The Wilmingtonian., 1885-02-28
LORE VsFqRAY.
GEORGE GRAY FOE BAY ARD
C. b. LORE FOR THs PEOPLE,
One in the Nominee of BsyArd and Rep
resents Bayard-fhe other Of the Poo-
pie and Representips the People.


pie and Representing tHe People.
1t is matter of regret perhaps that two
such prominent and d6xyedly popular
members of this comni leity As The Hon.
CHARLES B. LORE and q Hon GEORGE
GRAY should find ther,shves as opposed
forces in the coming sshstoriai campaign,
They both stand upon theshighest plane of
political respectabiity, and jnstly so.
But these two gentlemen stand widely
apart in the logic of their relation to the
citizens of Delaware, people who have the
irrefragable right of eh9xle of representa-
tion, and who, through ter representatives,
have the sole say as to VINO shall receive any
appointment NH
MIR. GRAY, through his backer the Hon.
THOMAS F. BAYARD, boldly challenges this
original source of power, He attempts to
weaken, to nullily tue voice of the people,
will, his wishes alongside, upon the same
vantage ground as the inalienable right of
the peoples will 1t does not need mind
of deep mental acumen to see the picture.
A Senator is to be elected, with indecent
haste MR. BAYARD rushes to Dover and in
forms the State officials of his wishes. In
that act alone is an assumption il not an
intimidation which, did our legislators at
Dover but do their duty as the independent
representatives of Delaware, they would in
stantly resent-and their justification in
doing SO would be the resentment that
ranRles in the mind OF every citizen of this
State at the picture
In his extreme fear that the patronage is
slipping through his fingers does MIR. BAY
ARD fail to realize the extremely bad taste
that his presence in Dover at this critical
period exhibits! Better for our great tri-
bune to sacrifice all personal solctude upon
the Constitutional Amendment Or the Sena-
torial succe ssion than to pose before his fell
low-citzens as petty caucuser. He has
disappointed many who wished to retain
their high estimation of his historic
name. -A
Mr.. GRAY stands. before the representa-
tives of the State of Delaware as the ap,
pointee of THOMAS i. BAYARD, with the re-
enforcement that a century of the prestige
! S!.A great name-r lns II is not denied
nor can it well te. sTbe apparent irsincerity
OF any protestationS to the contrary would
too readily dispense with any bubble. II il
a graceless position ior Mr.. GRAY, that of a
stuol-pigeon for any man. 1t is one hi;
friends regret that he has exhibited the
weakness to accept. 1t Injuries his iudepend
ent political standing and leaves him posing
crippled senatorial aspirant propped VI
with Bayard crutch.
Let every tub stand upon its own bottom
If an erect moral or political pos tion is un
attainable in this State of Delaware excep
through the recognition OF say-so of MIR
BAYARD there is only the inevitable cXplaua
tion that he wields too strong power as
citizen. No citizen upon whom the sunligh
. of the great Delawarcau's face does nc
shine dare expect political preferment Nh
BAYARD rrowns and the light of the sun
gone out
Are the citizens, through their represents
tives at Dover, willing to perpetuats th
:. over-aw;ng power Are they csntent
g continue in grovelling vassalage to this one
f mam-power. They must know that ii is a
e ready irksome TO hundreds and thousands {
e their fellow Democrats of Delaware.
The friendship of a BAYARD is no mort
sin. 1t is no mean possession. But when tn
friendship Transformed into political inf
u ence is used dehntively forpurposes and in
III channel where the appreciation Of the masae
ID through their duly elected representative
u' should alone be heard, whose opinions alo
" should weigh or be considered, then til
friendship or aid should be peremptoif
IT. declined. 1t would be refused indignant
y by any man who held, or ever heard
'hi high code of i lsisical parity preached a
Ne imperatively cnjoined ON others by
Hon. Tuos r. BAYARD.
The dctum, the opinion, the intention
IS our legislators at Dover, being as it is 81
ne posed the wishes of the citizens of t
'ed State, should always be uninhuenced,
oil aided by co-adjutors and their judgm
Ill must never bear the suspicion of being
ful ored by any but their own individual ju
ue- ment.
the Why, in the disposition of patrona
{ to should ole citizens influence be greater L
OF that Of another? Or why should any
, I" citizen assert that influence as rgh
ing powerP The Hon. THos. F. BAYARD
his done so, and in that exercise Of that assn
tion MR.. BAYARD has transgressed. II
'hS' arraigned before the common bar of pu
'eo opinion, and his intended beneficiary
lam
=, GRAY, as accessory, in attempting to a
,ble gate to himself rights beyond what are
lure dues of each citizen is also culpable.