Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-14
"FREsH YOUNG DUDES" /"
Alfred GawthrOp ON the v. M. NJ.
C''s Opposition 10 His Reappoint-
ment-Can a Man be "A Consistent
Republican and a Temperance
AdyOcufa.

hepublican and a Temperate.
Advocate.
A letter TO the editor OF the Morning Neto.
from Alfred Gawthrop, an ex-memberyof the
Board OF Health, the only member Of that
body who was not reappointed by Mayor
Wales on Thursday last Is given below. II
is especially interesting just ut this time, in
asmuch as there have been several contra
dtctory statements as to who was respon-
sible for the opposition to Mr.. Gawthrop's
reappointment. The letter:
My attention has been called within the last
few days to several newspaper articles in re-
gard to the appointment OF the new Board of
Health. IL Is evident that the Young Mems
Republican Club and DIR. A. II. Grimshaw in
their hasty and vehement denials are afraid
public.
simply desire TO say that about two weeks
ago was informed by a member of the Young
Mems Republican Club that my reappointnent
as member of the Board of Health would be
opposed by them on account of having been a
candidate on the temperance ticket AS had
never sought any appointment TO political
onhce, l made no effort TO secure a reappoint-
ment In this case, and do not think that could
be induced TO make such effort for any ofice in
the city. have always been an ardent Repub-
llcan and until now have not been aware
that there was anything Inconsistent In
Republican being a good temperance man.
w N.Y. hrst vote was cast for Abraham Lincoln in
1850, and on the breaking out Of the rebellion
was with the first battalion that left this city for
the defense Of the Union and Republican prln-
ciples, and this was before some of the fresh
young dudes of the Young Mems Republican
Club who seek to control the affairs OF tlla.
Republican party In this city were born.
II temperance men are to be marked and pro-
scribed because they manifest the courage of
their convictions, then It Is time that the people
should know It. II the Young Mems Republic
can Club and the chief executive OF the city
desire TO place themselves in this position they
Will surely inJure themselves more than they
Will the cause OF temDprAnCe
ALFRED GAwTHROP.
WILMISGTON, May 8, 1885.
The Ar,oS, editorially, commenting upon
the matter says: MIR. Gawthrops letter
shows that the Idea of making the Republi-
.ah party small has reached Delaware. MIR,
dawtlirup represents u class of men who
nave furnished the life-blOod of the Repub-
lican purity. They have increased its intel
ligence and added to its moral power
They have not been and are not In politics |
for reward, but because by political effort
they hope to secure for the common good |
wholesome and desirable ends. No one has |
ever been able to delude them or |
frighten them from the plain path of |
principle and duty, as they understand |
it, and probably nobody ever will. That |
the Republican party would be made better |
by excluding them from its ranks is not so /
apparent as that it would be made smaller.
Ii 1t has come to be true, as matter of per- 1
sonal conviction and determination, that \
what have hitherto been component parts
OF the Republican party are unable to live |
and work together in good will and
harmony, then il is also highly probable
that the Republican party when has passed
into the opposition, will remain there for a
long time. We hope that reason, good sense
and an honest desire to promote the public
welfare will produce different result"