Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-07-26
4 WHTrE CoNKENTToM.

The fact has been Weekly Heratd-ed that
on Saturday, the Sd day of Aug, there
will assemble in Delaware a convention
of the ''pure Caucasian" bloods of this
/ county, We are made 20 understand,
/ that it viii be an assem- blage of 50 white''
men, to wit, of the unterrifedr uncor-
rupted and incOrruptible Democracy,
and such phenomenon being entirely
new in these parts it will perhaps be
looked for with as much curiosity as
| the coming of "Robinson's Great
! Show" or the advent of Dan Rice, the
| .'Prince of Moral and intellectual
Amusements.p In fact it will be equiv
alent to Hten shows in one'' embracing
all t he old combinations and including
Caucasian varieties of uncommon
beauty.
Whether there will be an extra charge
for seeing the elephant is not stated in
the bills, nor are we told whether it
will be a white elephant. It is natural to
Suppose, however, that every one who
has ticket will get to see that rare
and extraordinary animal. It is also
privately whispered that there will be
on exhibition a live Copperhead recent
ly captured in Holmes county, but
whether white or not we are left
to conjecture.
One thing seems absolutely certain,
that only ''white'' men can be admitted
to the convention. The first and indis-
pensable qualification for admission
we understand to be an unimpeaehable
and unequivocaI complexion on the
part of the admitted. This certainly
leaves a wide range for speculation,
and we could wish the authorities had
been more definite. There is no objee-
ton made against albinoes and we can
not therefore assume that they will be
excluded. Nor does 1t appear that
there viii be required an intelligence
qualification. Nor one Of education. Nor
one of loyalty. Nor a certificate of good
moral character. In fact the presump-
tion is not inadmissabIe that knaves
can go in without hindrance and that
fools viii eteOmplimentary tickets. Es--
pecially 50 If we take into account some
OF the ''time-honored'' customs of the
Democracy. Nor is admission restrio-
ted to persons of sane mind. Nor de-
MED to persons of weak mind. Or to
those without mind. Or TO those OIL
disloyal sentiments. 7 he main thing,
the essential thing, the all-important
thing is that delegates shall be white
This term is doubtless meant to apply
to complexion, and probably to some
other things Whether it refers to liver
is not stated but one would judge so |
from SOME of the anteeedents of the
party. It is also presumable that each |
delegate viii be expected to wear a |
white feather in his hat. The white |
flag VIII also probably be displayed on /
the occasion. And black one by way |
of contrast, and as reminder of GER
tain events Of the late war.
But after oil we are not sure that we are t
not too fast in some respects. The call /
invites ''every Democrat and other per-
son favorable to the t0hite element rul-
ing this country" Here seems TO be
no distinction of color except in regard
to the 'ruling element" On this the
Democracy evidently has its eye, yet it
is AN eye that may have "chalk in it."
g Every other person" is an indefinite
phrase and the word "person" is liable
in thess times to be literally construed.
We remember OF residing in the Consti-
tuition something about three fflbs of
all other persons" which phrase we
have been Democratically Informed re-
ters to persons Of African descent. We
suspect that a lOop-hole has
been left for the admission OF apos-
late Africans to the convention. And
why not2 Since it is ofthe first impor-
lance that the "ruling element" should
be ''white, . and the element aforesaid h
being the objective point of the Demo