Smyrna times., 1874-03-18
For the SMYRNA Times"
/" People who Live In Glass Houses
should never throw StOnes.''
DOYER. March. lGLh. l874

"PeOpIe who Live In Glass Houses
should never throw StOnes.''
DOVER, March, 10th, 1874.
This is an old proverb, and one that is ap-
plicable in political times in times when the |
mind becomes excited and agitated by things
said aud done in political campaign. We are
none of US perfect and perhaps if you should
attempt to search the personal record Of any
man to c1refully scrutenize his character you
would find that he had his faults and faings.
This must necessarily be true.
Now we are going to try and answer in this
communication, the letter purporting to have
been written by " Farmer" in the issue of the
Dela,Carean of the l4th inst In the first
place, let me say that no farmer ever wrote the
article referred to, and that it is all myth. 1t
was gotten up for an effect and solely for the
purpose of hoodwinking the people. The man
who wrote this article lives in Dover and has
occupied conspicuous places in the so called
Democratic party, and would like to have
another fat Office in the shape Of the United
States Senatorship, but alas, he will be doom
ed to disappointment. In the language Of
celebrated poet And none so poor to do him
reverence" Now, Mr. Farmer" why don't
you come out like man and not hide yourself
behind the wall under the non de plume of
, farmer. Before get through with this com
municaton | will tell you truthfully who | am;
SO sincerely that man who has any thought
or ingenuity can tell who is trying to answer
, Farmer" The man trying to play farmer
. has never been, we think, to New Castle
! county, as he would have you believe has
: never made such long visit in that ancient
town, and has had no communication with the
people of New Castle county this year in re
latioD to politics; nor will he 60 to Sussex, as
he has promised, to write what he saw and
how many people would not vote the Repub
llcan ticket in that county in his next letter to
: : the Detdcarean. lie trys to initiate the Ian
guage OF farmer, but lit is too thin 1t
: Will not 90 down as easy as some of his med
cine. The truth is the communications signed
u " Farmer" 10 the DeldICGredn are written on
the Dover Green ii not directly, he has
! got finger in the fire. There is nothing in
{ :. the last letter of Farmer" but an open inyi
= dious personal attack upon DIR. Isaac Jump of
e Dover. You eau see the malice, the virus,
. underlying the whole article, and what is worse
:. this malignant feeling is caused from the fact
, that " Farmer believes DIR. Jump is to be the
next Governor of Delaware. A considerable
d portion Of the letter is devoted to the negro
q When that subject is exhausted land we Ihink
1t is high time, then their whole stock in trade
is gone. This same Farmer" voted for Hor
lg ace Greeley attended the ratification meetin,
T held in Dover for the purpose Of eulogizinl
= the great deeds Of that distinguished man
Now Horace Greeley was devoted friend t,
= the colored people and the father Of abolition
ism, and did more through his paper the New
Ae Ork Tribune, to place the colored people il
the position they now occupy than any man il
America. 1t is true he did not issue prOcla
nation setting them free, but he was the powe
II behind the throne and welded more pUlitica
f influence for the negro than any one man i
r, this country. This same "Farmsr" was ut Bal
~ ~ timore during the last so-caIsd Dsmocrati
ho National Convention, and in fact Was dele
~ ~ gate to said Convention, when it solemn
\. pledged its honor not to interfere with or dll
a m turb in the least the questions settled by III
- thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amend
W W'so ments, even out Heroding Herod and takin
= Horace Greeley as their standard bearer. Mo-
nd where Is the consistency IN his talking abou
~ the negro and nOgrOism in the State OF DslI
ware? Farmer says be knows OF forty
seven white people OF his acquaintance VIII
have always been Republicans but who are nc
Ill Going to vote the ticket any more. Why "
for would have believed him just as soon if
Fas had said two hundred and forty seven. Their
,as IS no truth in it and he knows it. tsll 20
Ial this white mans party, with Farmer"
N. its head, is scared and well it may be. "
On, intend to make this campaign very warm ft
ir, you. We intend to meet you fairly and not
ry. yield one inch, and you may prepare yOurss
nd tor business, We intend to carry this State fl
ere the Republican party. In the recent tow
election held in Milford l am told that prom
q
lis, voted the negroes in favor OF their ticket Il
j. Town Commissioners. 10 Camden, in tn
ch, county, not three miles from Farmer" a
G. Democrats asked the negroes if they would u
help them out and vote their ticket and n
ing thanlel Brlncklsy, who 10 a prominent neg
vas there, told them that he aud his friends you
vote Tor them once, and if they did not bsha
the themselves, the next year he and his color,
he friends would turn the Democrats Out III
en- cOlorsd people there did not care who W
en- Town Commissioners but the Democrats we
led very glad to get their votes. And yet you C
out = White Mans Purity" Why the " WI
ere Mans Party would vote mules, cats or do
ion IT they could not hold power without "Fa
can mer" seems to think that the negroes will 4
,le- into the free schools What did the color
ich people ask the last Legislature to do? VIII
the have they asked the legislature to do for &
lsir last four ysars2 They have asked them
pass law taxing them in order to suppC
CO. their swn schools The bill passed the Hou
the and was killed in the Senate. This shows CO
Ire, clusively that the coOred people wanted
are send their children to their own schools. IF,
mer" says he has never tried to cut swell
lew other peoples money, &c. Nov people W
hat live in glass houses should not throw ston'
of Farmer" derives quite handsome suppC
bl- from the money that he has received by
r or wife. We say to you if any of the " Bla
n OF Republican gentry" owe you collect yo
dis money. guess that is game two can play
Crack your whip, and in the language
ing, Shakespeare, Lay on Macduff and damn
ion, be he that first cries, Hold, enough"
ami We don't care for your threats. If any bO
Vsn- owes you spit it out. You try to convey
- idea that you are very rich and that the VIII
ate, Republicans party are living of Of you; as
for you had the bond aud mortgage of sv.
ally Republican in this county. The "Po
$ of MeNatts" gave you such pill the effects
heir which you have never been able TO cradles
sral from your system. You have never besn al
avor to wear that new cloak to Washington
able account Of the emasculating influence of
y as " Polly McNatts." Farmer says, in
'ttsr same issue Of the Deldiudreun, "all ask
9 all them is to come up and square accounts W
me and | will do the same With them and
sx- thank you in the bargain" The Catholics
por- ready to take Farmers" subscription to 5
thus Church whenever he gets ready to pay.
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