Year: 1878

WE CALL THE ATTENTION of the Detd-
todrem to the following paragraph from
the Republican of the 10th instant


"When we had Republican Senate
and House of Representative it WAS
thought a poor business when we Were
reducing the public debt at the rate of
two or three millions month but the
Democratic House has rev, rsed all this,
aud the statement for June shows an in
crease of 81, ,1I9, 1856. As long as the
Democrats control legislation the debt
will steadily increase"


Senator Salisbury is the editor of the
Detd,Cdred,l, and has taken the GAZETTE
to task for its course on party questions !;
and it has undertaken to sustain the Rep
resentative in Congress in bis vote.
We have no objection to the Delmcdrcan
doing this. 1t is called the organ of the
Democratic party, and is looked to in the
two lower counties for instruction, and
Its bachelor editor Is very capable to
give instruction. He is much our senior
and we should be happy to follow his
dictates whereve he is right. know
that 1t Is not generally considered cour-
teous to mention an editor by name in
discussions, and we would not have done
this had our name not been used by the
Detd,o0reUl. The GAZETTE does not
claim to be the organ of any party. IL
claims to speak for the people and for
its patrons. 1t does claim to forward the
interests of the Democratic people and es-
pouses the Democratic party because that
party claims TO hold and we think does
hold higher and purer principles; clings
closer to constitutional law and expounds
1t most correctly, and is also the most
economical in the expenditure of the
peoples money while it is the only party
that guarantees indi yidual liberty found
ed upon well established laws.


We desire the Senatorial editor of the
Deid0dreoM to explain to the editor of
the Rep"bltcan how Inconsistent it is to
charge the Democra ic House with ex-
travagance, while it defends and lauds
the Democrats who abandoned he Dem
ocratic party TO vote with the Republi-
cans for the increase of the army: the
increase in the Presidents salary. and
against the silver bill, which the Republt-
can favored.


We ask the Delncareon TO defend the
democratic House from this charge be-
cause its editor is able and is.supposedto
have plenty of leisure time. He draws
his $500 month and can erioy his otiuU.
cum di9Htote from now until The fourth
of March; and certainly will not gru,re
a few hours to explain the reason why
"A a
army, Notwithstanding the Senator vot
ed himself against an increase of the
army.


The Senator was i'll Washington and
could therefore direct his newSpaper in
such cour>e as would not comDromise
it or himself, But the GAZETTE was NOT
so happily situated. 1t was compelled
to take ground without waiting to see
how our Senators or our Representative
desired TO vote.


IN conclusion we ask the Republican
to hold up few days until it hears from
the Dei0ocdreda or as it is so extremely
pleased with Senator ,Bayard's vote on
the army bill, and his independence,
suppose it defers to his great ability and
Just admits that the expense of the
Democratic House was occasioned in
part by the votes of about 116 Republi


cans aided by eight or nine Demo
Gratis.


Now, we are not at all sour at anybody
| and we do assure our Senatorial editor
that we have not the least hostility Ia
any member of the Democratic party


We have spoken in favor Of our party


and our party never was stronger than


1t is in Delaware, or more united. We


regret that it was not united in Washing


ton and that the Representative did moi


vote with our Senatorial editor on tbes,


important questions. Laws may be en-


acted to crush out the GAZETTE, becaus,


IL Is party paper. And they may sue


coed i'll doing this. But until this i,


done, we do assure our readers that tn,


GAZETTE will speak out against exhor


bitant salaries and high governme nta


eXpense' and in favor of u reduction il


taN"'. - and this is the main object, a


We rad i.itand, that the people now ain
70 a"complish through Congressional leg


station.