Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1872-11-14
THE YOUNG DEMOCRACY FIERCE AND
AGGRESSIVE.

There is a furious attack from the Young De-
mocracy upon the Bourbon leaders. Counsellor
O'Byrne in the Advertiser a; Col. Townsend, Of
the Georgetown Journal and the anti-Sauls-
bury element OF Kent as represented in the
Smyrna IHlelligenoer all these beich forth
tongues Of forked flames against the Ring which
has controlled their patty in Delaware, and as
they believe ridden il to Ruin. We have given
some quotations from the Advertiser, and Jour
nal. showing their cantank erousness, and the
IntellgeRcer is equally fun Of vim and vigor. 1t
denounces the "self-oonsttuted Leaders" who
m lde campaign speeches for the State and Coup-
t, tickets, but said never a word for Greeley
nlr even referred to National questions This
d,moralized their party and defeated Wright,
Is ys our Smyrna authority and it is now i'm
y lied to frankly declare that il the party con-
{ ues to follow these political cormorants, who
f hit only for self sggrandizement and power
i. sill follow them to sure defeat. All this and
more saith the organ of the Kent Independents.
The description OF the campaign speakers ap-
plies to Mr.. Bayard, precisely, as well as to Sen
ator Eli, and his leutenants. The Wilmington
Senator followed just that line Of procedure,
after his return to the canvass, ignoring the
Democratic candidates for President and Vice
President; avoiding any discussion Of the NJ
tional Democratic platform and devotiDg his
attention to various "triaes, light as air, which
he blew into extensive bubbles.
We presume. however, that the chief objects
Of complaint, on the part Of the Kent and Sussex
Young Democracy, are the two gentlemen who
now constitute the Executive Committee Of
the Salisbury Ring - Senator Eli, and Gov
ernor Ponder. These officials are running
the old machine, and though the Cove Aor
strives to keep it CREASED with County ofhc
falling in, under his appointment, there is a
good prospect that they will run it into the
ground. In former days, before the three
brethren grabbed and snatched for the Senator
ship, when all was lovely among them, and Cove
furnished the organizing ability, Eli pulled
wires, and Willard bullied Sussex county, the
Ring was strong and held the State firmly in
its grasp. Now, however, Willard and Cove are
not cordially a part Of its organization, and
Governor Ponder falls far short Of supplying
their places 1t is true that Cove fired up,
somewhat, in the recent canvass, and SUCCESS
fully exerted himself to keep the agitating
OByrne from stamping in Kent County, by cir
culating story that John required at least SlOO
for every speech, figure which would leave but
a small amount for the purchase Of votes. But
this as poor service to the Democracy and
of very little use to the Ring, for it is such acts
no doubt, that have awakened the vigorous ami
mostly OF the progressive and independenty young
Democracy and provoked from them assaults
Ike these we have been quoting.
Undoubtedly, the hope Of the Democratic
party, for the future, lies in reorganization in
this State, az well as in others. The elements
represented by these three vigorous newspa-
pers. in all three of the counties are, resolute
and enterprising, and they ought to win.