Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-09-04

three in each OF New Castle and Sussex
They credit Senator Salisbury with
three votes in Sussex. Two OF these are
Amos Stayton. senator, from Nanticoke,
and William g. Rust, representative.
from Northwest Fork. The third is not
named. Lemuel W. NAPLES may be de-
pended upon, they say. TO vote against
Senator Salisbury. They in sist, how
ever that not a man on the Kent ticket
is pledged.
Now one word as to Mr.. Wolcott's al.
legged ingratitude, said one of the group
interviewed last evening 'Mr Wolcott
came here before he was quite of age
and worked for William Sharp, a county
row officer, for his board and lodging He
had been teaching school in Mispillion,
but wanted to read law He was poor
penman and Sharp concluded that he
ought to saw and split the fire wood in
addition to his Office work as a full com.
pensation for his board He did all that
was asked Of him by Sharp, until Regis
ter Heyerin, tho same man who is regis
ter now, took an interest in him and got
him school He then began to read law
with Eli Salisbury. This was in
1868. Four years later he was
admitted to the bar. Eli Sauls-
bury never charged him dollar for
tuition, bnt Wolcott earned all he got
out Of his preceptor by work in the
Office When Molcott opened his Office
his perceptor loaned him 800. Wolcott
paid thst back with interest. When the
Senator went to Washington in 1871, it
Is said, he turned his practice over 60 his
late pupil. That is not true, for VOL
colt never had much practice until three
or four years later He was slow 70 be.
gin. He stumped the county for John p.
Cochran in 1874 and thus he became
known to the people and that was his
start at tho bar Previous So that time
he had becn clerk of the State Senate
through the warm personal interest
which John w Hall took In him IN 1878
when Hall was elected Governor in spite
Of the Saulsburys he selected young VOL
colt for his secretary OF state. That SCI
cured Wolcott's political and legal posi-
ton in the state. From that day forth
he had position Of his own. After
Governor Halls term had expired Mr..
Wolcott applied himself to the law His
elientage grew rapidly until to-day he
has the finest practice in Kent Yes, he
has better general practice than Mr.
Massey, for the latter has largely aban
doned his general practice for the sake OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company Mr.
Woleott leads this bar and he gives away
more law than many Of his associates are
able to sell. Mr. Massey in his place
would perhaps make twice as much money
for Wolcott is the poorest collector
IN the state lie never turns an appli-
cant away, fee or no fee. He cannot
refuse request for help and advice
This disposition Of his has kept him in
moderate circumstances, but il has made
him hundreds Of devoted friends. 1t is
his generosity, his unfailing kindness of
heart that has made him so strong with
the people here. Wolcott owes none of
his success and prestige to the family or
to any one else especially He has worked
for all that he has He has earned much
more than he ever got. These men who
call him aud migrate are maligning him.
Speak of ingratitudel What is more I'M.
grateful than ELI Saulsbury's course2 He
was a very ordinary lawyer and has been
q very Insignificant legislator, and yet
his party kept him in office
eighteen years Now, when they are
claiming their right to elect their own
Senator, he proposes to hold on to his i'll
gotten power and threatens 10 split and
ruin She party unless we let him succeed.
His is the most glaring and damnable
piece Of ingratitude that the state ever
saw
Mr. Wolcott win be AZ years Of age
next February, when both he and his
friends hope that he will be in possession
of the Senatorial commission. 1t is evil
dent that he has a genuine hold upon the
affections Of his followers here. He is
not merely a convenient nucleus for the
opposition which the long and strong
exercise Of power by the Saulsbuiys has
naturally provoked but he is the actual
leader Of the forces that won such a sig
nal victory in this county last week