Evening journal., 1888-09-15
CANT AND HYPOCRISY.
Some Instances of Fractional Unfairness
In the Past.

To the Editor Of EygSI,SG JcCRNAr.
In replying to Mr.. Cavenders communi-
crtion in the EVENING JOURNAL Of Sep
tember 10, beg to say, that in my com
munication to the EVENING JOURNAL it
was not my intention to justify or con
demn the action of the late Kent county
Democratic convention in the course pur-
sued, but only to point out the fact that
the Salisbury faction, of which Mr..
Salisbury is a faithful follower. was
estopped from making complaint of that
action by reason of having in former
years Insisted upon the right Of the con
vention to do the same thing. II is true,
as Mr. Cavender, with an attempt at sar-
casm, says, the convention did not do it,
but it was not the fault Of his
faction that it was not done
The state convention Of 1885 affords
| another example, when only SALISBURY
ties were put upon the committees. with
one exception, and that place Mr.
| Handy eRdeavOred to obtain for his
friend Mr. Cavender. with his consent |
have no doubts, il not by his solicitation.
Mr.. Cavender says: "The chairman APP
pointed the committees. F" Shamel Shame
to try to saddle the responsibility of
those factional committees on that poor,
perplexed apology for chairman. limo
cent Mr.. Cavenderl do you mean to say
that you 60 not know that in State Con.
ventions the committees from the re.
! spective counties are named by the dele
| gates in caucus from the counties? and
that the chairman is only medium tc
carry out their wishes2 But in that case
/ your friends refused to caucus, prefer
ing to take all through a subservient
chairman.
further beg to call attention to the
action of the Sussex county Democrati,
Convention, OF which the Saulsburyite.
had majority. Their PLAN adopted il
a factional caucus, was to take every
thing, but the personal interests Of som,
Of the delegates prevented the consum
nation Of this design. and Cedar Creek
and Lewes and Rehoboth hundreds wer,
given representatives not in sympathy
with the majority but in Georgetown
hundred where the delegates stood tw,
anti-Saulsbury and one Salisbury,
Salisbury man was put in nomination fol
representative by an outside delegate
and it was confirmed by the convention
in opposition to the wishes Of the major
ity of the delegates from the hundred.
think every candid mind will agree tina
the foregoing specimens of factional ac
tion will parallel anything done by tn
late Kent County Democratic Conver
tion.
In conclusion wish 10 say that hav
no desire for controversy in this matter
but one caAnot swallow with equanimit
the cant about injustice, "the rights Q
the minority" and an assumption of su
perior political virtue, in the face of pas
| history and tho doinps ot tho Into rri
mary elections. It would be much bette
for every true Democrat to acknowledg
his faults, no matter TO what faction h
may have belonged, and in the futur
write and stand by the principles i
which all agree, and cndeavor to brin
about the constitutional reforms so niue
needed, and further the cause Of 200
I government, rather than fall out an
squabble over the ambitions ofindividua
members of the party. Yours truly.
September TO- 1888 KENT