Daily Republican., 1882-02-14

An Editors yindictOry.


iningtou been more violent than he had
been in his life. He might have gone
away with the respect and good wishes
of small circle Of friends, but even the
faith OF that small circle must be badly
shaken by the violent and viudictive
chara ctsr of his final leave taking or
vlledictory address The burthen of
the song was the innate wickedness of
the Republican party and the one great
sin of which it was guilty of more than
dency from Samuel j. Tilden and hand.
ing the stolen jewel over to Rutherford
b. Hayes. This seems to have been
the turning point in the political life
of this great man. His first Demo
cratic vote was for Samuel j. Tilden, in
1876, and it was given with great re.
luctance, SO he says Having voted
for Mr.. Tilden, he could net see why
Mr.. Tilden was not elected, in fact he
says he was elected. From this time
forward his energies were employed to
defeat the Republican party, to chastise
it for the crimes Of fraud, perjury and
theft. So sure is he that the Republ..
can party is corrupt, that no person
would longer remain in its folds except
those "blinded by tanaticism so fierce
and hatred of the unbought majority
OF the American people 50 deep that
they are incapable Of seeing the iniuui
ty of their own leaders, or scoruing, as
1t seems, the pharasaism which PIRATES
about high moral purposes and keeping
It's face turned toward The morning,
while it marches arm in arm with the
basest and greediest crowd ofunscrupu,
lOus politicians that robbed treasury
or wrecked State" How do the in
telligent Republicans of Wilmington
like the picture? But it is only Croas-
dale that drew the picture. How thank.
full the people of Wilmington should
be that there was one man in Whining
ton who had the quick, keen, conscien.
tiOusness to know a thief when he saw
one and that when he saw one he had
the manliness and the courage to turn
his back upon the thief and seek the
company of such sweet angels of De-.
mocracy as Samuel j. Tilden, John
Kelly, "Brockey" Tom and "Gus'
D'Donnell.
The intense bitterness of soul which
character zed this incorruptibe, un-
Prejudiced, pure and enlightened pa
triot, was rendered more intense and
bitter still when he found the Republi.
can party would not fall to pieces even
though assaulted by the Croasdale.
Bayard batterinE ram of truth, intelli.
gence and honesty, and as a tinality Of
fifteen years of journalism, the creates,
editor in Delaware tells his Republican
nelghbors that through prejudice and
ignorance they chose to remain in a
party that is guilty Of fraud, perjury
and theft.
1t might be well for a moment tc
look around and see where the influence
of this wonderful child of journalism
aidedby the only paper worthy the name
ora newspaper in Delaware, comes in al
NO doubt he expected when he stepped
from the Republican side into the
Democratic ranks, the whole State
would give tremendous lurch over
and remain forever fixed firm in the
embrace of what in Delaware Is mis-.
called Democracy. Let us see how the
figures stand. In 1876 st. Tilden had
1851 votes in the State, and Hayes
had 1912. Majority for Tilden, 1853
-Four years more were spent by the Ev
cry Evening in exposing the frauds Of
the Republican party. The ne WY con
verted editor of the paper, with tn,
fresh blush of Democratic honest
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ted in favor If tho eo,,,..
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