The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-18
NEW CASTLE NEWS
Correspondence OF the REPUBLICAN,

At time when the country Is threaten
cd with wildcat currency it is the duty
of every citizen to be up and doing The
men who go from this State to the cleo
toral college should be men who believe in
an honest dollar. Such n man is our es-
teemed citizen, James G. Shaw, and tho
cool headed people here are delighted that
he has refused to be dictated to by u few
men who, for private ends, have not the
manliness to stand up for their own man.
hood and tho good of the country, and
express their own convictions.
The writer does not wish to call hard
names to the Democrats who are shouting
for free silver but he believes 1t his duty to
caution the people against free silver
coinage A few years ago brother
went to the Argentine Republic.
with him and upon arrival had the
gold cons changed into the money Of
the country. He received 70 for each
sovereign
Free silver made It's appearance and the
stock raisers were beggared. Becoming
tired of spending his life In that country Of
poverty, ho determined to go to Ireland
and visit his home and relatives before
coming to the land of the free-but not
h exchanged his Spanish dollars for Eng
lish sovcreigns, he paid SIS 80 for each SOY.
urrIgn.
He is resi- lcntof tho United States to-
dly ana has declared his intention Of
b coming citizen. Last week in con-
hsltinn with him he said he hoped
Ii wr kingman would vote against him.
eli and his family, his neighbor and his
country by voting for free silver as the
Wnitc metal caused him to lose $500.
Considering such matters 1t behoves
every Republican to stand by his guns and
try to defeat Bryan and Sewall
We wanta sound money man for Con
gress, o want u good man for Governor
we want good men in the Legislature, who
will vote for a sound money man for Uni
ted States Senator, and therefore no man
who claims to be Republican should
dare to put II hair in the way of the accom-.
plishmcnt Of such u program this fall
Any man who wilfully tries to keep u Re-
publican from exercising his right us Il citi-
zen this fall will be marked.
He can never expect to get the support
of the Republicans of this county. If tho
majority of the party preferred another
worker for county office it Is the duty Of
the defeated candidate to take off his coat
and work for tho election of the successful
nominee.
Several colorcd mon had their taxes paid
during the past summer by Republican
worker in this hundred. On last Satur-
day they went to him and asked for their
tax receipts IN order that they would be-
come entitled to vote In November by be-
ing registered
Imagine their surprise when thcy were
Informed that he would not give up tho
receipts.
The colored people are deeply inccnscd
over the NATTER because they are Of tho
opinion that they lave II right to join the
HptTrrkpr ami Willis CIuh rpparl loss nf
who paid their taxes.
They assert that tho Attorney General
can offer all the rewards he wants for
people who intimida5n or prevent in any
way any person from registering when he
is legally entitled to do SO, but they will
visit the man who holds their tax receipts
AMI they will get satisfaction either in
receipts or in lynch law.
1t is not right to use violence but the
man who would Try to keep man from
qualifying rs u voter, when the person is
legally entitled to vote, should DO dealt
with according to the manner in which he
acted. 1t is not case of Shaw or Spru
ancc, Higgins or Hofocker or Willis or
Houston, 1t Is II case Of the honor Of the
country and the protection of its people
from II socialistic scheme that would beg.
gar the people Of the United States.
80 far rs tie writer is concerned he
wants to see Mckinley and Hobart elected
and sound men who will vote for sodnd
money elected to all other offices. Let us
stand by the Government and let the
Government be IN honest one and then
the idle mills will run full time and the
people would not be demanding aims from
the different sources.
The cUlorcd men of this hundred should
demand the return of their tax receipts
from the man to whom they gave them.
Away with personal aims in 1876 and up
with the banner Of Mckinley. sound
money, plenty of work and prosperity to
the American people and the greatest and
grandcst country beneath the heavens
Mrs. Dr. John j. Black gave u supper
last evening to n number Of friends in
honor Of her guest, Miss Knight of Balti.
moro. Among those present were Misses
Black, Knight Rodney and Cooper
Me.srs. Rodney, Wilson, Joseph p. Wales
Francis Hotfecter, Murray Stewart, &. =.
BiSscll and j. II. Cause, Of Wilmington.
Maggie Whitnack is dead and her many
friends mourn her loss. Maggie was tho
ii year old daughter Of Cornelius Whit.
mack and WAS II general lavOrito with
everyone. About two weeks age she was
taken i'll with mnleria which turned to
brain poison and for ten days the !it.!c
sufferer had been in seLi-conscious
condition.
Agnes Hardy of Dobb!nsvillo is very
i'll.
The condition of James Duncan is TN
changed.
Mrs McMann Is ill.,
Sheldon Laary is about to apply for
separation from his wife and will no5 pay
any bills contracted by her.
Several persons from here attended tho
Veterans celebration of the Baltic Of An
tictam in tie Opera House i'll Wilmington
last evening.
A large delegation Of the members Of
the a. o. II. will attend the picnic at
Union Park Tomorrow
Tho base ball team of tho State Hos
pital defeated team from this city yes.
terdny by The score Of 81 to 20. The bat
tories were Mccoy and Montgomery and
Newlove and Stack Umpire, Lenoir.
Wallace Cannon and John Peck havo
severed thrir connection with tho Della
ware Iron Works.
George Tubin, Jr., has returned home
from il trim Diong the ChOptank River.
George iij.sr. ST., of Phllndrlphia is the
guest al Mr. and Mrs Henry Wilhe'mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Porter have return
cd home from Lrip,ic.
Wort; on the power house for the electric
road began this morning.
Are you going TO rush to Russia?
Don't forget the A. O. II. picnic at I'nion