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DELAWARE. 



DENMARK. 



hereby requested to hold meetings as speedily as pos- 

 sible after the tickets of the political parties are nomi- 

 nated, to consider whether or not the men so nomi- 

 nated are men who, if elected, will represent the in- 

 terest of the people, and recommend the election of 

 such only as in their judgment will represent the 

 people's interest. 



That all petty cases shall be finally decided by jus- 

 tices of the peace with privilege of appeal to the courts 

 in case of dissatisfaction. 



The Democratic State Convention was held at 

 Dover on Aug. 12. Its nominees were Robert 

 J. Reynolds for Governor and John W. Causey 

 for Member of Congress. The platform, on 

 local issues, contained the following : 



That we denounce the use of money to control our 

 voters as degrading to the politics of our State, and 

 we urgently recommend legislation to punish and pre- 

 vent such practices, and to enact the Australian ballot 

 law, or some measure equivalent, as a protection to 

 the free exercise of the privilege of franchise. 



That it is the duty of the Legislature to provide for 

 the holding of a convention for the revision and 

 amendment of the Constitution of the State by the 

 light of the experience of the last sixty years. 



The Republican State Convention met at 

 Dover on Sept. 9. and nominated Henry A. Rich- 

 ardson for Governor and Henry P. Cannon for 

 Member of Congress. The platform treats of 

 State issues as follows : 



That experience has clearly demonstrated that the 

 organic law of this State is in many respects defective, 

 and the calling of a convention, to be held in 1891, is 

 imperatively required. 



That the expenses of conducting both State and 

 county affairs have improperly increased, are still in- 

 creasing, and ought to be diminished, and as fruitful 

 sources of such increase we refer especially to the 

 practice of legislative grants of monev for objects of 

 no public utility, to the lengthening of legislative ses- 

 sions by frequent adjournments without necessity, 

 and to extravagant allowances, particularly by levy 

 courts, resulting in the enormous swelling of county 

 indebtedness. 



That the right to vote is inherent in the people. 

 "We charge that the Democratic party in Delaware 

 has, by the enactment of the system of assessment 

 and collection laws of 1873, its oppressive and fraudu- 

 lent administration of that system and its defeat of 

 proper measures, designed and calculated to correct 

 the evils of that system, passed by a Republican House 

 of Representatives at the last session of the Legisla- 

 ture, wrongfully disfranchised large masses of our peo- 

 ple, destroyed uniformity and equality of taxation, 

 repudiated the most cardinal principles of popular 

 self-government, brought reproach and disgrace upon 

 our State, and shown itself to be an organized con- 

 spiracy against rule by popular majorities. 



That our State should be divided into senatorial 

 and representative districts, and Senators and Repre- 

 sentatives in the General Assembly should be elected 

 in such districts respectively by the people thereof, 

 and that levy court commissioners in each county 

 should be elected from districts in such manner as to 

 insure just minority representation in the levy courts 

 of the several counties. 



That pursuant to the policy of the Republican party 

 in this State as enunciated in its State platform two 

 years ago, we favor the adoption and maintenance of 

 a system of local option. 



That the present system of taxation is inequitable 

 and unjust in that it limits the burdens thereof to 

 certain species of property while others are exempt 

 therefrom. And that this injustice and inequality 

 ought to be promptly corrected by the enactment of 

 such a statute as will render moneyed securities sub- 

 ject to a general taxation for public purposes, and re- 

 quire the holders thereof to contribute a fair propor- 



tion toward the expenses of government which affords. 

 them, as well as others, protection in their property 

 and thereby correspondingly relieve real estate from 

 the undue proportion of the public burden which it 

 has hitherto borne. 



That rigid economy in each of the several depart- 

 ments of the State and county governments is abso- 

 lutely required. And to this end we believe it would 

 certainly promote the public good if all prisoners i n 

 the several jails in the State should be fed by contract 

 awarded to the lowest bidder. And that some em- 

 ployment, which shall not compete with honest labor 

 should be provided for such prisoners, so that the 

 jails may not be made mere asylums for a el;; 

 vagrants whose maintenance therein has bec< 

 serious burden to the public. 



That such legislation as will amply secure and 

 properly protect our citizens engaged in the oyster 

 and fishing industries of this State in all their' just 

 rights ought to be promptly enacted. 



Strenuous efforts were made by the Demo- 

 cratic party to regain the supremacy in State 

 affairs which it lost in the election of 1888. To 

 this end internal dissensions were forgotten and 

 all factions united in support of the party ticket. 

 The result was a Democratic victory at the elec- 

 tion in November. The official count for (!ov- 

 ernor showed 17,801 votes for Reynolds, 1 ; 

 for Richardson, and about 140 vote's for Kellura. 

 For Congressman, Causey had 17,848 votes: 

 Cannon, 17,180; and Green, about 140. Two 

 thirds of the Senate and the entire Lower House 

 of the General Assembly of 1891 were chosen at 

 the same election. That body will contain in 

 the Senate 5 Democrats and 4 Republicans, and 

 in the House 14 Democrats and 7 Republicans. 



DENMARK, a monarchy in northern Europe. 

 The Constitution of July 28, 1866, which restored 

 the charter of June 5, 1849, vests the executive 

 power in the King and his ministers, who are 

 responsible to the Rigsdag, or legislative assem- 

 bly, which comprises the Landsthing, consisting 

 of 12 appointed and 54 elective members, chosen 

 by indirect election, and the Folkething, consist- 

 ing of 102 members, elected by the direct suf- 

 frage of all males over thirty years of age. The 

 Rigsdag meets annually on the first Monday in 

 October, All money bills must be presented 

 in the popular house. 



The reigning King is Christian IX, born A 

 8, 1818, the fourth son of Duke Wilhelm 

 Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Gliicksburg. 

 mounted the throne, by virtue of the treaty 

 London of May 8, 1852, and of the Danish law of 

 succession of July 31 of the same year, on the 

 death of King Frederik VII, Nov. 15, 

 The heir-apparent is his eldest son, Frede 

 born June 3, 1843. His other children are A 

 andra, Princess of Wales ; Prince Wilhelm, 

 was elected King of the Hellenes in 1863 un 

 the title of Georgios I ; Princess Marie 1 )agii 

 who is now the Empress Maria Feodorovna of 

 Russia; Princess Thyra, the Duchess of Cumber- 

 land ; and Prince Waldernar, who has several 

 times been considered as a candidate for t be Bul- 

 garian throne. The present Cabinet was first 

 constituted on June 11, 1875. It consists of Ja- 

 cob Brcemium Scavenius Estrup, President of the 

 Council and Minister of Finance; II. (J. Ingcr- 

 slev, Minister of the Interior, appointed Aug. 7. 

 1885 ; J. M. V. Nellemann, Minister of Justice 

 and for Iceland; Otto Ditlev, Baron Rosenc TII- 

 Lehn, Minister of Foreign Affairs, appointed Oct 



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