Evening journal., 1888-07-28
CORRUPT DEMOCRACY.
Prominent Party Leaders Conn
pared TO Benedict Arnold.

To the Editor OF the EVENING JOURNAL
In looking over the political field, End
that there ara two factions in the Demo.
cratic party and the leaders, OF what is
known as the Wolcott faction, are, to my
mind and satisfaction, men Of ability and
integrity. Let us look at the other side or
the Salisbury factioo. They have been long
lived in office with but little return to the
party, and now that the able men are either
gone or so fixed that they should take port
in our politics, whom do we find as leaders,
Well the one acknowledged leader is John
Z. and what independent, honest and pub
lie spirited man would care to have him as
their Leaders He is nothing more than a
ward politician, with no abilities intel
lectually and no love for anyone but him.
self and family. Again, would the leaders
OF that faction rather see the interest Of
their party enhanced than their ownl This
Is the true standard OF a capable and efn-
cient leader II is not necessary for me to
answer the question, for all sensible men
believe that they would not, and base nv
opinion entirely upon actions. When
saw the. articles in the Smyrna Record
about the deal / went to Mr.. Watson and
had a talk with him. Now, Mr.. Watson,
being n Republican, has no Interest ia
the matter and l publish every word be
told me. He said, "Mr Day, aud every
prominsnt Salisbury man, kuew abo ut the
deal, except Kenney aud Cooper, and those
men, they ths Saulsburys) did not
want 10 know IL and requested
fba -. l. A.
them, for they said they would not keep ID.
had talked the matter over with leading
Salisbury meI. who would sneak into my
office under the cover OF night, and you
would be surprised at them were / to tell
you their names. I had talked with Mr..
Day many and many time 10 my own
ONCE and in his. He would speak about
tho deal, and would say that now WAS our
time; that tho inevitable war had come:
that. in two years from now, the Dsmo
cratic party would be 1T into, and that
they must try and make a deal so Is &c
kssp them 10 power. That the word wEs
pssssd among tina Democrats and Rspubii-
cszs to paste the tickets, and l had heard
Mr.. William Kerbin say myself that
he had seen William Dyer al the election
sall men or and paste their tickets. be
lisve Mr.. Ksrbin, because he was there
and could zoe, for he acted as clsrk of the
election and also because Mr., Dyer had
received word TO do his work. Now, will
state further that after Judge Fisher wrots
that lettsr, Salisbury came to me and
aSked me to write one, but told him the
/ kind of one / would have TO write, and Of
sourse be refused it. They all knew about
it. The deal was made. and we carried
out our part but which they failed to DO.
Nov. after all this, and the fact that N. b.
SmIthers, Sr, was heard to say that there
was deal, and, II they had had another
week, the Democratic party would have
been defeated
After all this, does any one
hesitate that these treachsrous men tried
to sell cut their party. Talk about Bene-
dict Arnold's treason. This was worse, for
they betrayed the party that gave them
birth. Trust such men hereafterl No sir,
they should be consigned to eternal OBJ
livion. They are not At to be trusted nor
thought OF as leaders Not only this. hui
they made deal with Colby Smith o.
I
at the primaries, for which he received $50
Talk Of such men ss ever being member,
Of the party. Il is an insult to every de-
cent man in the party. and hope it will
repudiate them, and do think thst. Will
all heir threats to disrupt the party unless
they can rule it.
People see their methods and are heartily
ashamed to have their names connected
with the party. 1t is worse than Jacot
and Esau. They should be ashamed to ash
recognition in the party, but what else car
we expect Of them. Look et them, Demo
Gratis. and will not ask your opinion.
See their articles in their organs, ant
these alone could make you judge Of th'
men saw an article ia abe Delawareer
not long ago about the one that appeared
in the Morning News some time ago, giving
an account Of the organization OF the
club Ia Dover. The writer OF the lattei
article was true in every respect. for
happened to be there and the beastiy Rnt
illiterata attack made upon him in thu
DelawareRn, was beneath the notice OF adj
cstld nen, and am glad that it was no
answered. Who cares for their fulphurou
and degrading invcctions Who pays any
attention to such contemplate trash N
ons-Their power is on the wsne and at ia
next election the popular vote againr
them will silence their gatherings forever
A DEMOCRAT.
Dover, Del, July q, 1sSs