Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-04-14
TIE .SWINDFE ATIIEMP1'ED BY
THE DO FER RING.


Nobody Of average intelligence can doubt
that the question Of Negro Suffrage is set
tied Everywhere, throughout the country,
there is almost a unanimous acquiescence in
tue fact, even from Democrats, They may,
in some cases. seek to defeat the immediate I
operation Of the Amendment, by legal eva
sons, but there is no considerable number
Of their party who pretend or hope that the
Amendment itself is anything but fixed |
.,ctinite, finality. Even Senator Bayard, in
his recent lecture Ut smyrna told his hear
crs that it is lar, now, and must be regarded
az such.
We say, then, to the people especially in
Ibis State, we must settle upon that basis,
the issues of this campaign. The colored
men can vote The colored men do vote
Nay, they have already voted Democratic
Inspectors Of election have received their
ballots, because the National Constitution
has formally and legally purged our State
Constitution and laws Of the operation Of
the color disqualification Nobody Of i'm
portance, as we have already said, soaerly
proposes to overthrow this settlement Of the
question. 1t is written on tables OF stone,
and could not, under any possible circum-
stances be wiped out, for years, while it is
plain, in fact, that in all human wisdom il
never will be-
Why, then, debate on proposition moi
open to discussion Who is so stupid, Of
so foolish as to argue settled question
Here are five thousand tnranehised coloret
citizens, in Delaware. Here are five thous
and pew men with votes IN their hands
Who will get these votes
such reflections as these occur TO the min
&c every sensible, practical man, Demo
Gratis as well as Republicans. Suppose I'll
canvass in the State or either Of the coun
tics should be close one is anybody 10,
enough to suppose that the Democratic car
,lidale for Governor or sheriff, or otht
place, will not get every vote he can Whr
Ills election is in doubt, will be refuse ba
lot, because black hand polls l.. O
mere yet, will he not Seeh and ask ever
cnlorrd vote Tint he thinks il possible
obtain
Some Democrats may be So confident
AtiC oihttlhg VI tuNit l'OfNi NihE7 a. ~ q
swer these questions in the negative, b
nobody who is familiar with the character
u political canvass will think with them
anoment A candidate seeks 10 be cleett
one vote counts as well rs another all a
3wcr his purpose.
But, indeed, while common sense and
ilnary observation convince us that, vii
the canvass is fully opened Democratic
licitations Of black votes viii be plenty,
secret if not openly, that is nc admit
policy IF The Dooer Ring, and its sat
lilies. Get the weak kneed Republica
first, they say, "and then we will buy,
caj9le, or threaten all the negroes,
can, when the election comes" Such
he private admission Of dozens of Den
Gratis, who stand high in fheir party. Sci
ior salisbury expressed the same purpo
II proposed the trick Of crying "Wt
Mans Parry, for this campaign only, 0
Two years hence, he said, we i'll have
lime to cultivate" the colorcd men
This is PLAIN talk. 1t is plain policy.
there any Republican, who desires to be
lieve5 from the present intolerable oppr
sior Of the Dover Ring,whc will be decor
by 81 Transparent a awinalai