New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-26
DELA WARE.
PoMTIcS-THE SALISBURY RING.
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POIITICS-THE SALISBURY RING.
TO me EDITOR OF The Tribune.
SIR: The glorious Fifteenth Amendment
comes ike terrible avalanch upon tho sausbury Sham
Democracy Of this State. There will be 400 colorcd
voters In Delaware-amply sufficient II white voters
all adhere 10 st. TO enable the Republican party to take
control OF affairs and leave the 'sausbury family out In
the cold This In their estimation simply awful! II l.
30 frghtful. that like the dumb whose speech
stored by a moderate tap from "a thunderbolt. II has
brought Willard TO himself again. and lao will drink
more rum until after the election He means % keep
sober 10 Improve his credit and enable him 90 make
big fight IA possible 20 save himself and the family
from the impending doom The family. most of your
readers probably not aware, composed Of Willard
Senator; Cove. Governor ELL manager Of the family
organ. The Dciararoan, aud general bottle and bag
holder and James Ponder, esq, brother TO Willards
wife Speaker OF the Senate. and tho next family oand
date for Governor willard and Ponder 1--we Ia Sussex
the lower County. and Cove and Ell Ia Kent adjoining
Ems share OF the spoils. 40 FAR. comes through
tho family organ. The LSauarodH which receives
enormous quantities OF the public money furnished 10 for
Jobs in the printing and publishing line. These gentle
men constitute The Sausbifry FGHiiy Ring which has
long run the sham Democratic machine IN this state
Their policy hasbecn TO control the two lover oountc
both OF which together contain about oncha tho popu
laon OF the State. but which. under ne apporonment
existing. have two-thirds Of the members Of the
Iegslaturo To manage these two counties, their plans
have been well and wisely laid. with Of
siding IN each county giving their time freely 10 this
work. for politics their trade. and with their picked
manage 10 control the primary meetings. ana thereby
the party nachne In The outset they started the
paper 81 the sham Democratic faith IN these
ues-The " Deaparean," and have continued u as the
family and party organ 70 the lrrsent tlne. IN hn
be by the important offices they now hold. This
encourages theh 10 pefs'Ieo anu cNn '" ilouis tnull
greatly favored them, or they were vioously wise
enough 10 take advantage Of the circumstances They
cOmm ed
at the beginning Of the nntiSayery agitation among u.s.
and they have always been terrible negrohatcs they
nave their whole career upon The top waye 81
of the negro hating sentiment %ch mas run nsn ner9
as In South Carolina and Mississippi Hatred ana
Jealousy Of the negro as 1t exists IN the hearts OF the
large majority OF the whites OF Kent aud Sussex, has
willard United States Senators Cove, Governor;
ELL prosperous man OF business OF bighoder; ana MI
Ponder. Speaker Of tho scnate This was 30 arranged
that in case willard. being peculiarly liable, should
with any accident that should occasion vacancy
tnre could be- convened 10 elect Goyo TO the
vacancy and. under our laws the Speaker on tho
all guarded. Under our laws the Governor
Is Ineligible TO a reelection; consequently. brother
this char aud Cove Is to succeed willard In tho Senate
WIZARDS term expires with tins year and tho next
has not agreed TO quietly surrender his place 70 Cove
but this is the present INCLINATION OF the iany; ~
made that win leave him III his present position
There are scores OF honorable men In the Democratic
party who and burn under these family arrange
ments and who almost dcpSo themselves Tor becoming
tools IN the hands OF this corrupt ana seIsh clique put
they have never yet had tho courage TO mako deter
mined stand against them. one reason Tor TINS the
strength OF the popular hatred Of what they call NEGRO
equality" This senument strong and unreasonable,
and apparently neradlcable the sausbnrys iOster cu
tvate. animate and ride Your readers Hll remember
how frequently willard throws sops II from his place
in the Senate Chamber what the prospect Is for tho
overthrow OF this ring under the Fifteenth Amendmeht
cannot be foretold with any degree OF certainty II the
danger appears imminent tho family may consent To
temporary change In the arrangement Alexander John
son or Dr. Rldgeey may be allowed 70 become the nom
an hItaagemeht VIII only be allowed, howoyef In the
event OF Impending defeat upon the principle that half
party To ruin than surrender "d tho con
troll IL they should consent to the nomination
rs VIII make u free gift OF theirs to be
future WITH compounded interest Il would BIO their
other interests IN the party after having themselves
heretofore consented the chief places~a small
sharewith tho Bayard faction, they appear think
that be required Of them Under this state
Of affairs 10 10 be whether the friends OF
Ridgeley, Johnson. and Wooen VIII aid them 10 "a new
exists throughout the State at the financial embarrass
mens which this rule has brought upon us both IN State
county, the disgrace that rests upon the people
have allowed themselves to be made the TOOL. OF cor
rupt and intensely selfish faction. united 10 tho
1900 electors which the Fifteenth Amendment gyes
us, would seem to DO sufficient 10 enable tho
| ring. II the Salisbury haters In tho Democratic
party will Join In heartily with tho Repubhcans there Is
reasons TO hope this will occur The only
us is now settled The Slavery struggle with all It's
"rnepIes 20 divide us nawng the le' VIII do no good
while hearty acQuiescence In the settled policy OF tho
nation will this time materially the inter
ests OF ali our people II these wise enough TO
ace this and bold enough 70 do right State is TO
elect the Republican ticket this Fall without them We
| shall strive and hope 10 do It,
The Motley OF the family ia to thwart the opera
ton of tLe Fifteenth Amendment In the election OF this
year by refusing the negro voter Our awsro
lie avery voter 10 pay that shall have been as
sscd nj least months previous To the day OF election
TO comply this assessment must 10 nane ny tne nrst
All sIat are not then assessed cannot vote Under this
lou A. a. custom the sham Democratic assessors 10
lave IN scores OF young Republicans who own no
real estate and whose taxes are consequently small,
an nurnose 10 deprive them OF the right 10 vote They
The Rennblcans OF several hundred votes In TINS
way at every election The II es sn sTS 1we e
the now electors this way they expect 10 de-
pryc hundreds OF them OF suffrage AT TINS election.
They will also resort systematic errOrnng All over
the State and tho negroes will be threatened Win @
mediate death N they dare 10 come 10 the polls 20 vote
win white men aud what gives force u TINS throat "
general beiiet tuat no white man WIZ W ssf"SsAS