Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-27
For the Daily Gazette.
REPLY TO llRERAl.

MR. EDITOR, SIR--In your paper Of the 22d
INST hno an article in reference Il, n,vselt
sis"ed Liberal" Whether l should a,,smn,
70 reply 10 an anonymous writer who il ashamed
either Vi himselior what he has written has l,.en
aqne.tion with myselfyet have decided 70 At.
tempt a a reply.
Will quote his first charge, al-o nv own
language Ms it appeared in my letter, 10 that
youra readers may judge for themselves in |
regard to the truthiulnesS Of Liberal" AT
Srm,ng his adherence to Democratic principles
onerihg to form new party il others will Join !
hl'h and challenging an answer to his position. ;"
In my letter | said II vet stand on the old
platform OF Democracy, boilt on rocks &C., and
At all times am ready with any old associates
VII" think with me to join for the principles Of
our Old party and astraight Democratic ticket"
Now when man starts out in y controversy
and states what is false IN the onset must We
expect the remainder will be any more truthful.
Tie further says. "lf Mr.. Dean will state wha,
are Democratic principles he shall have an
answer The Democratic principles that
want is just what the Hon. Thos. F. Bayard
cnnlended for before the so.calIed Democratic
National Convention, held in Baltimore If
Liberal" vii: show me that Mr.. B. got what he
| there conlended for ] will consider that have
been fully answered and then might withdraw
II
natl platform l will quote frouishim again,
| "Doe- not Mr.. Dean know hat he offers TO yio
late one Of the first principles Of Democracy that
toe majority shall rule" | do not know that as
Democrat, man is bound to obey any set Of
dissatisfied and disappointed Republican Office
hunters who may happen to meet, as did tn ose
Al Cincinnati, and nominate candidates and
adopt a platform to suit themselves and .Le,l
force it upon the Democratic party and make
the party bound TO support it. Neither do
know that by acting as have done, that any
r,lie oi the Democratic party has been violated
Had the Baltimore Convention made Dems
cratic platform and put Democrats on it should
have been bound to support it Would it no
| have been quite as consistent for the Baltimore
Convention to have adopted the Philadelphi;
platform and Grant and Wilson; there is scarce
ly any difference a. both are made by keplbli
cans and both sets Of candidates are kepubli-
cans. l do no: Want to be as Liberal say
2 'begoted" Neither does anything that he ha
said have sufficient argument TO prove that al
~. Liberal" saws THAT he is as infallible a
The Pope" do claim that am ~ infallibl
As many other men and much more so tina
, ,I"Liberal," If must Judge Of him by his writ
ing.
In regard to the Davy Crocke, principle hav
: tried 10 be as near right an possible and in tn
: present case cannot discover any mistake. Lit
eral says "Wbat is in Mr.. Greeley that il NJ
e corso,,ant with the Democratic masses which
c HE party" he then goes on to state what M
e Greely is in favour Of Now, sm only ca
pet beggar in in Delaware yet will turn Yankt
e aud answer all his questions in reference
e Greeley by asking hm If he can tell ms Of OF
single political isslie ot the last twelve yea
!. l that MIR. Greeley has not both advocated al
O opposed.
OIL Will Liberal just mention one ofthose obno
. ious measures that have been enacted by u
q Re.mblican party that Mr.. Greeley has not gsl
,r far AZ its ablest advocate ever did? Ci
rs Liberal show any thing that Mr. Greeley b
c. aid since the nomination Of him BY the Balt
lie more Conv venton that will prove that he is
a, Democrat or that he has any sympathy with Il
10 principles Of the Democratic party Of Delawa
1. ~ heretofore understood?
Liberal says Everybody acknowledges hi
a. AN Honest man" Does not Liberal recollect III
y Mr.. Greeley was leading spirit OF the kera'
c. lican State Convention of New York last Fl
e. and that he bolted; left the Convention can
l., home and in his paper denounced the wht
Of thing fraud. Did he not tell ns that To
Mnrphy and his Custom House legion were
h pack uf thieves aud swindlers and did he I
& before the election came otf turn around AMI q
al yocate the election uf this same set Of thiey
a and swindlers.
h. Who but that ring Of Tammany thieves {
al his nomination forced upon the Democrs
nd party? Call such man honest? Ii Libe
mt can think such makes a man an honest o
then can easily see why he will miss 9u'
he me- He can go ahead in his own untruthfulw v
he and his untruth like chickens may vet col
az home 10 him. He no doubt would think Hor'
RI quite Patriot abou, that time when he wan
ny to "Tare down that Haun,ing lie"
de Respectfully,
ch WILLIAM DEAN.
NEWARK, July "a, 1872.