Middletown transcript., 1875-10-30
lCommulicated.l
Rllncipls u. HAAg.

EDwakD RrYso1gs. ESQ Re.rste&
HSsndzI vas <ylth Pleaapte Het n
read the x6ie; sound. and, from my
stand point. correctly written editorial
published in your last issue It does
give to Democrats Of principle some
hope that ALI is not yet lest when, we
6pd fhat re sin have afleastS0ae paper
published in Delaware protesting 10 be.
the advocate Of Democratic principles
that still remains true to those princi-
pies upon which the success Of, the De-
mocratic party depends, and enc that.
under no circumstances will abandon
the true principlesoof its party for any,
expedicncy that may arise Ii all The
papers published throughout our great
country we're conducted upon the same
correct principles with the same deter
mination to act for the best interests Of
the masses of the, people, we, as a
party, would not be obliged to hang
our heads ID shame as we have been
made to do by set Of worthless, gree
dy. hungry, good -for-nothiDg. BRAIN
less demegogues. who have been trying
for the last dozen years to foist them.
selves as leaders upon the great Demo-
cratic party of our country, and Who
as you say in your editorial, have been
SO often rebuked by the masses Of men
belonging to the Democratic party. The
class Of men referred to,aret men who
try to cover themselves up under the
garb Of Democracy. Yet they have
neither principle or shame. and they,
have been SO long upon the outside Of
the Government crib that they have
become ravenous for the public piunder
which they can see; is slipping away
from them into the hands Of smother set,
Of equally worthless vsgabonds like
themselves. who profess to be leaders,
Of the opposition party : class Of men
who, I cannot for a moment think, re-
present the honest portion of the oppo-
sition party. The sooner the so-called
Democratic press of our country throw
overheard the present method of trying
to educate and instruct the masses Of
the Democratic party in regard to their,
duties, and go back to first principles,
the better for the success Of our party
and the principles Of that party which
are held so dear by all true Democrats .
These principles, L am happy to say
for the Middletown aTRANscRrpr,, have
never, by it. been deserted in the dark 1
est hours of such times as our party has
passed through and even in the time
Of the wild wave Of Greeley fanaticismi
you could withstand The great wave Of,
what at that time was called popular
opinion (yet Think mis-called) which
was going to engulph and destroy every
opposition to it. Yet even in such
times your paper stood true to the prin-
ciples of our party, which principles
were the same for which the patriot
Fathers of our Country were willing to
lay down their lives and sacrifice their
fortunes-namely the principles Of a
Republican form Of Government Let,
me say to you, go on in the plain ),
straightforward path Of principle you
have heretofore followed os.Honesty
is the best Policy" and in the end will
win. Honest principles will stand proud
and erect when all such things as Of
late have tried to foist themselves upon
the Democratic party as instructors and
leaders will be buried in oblivion and it
will have been forgotten that such
things as they ever had an existence.
And here let me say to all Democrats,
Of. principle, subscribe at once for the
TRANSCRIPT, as the sentiments express
ed in the editorial referred to are worth
more than whole years subscription
And to you, Mr.. Editor, would say
60 on as you have done heretofore. and
receive from all Democrats of principle
that welcome plaudit. "well done good
and faithful servant" aa
Respectfully, WM. DEAN.