Evening journal., 1892-10-28
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
To the Editor Of the Evening Journal.


To the Editor Of the Evening Journal
SIR:-lt is false report that was to
address a meeting at New Castle last
night. / have not been invited by any
persons there TO address meeting,
neither have l suggested that there be
such a demonstration held there at any
past or future date My reason for cor.
recting the published announcement is
first because | have been out of town
since last Tuesday and knew nothing of
such program until copy of the
EVENING JOURNAL was shown me last
night containing it and secondly some
body might think ! am afraid to go TO
New Castle aud address a gathering Of
American citizens.
The motive that has actuated me to
press forward with the Independent
movement invites me TO say | am made
of sterner stuff. The Republican news
papers have treated me cowardly by
making false statements and refusing to
allow me chance TO correct them.
took a communication to the Morning
News last Sunday evening. / was prom
isad space but the article has not yet
appeared The Item plainly showed be-
yond doubt that the 1876 names we
filed with Clerk of Peace Bggs were
genuine, and that we have the sigma
lures of each man whom the Republican
papers have stated had nothing to do
with our movement
The article further showed that our
declaration of principles were written
by our own committee and not by the
chairman of the Democratic county com
t,,fffaa ~ "a lxfpur oIitorfal rp L.,
stated The signs of the times indicate
that the Republican party has dug its
own grave by resorting to so contempt
ible measures to try to deprive colored
men the equal right to organize and
conduct political party. The Inde-
pendent5Colored Republican party will
not die at the end of this contest
In few months our municipal election
will be upon us Ere that time every
Misrepresentation we have been sub
iected to will have practically vanished
and hundreds of responsible colOred men
will cast their ballots for its candidates.
! know the colored people much better
than the bosses who are working upon
the emotion of excited and illiterate men
of my race in the heat of hot political
battle Stuffed full of campaign clap.
trap, they may be able to intimidate
them and persuade them not TO vote our
ticket this time. But there are hundreds
of colored men of thought and inteli.
gence who are long since disgusted with
the outrageous manner the lower ele
ment of our race is used by these infer
nal Office seeking rascals and it is they
whom the party becomes servicable to at
this period.
They charge me with selling out tC
the Democratic party. have never been q
member of any white Republican body
and there has not yet been politica
contest that they have failed to call me
a Democrat, and hatch up some kind OF
imaginary bargain and sale between me
and some Democrat of prominence
The thoughtful colored people under
stand that my agitations have done NOR,
good for our race during the past 81,
years than all the voting they have dom
before
do not expect mole hills to leap lat,
mountains in fortnight, but l predic
| that when the ballots shall have beer
counted the bosses will then know for q
fact they no longer own the solid vote OF
| the colored people in this state l chal
| lenge any Republican in Delaware Il
meet me in public discussion before
November g. aud let the peopl
hear for themselves. Are the,
all blackguards and cowards2 VIII
| Mr.. q. A. Elliott, who attacked m,
and our movement Tuesday evening witt
the boldness of gladiator, meet m
upon the rostrum and discuss the loca
issue can contend with a lion at m,
face, but do not like a eur at IN
heels. Has the Republican party
decent white or colored man that ha
the nerve TO meet me in a plain state
ment that the party / represent is 70
the best interest of my race and contra
dict the assertion with argument.
pause for reply.
A. WORTHINGTON BRINCKLEY.
Wilmington, October %, 1892