Middletown transcript., 1872-08-17
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Msssas. EDlroRs I'll am proud to en-
derss your manly and straight forward
course IN the present mixed condition Of
political matters. Like yourselves. J. III INK
we should maintain our State organization
on tho principles Of our party as hcr.to-
fore understood. and, as you say, "ad-
here 70 It's own platform Of principles
laks down nothing modify nothing
themselves from "wry faces" or taking
'bittcr pills" Of any sort, either by the
sanction Of the great errors Of the Cincin.
natl platform or ratification Of its pomi.
nees."
AZ meeting Of the DEMOCRATS Of
White Clay Creek Hundred. held on Sat-
urdsy last at Oglctown, for the purpose Of
electiug delegates to State and. County
Conventions aud Hundred officers, l was
present aud offered . set Of resolutions, not
one of which had ip il . single word tina,
any Delaware Democrat would at any pre-
yiops time have objected to; yet. so anx.
ious we're some Of the leading men Of that
meeting to choke nny thing that looked to
our fornacr principles, they could not wal,
until those present who we're ready to
second my motion for tho adoption Of the
resolutions had time to do SO. One gen.
tleman, in his grca. zeal for the Greeley
cause, jumped up and made motion thn,
they be laid on the table, with the idea Of
killing of the whole at blow. l, on the
motion to lay on the table. defended the
revolutions aud de6ed any gentleman pres
,ent to show that there was single sen.
tence IN the whole that was not in accord
ance with the principles Of the Democratic
party No one present answered yet,
under the thorough drill Of their leaders.
snc masses were driven under whip aud
spur to vote against the resolutions
Now. Messrs. Editors. what are Demo-
crnts, who are such from the conviction
that the principles Of the Delaware Dcmoc-
racy were right aud good, and who do no,
wish to see them thrown to the four winds
ms OF no account. to do under such circun-
stances? Can we consistently work with
energy for the support Of such men? The
material is not in me to be made so pliablr
that can be twisted aud moulded to suit
such men. The Democracy have 10 ma
terial in New Castle County to wastc--all
will be required in November TO give il
the success that it has gained under its
pure Democratic principles with which we
have worked so manfully together for that
success which has crowned our efforts for
thc last four years Such treatment as
was shown ut our meeting has decided my
future course ofac,iop. am now more fully
than ever in favor of straisht.out Dem
.cccat,c ticket. which am satisfied will be
Hominatcd at Louisville in September |
shall work both night aud day in our own
community for such an organization: aud
! have always found that whore there is u
will there will be a way found to accom-
plish the work. got motion passed
that the proceedings Of the meeting be
published in the DeLipare GaseH,. aud
We shall see il there is independence C.
nough in that paper to publish the defeat
cd resolutions which were part Of the
proceedings Of the meeting gave them
TO the secretary. and We will see il there
is honesty enough in such parties TO give
q truthful report Of the proceedings.
There is no man living who knows me
that will say have not the best interests
aud the success Of the Democratic party
and its principles at heart. ! hope you
will continue in the manly, s'raight-for
ward course you are now pursuing
heard man in company of men, in
Newark, say, you would soon abandon
your present course, and that he would
bet anything on il. Another gentleman
present offered to put up $500 that you
would remain true to your prnsent posi-
ton. The mau who offered the bet lacked
square down in presence of the company
present. Thai is ;he course that is gen
orally pursued Wy Greeley Mongrels when
they attack Democrats Of principle
Respectfully. WILLIAM DEAN