i possible just here to enunciai
principle il government which seen
to be generally overlooked, and that j
Good government is not the great thin
sought for. Il is right government v
are after. Government proceeding fror
the right source aud along lines approve
by the people This we think is IL
heart and soul Of Republican Democrat
government. The source OF government
power and authority is the consent {
the people, not implied or passive. bl
actual consent. Suffrage ought to be {
general as possible. Restrictive suffrai
is a denial OF the fundam entail princip
Of popular government. A denial th
- ought to find no expression and no pra
tical application in this republic Of
century's growth and development,
this modern age, and in this the fir
State in the Union.
As consent of the people is the sour
OF all governmental power, population
the only true basis OF representation
That principle ought to have been a
piled to the State, and probably wou
have been if the new constitution hi
been made by Republicans. 1t ought
be applied here where the people ha'
been demanding it for years. In MAXI