Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-10-30
A LAST SAD FAREWELL.
lie Fell on His Neck and wrung IA
Parting Kick.

Aho hch on his Neck and Wrung IA
Parting Kick.
To the Editor OF EVENING JOURNAL.
Having been associated with the Sauls
bury till this open battle of theirs
against their political faith, wish to pay
my respects TO them in plain and
straightforward manner. First, want
TO recall the many favors done them by
the Democratic party. | know myself
that the party made them what they are
and instead of trying to st&b it, how
much better II would be to Assist 1t. A
dog has gratitude for the hand that feeds
u, but they lack this in
stinct and are actuated by revenge, vice
all honorable men should denounce and
pray TO be delivered from. have voted
the Democratic ticket for fifty.fve years
begun by voting for Ellis father for
sheriff IN I'D and have been voting for
them ever since. When they wanted to
bolt the nomination Of Governor, Ross.
advised them not to do it, for they
might disrupt the party. When the
Polleys left us in 20 | worked hard
against them for fear it might by the fall
OF my party. When John +. Salisbury
came TO me the other day and asked me
TO vote the Republican ticket, refused
because was afraid that my
own party might be defeated and let the
Republicans in. which could not endure
TO see. told him he ought TO be
ashamed Of himself ia trying to defeat
and break up the party from which he
had made his living, intend 10 see Eli
and give him one Of my old time talks
! never thought they could do such n
thing as to bend their hands to democrat
ize their standard bearer. They should
hang their beads IN shame. don't
see how they can walk the
streets Of Dover and countenance
such devilish design. Act as men and sub.
init to a majority Of your fellow Demo.
Gratis. | have been with you and thought
when You were loudest in your praises of
our party and yelled the strongest for its
continued supremacy, that you were true
but | see now that you were false and
can you expect to lead us into our old
enemies eampf Not five know ourselves.
we are Democrats by birth and not by
adoption
Eli, Eli, beware, fer you know not what
you arc doing II you persist In this
you will regret it when it is too late.
have not the least doubt of the success Of
our party, but we only expected to fight
one common enemy, and not dessrters
from our own ranks. | could hardly
believe my own eyes the other night when
saw John +. coming out Of the Repnb-
lican headquarters, and when | saw the
Delawarean sent ont as Republican litera-
ture. Verify the wolf has lain down with
the little kid.
My fellow Democrats, what does ali
this meang II means that the Della
warean, Eli, John +. and all the Sauls.
burys. whom we have supported for over
half century, are now trying to cast us
of. Let us show them that we are for
party and will not, even for them. cut
asunder our old ties and follow them into
the Republican party. in my
old age | do not propose to leave
my party to help them avenge their
disappoinoments, for this is MI
1t 10. They have lost their hold and
seek to compromise US. am not for
Wolcott nor Salisbury, but the straight
Democratic ticket. leave factions and
fights to the past and at the polls | vote
for the party. What a sight expect to
see on election day when my old friends
will be in the ''nigger' ranks. They
started the cry Of white mans party. 3
What Is that little saying, Consistency
thou art jewel"
] have talked with my old friends.
Hoverin, NAPLES, Pennewell and Kerbin.
men with whom | have fought for the
Saulsburys and find that they too are
with me. ! have talked to young men Of
my town and they are with me. | was
assured there was something in this bolt,
but find that it Is limited and / am sorry
to say that those who should be the last to
watt whisper, let alone, strike
blow.
We sent Willard to the United States
Senate, Then came tho fight between
Cove, Willard and Eli No one but a
Salisbury could be thought of in our
party. We made Cove governor. we
made Eli United States Senator, we made
Willard chancellor, we gave John his
clerkship, we have kept up their paper
we have made and maintained the family
and now because we won't let them swal-
low us they are trying to cut our throats.
But everything has its bounds and on the
seventh day Of November next they will
find that they cut their own throats-that
all political caste will be shattered, that
they were not bigger than their party.
and that instead Of being Democrats they
will have passed the initiation into the
Republican camp and there they must
stay.
Farewell. Eli, Willard and John F.
You have sold your brother Joseph to
strangers and your cup shall be bitter.
AN OLD SALISBURY MAN.
Dover Del Defnhar IN 1899