Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-10-25
BECAUSE HE is A DEMOCRAT.
Persecution of Principal Lacy, of the
Dover Colored Schools, at the Hands
of sis Republican Brethren.

OF HIS heHubiANAu BFtthFeHa
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER. oct. % ON the evening
OF October ID, 1892, IL will be
remembered that unere was riot
in Dover, said to have been gotten
up and instigated by one Joshua Parker,
the would-ba leader of the Republi
can colored forces here and elsewhere,
against A. Worthington Brinekley,
remarkably intelligent, ,colorod man, who
differed somewhat In his views from
some other people Of his own color and
politics and who desired to put his
friends In the right light and not allow
them TO be the tools or party slaves ia
the hands OF white Republican hencnmen
or boodlers of this town
Those negroes who participated In that
riot, have not forgotten the scenes OF two
years ago, nor the punishment threatened
them by the Law, Il such thing occurred
again But during the last few months
there has been stirring within the breasts
OF some OF those ignorant, otlieious
negroes bitter animoslty against one
Banks, a colored school teacher at
Frederick, about which much has been
said In the papers Of late, and who, not
withdrawing the step and hrmuess he
has taken in the matter Of unfolding his
integrity, still holds the fort at Frederick,
respected by all who associate with him.
The attack upon Banks has hardly
died away, wnen there comes another
and more serious attack upon man. far
superior in morals, intelligence ard
general principles, than any Of those
sanctimonions calamity howlers, who are
attacking him, and that mar is s. 5
Lacy, the colorsd principal Of schools IN
this town
The jealousy Of these negroes against
Lacy has been growing for q long time,
and attempt after attempt was made to
fad some charge against him whereby he
might be ousted from his position as
teacher Some Of the complaints were
that he is Democrat and that bsing
Democrat, white Republicans sent
negro emissaries to break up a meeting
that was being held for the purpose of
getting support from the state authori
ties to build new school house They
succeeded, formed q committee among
themselves, and would never procure
money or allow others who could have
gotten money from the state
AT the instance of Republican leaders
they impeded the general progress OF the
school children and later on called a
meeting Of all the men they could, and
made a move to call upon Superintendent
9 Q Tindall, TO have Lacy removed on
the account, only, Of his political opinion.
No one being willing, on SO hlmsy q
ground, to bring q charge against him,
the matter was given up for while
Still thinking there may YET b. some
way Of getting Lacy out Of the schools,
they finally drew up memorial, in
famously charging Lacy with immoral
character
This being more than he could toler.
ate, Lacy went before Magistrate Jester
and swore out warrant for criminal
libel against Joshua Parker, Minister
Edwards, Adam Wilson and James
Rogers, all Of whom, It seems, were
mixed up III the matter of petitioning
Superintendent Tindail for the removal
Of Lacy from the schools.
When Superintendent Tlndall received
the petition he summoned the two men
whose names appeared thereon to appear
before him OF the five only three ap
peared, Parker and Edwards being 40
sent One Of these three stated that his
name had gone on the petition without
his knowledge, while another stated that
only part OF the petition had been
read to him, and the thirds
name appeared because he was chairman
or president Of the School Board The
negroes will have to give bail for theii
appearance at the next term Of court
in this county.
The colorsd preacher, Edwards, 1t will
be remembered, Is the man who got M
the convention for the colored voters last
month, to refute what had been said by
Banks and others.