Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-28
LIBRARY Of Congress
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Correspondence OF the REruBLIcAN.
What has become Of the Marshallton
Band, are they still alive or mott Ben
Davis has now had an unlimited supply
OF cake and lemonade on hand for three
weeks, expecting rousing ssrsnAde, but
no has waited In vain. Have the fsoep-
tious received at some OF the county
serenades scared the boys on; II 90 they
got left this time.
Your correspondent last week asked
some very foolish questions In npe Boston
style about why this 10 thus aud not
Otherwise, and lot more such stun. The
principle OF protection 10 correct; It was
bis application OF 1t that was IN fault
The gentleman says that bricklayers,
carpenters, painters, plasterers, etc., are
not protected yot they received moro
wages than ironworkers. Now he saws
they art not protected, but 10 that truel
as any, for what will work nationally
will work locally - well. Within the
last eight months there has been over q
dozen houses built here, now all except
one or two have either been built by
ironworkors or else built for their use.
Now, We viii admit that the carpen n
tcrs, etc., mentioned, arc not prott cted
directly, but indirectly; they are, for are
they not employed BY protected work.
men from the proceeds OF protected
labor? Now, these men do not use iron
to any great exteut, 80 that tho protec-
tlon does not cost them any thing, and
all are benefited, as We said the last time,
We are all very modest here aud dis
like to boast OF our accomplishments
and advantages, but We venture to say
that Marshaliton has the champion school
girls base ball nine In tho State. They
have only recently begun playing, but
they have mado such good progress that
the boys have become Jealous and have
retired from the field. Any club wishing
to play a match game will please address
the secretary Of the club, aud thon pre-.
pare themselves for the worst dsfeat they
ever experienced, the game to be played
according to Marshallton rules. We
think IA Bite" has struck, not snag,
but solid rock this time, which he eau
neither 10 through or around, 80 the bcsi
best grace possible.
While the Colonel and the Major are
not exactly heavy. weights, stiil they
propose to make themselves felt. They
are both very Indignant At the raising Of
John Auchey to . higher ra1k than
themselves. Auchey was general, u
bs sure, but he was u general sutler IN
the S57th Pennsylvania Dutch Regiment,
quartered at Pottstown during tho war.
(Auchey will please take notice that the
Major and the Colonel arc responsible
for this and act accordingly, as we dis
like to hurt man 90 much smaller than
oursclves.)
There are some of cur soldiers who
value their services entirely too low. We
mean John McCullcn and Alex. Crozier.
These gentlemen, who were officers on
the stat OF Gen. Mcclellan, have not ap
piled ior pension, and will not accep
one under any circumstances. Take oul
advice, boys, and think It over again, OF
When you are afflicted like the Colone
or the Major, you will never cease to re-
gret It.
When young man has only bee,
married month and his better hal
drives him out OF the house with th,
business end OF y broom, 10 marriage
allure or mott Respectfully referred t,
| b.
| Colonel Barton expects to be Q dele
gate to the next Democratic convention
The colonel Is Q neighbor OF ours and 4
very nice man, but II no will take on
advice he will stay right at home aut
care for bis eyes or he Will not be able I,
SEQ tho Democratic party after the mex
| election.
Major Leaf contemplates taking q tril
to our nstional capital to visit Congress
man Mckinley. Th- major has received
bean OF very rare variety, and n
bean growing is an infant industry will
him. he intends to have duty place,
on beans TO protect himself from th
bean raisers OF Stanton.
| That story about our not catching an,
fsh Is q malicious slander. The Colone
and myself did take nice little ii tishin,
trip last week. We oaugat IS bass tina
averaged five pounds apiece, and seye
pike, which weighed 80 pounds, and ais,
had "a bite" from what, In his owl
estimation, is eood-lized whale. II w
wsre SO disposed we might tell iisl
story, but we prefer to stick tn tine truth
Ii you doubt this, SAX the Colonel.
| We extend our thanks to Prohibition
ist for his kind invitation to hear Rev
Mr.. Hanna, whom we admire very
much. We value his opinion highly. tu
VIII have 10 admit that VIC drink swee
cider when we wish to, ss we do no
think 1t inj rious.
Wo think "Prohibitionist" took en- tire
ly too big "a Bite" and we beg him l.
deslst, rs we want another whack at hi
FREQ trade theories yet, and when We &c
through there will not bc oven q small
bite" lett ior "Prohibitionist" or m
one else. There seems to be some doub
as to who the writer Of this article ia
Now our motto Is &C edit to whom creii
10 due" so We will say right here, an,
we want It distinctly understood, tha
We are the tirst, heat and Ncnly geuuin
Iono Fisherman" Of Marshalltou, an
We don't propose for any preacher
teacher, stor keeper, army officer or au.
other crank to got the credit for ou
work. Anxiously awaiting Ano,he
bite" we are still the
/ LONE EIsuIn.t