Middletown transcript., 1874-08-22
Action in Favor of Nomination by
Ballot.

MR. EDIroR :-Prcaching rs Practice
or Consistency jewel rarely found =
Among the leading Democrats of White
Clay Creek Hundred are many advocates
Of the change of rules for governing the
Democratic party, particularly Rule B,
requiring Delegates to be elected to a
County Convention for the purpose Of
nominating Legislature and Levy Court
tickets, to one of direct vote Of the people
of the Hundred. The subject under con-
sideraton was one of such great impor-
tance that it required considerable caucus
ing of the great moguls of the party in
our Hundred for the purpose of getting
up set Of Resolutions to be offered at
our Hundred Meeting on Saturday last
Why, if the matter was of such great i'm
portance to the people OF our Hundred,
not call meeting for the purpose of pub
licly discussing the matter and not for II
few designing men to meet in caucus to
get up resolutions to be fosted upon the
Hundred at any opportnne moment that
might suit the schemers without letting
the object be made public? At tour meet
ing OH Saturday we had very fair turn
out, between 80 and 80 voters present.
but what course did these great advocates
of the people pursue? Why, they waited
until the business was nearly all transac-
ted and great majority Of the voters had
left when they attempted to steal il march
on the party by Offering the resolutions at
a time when they supposed but few except
the friends of the resolutions were present
Now if it was the honest purpose Of these
schcmers to get an expression OF the
Democratic party Of our Hundred in re-
gard to the matter why did not the great
( Mogul and advocates of the peoples
rights, who issued the call for the Hun
dred meeting. state in that CALL among
the many other things to be done, that
the matter of change of rules governing
the Democratic party of New Castle Conn
ty would be brought forward for their ap-
proval or disapproval But no. their
actions prove that they were not sincere or
that they were afraid to trust the matter
in the hands of the people, for after the
whole business Of the meeting had been
transacted, or nearly so. the advocates OF
the change. in solid array. presented
themselves with their leader. who arose
with trembling limbs, and with quivering
lips read, in feeble voice, the equally
feeble effort at a set of resolutions which
the people composing the Democratic
meeting Of White Clay Greek Hundred
were not willing and did not allow a few
designing men to ram down their throats
as an expression of the sentiment of the
Democracy of our Hundred The meet
ing after patiently listening to the long
arguments aud long array of advocates o
the measure by a vote of nearly two t'
one resolved to indefinitely postpone .ht
resolutions. Thus ended the farce of {
few would-be leaders OF the Democratic
party who pretended to be In favor Of tht
rights of the people yet are afraid to trust
the people with them. After receiving
the Just rebuke from the Democrats pres
ept the scbemers tried to sneak ignomin
ously out Of it by claiming that the oppo
nents of the measure bad talked the mat
tes doyn until the friends Of the measure
had all left the meeting. Now why did