Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-08

An tNpiasAsr PROTEST AGAINST RE-
CERT INsuLrTo WILMINGTON MECHANICS.
NJ. Fdtof:-WhO that ever read the
drol sketches of Doeslicks' car toIget
the very appropriate maine given to his
friend who accompanied him upon many
OF his excursions have not read any
lhirg from Dot sticks for long time,
On. remember very distinctly this name
and ,he fitness OF il to its owner. IL was
sea- esly a name pnlite.out very expressive.
There is much In name. To have name
that fits cue, one We can wear with case
aud comfort, whose weight Of fame will
uot opprtss, nor vet cause Us to blush
when we hear il spoken. 10 have name
thai fits Is Us essential us TO have coat to
=; a name has good Or bad effect In
~. Uortion as it suits the occasion or
p par. VI. Many Of our unfortunate fellow
arsa,, -ss are badly named in fact are a.
,n1s,',1i 4 as to render il Impossible ioI
mar, or a, oHian o. ordinary abilily TO dis
cover nnity Of fitness between name ana
chancler Sau eSai4ple OF lhis deplor.
able truth let u e ask snst man, M1ul" u
or child, not edu eate,N Whhn LUZ ei .,,,I'
Influences Of Suss sN 60 MY Honl" ms tIvVs
nize our Thrifty working Nv1 Sun SN''''"
mechanics By such titles as 's.,,.',. Of H.
Paupcrs and dcgi'e3ed h. N'''-','' ~, ~.
,AisTable, rrsieAsd denis ef ig' "'"''' N"'
1tdniyp ,,n.,
Names are as Invisible as dialect - ~
belong to localities AS really as do d.. q, .
or Us languages do to countries or peol s'
Ard nance signify much II they be
keeping with the circumstances.
We have in our country the large land
owners" and the " Uprights,n Tue " Re-
sp,ctables," the lmelligpnts, thames
that are passports to privileges aud prcpon-
derug Influences W our State government.
Thme-it may be Loeded that tell you
reside in "Nls agricultural districts - It Is
ueedful that we have these, and il is need
ful that they dwell apart from the con
terminating influences Surrounding Co
necessity the "degrGded hadi!dIstg gf DEN
q ignorance and igmy.'
The necessity for such members Of thu
body polite must be admitted Dy all think
Ing people their existence iusuree is rise
liberal and progressive governors and legs
latois, without which the State would ru
10 ruin The retention OF noble instincts
sentiments aud powers by these people
evidence Of truth in the oft repeated gag
"blood will tell" They nee few sch ools
knowledge TO them is Intuition. Ehi
beings Of such high order should
honOred and revereuced Is but natural an
the people Common Ieople) who Al
privileged to live 10 the immediate yicinii
Of this. better folk chow their jealous cal
To- so great trust by refusing TO snppo
"a school system that might educate IL
elevate the igRoble and degtaded negro
point OF knowledge and equality vii
the "large land owners and the
Sousins. the " Uprlghts," Respectablei
and Intelligents."
.'.as H.rHN aaHl auiN In lao
eli peace" aud we know the citizens
thu agricultural districts (new maj
for Kent and SUSSEX TO walk pcaeeal
therein while they have State offices.
recoliect a few Yeas ago when they cri
peace, almost TO man. The common Il
(of whom q few must be tolerated
retainers ard menials) give no troub
are patient, suffering souls, without am
tion, seeking only to serve their m9s ste
will, and all would be well were il not
Thu ntgrots (this word, in the clHs
lIngGage Of the lower agricultural
tricts, IL uiggef, aud frequently has
addition Of d-a-m-n) and paWpers a
degraded ha5itdufs Of that den OF infail
who clamor for equal representation
ith' ir multitude of rresponsibles.
had almost fOrpo ten | intended
wrilc something about the fitness Of nam
and began with the name of "Doestick'
fri nd. My thoughts were directed to
subject because Of having to select a ma
for precocious youth WHO resides in
lower agricultural district" Of Delaw
and writes letters for the press.
/ intend TO hold on to the idea Of
"rternal fitness of things" and in
Hp'r,t name lin Cor the friend
"Doestieks") Damphool,' hol
thereby to p rpetuate a name the ma
of which is not p. lite but expressive,
one that cts all over. ARTlsA
FEBRUARY Sd, 1913.