The daily gazette., 1879-02-25
Letter from Samuel Townsend.

For the Gazette.
To the Democrats of New Castle coun-
ty and also to those in Kent and Sussex,
for we are all concerned in what am
going TO write on In this communication.
When we meet in County and State con-
ventions, we pledged the party to equal
rights, and justice to the poor white man
as well as the rich and economy in carry
Ing out the government Of the counties
and State. In this county we nominated
by ballot. Hardly had our Legislature
met before Newark College sent down
and kept persons at Dover asking and
urging that the Legislature to pass a bill
giving said college $6,750, and 10 try to
interest the members Of the Legislature,
and proposed that each member should
name one boy each, making 30, to send
to said college at 1925 per year, making
the $G,75O. But within the last few
days 1t appears they have cut the amount
down to 5000 each, making even $4,000.
Now, ask every fair man and democrat,
If the Democratic platforms warrant
such an inroad on the rights of the
masses and will Of the majority, for a
member of theLegislature and he a DEM
cSA"., W pin oiiC DOy Out VI dil Lue DOyS
in his hundred, and give him, out of the
tax payers OF his hundred $500 to clothe,
board and educate him year. This
bill, If passed, goes back on all former
Democracy, by robbing the many for the
benefit Of the few. And, further, sup
pose you take an average of five years to
educate boy, 1t would be thrown in the
teeth OF the voting masses that the State
had made contract with Newark or
Delaware college, and, as the railroad
men pretend, it could not be broken.-
Then this bill, under that Interpretation,
at once appropriates $50, ,000-$2, 900 a
year for five years, or $4,000 for each
county, New Castle, Kent and Sussex
for as each county would have ten
scholars, each county in honor would be
bound to pay the same. l now ask the
members Of Kent and Sussex, If they
are not, like New Castle county, tax
ed as much already in these times as
they can stand, independent of trampling
the principle Of Democratic equal rights
under foot. And further, gentlemen, l
give you the warning voice of an old
Democrat, that took the most active part
of founding white mans party in Della
ware: Suppose we are beat and Repub-
licaTis carry the Legislature, if you pass
that inequitous Newark or Delaware
College bill, you set the precedent for
to send negro boys to Della
ware college to curry favor with the |
negroes to get their votes.
/ further see the Professors of said COL |
lege were down to Dover, and used the |
subterfuge in their speeches that school |
teachers were needed, and this bill would |
help supply this deficiency. What straits |
they must be driven to to use such rea-
soning, for no Legislature or lawyer can
draw a bill to bind minor in this coun-
try whilst our constitution stands, and
the moment boy is FL years old be is a
man and free TO 60 out Of the college
where he pleases, Notwithstanding this
bill proposes to spend on him 5000 year
for five years, ($1 1,000.) There is no lack
Of school teachers or educated men, for
forgeries, burglaries, highway robberies
for anything desperate is nowadays
done by educated men out Of employ
ment. Very few persons except farmers
are learning their boys trades the same
Is their fathers. There are very few ap-
prentices in mechanical business there
'ore there is vast amount Of boys edu-
,ated that are In no business, and many
If them would be glad to teach school.
say to the masses-arouse hold meet
ngs in every hundred in the State, and
pass resolutions with no unmistakable
about the proposed robbery for
Delaware College, and send said resolu-
ions or remonstraHces to your members
# the Legislature to kill this said Della
ware COllepp bill and az this old hoo |
ling college has been at this game every
ession of the Legislature for years to
,et money from the people, now urge ,
he Democrats of this county, at our next
county convention, to pass resolution
losing the door hereafter to Newark or
Delaware College, and as we nominate
.andidates by ballot in each hundred in
his county, print on the ballots, "No
obberies by Delaware College, or dona-
ions to it, directly or indirectly This .
will settle the old begging college.
SAMUEL TOWNSEND.
TOwnsand Feb % 1880