American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-10-31

a In 1915 he ran cir il d mocraue Seaator lof hs
County, and rars The support IT PsncGder Haltafsd
i 10 the federal Candidate" ssc.-.4nd gare the saP
port of Pencader Hundred -! wish one oil ihese
gentlemen would Try his hand a. giving away ihe
support OF the ireemen oi Pencader Iundted. 70
whom he might choose. am inclined 10 thihE nc
would meet with Scotch prize. There IS TOO
much stubborn independence in the poorest sotef
Iin Pencader Hundred, 10 give away his vote upon
the ipse dirit OF any man living, or that ever do
live Aeain-Mr. 4" Turn.him. OUT says-"A s
stronger instance Of his disregard Of principle took
place at the election in 622, when the following was
The return OF the poll in Peneader Hundred, &c.
!" His disregard Of prncipte"! because, upon 'hst
occasion, large number OF the Democratic Cltlzens
OF Pencader Hundred chose TO strike from theli
ticket. certain names and substitute others IN Their
places Except as an individual citizen oil Pencader
Hundred do not feel this stroke as leyelled al me,
1t is gross insult aimed at every freeman 10 ihe
Hundred, and as such have no doubt OF II being
long, very long remembered. Some OF these gen
tlemen who amuse themselves with writing and pub
Fishing handbs, had better be little more careful
they might otherwise chance TO get nest OF nor
nets about their ears. The Polls Of Pencader Hun
dred arc shown as an evidence Of my political chan
ges, of my cutting and slashing Red Lion LICK
els." II the Democratic voters OF Peneader Hun
dred have, any Of them, from freak OF tancy or
from any other cause chose at any time to alter a
, Red Lion Ticket, must account for The SIN. II
this be good reatoning upon on election day. II Is
mos, certainly gross nonsense on every other day
in the year.
Whether it may increase, or lessen, my imPor,
, ,ance 10 the public estimation, am quite willing 70
confess that ! am very far from being that ac'
live, influential and powerful partisan politician
j which these gentlemen would have the public 10 be
ieve. Instead OF being able 10 "sire the support
II 49,. oapltxl tnhf
choose, do know that there lives one single IN,
diyidusl over whose vote have the smallest control
: except il be my own. There are perhaps but lev
E il indsed there be any less active eectioneeters III
, the Hundred 10 which live ] have never had
much taste for such employ ment-and have slwsys
had much Of other, and more profitable business
, as could attend to. | have been in the habit o
voting the Red Lion Ticket without alteration for
! more than twenty years. What little have ever
said in the Hundred upon the subject Of politics
and elections, has been in favor OF that ticket. No
, man ever knew TO alter one OF those tickets, or
advise an alteration OF II. But without depending
upon any assertions OF my own TO rebut this charge
, or " Cutting and lStashins" Red Lion Tickets. |
have plain tale told by others, which will per
haps put these gentlemen down, 10 relation 10 this
matter
"The undersigned do certify and declare that We have
been in the habit Of voting AZ the same polls with pr
Black for years last past md believe that dl
ring the whole OF that time he has uniformly r3ef and We
know that he has his declarations done what he fairly
could induce others TO support fully, the ticket which
annually been formed BY the Democratic delegates
Red Lion" (Signed) JAMES STEWART,
II. D FOWLER,
: Dated October, 1926. JACOB FAIRS.
Any man who knows The gentlemen signing this
certificate, will not risk his character 50 far 10
call in question their yeracity. trust. therefore,
that this charge Of not supporting Red Lion nomi-
nations, which has been often reiterated against
it be, and the accuser will venture TO afx his name
to the accusation, may be tempted TO try other
and harsher means to repel the slapdcr
In consluson, would most respectfully suggest TO
4 the gentlemen who composed the majority OF the
. . Buck Meeting, the proprety Of being little more
careful how they point their shafts al the character
of any individual by holding him up in public hand
bills and newspapers as unworthy private respect, or
public confidence, upon mere suspicion. TO build
! up respectable reputauon is otentimes the labor
Of long lifetime and yet, without any real fault
in the possessor it may be blasted in moment, by
one ungenerous surmse-by one lhouehtess or il
liberal insnuaon.
: feel no disposition at this time TO retaate upon
), any member Of the meeting which has made this
i certainly, most nnp.oyoked attack upon me. / am
willing to suppose that the members Of that meeting
may have been influenced BY lalse reports many o
which know were in circulation. If any of them
take the trouble TO read this defence, ] hope they
Z will be satisfied that they acted prematurey anc
: unfairly. S. II. BLACK.
;. Oct 1896.