Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18
Wilmington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 1880
Foolish Huniors Abont Opposition 10
MIR. fIayard,s Recollection.


Wilmington, I thursday, Nov. u, l88U
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Foolish ha""rs A"o"' oppo.o :"
a letter eiao"i'o'o '''''' '''a -
spondent ehecuVeiy ans"e'' 'ho s'i, '"''s
hoods Circulated ny Nep"''i's' p''''''''A'
OF the oaHer sor' apo"' ';,p0''''O -. .ls
Democrats 70 h'f' o"'"'' ..,
SENATE. ihe'e Is h' i'u"'''H ' ~ ~
stories ana 'nei' ias 80 NN
very men VINO are sAiu u NC sHsAse' -
the aiieged i"'''sue "'' VIZ ,'''' v ~
nounee any sueh a'1en'p'' VI .Ne susse''
lion OF 1t, anu III MAS us "no'o 'V I,-,
In the desires OF eoh'enp''D'o .A',N"'ie
who Imagine that tuey eau guy 'no Neu.o-
cratic members from 'usseA ana '"'A'
tho hepnohean members Vi I'VE" O"S'''
neeompnoes III aS paSe eon'piiAos %
ever suggested oy 'ne 'ia's'A''on -
seoundreis. we Ano" 'na' 'Ne' w '.'e
Sussex Democrats the u'"os' VI lus''oe W
such suggestion ana we 1881 sh"' VIC
ought to be able 10 say 'ha' 'hey Nv equ''
injustice 10 'he aepuoh'an lieAoeis ''
this county, though the organ Vi Tue ae-
cent portion OF the party neie 40 oo,Ds
what 1t can 10 erea'e 'he ii'pfe'Sioi, 'Da'
these last named are eonseh'ihB pAi"es "
the attempt 10 oring 'hen in'o SUN
shameful conspiracy II II Is iSr "
dignity by the name Oh an attempt tue
mere expression py corrupt men Vi ae-
sire to corrupt others.
We should have dismissed mo ~hoie
silly story with wora' out ior 'he iao'
that the Morning Ne'0S Allows = reeAiess
correspondent 10 occupy large spA'e ~
IL TINS morning WIN piepo''eiou' 'i.i0'e
treating the alleged seheihe ss serious
matter whioh mas faiien through oeoause
OF opposition TO II from unworthy
motives by Democrats VINO reaiiy never
dreamed Oh any sucn thihg nor even neAiu
OF 1t except IN the form oi
rumors set anost Dy hepupicahs' Anere
certainty ought 10 DC somewhere ainons
the hepupneans OF wilmington feaui-
ness to protest against such gross Islander
on reputable public man as the Neus in
dulges in against Senator Salisbury in
this matter. 1t falsely attributes to him
desire he did not entertain, and then
attributes to him purely selfish reasons
for abandoning it. Could any viler form
of SANDER be invented by malignity.
By such system any man in the CON-
munity might be charged with an iuten-
ton to rob bank. and when it was shown
that he did nothing whatever in that direc-
ton, the lie could be kept afoat by
declaring that it was because he was afraid
OF the police that he abandoned his
scheme. Such method Of Islander is
outrageous beyond description, ana yet it
seems to please those who denounce as
falsehoods facts they dare not attempt to
meet.
Equally unjust has been the persistent
use made of Ex-Governor Ponder's name
in this connection. Now, it ia sort of
public secret that the JOURNAL and
MIR. Ponder are, to put 1t mildly, not IN love
with each another and, hence we nave no
inducement to 90 out OF our way to defend
him from a charge which would make
political capital against him, but 1t
ID due TO simple justice to say
that there Is not even the SHADOW OF
foundation for the stories which, II true,
would put MIN IN the attitude OF entering
into corrupt intrigue with the least
reputable among his political opponents 70
accomplish result which would disrupt
his own party. We know that Governor
Ponder never dreamed OF such thing,
ana We DO mol oelieVe one OF the men
who have been talking about it has ever
dared make such proposition to him.
1t Is deliberate falsehood ano
one which Governor Ponder Indignantly
resents. But there Is no limit to the
faisenood to which the manufacturers oil
these rumors Will resort. This MorntnS
Ne'oS story, TO which we nave referred, says
that among those who would be willing tt
enter into an arrangement to defeat Mr.
Bayard is Mr.. Peter Robinson, one of .h'
representatives from Sussex We Woult
ike to see the writer of this falsehooc
suggest that to Mr.. Robinson. Ii
this whole State there is no more SINGER
and enthusiastic admirer and supporter o
the Senator than this very gentleman VIII
is thus spoken of as a possible opponent
We do not wonder that the concoctor
such malicious farrago OF absurditie
should have cause to complain that sena
tor Salisbury treated him with open con
tempt when he dared to call on him in tn
siahuerous talsehoou' But II Is useless I
comneii' Oh the preparation OF such stu
al" i's acceptance Oy an eai'or VINO real