Middletown transcript., 1874-01-31
Correspondence.
SUSSEX Co. DEL, Jan. 27, 1874.

0cTeW 0eaI6 some nofQ Dl0W1 0t the So
called Straight-outs Of Delaware. The
writer should exercise little more charity.
He admits that the Democrats at Balti-
more made great mistake in nominating
lifelong Republican for President and
in accepting republican platform. Might
not the st'aight.outs have fallen into a
similar mistake in supporting as their san
didate a lifelong Democrat? Is. it quite
fair to t:sut the irst ss mistake and the
I last as d crime7 Aim and all parties
are subject to mistakes. and when the sup
porters of Mr.. Greeley tell us they made
i mistake, We are willing to believe them.
But then they tell us wo we're bound by
the action Of the National Convention to
vote for Mr.. Greeley even if his nomina-
tion was a mistake. Tnere is where wel
differ. If the Convention had nominated
Democrats for the Office Of President aud
Vice. President, and had adopted o Demo-
cratic platform, then we agree that we
should have been bound by the acts Of
said Convention, however Objectionable in
otker respects tho candidates aud platform
might have been. But what right had the
Convention to 60 over to the Republican
party both for candidates and platform
1 Suppose our State Convention, which will
meet next summer. should nominate N.
Smithcrs. Esq. for Governor and Hon. Jas
h. LoAand for Congress, are We bound to.
support them? Would not few mere
Straight-outs spring up in Delaware? =?
Then if we would not abide by the action
Of our State Convention in such case,
why should we be bound by National
Convention? Whenever convention
goes over to the enemy for candidates
and platform, it net only forfeits all
claim to the respect Of any member Of its
party, but its action deserves in our judg-
ment 10 DO treated with soorn and con-
tempt. 4i.s
We are told by Democrats" that less
than 500 Democrats in the whole State
deemed it their policy to turn their bat
teries upon those of their own household.
Will the writer inform Us how that was
done unless be includes Mr.. Greeley in
his household We plead guilty Of turn-
ing our batteries upon Mr. Greeley as
we'll as upon Gen. Grant. If any Of our
shot hit our friends it was because they
were in bad company. ~ .lo
| Again, we are told that the Straight
outs ''lifted their fratricidal hands against
those of their own household" We ask
how ? In what way? We voted every
man on the so-called Democratic State and
County ticket except the Greeley electors.
! Was that fratricde? Or did the eratri-
eide consist in the withholding of our votes
from Mr. Greeley? If for the latter,
| then Pennsylvania furnished over 100, 900
fratricides. And where does our friend
John P Cochran stand, for "Democrats"
informs US that he did not vote for Mr.
4 Greeley. "He says he adopted q middle
course as safest because it was wisest"
That is to say he would have nothing to
: do with either Greeley or o Conor. That
might have been the wisest, but it is diff
cult to understand when Democrats are
left without candidate how they could
sin by placing that uncorruptible Demo
crat, Chas. O'Coner, at the head Of their
ticket. 5a,g
There is another enigma which we can
not unravel, and that is how Mr.. Cochran,
who would not support Greeley, should
receive SO much praise, and we Straight
outs, who would not support him, should
get nothing but abuse. We seem to b.
substantially in the same boat, at any rate
we have never found fault with Mr. Coch-
ran for his course. If Mr.. Cochran should
be nominated for Governor be will have no
warmer hackers than the Straight-outs.
aud if any of them are elected to the con
vcntion be will most likely find friend.
there too His political record is without
blot. His qualifications are ample. and
If elected, would do both. the Office and
, the State credit. But Mr.. Cochran
should beware Of sycophants. Praise
. heaped upon him by writer who is try
ing to drive 400 or 500 Democrats into
opposition should be distrusted Let him
pray to bo delivered from such friends.
r The Straight-outs of Delaware made an
+ effort to get those who would not vote fol
Greeley to vote for O'Conor. They wers
quito content if they would vote the Stat,
and County ticket without tho electors
All they over aimed at, or desired was tc
prevent Democrats from committing ths
folly Of voting for Mr.. Greeley. We tolc
our friends that they could not vote for {
9 lifelong Republican, and accept Repub
= lcan platform, without going over body
and breeches to the Republican party
We told them that that was the only roat
we knew of to reach the Republican camp
but we did not insist upon their voting fe
o O'Conor. We wero quite satisfied Will
l. the course taken by Mr.. Cochran and b,
!. yourself, Mr.. Editor. @D ns
A word as to the present situation. Th
: Democratic party of this State is adrift a
this time. The ship will be upon tn
b rocks unless great care is used. Some
J. thing should bo done to save her at al
= early day or the State will pass into th
hands of the Radicals and negroes. LIE
% the Democracy before the spring passe
5, away call State Convention and uad
l. the mischief they did two years ago. Obi
II and other States found they had got o
the track. and they had honesty and sens