Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-07-19
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Editor State Journal: | would like
through the medium OF your paper to say
few words TO the Democrats of New
Castle comfy i'll regard to the manner in
which the appointments to our county
Offices have been made for the last 20
years. The Democrats Of the cities of
Wilmington aud New Castle, of st.
Georges and Puncader hundreds have
monopolized the appointments, and to
prove my assertion, will name some of
the appointments that have Ieeu made,
80 that the public can Judge for themselves
how far | am from the truth. For Pro
thonotary, w. G.. Whiteley, Richard
Cooper, Charles Bssston and George A.
Maxwell for Recorder Of Deeds, Thomas
NJ. 0gle, James Nicholson, Thomas Hol-
comb for Register, Peter Vandever,
Benjamin Gibbs, Sewsll Biggs for Clerk
of the Peace, John \ Springer, II. X.
Cochran for Attorney -deneral, G. B.
Lore and daorge Gray. Now | want it
understood that have no word of fault
to find with the way any of the persons
named have performed their duties. For
most of the persons named ] have given
letters to the Executive recon mending
their appointment, but there is getting
to be- Just q little too much of a samenes
about it.
These recommendations generally are
that the applicant has been good party
worker, and consistent Democrat, hav-
ing always voted astraight ticket Except
in 1879, and frequently the applicants
have been unfortunate i'll business and
are poor, aud therefore heed the assist
ance of the party iu the shape Of appoint
ment to Office. Now the time Seems to
have arrived when the localities referred
TO have no more OF the consistent, hard
working, straight-out, poor Democrats,
but that the present incumbents must
have reappointment, and they Seem to
forget that there are other localities in
our county which have consistent, hard
working straight-out poor Democrats who
have, like the bound boy at the husking
when the drink was going around, stood
10y out in the cold shivering. They say
"We want drink, or we won't llIsk
any more out in the cold, and then the
persons inside the circle say, "Well, what
are you going to do about itY
1t hain't 10 use your making iuss
about it. We will attend to that little
matter and get the Governor all right.
There are 70 many consistent, hard-work-
ing, straight-out poor Democrats who
want Just to have dip in this pot that
if there are to be reappointments, their
time they see will never come, and like
the boy, they are getting tired of waiting.
One thiug should bs answered if it is
not asking too much When did Demo
crat from Brandywine, Christiana, Mill
Creek OF White Clay Creek hundreds get
an appointment to a county office Have
the Democrats who reside i'll these out
side districts no rights the Wilmington
aud the other localities named above are
bound TO respect What great sin have
they committed that they must be thus
treated Have they not always worked
for the party What encouragement is
there for Democrats who are 50 hope
lessly in ths minority rs are the Demo
Gratis of Christiana hundred, il they are
to he treated as though they had no
friends How l0ug would any of them
have to wait on the present circle before
they would ever get an appointment
When the late James Springer was au
applicant for q comfy office, was there
man in New Castle county that dare utter
word against his qualifications or Ills
honesty or integrity, ehat was the re-
suit OF the effort made at that time
Was not the same inilnenfe which id now
brought, brought At that time on the
Governor | have heard the Governor Of
that time say it was mistake in tnrning
down MIR. Springer, and az to the then
Governor he did all he could to make
good what he thought was mistake by
appointing Mr.. Springer rs assessor OF
State taxes.
Some of the neglected hundreds have
honored sons who are applicants for some
of the appointments TO be made, and we
find the friends of the present incum-
bent have all the ground thoroughly
worked and none left to be cultivated,
and some of ruling spirits even go 30 far
as to intimate that they have the inside
track with His Exellenoy the Governor,
and that any outsider may as we'll snvs
| himself the labor of an effort to get an
| appointment, as it would all be labor
lost. IL it to be understood that only q
certain class of men, living within Ger.
tain localities, can have an appoint
ment Ii so can say for one
Democrat dont't take any
stock in any such movement, and
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will be for the party. For one portion of
the party 10 submit to be plastered with
mud is bad enough, but to haveit grouud
beneath the skin is a little more than
poor human nature can bear up under.
ls it not time to call haltf | have
entire confidence in rnr worthy Chief
NJ asistrate, that he will do what to him
Seems best, but at the same tima let
him have the facts. am pot
an applicant for any office Md
were 30 no doubt | would like
any other person in the outer
hundreds and On the outside OF the ring,
be turned down but "thank the Good
Man" am one of those blessed persons
"what don't speot muffin and isent gwint
to be dispinted." am Democrat from
principle and not for the sake of office
and it is ~ just as well for me to say 80
for were to want one | should be SURE
not to get it. For that reason can afford
to call things by their proper names.
A DgMoCRAr.