The daily gazette., 1878-06-04
Letter from Samuel To wnsend

COUNTY You are part of the great
family of Democrats, of the United States,
whose platform, or corner stone, of faith,
was laid down by the great Thomas JEFF
ferson, and proclaimed in these solemn
words: That all men (meaning white
men) were born free and equal (for Of
course he did not mean negroes, as they
in those times were held as slaves,) that
all power Of government, rested in the
masses, therefore all the ills of bad gov
ernment, and special acts and privileges
of the few, the masses are to blame, for
the power rests in themselves. The De-
mocracy of New Castle county, have a
frey ordeal to go through this week, hence
| write these lines of warning to them.
have faith that they will have the firm
ness and patriotism to pass through the
crisis safely. Previous to 40 years ago,
tomorrow, the assumed leaders, wire
workers, controllers of the Democratic
party of this county, to nominate candi-
dates for Sheriff and Coroner, went
through the farce of sending delegates to
some central place, the Red Lion Hotel as it
was called then, and the nominations were
made, as you saw committee tried to be
made, few days ago at New Castle, by
the Chairman taking paper out of his
pocket and reading the names off, but was
exposed and nipped in the bud. Now
young Democrats, l more particularly
appeal to you, so you may take warning.
The Democratic mass of poor people, got
tired of being used as mere hewers of
wood and drawers of water, for their
assumed masters, drivers and leaders,
of the Democratic party, in making
all nominations from the ranks of
their favored few tyrants. A pitched
battle was fought at a Democratic Coun-
ty Convention, held in the village of
Christiana, on the 4th day of June, 1888,
just 40 years ago, tomorrow, between the
democratic followers of Thomas Jefferson
who favored the carryingout ofDemocracy,
in its true intent, meaning that the rich
and poor, equal and alike, should select
the officers to carry out their wishes to
make all laws, that shall fall as the dews
of heaven on all people alike. The other
side contending the masses were not intel
ligent and capable of selecting candidates
and officers, to carry out the laws. That
these would-be masters must be the guild
ing power and fatten off the hard earn
ings Of the poor, and these poor at the
same time have no voice only through
these assumed democratic managers.
look back to that celebrated 4th day of
June, 1888, in the history Of the democ-
racy of this county, as one of the happiest
days | ever saw. We routed the aristo-
Gratis, and laid down the doctrine of
Thomas jefferson, that all men of the
party should equally alike partake in the
nominations of the Sheriff and Coroner,
| and all other officers. And have battled
on ever since for the nomination and cleo
ton of all officers by the people, from the
President down to, and including the
constable. The day is dawning and ii
will come, if the masses be true to then-
selves, and now come to square appeal
| to the Democratic masses. You have un-
| falteringly nominated candidates fol
| Sheriff and Coroner in this New Castle
/ county, for 40 years, and as true Demo
Gratis worthy to be called the followers OF
the great Thomas Jefferson, have submit
ted to the will of the majority, by ballot.
and cordially supported the candidates
who received the greatest number of votes
| for Sheriff and Coroner. Now this last
few years, through the depression of busi-
ness, the She tifi7s Office has become "a very
1 NdllldDlc OlllCc, anu d piiNc 1htlo 10 nv"
seeked for by IA or ID candidates, and u
for the Coroner's office, and it is said by 9
little sharp practice in the construction Of
the law relating to Coroners, and thai
acquisition of full Poorhouse, and the
consequent great production OF still born
negro bastards, have run the fees of the
Coroner's Office up to such high figure
that these u Democratic patriots, are can
dates for said office. Now as far as know
and believe, every candidate for Sherif
and Coroner, is a capable good democrat
and all of them, as Democrats under the
i free Democratic doctrine, have the full
right to come out as candidates for sale
offices, and ask support and they who ma,
receive the greatest number Of votes TO
Sheriff and Coroner will be considered tht
candidates of the party.
Now this nomination election, nexl
Saturday, is purely party nomination
of the Democratic party, and no vot'
should or ought to be taken by tht
judges anywhere in the county, who Il
: not known to be a democrat
1t is the democratic family tina
: is selecting and no outsider should be al
lowed to vote, and no pledger allowed
: to vote for such and such candidate l
: nominated. The generality of opponent
of any party, who go to the opposite par
ty to make such pledges, generally liz
and cause turmoil and confusion, ant
: whoever cites what is called rules as au
thority, cites fraud, for those so-called
rules are fraud, and will be thorough
| ly proven before this campaign is over
The people had, as l stated, 40 years ag'
carried the nomination of sheriffs an'
coroners by ballot, and contended TO
D the nomination of members of the legis
lature and levy court by ballot and on
year carried that but the wire working
e masters succeeded in beating the masses
putting that back, and when the rumh
!. 1ings Of the outraged masses could not b
> kept back, then it was, that If fcandldate
for the legislature or levy court were t.
y be nominated, set of cursed rule
must be stuck ON and an election solemn
ly called to decide by ballot in 1876, whel
these cursed rules were voted down
t Then the tricksters at the Septempe
q meeting attempted to vote bogus dele
: gates For this reason call them ueie
:. gates; there was no provision, after yot
t ing down the rules, TO appoint these dele
i gates, but, notwithstanding, these dele
. gates met under the direction OF tn
n wire workers at New Castle to nominate
y a ticket and to their astonishment thes
# exploded, Uoted d0aCn rules were presentte
aud nratended to be adopted, except TIL