Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-08-28
LRrrERa ERoM rhE PEePLE.
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! To ds Editor Of he Commercial
fear, according to the report of the Spirit !:
ualist's Picnic in your paper to-day, that the un-
premsditated remarks made by me upon the fail
ure Of the expected speakers to appear were mis-
construed upon one point. In alluding to the
socialist doctrines attempted to be foisted upon
spritualists by Victoria Woodruff, certainly
spoke my condemnation Of them. Society can
not do without laws regulating and protecting
the marriage relation to life, liberty and
property. The remarks made to the effect
that II every individual of the human
race we're perfect and competent to be . law
unto themselves, all laws would be useless, mar
riage laws Included appear to have been mis-
interpreted into half acknowledgement OF the
correctness OF the Woodruff theories. had no
such intention, but regard them as ptsoHdry. I'M
practicable and extremely hurtlto the well being
of society. II. y.
Aug. 27th, 1873.
THE FIFTH WARD FUSION.
To the Editor of he Commercial:
The attention of the Republican voters Of
Wilmington is most earnestly desired at this
hour to consider the fact that the Democratic
party OF this city are putting forth their most
strenuous efforts to secure a majority OF the
members of Council. and elect their nominee
for City Treasurer. To accomplish this object
they have consented to fuse with what Is called
Liberal Republicans in wards where the Demo-
cratic party, ,unaided by amalgamation with some
particular ism. (or with any disappointed polit-
ical trickster,) can in any way weaken the
strength of the Republican party. To all such
movements they style themselves Reformers
Now the question arises, who are those i'm
| maculate gentlemen that father the reform
movement in this city z The best solution Civ
en- TO this interrogaroTy is found in the article
| of Euerq Eue,ling which informs US that seven
gentlemen met in the 9th ward and nominated
\ the Reform Ticket Then those seven wise men
are the Reform leaven which ia destined to lea
ven the whole body polite OF this city. Such
being the fact, let US take = careful survey OF
those seven reformers OF the 10Th century. Who
| are they With what political organization have
/ they previously affiliated l answer, to
any person who is familiar with the political
workings of the different parties in this city, the
names OF those seven Reformers are as familiar
| as household words
| Several OF them have for years earnestly la
| bored for the success OF the Democratic party,
| so-caed, and when the Rebels OF the South were
endeavoring, by force and arms, to destroy the
| Government they were outspoken IN favor OF
the Rebel cause, and one Of them, at least. more
/ honest than the others, had the nervo and cour-
| age to enter the rebel service and light for the
| COnfederacy
Among these seven great men we also find
| those who have heretofore professed to be lie
publicans, but because they could not be ac-
| knowledged as great and mighty men in that
party, and be allowed to dictate who amongst
them should fill positions OF honor and trust, ano
| wax fat at the public crib, they have now set
| themselves as reformers. They are willing tc
affiliate with any new ism that will make them
| leaders
The nomination of Mr. Greeley for Presiden
| afforded an excellent opportunity for those gen
temen, and they eagerly availed themselves
thereof. That was Democratic movement tC
gain power. heso-caed Reform movent here
Is the same thing in miniature. Every vote casi
for those so-cAlled ltefOrmers is aiding the Dem
ocratic party
II SO. then the Democratic party of Whining
ton is the Reform party. II such is the fact, Go'
save us from the power Of the Reformsrs. We
have recently tried them in ma jorlty in ou
City Council. They we've weighed in the balanc
and found wanting, and the fact was 30 cleArl
demonstrated to our citizens, that ,notwithstand
ing Legislative gerymandering lin their favor
they were cast out as evil. there we trust to re
main, and in the language of Holy Writ we OF
claim, " their works are evil continually.
To aid these great Reformers, the 30 Gale
| non-partisan press OF the city comes to the res
cue That great and mighty man who occuple
the editors sanctum of that journal seizes hi
pen, dipped III personal spleen, and attacks til
Republican nominee for City Treasurer. Asser
tiou upon assertion reiterated appears in 1t
columns, denouncing the nominee unit and in
competent for the position without q shadow {
proof to back up his assertion
The citizens OF Wilmington are too we'll az
quainted with MIR, Vincent to be guided by til
opinions OF man who Id but slightly acqualute
| with the nominee, and has no knowledge Of h
business qualifications The positions OF a.
countant and book-keeper filled by Mr., VinceI
in his early life are too familiar with our cit
, zens. III any OF whom have known him before tn
prosecutor breAt ed the breath Of life, and knO
him to be fully qualified to keep the books Of Il
city, belonging to and under the control OF II
I City Treasurer, as such and in every wav qua
fed to ill the Office with credit to himself al
the city And we fully believe that the citi2eT
: OF Wilmington will, on the first Tuesday in Sc
j tember, SHOW by their ballots that the opinion
a Of tins non-partlz4n editor is unfounded.
J One word ia reference to the Reform NOV
b | mont in the 9th Ward and close. Ia this War
tine democratic party are iu a hopeless minorlt
and against no man III the city do they bear
much political animosity as the gentem,
nominated by the Republicans of that War
b Mr. Pickles political management aud sncce
i III the past has almost driven them to desper
q tiou. They would vote for any man. without r
gard to race, color or previous condition OF SER
o tude to defeat him, notwithstanding their ayo
ed hate OF the negro. Against his honesty at
a member Of the Council they can present nothin
"A Their objection il simply TO Pckels and not
d ing else but Plckels, because it is Plckels. u
e Notwithstanding their amagamatlons with rel
q gades and sore heads they will be the worst I
v Of Pckels that we're ever pcksled in the
II Ward on Tuesday next.
4 PRo Bono PUBLlco
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