Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-14
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An Active Republican Asks HtS Col
0red Friends 20 Vote tor the Demo-
crarIc Candidate.

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
MrDDLETowN, Oct. 8.-Last night the col
ored Republicans Of the place held II I'oliti-
col meering at Hamtown, II suburban village
of Miidletuwn, Inhabited exclusively hy the
descendants OF HAN. The only white man
to address tho msrtins was Riehard Smith,
prominent and enthusiastic Rnpubllean.
Mr.. Smith said:
After the rebellion closed and the cannons
ceased to roar came to your aid md tried
to protect your rights at the polls. When
you celebrated tho Fifteenth amendment Of
the national constitution, l was the only
white man to ride In your procession.
have tried to work to the interest of the
party and to the interest Of the colored man
ever since, and am here tonight 10 give
you advice. You can judge from my pre-
vious career and my conduct toward
you whether 1 would givn you
advice which you should not follow.
We have no candidate for governor this fall
and am here tonight to tell you what
am going to do In Il case OF this kind. On
the Democratic ticket we have II thorough
old Democrat nnd one who respects the
rights Of a Republican as well as a Demo-
crat and he is In my opinion as true aud as
considerations d man as over entered the
political arena. On the temperance ticket
we have man who has beun life long
Democrat, QUE who would stoop to chase
you away from the polls ut Odesst some
years ago. There are doubtless mBu here
who reeollect when james II. Hpirnckor
chased the eolored voters away from the
polls, and with large pruning knlfs cut
every negro with whom he came in contact.
Now my friends, can yoii trust this mnn for
GOVERNOR Can You give him your yptes2
The first run he ever made was aftaf you
colored men at Odessa and now he IL RS
rank an old Democrat as then, and Is now
mpkfnn hia aARAnd Thl9 1tmA In lg
running for governor OF our State and dis
guised As temperance man he asks
for your votes. VIII you glvo 1t
to him, or will you vote for the other Dsmo-
crat, VINO fights you In politics fairly and
squnrely alil does not use u pruning knife
to do ~ MIR. Hofrecker is he sume man now
he was then and will treat you no better II
he gets power over you. / for one can
never cast my vote for him lam here tonight
to say that Mr. Hnffecker Is no more 70 bu
compared with Mr.. Biggs In the political
arena, than the man In the heavens to the
sun. You have been asked by men who
would not stand BY you In the .dars that
tried mems souls, !" to vote for Mr.. .Holiecker.
L, who was the first to raise the American
flag In this town and have stuck to you ever
since, ask you to vote for Mr.. Biggs. Now,
whose advice will you taker Have
l ever given you bad a.lviceY II amy one
here can say have, don't hesitate to speak
out. / never worked In the Republican
party for personal gain. You know have
never asked for an Office, and don't want
one; would not have one Wont you take
my advice as usual? close now, and leave
you to use your own judgment, but it Is
my honest and deliberate opinion that In
voting for Major Biggs for governor, we as
Republicans are doing what Is best for us,
| there being no one else In the field but the
man who tried to cut our throats at the riot
/ of Odessa.