The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-29
FIFTH EDITION,



A New York correspondent says:-
Something was said sin this CORES.
pondence day or two ago about tho
dest rti lns of manufacturers. business
and professional men from the Demo-
cratic party and their accession TO the
Republican ranks. The letter of Hon.
George Tioknor Curtis, the dlstln.
guished lawyer who has transferred
his allegiance from the Democracy to
Republlcanlsm on account OF the
tariff, has been followed by other
Withdrawals from the Democracy.
The last OF these Is Leon Cohen, late
the Ninth District Of New York. He
gives his reasons for his change Of
heart in an open letter to the chair.
man Of the New York County Demoo-
racy, In which he says: my reasons
for retiring from your organization
and thus ending my relations forever
with the so-called Democratic body
may be stated as follows:
"First-Every true American should
regard 1t as his primary duty to place
country before party and to shape his
political action In such a manner as to
be a patriot firstand a partisan after
wards The Democratic party. by Its
acceptance at Chicago OF the political
and economic heresles for which Mr..
Cleveland stands sponsor, as well as
by Its deliberate Endorsement of free
trade and wildcat currency, has for
feited all claim to the heretofore hon.
ored title OF Democracy. The follow
ers OF the Chicago candidate have no
right, In my Judgment. to claim that
they represent the viows and prinoi-
pies OF Jefferson, Jackson and Tilden.
The best that can be said OF them is
TINT ihaV ara mara avnnnhaufa aIipn.
ing to the shirts OF the apostles OF
calamity, man who. on this occasion.
appears before his fellow-cltiyens In
proper person and not as n paid sub
5titute.
'Second-As true American. I be.
lieve In the doctrine OF Protection for
American industries, and, as a work.
ingman, believe in the doctrine OF
Protection for American labor. You
know as well as every Intelligent man
how the industries OF the United
States have grown and developed un-
der the influence OF properly regu-
lated protective tariff, supplemented
by an honest and efficient national
banking system. Except by Interested
partisans II Ia univeI sally recognized
that our country was never as pros
porous as 1t Is at the present time. In
| fact. poverty and misery are foreign
to our soil, thanks to beneticent legis-
lation. and exists only In the minds OF
the managers Of the calamity cam
pnign. The Democratic leaders are
now bent on putting honest Commits
sloner Peck In jail because he has had
courage and manliness enough to tell
the plain truth and because his statis-
tics are a stumbling block in the way
OF the perpetual candidate"
"rhird-BIy idens In regard to the
alleged Force bill differ altogether
from yours. 1t comes with poor grace
from the calamity party to call their
Republican opponents to account for
dead and gone neasure-a measure
which, by the way, was killed by Re.
| publican Senate. Let me remind you
| OF the unpalatable fact that more real
force and tyranny exists In the admin
istratioR OF politics In New York City
| than was ever dreamed of In tho
South With our entire election sys-
| TEN in the hands Of a partisan police
force and our polling places controlled
by partisan Democratic boards, au-
thorized by corrupt Democratic Leg
stature and approved OF by our learn.
ed and intelligent Governor-with
such a state OF affairs, what nonsens SO
Republican election law, (misnamed
| " w oaAu aOh6 oAhee NSbA abA
buriedl
Fourth everything into
consideration. really believe that it
will be blessing to the American =
pie to have the calamity party relegat.
cd to obscurlty for four years more at
least. BY 1898 the Dem ocrats may
have recovered their reasons and be.
come worthy OF the best traditions OF
a purity founded by Jefferson and sus.
tanned by jackson and Tllden. In the
present campaign deem 1t the duty
OF every true American to support In
every Legitimate manner the party
which represents Protection. honess
money, honest banking and honest
candidates. l. therefore, shall vote
for Harrison aud Reid on November
SLh, and ask my friends to DO tho
same.
Thanking you, my dear sir, fol
your kindness and courtesy In the
past, am, very truly yours.
LEON COHEN.
Late Democratic candidate for State
Senator in the Ninth District Of New