Middletown transcript., 1888-11-15


IT 1s an unpleasant commentary on
the progress of the nineteenth Century
and more especially in America, that
notoriety is often mistaken for fame !;
and the almost certain following OF
pecuniary reward, resultant, from the
free advertising incident to almost
any happening, to the perpetrator
thereof, whether good or evil, hasSled
many men to be Indifferent as to the
distinctions between the cne ana tne
other. The De1awarean dover Del }
is an illustration Of the truth of the
above. Politically the Editor thereon j
is dead, yes worse than dead, ne IS
totally extinct. But his paper may
profit by his misdeeds, since during the
last week we have had numerous IN
quiries for it, generally out OF curl
osity to see what excuse the Editor
would propagate, out of the fertility Of
his genius, for his late perfidy to his
party. We unfortunately are COM
pelled to advertise his paper, for one
week only, not from any desire we
have to assist in enlarging its circula-
tion. but to comment briefly and finally
on its proprietor's action. We, in this
connection, again call the attention Of
all Democrats to the fact, that we
hold all SO called Democratic sheets
in this State, not heretofore denouncing
his course, co-equal with the Dela'Oarean
as burden bearers of the shame and
while striking at the fountain head, do
so only with the knowledge that in so
doing the entire stream must cease to
flow. ssHe who is not for us, is against
us. is the quentessence of truth in this
matter, and squirm and twist, wriggle
and kick, every man and every poll
tician, every newspaper and all their
devils. are aware that whoever did not
record himself or his paper as directly
opposed to the Salisbury Boilers, pas
siyely assisted in the defeat of the
Democratic Party. Don't forget this.
Our little commonwealth, though the
kindness of Mr.. John F. Salisbury
and others, has for the time being be-
come the centre Of attraction to the
politicians of the nation. It has, by
the same token, contributed more than
its mite to the success of the Republi-
can Party, since the wide reaching and
far spreading influences attaching to
the unopposed control of our National
Legislature, in other words the politi-
cal complexion of the United States
Senate, is attributable solely to the
fact that Delaware's next representative
in that body will be Republican. And
once more Delaware is indebted to the
above named gentleman, and others in
that it was, by them, made both
possible and worth while to the Re-
publicans 10 carry Sussex County.
New Castle County alone was saved
from the wreck by the staunch support
of that very faction he and his friends,
SO successfully defeated. In plain
words Saulsbury's friends in Kent
County were in a minority, Wolcott's
were running for Office. Saulsbury's
friends defeated them. In New Castle
County, Wolcotr's friends were in a
and Saulsbury's friends were
running for Office. Wolcott's friends
turned in and gave them as handsome
a majority as though no differences
ever existed between them. Democrats
of New Castle County, did it ever oc-
cur to you in this light? Perhaps not.
Well the deed is done. The time for
is passed. But the memory
will live until the time for retribution
rolls round. We will however, in clos
ing, do John F. Salisbury justice when
we make a comparison between him
and some of his friends. He came out
boldly and fought his party openly, and
for this much we respect him far more,
than some we know who sKulked be-
hind the ramparts of their party, but
failed to fire one shot at their enemy.
1t is small qualification to US to thus
register against all concerned in this
bolting and intriguing, our public de-
claration to hereafter support none of
them, but we do so nevertheless, and
having thus spoken we leave them to
the oblivion of silence, where they may
1T much length contemplate the re-
suits of their political treaehery.