Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-06-02
1elaware Tribu,le
Thursday, June I'd, 1870.
THE THINNEss OF THE MASK.

TIE THlNNESS OF THE MASK.
Facts come to our attention. daily, which prove
that whatever resolutions they may pass at theil
meetings, for the purpose of deceiving those
whom Senator Salisbury terms, 'thicli-headed
ignorant white men," the active workers" OF
the Democratic party aro privately seeking to
control colored votes.
As an instance Of this, we may mention that
staunch ''white man" the active agent of the
complete Manure" Mr.. William Reynolds, of
Newark, in this county. OF all those who burst
Wristbands with wrath, at the adoption of the
Fifteenth Amendment, Mr.. Il. was one of the
most cantankerous. The quiet collegiate town
of Newark could scarcely hold him. lie entered
furionsly into the now disgraced and ridiculous
"Whte Man" movement, and stood forth as it's
leader in his neighborhood. But, strange to say,
when it came, not very long thereafter to the
Newark town election, Mr.. Reynolds, who had
declared, over and over, that he would not vote
''if the niggers voted" presented himself at the
polls and deposited his ballot as usual Not
content with this, he even further smirclied the
purity of his lily-white complexion by seeking
to control the vote of a colorc1 man, ia his eni-
ploy. If our report DO accurate, he actually
huiitieu tlchel lOlu IllIl tORO anu NOte
it, and then remarked that he would have ''the
honor, or ''the pleasure, or something of that
sort, 'of voting tho first negro vote in the town
'of Newark"
Listen to this Here is richness What is the
distinctive character of 80 white man," if he is
to take part, thus in controlling colored voters
How can that mans complexion remain like
snow, who thus exults in the honor Of "voting
the first negro 2"
Reports come to us, not only from New Castle
County, but from Sussex, of such efforts as this.
In Georgetown,a steady secret pressure has been
brought upon the colored people for the purpose
Of winning them over to the support of the Dem
ocratic party. We are assured that several of
them now declare themselves to adhere to il, and
the work of " conversion" will of course be
steadily pursued. No county meeting, and no
white man" resolutions have yet been set up,
in Sussex.
We do not quote these facts as anything dis
graceful, OF improper, in themselves They are
not 30. Mr.. Reynolds, if lie were true Demo-
crat. would be really glad, and with just reason,
60 witness the enfianchsement of his fellow
'itizen, who has life liberty and happiness to be
protected alike with himself. And so, too the
Sussex Democrats have full right to cultivate
the friendly regard of their colored neighbors
though this is doing ii at late day. They have
an entire liberty, which no man can successfully
controvert, to secure the support of all those
WHO have ballots to deposit.
But our point is that these things show the
transparent, ,hollow-hearted frauds Of the sauls-
bury programme. They pretend to ask only the
votes of white men. Yet they are seeking those
of negroes. They pretend to reject all aid ex-
cept that of white men. Yet they are counting
the support of the negroes. Let this be, at
once, and conclusiyely, understood. Let them
take Off this thin and flimsy mark, which does
not disguise their real purposes. 1t shall it be
torn off, if it is not removed, and the people will
see that back Of it, after, all, is only the
triple despotism of the Salisbury Ring, cunning,
and cold, and greedy as ever to seize upon the
welfare of the people, and grind it into their own
private advantage