Middletown transcript., 1888-11-22

THE individual who wrote the mas
terly evasion intended as an answer to
our opinion of matters and things con-
nected with the late defeat Of the
Democratic party in this State is sue
cessful in two particu lars If in nothing
else. Namely: in lodging the ques-
tion at issue, and raising new ones en-
tirely irrelevent. We have nothing to
gain, by continued argument with the
gentleman who wrote the evasion re-
ferred to, personally, but with the
lingering hope that perhaps some good
may result to the party to which, aohile
the crumbs are falling, he desires to
parade his devotion, we will, as our
valedictory, answer his production as
follows.
His exceedingly polite remarks about
s'gilt edged" Editors, fighty Editors,
and Editors with small "e," are ac-
cepted with a philosophic resignation
born Of the knowledge of the gentle
MANS entire ignorance of what is known
as the ssretort courteous" and we are
not in the least to be turned aside from
our course by few hard words.
Now as to his first assumption that
the disastrous result in Kent and Sus-
sex was in consequence Of family
quarrel. It was nothing of the kind,
and the silence maintained by him and
his friends, so far from being ''golden, :"
proved leaden to the whole Democratic
Party.
He unwittingly exposes himself at
every turn and shows where his true
sympathy lies, when he calls "Ihe
DeIaDarean'' Brother, and condemns
the course Of the Smyrna Record and
Dover Indes, for presuming to defend
the party and condemn his 1.-THE Era's)
Brother. He further exposes himself,
when he says, differences of opinion
exist in all parties, and they should
by right exist" With the smallest
amount of substitution, this would
read: Salisbury being on the Era's
side Of the fence. has right to a diff
ference Of opinion, even if that diff
ference leads to the defeat Of the party.
And holding such belief and opinions
we do not wonder at his "Golden
Silence"
Turning from the subject he asks
two questions of the writer of this ar
ticle, of personal nature; and while
calling his attention to this breach Of
journalistic etiquette on his part, con-
tanned in his questions, since both re-
fer to matters with which as the Ed
itor of this paper we had nothing to do,
we will answer them both. We went
to New Castle to attend the county
meeting, and we went entirely un
pledged either actually or implied. Ir
this connection if he will step into oul
office we will tell him something WI
don't think necessary to put on paper
We went as a Democrat, we saw th,
whole thing; we saw the two factions
endeavoring to obtain control Of tn
meeting, and we saw one Of then
leave the square and go to the Oper;
House. We witnessed first the OF
ganization Of the part that remaine'
In the square. We heard th
distinguished ex-senator when he mad
his motion that the entire count
committee be named by the chairman
We heard the howl which went up Q
his words, and saw the 'murmerings {
the shadows" quelled by the oily elk
quence of the {" deep'') Senator an
after that we decided that we ha
heard enough, in other words we the
''fiopped". We saw the concluding pA
Of the meeting of the Opera House col
tingent, and afterwards returne
home. Our opinion on Il
whole matter was then and
now as follows. We believe Meth
one Of them to have been the regul
meeting; we believe the meeting at tt
Court House was numerically the Ia
ger; we believe they acted contrary
all party usage in their mann
Of appointing the county col
mittee, and we decided tn
and there not to support mi
Of them in any Of their subseqae
doings. This may seem to be pee