Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-09-10
Thirty Minutes with Salisbury.

HIS VIEWS oS THE ISSUES OF THE DAY.
Shortly before eight O'Clock, Monday morning,
Senator salisbury called at the CoMMEie IAL
office
He arrived in Wilmington last week, but had
hitherto neglected TO see u.s.
Up to sometime on Saturday the Senator had
maintained the newly-formed temperance repu-
tation Vi the Wilmington Democracy.
At that time somebody persuaded the Senator
10 take something.
Since then the Senator has felt that his foot was
on his native heath. Fun, frolc and familiarity
inspired his condition. The sports of his happy
hours upon the Diamond, at Georgetown, arose
in his recollection.
The Senator has ruined the whole Democratic
party's character. Its breath smells.
This we regret, but We cannot help
| Mr.. Sausbury's appearance in the COMMERCIAL
office was to some degree unexpected. He came
in to put up the money in little bet Of one hun
drcd thousand dollars on the election. His dress
was respectable his boots BACKED, his hair rather
awry, and his manner sportive in the extreme.
| He addressed the COMMERCIAL in familiar
style, abiding to it in terms not complimentary
and proposing to devote 1t 10 uses which its fair
pages do not deserve. He testified his apprecia-
ton Of it. however, by offering to subscribe, and
protesting his readiness to draw check for fifty
dollars in payment.
A considerable number of people having gath
cred around the Senator invited them W to our
counter to take drink, and to the scandal of all
pillar of the Good Templars, to set out the bot
r
1t indicated how completely the Temperance
spirit of our Democratic opponents has fed.
Several gentlemen, fearing that our visitor was
troublesome, asked him TO accompany them 10
his hotel
This however, he persistently declined and
expressed his intention TO remain some time
Our young friend of 1G years, Charley Virgins,
having suggested doubt as to whether the SEN
ator had so much loose change in his pockets az
the bets he was offering TO make, the Senatorial
wrath was greatly excited, and the Senatorial
language was far from that high level of polite.
ness which we should naturally expect from the
ruling classes OF Dover, and below. He furtLe
lntimated desire to chastise Charley, and shool
the Senatorial fist in very menacing manner
Gentlemen, he said, always had money-plent,
! uM-inoney.
: We have no objection to people expressn!
, their views on political topics, but we think til
Senator meant to irAhlt us, when he swung hi
hat. and said
: "H'ror, boys! Les give thr-cheers f Demo
cratic party, right here in C'mercial OFFS"
This was too much. 1t was more than sportivt
r For Senator Salisbury of Georgetown to com
into the front office OF the DAILY COMMERCIAL
. at an early hour on Monday morning, and in I'll
: presence Of large and excited crowd to swim
his hat and propose three cheers for the Demo
: cratic party, fright here in C'mercial Office,
r too much. We don't mind little profanity. an
we can stand good deal of vulgarity, when "
consider that the speaker is only the represent;
: tive OF Delaware, in the Senate of the Unite
: States, but there is point as the Declaration
Independence pertinently remarks beyond whic
endurance ceases to be virtue.
G After several gentlemen had ineffectuall
. sought TO lead our visitor away, our friend d
d Askew finally succeeded, and the Senator WI
: retired to his hotel. We trust that If he shoul
. again make his appearance in public, he will
= permitted to indulge his humorous fancies as
may desire, unless the police feel it their duty
} interfere. AS for his calling at the COMMERCIAL
!" Office it is all right, though slightly liable
cause disturbance.