Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-01


To the Voters Of Nt,c Castle County, To
offer such determined opposition to the
candidacy of IL. ii. McMullen as some of
us have, without giving good reasons for
so doing would appear to the public mind
Us sheer nonsense or perfect fuulishness
and might be expected to fall Hat and be
of no effect Now we are both honest and
in earnest about this matter, and if we
can't show some sense and reason for our
action. We are frank to acknowledge that
we had better keep silent. We hold tothe
ground, firmly. that he is not a Republic
can from principle, and that if he ever
was, his acts, while pretending to repre-
sent his party as United States marshal, in
November, 1852, were such as to destroy
the confidence of every honor-loving per
SON. and clearly indicated that he had
fallen from his first love, and for such
reason has rendered himself both unsafe
and unworthy to represent the Republican
party in the Legislature of this State. 1t
is Republican or Democrat in this State.
and If he is not Republican, what is he ?
Would the Democrats accept him us rep
resenting them? Certainly not. And
whyP Because he made one decker with
them ON the eve of the election in 1852,
and when he found the party that he had
bargained to betray in their righteous in
dignation, were about to devour him, he
had not the courage to deliver the goods
and went back on the Democrats, and
since then no party would have been will
ing To trust him.
LA Now, what more would any fair-minded
nun want to satisfy him that this is not
the man the party wants to improve its
prospects or TO strengthen the ticket?
This one reason alone is enough, without
1.-THE catalogue that's to come after. am
not now and never was that kind of Re-
publican, who pretends to think that all
the scoundrels and political corruption are
lin the Democratic party. or that all the
gentlemen and purity are in the Rcpubli.
can party, and must acknowledge to our
shame that the worst phase of corruption
that the party has ever practiced has been
within itself and againstitself, and thereby
defeating itself in most cases, when de-
feated, by imposing upon its own mem
bers by unjust nominations and otherwise.
The time is at hand to call halt, or the
party will always have n revolt on its
hands.
Now, let us listen to reason and give fair
play show, and let US practice what we
preach. We must have the frankness to
acknowledge that our war-cry has been
fraud, foul play, partisan legislation, and
the like, against the Democrats. And
shall We then advocate sending man with
such record to represent us in the Legis-
lature? Great guns 1t would be like re-
ceiving holy things at the hands of his
and nobody knows it any better than those
who assisted in his nomination, and are
now patting him on the back, and who
had no more right to interfere with that
nomination than would have to interfere
with New York politics Now we will prove
this mans unfitness and by their own
testimony, if their testimony can be ad-
mitted, in this connection. There was an
occasion when this man McMullen, offered
TO give another man letter of recon-
mendation for the appointment of post
master, Few years age, which letter had
to come under the notice of those high in
authority, in our party, and the first glance
at the signature brought forth, the ex-
preston, that mans a rascal" which
was coupled with profane epithet which
will not quote. Then on another occa.
sion, the same authority states in a con-
yersation with a prominent office holder
i'll this city, McMullen's name was men
toned when he called him name, so vile,
and so unusal that the officer, being some
what shocked, called his attention to it.
and asked him. to define his expression, in
simpler terms which he did, in scholarly
way, as he could, which | cannot repeat,
and know no way by which it could be
brought to the notice of any great num-
Der, except by the use of some back-alley
printing office, and bum carrying the
productions around under his coat, in a
pair of tongs with gloves on, an operation
the same authority to say, since this man !
name has appeared upon the ticket, that
the legislative branch of the ticket had
never been excelled in this county, and
make no exceptions, was to seriously 70.
fleet upon all previous tickets and to throw
an insult into the teeth of every other nlan
OH the ticket with MIN.
what say you, reader, does it strike YOU
that way2 Did he tell the truth when
he was trying to express his contempt for
him by calling him naughty names d;
when he eulOgized him after he got upnn
the ticket2 And what could have pfretteI
such radical change in his mind.
1t has been said, Inconsistency, thou Ar
Jewell" but that adage will nj anni,, i,
A short time after McMullen's nominn
ton good Republican ia this div, in CON.
versation with one Of his fNcNulienis
newborn admirers, said "Whv If Won
elect him he will cut Mr.. Higgins far re
election" To which McNlallens rren,
wickedly replied, IVES, aud il he lid
would cut the heart out OF him. Now
the thought of such thing is very reynIt
ing but nobody believed that he c.ulI h,
depended upon to do it, and McMuileu urr,
have no fears on that subject.
Now, is not this pretty state of tbiu,
under which to insist OH everybody yniin.
the whole ticket for the sake of peacep
can assure the reader and the Repui,liru,
party that there are q few of Us At eusl
taDd who have never thus far spl.t 0u
ticket, who are determined to huIt. NOR,
consistency, more purity and more prac
in the future. even IL we have to fitht ior ii
If any one whom have referred to f,rI
this shoe pnching him sufficiently Ia ius
tify him In saying that it is NOT true IN
prepared to give the names of those MI,
made such expressions, and will give M,