Year: 1877




the Union, or more loyal to the Constitu-
ton.


For the last fifteen or sixteen years the
Democrats have had control of the
State, the Legislature and county Courts,
and controlled the most of the local gov
ernments. During much of this time the
United States otfice-holders, and, we may
say, sometimes the United States Courts,
instead of helping the State and the State
officials and its citizens, did all they could
to embarrass and defeat the wishes and
objects of the people. Notwithstanding
this opposition and other adverse circum-
stances, this little republic. managed by
true Democratic craftsmanship, has per-
formed a prodigious work a work that
would startle any mind to conceive of,
and one that would not be credited now
that it has been done, if statistics did not
Vouch for its truth.


We shall not weary the reader by a
long, prosy article in recital of the facts
nor do we reiterate them merely to prove
that the credit belongs to the Democratic
party OF Delaware, although it certainly
does deserve the credit for what it has
thus quietly accomplished


Hon. Eli Salisbury stated in the Sem
ate of the United States, and proved what
he said by irrefutable statistics, that the
State of Delaware had in about fifteen
years contributed to the United States
Government fifteen millions of dollars.
(S15,O00,0OOO Beside doing this the
State paid S1,20O,OO0 toward furnishing
soldiers for the army, substitutes for her
citizens, irrespective of party, who were
drafted and did not wish to fight against
their countrymen. For this latter sum tie
State had to issue her bonds. Since 1871,
besides continuing to pay one million Of
dollars year to the General Government,
we are told by Governor Cochran, in his
annual message to the Legislature, that
The statement of the State Treasurer,
made in January last, shows the 'practi-
cal liquidation Of almost half-million
Of dollars of bonded liabilities


Now, reader We care not what your
politics are, we ask you if there is not
something there to regret-if there is not
cause to regret that the General Govern
ment should have taxed your State to
such an extent and wasted at least halt
the money.


But aside from the regret there is some
thlng to rejoice over, and that is what we
desire most to call your attention to. 1t
Is this; If in fifteen years we have paid
the National Government fifteen million,
and paid half a million of our own deb
beside, what is to hinder us, if the Gen
eral Government falls into the hands 0
the Democrats and they release us iron
the payment Of about one-half the take
We have been paying, from getting ricl
again in the next twenty years


Is there not pleasure in this thought
that in twenty years the release of tn,
Tax upon real property will give to i
again the value it had before the spoler
got hold Of the government.


Why, at the rate of the reduction O
the taxes by our Democratic State Leg
lslature, just adjourned, we shall sool
have no State tax to pay. We hav
paid half million of dollars of Stat
debt in the past six years in ten NOR
years we will be practically out of Stat
debt, and our lands will be free from il
Now, if We could only get the none
collected by the Government properl
appropriated to the payment of It's deb
we might rejoice in the fact that we wei
on the high road to wealth again.


The Democrats have proved by the
TWO years management in the House ,
Representatives that they can save fro,
S50,O0O,O00 to S72, 100000 wear if the
had the aid OF the Senate and we belle,
The people will give it to them. Thu
with economy and energy, casting off tt
Old army and navy incubuses, we won
soon rise to such wealth and power as
be incalculable, and so astonish Il
world at OR recuperative capacity as
make all nations our friends and DIRE;
to be our enemies.


Democrats, much depends upon yo
Your party can bring about these resu
If we are united and stand together Ii
wall of iron. Your solidity will eau
the scattered remnants of other parties
unite with you, and tile result will


beneficial to all classes, whether polite
ly friends Or foes.


The late Legislature did their dr
well, and the very fact that the enem


of the Democracy have tried to find ia


and failed to show anything that v


wrong, must be crowning evidence


this. 1t has reduced the taxes of b


State and county. Now let the Repul