Year: 1878

WHERE would the Democratic party
have been to-day, had the GAZETTE not
taken the stand it did on the silver ques-
tion? What sort of a campaign could
we make in favor of single gold stand
ard and the demonetization of silver?
These are the measures your Repre-
sentative advocated and your Senator
voted for. Does not Maine answer this
question? The American people are not
fools. The "bloody shirt" craze has
ceased to exist and they see things as
they are and will not be duped any
longer by the GLIDE tongue of deceptions
and designing leaders. Blaine, Hale,
Garfield and lots of orators who tried it
in Maine foundlthey were no where sue
cessful in deceiving the people. Are
Delawareans more stupid than the peo-
pie of Maine? We think not. They
are noted for their political sagacty. In
the terrible ordeal through which the
GAZETTE had passed they sympathized
with us-they saw we were right and
when one of the Representatives in Con-
gress visited our State and returned, he
was heard to say that about nine-tenths
OF his people were against single gold
standard; still but stubbornly voted for
single gold standard and against the sill
yer bill.


And. now would the Democracy chose
the fate of the Radicals in Maine. and
by sustaining the single gold standard
people, go into the minority Or will it
follow the course the GAZETTE indicates
and without disuniting from the great
Democratic party of the country follow
that course which the. great Western
statesmen, and the great leading minds
in the Middle and Southern States are
rallying around


They are for Rctrenchment, Economy
and Reform. Their primary object is to
reduce the debt of the country by the
mode least burdensome. Senator Thur
mans great speech points out one practi-
cal way in which enough may be annu-
ally saved TO pay nearly one-thrd of the
interest on the public debt. The infer
ence OF his speech is clearly that we must
soon have all greenbacks 'or all bank
notes. By the use of the former we save
about S27 100000 and by the use of the
latter We might save SG,000,OOO: or, We
might have a Congress that would do
just what the corporationists LAWYERS and
newspapers have been pleading for and
demanding, the striking off of all tax on
banking capital.


We prefer Mr.. Thurnans policy SO
long as we are required to sustain the
National Bank system. But there never
was more high handed and unjust
financial measure in the legislation of
our country than the act ,that taxed our
State Banks out of existence. Bv one
fell swoop the General government as.
sumed to control the whole money MOVIE,
of the country. 1t was an act that coul,
have found no other excuse for its aIl
dacity, but i'll that with.which it wa
clothed-a war measure, and one of ne
cessity. And all such measures ar,
found to be obnoxious in times of peace


We are now told that we are a but
lerite : that we favor Buffers election
To the Gubernatorial chair Of Massachu
setts.


Well, now what have we in Drlawar
got To do with Butler? Have not on
brother Democrats in Massachusetts bee
standing up to be knocked down by tn
Radical sWindlers at every election fo
the last twenty-five or thirty wears
They have been taxed almost to death h
these eXtrayagant raocalS, who themSelyt
defended and voted for Butler when Il
was great deal worse man than he is
Aud can you blame the Democrats ,
Massachusetts for trying another way
get from under the heel of their onnrc
sors ? We think not. Now when Butl
openly declares he will reform the Stat
abolish rascality i'll office, and rcdu


taxation if elected, would you have the
refuse his aid and still lick the hand tn
smites them? We think not. But


any event it is not our concern. v
hope to see Butler reform Massachuset
out of the rascally hands that have ma
the Democrats pay three-fourths of Il
taxes while the Radicals got all the of
cial patronage and increased it two-fo
in the last ten years. We have hope f
n. Hampshire, and if Butler succeeds v