Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-18
pHos oRIPTIoN AT HOMIE.

PRQsORIPTION At HOME.
How the Wilmington Republicans
Regard Brains and Political INDIE.
pendence.
Editor Gazette and Journal: The Greeks
said ''thoss whom the gods have doomed
to destruction they first make mad" Can
this be the madness that has come upon /
those who call themselves Republicans in |
Delaware 7 In Chairman stones address |
to his committee on Saturday, he said (as |
reported in the Morning NeDs) hWe have |
no families to sustain, no fRs 0red few to |
press forward on ali occasions, but in our |
ranks brains and solid merit will always |
find r. cognition and reward" What |
kind of recognition and reward they find
when they choose 10 be what brains and
solid merit are chiefly valuable for, indie
pendent thought and action, is shown
by the treatment Of young Mr.. Merrihew
as told in his letter to the Euening Post
which enclose herewith. Has the
Republican party of the State of Della
ware got where It wants to get out OF 1t
all such as hef The course Of Mr.. Sto1e
heretofore towards such as do not agree
with him in his political ideas makes me
believe that he was saying what he en-
tirely disbelieved when he was making
the quoted remarks, and that he Is en-
tirely agreed with such treatment OF
'tbrains and solid merit as the Young
Mems Republican Club have melted out
to Mr.. Merrihew. Is this the kind OF
treatment that will attract to any party
'tbrains and solid merit Z" What has
the Republican party done in the
State during the political life Of the
young men of our day that
will prove an attraction superior to
such treatment AS an original Repub.
lioan am compelled to say that its his
tory here ia one Of disgrace aud merited
failure; that its leaders have been either
such as self respecting men could not
follow or models of selfshness; and that
such conscientious ones as "Honest John
Pilling'' have gone along through its later
history with heavy loads on their backs
and shoulders, following, with aching
hearts where even arch men as their
State chairman OF four years age
will not follow. Will they read
him, too, Hout Of the party ~
II the Republican party Of this State had
been composed Of such material as Mr.
MerriheW has proved himself TO be, II
would not now be the csdaver 1t Ia and
that there ia such material in the State
gives ground for hope that In the neal
future there may be party organized
with brains and definite ideas, and which
may attract to 1t those blind Rropers fo
light whose dumb, muddled cry to th,
grange, as published in your pape
| ~ 80 yt- tfraatraa ha indfafoT1
weep" The Democratic party of tn,
the one that Archie Given told one of it
governors "oould mot afford to Appoin
anything but gentleman to count!
Office" before any such party as the las
IL years have known as the Republican
, party can drive 1t from Its hold on tn
} government Of the State. It is time
was buried out Of the air that surround
US, and which It detiles.
Yours, in the faith of better things
! come, AN ORIGINAL REPUBLICAN,,
WILMINGToN, Sept. 9th, 1854.
! MIR. MBRRIHEw's LETTER.
} 10 the Editor of the EUening Fost-SIR
sse by Mr.. Francis Z. Abbott's letter (
} the Boston Transcript that the Massschu
3 setts definition Of Republican ia ION
/. who will vote for Blaine and Logan"
I This seems to be the definition OF tn
Z Delaware Republicans also, as shown b
I the following instance
: | was q member Of the Young Mem
: Republican Club Of this city until abou
two weeks ago, but said when Mr.. Blain
q was nominated that would under n
h circumstances support him. ! attende
i the conference Of Independents and RI
, publicans 1T New York on July 22d, an
/ the local papers Of the next day contains
. my name as participant in the COT
8 ference. A day or SO after | hear
q threats from various sources that W,
3 to be expelled from the club unless
s resigned, and resolved to wait and see
. these threats would be carried ont.
! On August 4th, received note fro
o the corresponding secretary of the olu
L asking for my resignation. l reptile
/ asking for the reasons for this reques
. His reply is so characteristic that gi'
q II in full:
| would say that the club, in regular met
j. ing held Friday evening, August 9Th,
o structed me to say that you, having violat
. article I'd Of the constitution, were thereto
/, not entitled to further participation in I
councils of the club. They charge that y,
: | hhNS pdlb iAPulod "a GOhloItuCD " uttt
4 the electio Of the Republican candidate
! Blaine and Logan.
y Article 2, which have violated, rea
70 as follows
y The object of this organization shall be
unite in social and political body the m
Of the city of Wilmington, and the State
y Delaware, to foster and promote love
l and knowledge of the principles OF the !
IS publican party, to educate the young mon
10 a loftler appreciation Of their relation to
b national State and municipal government
4 and to encourage them to an active particiI
!, ton in tho nomination and election OF HON
= and capable public officers.
!. This club was organized in the fall
1880 kB campaign elub--was re0Iganiz
i after the close of the campaign as p,
mRnent club, whose object was, as stat
~ in its constitution, social and political,
! foster and promote love for the prin
!. pies OF the Republican party, and to {
=, cou age the young men to an active pi
=, ticipation In the nomination and eleoti
- Of honest and capable public officer
w and it sooomplishes this object by
i, moving member whose intention is
= vote the whole Republican ticket, exec
- ing "Jsy Gould's hired attorney"
- Senator Bdmuuds 80 aptly calls
Blaine.
- In conclusion wish to cay that It l
y cost me e Severe moral struggle, az
=, think Il las cost thousands of oil
Z young men all over the country, to
~ solve to cast my first Presidential v
y against the Republican party, which
have been taught to regard as the pal
Of great principles and great leaders, q
with which all my sympsthiss and as
lY Citations are connected.
Y s. WALLIS MRRRIHEw
M M sos West Third street, WiiminRt
ns Del, Sept. 4th.
~ THE CHINESE PUZZLE.
Ii, o bring me a map OF the seat OF war
| hear the guns on the river Min
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