Year: 1878

is still time to prepare political slate
that will beat the Democrats; and its
whole comfort seems to be in the delusive
idea that a schism is to arise in the Demo-
cratic party, and through the fattery OF
that paper and aided by small number
of Democrats, Senator Bayard is to take
the stump fora ticket formed OF RepuDll-
cans and of independents, and thus the
Democratic party in the county and State
is to be defeated.
1t has come to this The great, vault
ing, insulting and overbearing party OF
ten or twelve years ago, that claimed to
rule this State by the aid of negro votes,
and to send jenkins to the Senate, after
the GAZETTE was beaten down, and the
Democrats wiped out, is itself so thor
ouChly defeated because of the lack OF
talents in its newspaper leaders,as to pro-
pose to 90 over to Senator Bayard to ac-
quire success, and to acquiesce in any mea-
stres that he may propose. Two of these
papers are managed by men whose chief
duty, some years ago, seemed to be to run
around the streets and cry "rebel,"
sstraitor'' and 'copperhead' at the GA
ZETTE, and to denounce the Bayards and
the Bayard family; insisting that they
ought to be hung or sent across the lines.


Such are times changes The GA
zETTEs labors have built the Democratic
party up and made it strong. Beginning
when the most of men faltered and de-
clared there was little use in attempting
to confront the mass of negro allies that
were placed upon the assessment lists by
the then Republican Levy Court of this
county, with the U. S. Marshals and
deputies and the Enforcement law to aid
the opponents Of the Democratic party
Then it was that the GAZETTE, with
out any consultation with Mr.. Bayard or
any other leader, resolved upon the
course which combined the intelligence of
the State into party that has triumphed
over all odds and broken down the vain
and vaunting party that despised the
poor Democratic white laborer,and sought
to force his children to mingle with the
negro children. On this question in those
times the GAZETTE had to combat So
called Democratic papers in the State as
well as the Republicans. 1t was the de-
light of the GAZETTE to favor Mr.. Bay
ar1 Ha uas n narsacntaI man and one
of the ablest lawyers in the State. The
Democracy chose himfor its highest honor'
and the nation has since seemed to regarC
him with especial favor as the Statesman
nearest the South (who had himself beer
subject to all the foul dcnuncations the,
could heap upon a man, and the mos
conservative exponent of Southern views
He stood in the Senate chamber in all tn
essentials that could make man; tn
pride of his friends, and the envy of I'll
most gifted of the nation. He should /
to-day the leader of the whole Souther
and Southwestern tier of States, with
northern Democratic following second I
none. But


Could such man stoop.to follow sue
party-to accept such position as


proposed to be arranged for him by Il
malcontents whom the Republican al
its no-party co-laborers elaborately for
shadows and proposes to arrange to defe
the Delaware Democracy? Well, we thil


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have difieredm time inthe last tive
ty years. las it did withh his father before hi
But if any one supposed that either


these gentlemen saw any alluring light
the party that opposed the Democra
party, we think they ought to have lea
ed enough from subsequent events to
pei all such conjectures.


The questions on which the GAzET
and Senator Bayard differed, are mai


of the past; they are settled it is supp
ell, and the wave of time will roll o
them as over many other differences t
it obliterates. They were just such qu
tions as friends differed upon in all


States, and the GAZETTE relying upon


convincing fact that it has rendered
faithful and valuable service, and ass
ed to make the Democracy even IN
powerful than ecer, will probably fol
that it has ever been adverse to any
position that Senator Bayard did not


vocate long before the campaign OPEN


Nevertheless, we have only the G


of the people at heart. The Demoe


propose economy, the payment OF


State and county debts, and they are


ing it, while they are extending the p


ileges of education and making the S


pleasant and inviting to all who com


share its blessings. If any other pi


can do better, why it is their privileg


try. But We have no fears that the p


osltions of the Philstines of the Re


Hcaa will result In anything but fai


and that the condition of the Repl


can party, if it adopts the proposed p