Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-12
POLITICAL.
The strnight-Ou, Democracy.

1he HtraiRht-Out Democracy.
MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATS or WHITE CLAY
CREEK HURpRED Address BY WILLIAM DEAN
DEMOCRATIC CLuH FORMED -hPRtiED opPnsI-
rioN TO dREELEY-THE SURRENDER KEPuDlArED
In response to notice given, meeting oil
Democrats was held at Luiton's Hail. Newark
ON Saturday evening. Ihe attendance was
small owing to a lack of sufficient notice, but the
spirit of those present was very earnest and it
is evident from facts which are hereafter stated
that an important movement has Deen eomnen-
ced, which will sweep through the Stale and
gather volume AZ it rolls ON.
In regard to tho lack of notice the fault Is
Inscribed to Mr.. johnson, of the bfidtrdre Gdzetle
whom Mr. Deen charges with an evident purpose
TO smother the meeting, and prevent Democrats
from being Informed OF it. Notice was sent 10
the HdzeHe, for cOrspicnOus insertion, IN that
paper, and also for handblls, which were direct
cd to be sent to MIR. Dean Tor distribution. The
notice, it seems, was printed in tho paper, but
was set in small aud crowded style and
placed in such position as made it likely TO be
entirely overlooked. As for the posters they
never came to hand although no notice was sent
that they would not be printed, and the friends
of the meeting only discovered, when it was too
late to procure them elsewhere. the evident pur-
pose to suppress the information.
Mr.. Dean and the other Democrats who stand
with him are however, very hopeful. and feel
ly. They say that there are sixty straight-ont
Democrats in White Clay Creek hundred, who
Will stand shoulder TO shoulder and around this
nucleus thoy expect to rally a host of Democrats
that will strike terror into the hearts Of the time
servers, and self-seekers.
The meeting was called to order hy tho cleo
ton OF John A. Reynolds President and Joseph
Dean, Jr., Secretary. The object of the meeting
was stated by William Dean to be the formation
of Democratic club He then proceeded to
give his views of the political situation, but said
IL was not necessary to do 81 at length upon this
occasion, az 30 few Greeley Democras II were
present. He said however, that for dozen
years Democrats had been bound together by
set Of principles which were supposed to he
good, and he believed they were The men at
Cincinnati were all Republicans and none of
them Democrats, and as the Cincinnati Conven-
tion nominated the ticket and made the platform
he begged leave to dissent from them both. For
this he had been branded as a T." boter, but he
claimed 1t was misapplicatiOn. He had not
left anything but stood where lie had always
stood. lie then referred to the men who had
made the nomination of the party, and proved
them all to be corrupt from their records. Gree
ley, he said had gone further than any Of these
men in traducing tho Democratic party but il
was alleged that he was honest and as he DEAN
was a member of the Convention which chose
delegates to Baltimore he was bound to abide
by its decision. In accordance with this doc.
trine he maintained that if the Baltimore Con-
and Wilson. lie would also have been bound to
have adhered to it, Referring to the position of
the Democratic party III Delaware in 1852, he
said that since that time every office in the State
has been filled by Democrats, and there was no
necessity for this coalition to preserve the con-
troll of tho State in the keeping IN which 1t had
been, and was now resting. With such bargain
and sale, he rrodc ed defeat as great as that
in North Carolina and wherever else the popular
verdict has been rendered upon this issue. The
mi Of il, l..
claimed would endanger Am fican liberty, for
they were nothing but disappointed Olice-seek-
ers. If others OF the Democratic party saw fit
to vote for them they could do 30, but he never
would.
Mr. Dean then presented constitution and
rules of government for a straight-uut Demo
cratic club for signatures. IL will be called the
Democratic club OF Newark The preamble sets
forth its objects to be an organization for the
maintenance and support OF the Constitution
and laws of the United States, the Constitution
and laws of our own state, and the earnest sup
port of the principles platform, and candidates
Of the National Democratic party"
Eight persons then came forward aud appen-
ded their names, as follows; VIM. Dean, John
A. Reynolds, VIM. McAnally, Joseph Dean, Jr.,
VIM. Robinson, John NJ. Laughiu, Edward Il
Wilson and William Morrison. Mr.. Dean knows
personally of hftytw0 others who will sign the
pledge but who were unable to be present on
Saturday night. The names of many of thne
gentlemen will hereafter appear. Among them
are manyof the most prominent and influential
Democrats in White Clay Creek, including DR..
Lober Samuel lIendrickson, George Lindsey
Samuel Carlisle Urah 5 Wier S. j. Marshall,
Frank Sawlun, Coates AIoate, Thomas Fisher,
Samuel W. Morrison, and many others.
The meeting then adjourned to re-assemble
in LuttOns Hall on Thursday evening next when
larger attendance is expected, and the mem
bership of the Club will be much increased
There is no doubt, from many facts already
known that this Club will soon be a large and
active organization Others, it is stated will be
formed. throughout the State In New Castle
Hundred, there Is strong feeling among Deu-
Ocrats desirous OF adherug to their old tiag, ard
in St. Georges Hundred seorces will join iu tie
same work.