Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12
PARTY RULES.
some Plain Words from Represen-
tative Dean Concerning Their Pro-
nosen Mad fic AtIOn.

some Plain Words from Represen-
tative Dean Concerning Their Pro-
posed u0dific alton.
Editor Eperg Eponing. ! noticed In
your paper the proceedings OF one or two
meetings held in the county, aud at which
resolutions were passed denouncing the
originators of the petition to the county
meerng for the purpose Of changing the
rules Of the Democratic party OF New
Castle county, impuguing their motives as
well as those Of the persons who signed
the petition; aud Que resolution said that
the persons who were present would look
with distrust upon the parsons who signed
the petition" .s-
Now, | was one who signed 1t, and do
not care tho snap OF finger for any such
set of bipoted dictators, monarchs, auto.
Gratis or masters They are void of the
first principles that 20 TO make up good
Am, rican citizen, that of allo wing every
person to exercise his own opinions with.
out lot or hindranee. Any set of men
who would impugn aud condemn men for
differing with themselves. are not fit 10 be
clothed with the liberties of an American
ci'iz u, That they have right to differ
with ms, or aDy other person, ia one Of
tho dearest rights We claim for an Amer,
car, yet it rs one they are not willing to
copeeed 10 other. Such persons are
fools"
Were 10 be present at the county con
ventiou, have no doubt could give
good and valid reasons for the views held
by me on this question. Previous engage
ments will prevent my being there.
Should the meeting determine to continue
lao ~,,la lhnxy xutll on him
with mora ease or accommodate them
selves to the situation with more alacrity
than mysalf Tha. the present system did
at one tins foist on the Democratic party
of this county worthless, drunken per-
son az candidate for the Legislature,
which defeated the party and deprived us
of the benefit of the late James A.
Bsyard's counsel in the Senate of the
United States, caunot be denied. Any
system that will allow more votes TO be
cast for Democratic candidate in any
district than there are of both Democrats
and Republicans iii the district, to iue ap
pears Objectionable, Notwithstanding any
| thing that the learned dictstors who passed
the resolutions referred to above may say
to the contrary.
For example, take O hundred that has
half dozen candidates for either Legisn
tuIe or Levy Court, case that has oc-
Cured, and the vote may be from two Il
three hundred, divided up among them
How easy it would be for men belonging
to the opposite party, if 10 disposed, tt
come in and comply with the party rule
and give us an Objectionable person AZ
candidate. Which appeared to be thu
case only two years since, in my own case
l was so Objectionable that some of tn
leaders from Wilmington came to our hun
dred and demanded that another name b.
put up rs a Democratic candidate for on
hundred, and my nomination was con
tested and brought before the County Elk
eeutive Committee, when my nomination
was endorsed but 30 Objectionable was
to the party, and particularly to some O
the party of our own hundred, that the
got ten thousand tickets printed with IN
lame left off, and that of Joel Thompson
Republican, put on in the place.
With the present system cannot tn
party in Wilmington putup candidates fo
Sheriff and coroner? They have the vote
to nominate them and if they are Of sue
material as are not willing to allow DEN
ocrat to hold an opinion that differs wit
them without denouDeing him for +
doing, will they hesitate to foist upon I'll
county any man of their choice to Fl
either of the above named oificeF, reghrt
D less of what the Democrats of the conui
may say or Think
: Respectfully, WILLIAM DEAS
.