The daily gazette., 1882-09-05
NO MAN y MAN.
Mr.. woicctt Tndebtsd 10 IaIs own EffoEtA
For HIS Personal and Political Suceess.

Mr.. Woicott Indebted 10 His Own EffoFtA
For HIS Personal and Political Success.
To THE EDIToR OF THE GAZETTE: The
Republican papers of this state, notably the
Sentinel Of last Saturday, have been en-
gagged during the past few months In max
ing comments about prominent citizen of
this county, which, If not contradicted
might mislead some people who do not
know any better. In substance the state
ment has been made that James s. Wolcott,
Secretary OF State, is indebted to the in
fiuence of the salisbury family for what
ever prominence and success he has attained
and that now he is guilty of the basest In
gratitude In aspiring to the leadership of the
party In this county, with the view, as they
state, to succeed Hon. Eli salisbury as a Sen
ator ia Congress. As TO the statement that
Mr.. Wolcott Is endeavoring to displace Mr..
salisbury, we venture the remark that not a
man can attest that Mr.. Wolcott has ever
raised finger in that direction.
But this Is neither here nor there. The
writer thinks he knows whereof he speaks
when he says that MIR. Wolcotfs Interest in
this campaign 10 dictated by an honest and
conscientious desire TO see the Democratic
party kept In the ascendency IN his native
State. The charge that Mr.. Wolcott is in
debted TO salisbury or any other man, or
W any CAhbCt ObhGE biihii tO"u lOiNS VI
character and brains, for his success as
lawyer, is Indignantly resented by his many
friends in this county, and nowhere more SO
than in old Misplllion, where he was born
and grew up to manhood. Is it
possible that one man can impart brains
to another Is Mr.. Wolcott's reputation
as an orator attributable to any
other cause than his own natural
talents9 Did anybody prepare his speeches
for him which he made in our courts in the
Messick case, the Mileham ease, the Levi
Scott casel They were sufficient alone t.
give him reputation as lawyer and as an
advocate had he never laid his feet upon
Delaware soil before and had he not known
a man IN the State. 1t is true that wheI
Mr.. Salisbury went to the Senate Mr.. VOL.
cotts practice naturally increased it is alsC
true that Mr.. salisbury recommended Mr.
Wolcott to many of his old clients. But
are clients a class Of people that one lawyer
can hand over TO another unless that Other
has something to recommend himsclff And
will they stick to lawyer II once handed
| over unless he shows energy and ability
sufficient to protect their interests
Mr.. salisbury and Mr.. Wolcott were botl
from MspilliOn hundred, and when Mr.
| Salisbury went to the Senate our peOpl
naturally went to Woleott because the.
knew him and liked him they had conf
dence in him and 1t needed no reeommenda
tions or studied efforts to get people to TAX
u hold of him. They did SO and have neve
| regretted 1t. 1t Is well known fact tina
the Saulsburys were not in favor of JOIN
| w. Hall for Governor yet Hall becam
| Governor, and Wolcott became Secretary o
State, and the Saulsburys did not make hin
| so. The writer is a friend of the Saulsburys
He knows that their merited success in lii
is attributable to their own sagacity, plucl
and brains. Sagacity, pluck and brain
| will always tell. The success which MI
Wolcott has achieved and the mean
which is in store for him is attributable to hi
own sagacity, pluck and brains and from n
other cause. Knowing this to be true til
writer could no longer stand the base an
absured charge that lac was mere automatic
in other peoples hands and could not homo
ably accept public recognition without IL
gratitude and without the consent of oth'
people to whom he does not belong, and hi
written these lines. MIR. Wolcott is gentl
man, he is good lawyer, he Is soun
Democrat and on that account he is hate
by Republicans who are trying to mai
people believe there is nothing in him b
cause they fear him. Furthermore, Nj
Wolcott Is no mans man. II he belongs
any body except to himself, it is to tt
people. MIsPILlIoN.
September 3, 1882.