The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-11

Correspondence of the Republican.

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Correspondence of the Republican.
Down, Del, June o, 1s92-There is
considerable discussion going on here
In family circlea and other places ds
to the ethical character OF what, al
first eight.appeared to DO q benevolent
action on the part of a very prominent
and active member OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Some two weeks
ago Alfred Sorden, blind negro, who,
when there are no open traps or OBJ
structions In our streets, can go all
over town without injury to himself
OF any annoyance to others. happened
to travel down South State street
when from some cause or other the
cellar door of the First National Bank
Was open and poor Sorden tumbled in
and was very much hurt.
On hearing OF the occurrence, this
good member of church rushed, as
was thought at the time with that i'm
pulsiyeness which characteristics o
Christian to relieve distress to visit
Sorden, and after hearing the unfortu.
nate negroes tale OF woe, handed him
the sum OF ten dollars. for which the
unfortunate man expressed his deep
felt gratitude, whereupon the gentle
man pulled out of his pocket written
document and asked Sorden To touch
the pen, which no held in his hand.
which on Sorden doing he requested
person present to attest aA SQrden's
mark to the document.
When the matter was first renearsed
1t was considered very thoughtfui and
kind just at that time to present to
4 the unfortunate man the sum OF ten
dollars But why? IL was asked. il
this gentleman who. as good Chris
tian, believed that in giving TO the
poor he was lending to the Lord, why
get the negroes receipt. and II the
money given was an "almS" why have
ID person with him to witness the gilt,
when the scriptures say to the follow
ers of Christ, When thou doest alms
let not thy left hand know what thy
right hand doeth.'
4 But now we are informed trat this
pretended benevolent gifts on the part
of the gentleman referred to, was the
shrewd trick OF q worldly wise man.
who owned only one or two shares Of
stock in the First National Bank, on a
poor, miserable and conflding negro,
whereby the bank is indemnin ed
against any claim, whether just or un-
Just. that might be made by the poor
| negro or his friends. forinjury receiv'
cd by him because Of the cellar door
having been left open.
: ITO Vi lO-odg vi
1.-THE News and Advertiser referring
. to the Editorial Writers" of tho Index
, as "Office Holders" and says that 1.-The
News and Advertiser does not say how
/ ever that any one OF them ever had his
+ criticism OF United States Senator oil
any other official suddenly terminated
. by the gift of an Office" On which
/ your correspondent would respect
fully remark that he thinks The News
and Advertiser has more tender re
gard for truth than to say such
thing.
The editorial writers OF "The Index''
do not owe their present rewards OIL
Office holding for any services they
: have rendered the party to which thel
= rrofesS to belong. either by advocat
, ing the principles OF Democracy oil
criticising the conduct OF these op
: posed to such principles. but rather b.
!, betraying their bosom friends. II wal
I OF the present editorial writer's" o.
. the Index that Tho Dcla warean i'll DC
tober 1883 said, "rhey are following
i. the line of their illustrious predeces
! o., Judas Iscariot," and how consist
, emily they have since then up to thu
present continued to follow that line
! we will let Governor Robert j. Iey
.nolds and others say.
But contemplating the present con
ldition OF tina democratic party ii
Delaware, we can understand why
t tho Delawarean" of Saturday las
said politics is not what it once was
!; 1t is now game in which everybod.
engaged plays his own hand, In whict
}, truth, honor, patriotism or fidelity
principle or friends is not expected
u and do not come"
+ THE IIdeXn In its issue of to-da!
also tells us, that tho names of clever
Q students are entered on the rolls o
), the colored college, but it is said h.
persons who arc in n position to know
:, the facts, that there are but tire
or four students i'll attendance at th'
r college and there never has been NOR,
than this number any single weel
since the college was established.
That there will be fraud connecte,
with the college is to be expected, 81
long as IL is under Democratic cor
3. troll, but in reference to the Index ant
0 its anxiety after the Colored College
would say that:
:. THE truth itself Is not believed
0 by one who often has deeeiyed.n
This has been busy week with A.A
E. Watson and Charles G.. Wright at tn
railroad depot shipping strawberrie
10 to various points.
E. Mr. Ii. ID. Walls has been employed
all week sinking drive wells for waite
TO supply the Dover Artificial lee Co.
9. ard McKennedy of Philadelphia ha
this day arrived at the instance of GU
I Town Water Committee. and will q
3. once proceed to sink two artesial
Q wells for the purpose of increasing
4 the supply OF water for town pui
E. poses. So that wo shall not again OK
! perience the impure and scanty sur
ply which we did during the tire
p. last days of last week.
In a.coi dance with Instructions r,
sceived by Telegram from Philadelphia
4. the managers stopped operations q
the Delaware Hosiery at IL o'clock Il
| day.
:. boy named Morrow employed b
Mr. Baker to deliver berries in town WE
& to-day BADLY bitten by II vicious do
eibelonging to Russel Holmes, the phi,