Daily Republican., 1879-05-28
.Ysm Yam" On the Rampage.

"Yam Yam" On the Rampage. !
For the Republican. :,
The stammering, clustering editor OF
"Every Evening" has again had the
to make personal attack
on that good old patriotic man. Ell
Crozier. whose shoe latchets this con-
temptible puppy Of an editor Is not
worthy to stoop down and unloose.
When Eli Crozier determined, for the
good Of the State and its commemora-
ton of Dslaware's patriotic DEAD 10
save the marble shaft erected on an
unsightly piece of ground on Delaware
avenue from being sold by the Sheriff.
to nav claims for material and labor
expended on the monument, the whole
thing, with the exception OF the monu.
mental shaft, was an eye sore; not
only to the persons residing in that
community, but to all passers py.
Mr.. Crozier determined to liquidate
the debt against the corporation. ne
opened subscription books and travelled
hundreds of miles on foot, through
sunshine and storm, until he had col
l.cted and paid every dollar of debt
owed by the corporation. When ne
had finished this he further continued
his efforts until he had the grounds
handsomely graded and sodded, and a
neat fence erected and painted around
the monument grounds. Up to this
time the title to the land being in the
hands of J. r Head, Esq, where it
was to remain until trees and shrub
bely were planted within the enclo-
sure, and trees planted around the
curb line and enclosed by boxes, at
which time it was to be conveyed by
deed to the "Soldiers' and Sailors
Monument Association. When Mr.
Crozier became aware Of the fact tha
the deed could not be delivered hy tht
party who held it as an escrow unit
the trees were planted, &C., as abov'
stated. he at once decided to agail
solicit subscriptions for that purpose
BY his personal energy he has pur
chased the trees and had them plant
ed, and erected the tree boxes, whicl
are now being painted-not in trl-color
of red, white and blue, as the scurril
GUS editor states, but painted hand
some blue color with white Gaping
and mouidings. The unsightly pol
which he speaks OF, which is about t
, be erected, which will shock the sens1
bilities of the aristocratic citizens
Delaware avenue, will be the mos
. handsome flag staff in this city. 1t
: now being constructed Of the best qua
!, ity of spruce pine spar, by first elias
spar maker, and will be erected by
practical rigger in the best posslbl
! manner; and it will be neatly painted
for which Mr.. Crozier should have tn
: thanks of every loyal and patriot
t citizen of Delaware, as it was by n
energy alone that the money was ran
ed for the purpose of erecting on I'll
monument grounds a handsome MAJ
staff, from which our National flag wi
|. float on independence and Decorate
days hereafter. Is it possible that tt
sight of a handsome flag staff with I'll
y National flag unfurled from its top
: distasteful to tho ilnoramus fisur
head of every Evening ?" If so,
Z will have to grin and bear it. Fro
I the flag staff of every National Gem
'r terry in this country, as well as Il
monument grounds where monumen
are erected in honor of our patrlo'
dead heroes, the flag of our count
floats aloft; and so it will in Wilmln
ton. Mr.. Croyier is backed in tt
/, movement by the leading citizens
wealth and intelligence in Winnings
- and the banks of the Brandywine, W
n have librraliy contributed for tn
d. special purpose. He is endorsed
the Trustees Of the Monument Assoc
ton, as well as by the masses OF
patriotic ladies and gentlemen W
have in the past so literally contrib
81. ted their means to enable Mr.. Crozi
to complete the work he undertoo
= This good old man has now reach
}. nearly his four score years, and
he soon will be numbered with the pat
et otic dead. But his name will 90 doN
'ef es to the grave untarnished, and will II
icy in history when the puny, lnslgn
na cant, villifying editor OF Livery EVE
m, ;ncn il f,rpotten. JUSTICE
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