The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-12-18

Mn. EpiroR:-.Bs kind enough to allow
mo space sufficient to say that the writer
of the Democratic Glassas OF the sunday
Star takes particular pains to notify the
public ut large. und upon no authority Gas
usual). that at tho coming banquet OF the
Y. Al. X. c., no negro will be invited. l
take notice that he passes by the fact
that ut all tho recent banquets OF the YIN.
u. O., or the Bayard legion. or the Dickey.
Fink and Neary tribes. the Hon. Elijah
Bird. chiet OF stair Of the spittoon brigade
at Washington. D. G.. tho spotted Edward
Spencer. tho hydra. .headed Al. Fountain,
tho chief sweat-sht ker Howard Rice, the
A. w. Brlnkiey. the Mr.. Ok Benson. the
black dwarf Grooms. the TO be pitied
Andrew borsey, were not invited.
Suppose We eNnmlne these men herein
named, In order to see II they were ever
worthy of the crumbs which thoy have
not yet got from a Democratic banquet:
Bird, at the request OF Dtckey, IL Is sutd,
was given chance TO hustle and Jungle
splttoons. Bird In return was to deliver
the whole Twelfth ward (nnd all other5 IL
possible) oyer to the Democrats 1T the ro-
cent election.
Bird knsw then as we'll as now, that even
by the aid OF salnted near relatives Ls
could not oft; he even went through the
forms but he failed. Was he invited to
banquet? We will soc how long Mr.. Bird
will be allowed TO juggle spittoons and
grab S45 each month. AL. Fountain Tor
certain privileges in connection with the
governors kindness, In order to make
good his part Of the deal. visited all the
little ohapels OF his race. and gave nberal-
ly to the collections with aylow OF secur-
Ing the tax receipts of all the male MEM
bers, was he invited to Democrat ban
quet2 Spencer who has been spotted.
though he did not Of course know it. ever
since 90. in his wild cat efforts to help the
Democrats got his pants spoiled and lost
his Derby, or at least he will not go TO get
II was he Invited to any Democratic BAN
Quet. A. Brinkley is an object every Della.
wars Democrat ought to pity Cannot
the writer of the Democratic Glrsses aid
hlmI Surely man like him ought to be
invited to Democratic banquet.
Mr.. Ok Benson, the self constituted as
tute black man, whose weight ls near 2ou,
hides his head, ostrich like, in the Demo.
cratic camp and llrmly believes he is hid
from view. Was he ever Invited to o
Democratic banquet
The king swent-shaker OF Delaware.
whose case Just left the court was given
the word to cut loose; that means, keep
mum, go on with your game.
Rice promised to repent the 1890 game
of buying tax receipts. In his efforts
somebody nipped his heels. Was he In
vted to Democratic banquet?
Poor Andrew Horsey, who II the Gov.
ernor WIS sure he Intended to squeal on
some of tho present Democratic Office.
holders who arc looking into the clouds
every day and scornlng the base degrees
by which they did ascend, would pardon
him before the rising of another sun.
Talk about Consciousness. II here is not
d case there never was one.
Has he boen invited to Dem ocratlo
banquet? l would have tho Democratic
writer to know that there is not a sane
negro In Delaware tearing himself to
pieces whether he is invited or not Ii
this Democratic writer will only use his
pen and brain to induce tho representa-
lives of his party to use their best Efforts
In the coming session OF our Legislature
to give to my race better school facilities.
better books, better teachers. more
schools, no mixtures either OF pupils OF
teachers. for all of which, we will ask.
and In case our prayer is granted. we
| will give o banquet In honor OF the
event. and above all he will be invited to
that banquet. Yours,
III MEAInER OF TILE HIaaINIs g Lin