Middletown transcript., 1897-11-06
A KENT COUNTY FARMER.
A DEMOCRAT WHO UNITEs OF TIL
BETTER FEELING SOCIALLY.

BETTER FEELING SOCIALLY.
The following Communication
signed by Farmer" appeared in th
!. 'tDelawarean" of Oct. 23rd:
1t seems to me that our Addick
q friends do not clearly distinguish be
! tween the political and the social life
n When recently spike of Mr.. Addick'
!. elimination, | WAS to be understood a.
i. speaking of political elimination.
was talking about the hlstings am
the polls and not the drawing
room aud the Social elIb. A
a mans political lifs belongs t., the pub
lie and may be reviewsd at any time.
, His social and I'M 4Stie life is his pri.
t vate property. 1t seems to me that
: those worthy people wh0 last winter
, refused to recogniZs US on the street and
In the parlor, because, as they alleged,
we had done them political wrong,
were confusing the two shades of life
that should be held distinct. I disap-
prove Mr.. Addieks' political msthuds
AS much as any other person. have
said so, and shall say so over aud over
again. But suppose Mr.. Adlieks were
one day to drive up to my door in a
social way. Does any anybody think
that l would not pleasantly receive him
as gentleman and extend t. him the
best my house afforded? just as good
as | would offer any other con-
spicuous man whl c,no II see me.
thank God 1 am not quite 50 narrow as
to cut man in my parlor or al my din
ner table because we happen to differ
at the polls. Our Addicks friends pro-
pose to obiiterate every tie. They pro-
pose TO make the political fence the
the general division line, and when IA
Democrat dies they intend that Demo-
Gratis shall bury him. They would see a
Republican merchant with Republican
customers, and Democratic store
keeper with Democratic patrons, and
all that this implies. To be sure, there
are, and will be exceptions to this OBJ. |
servatiOn. But the predominant Ad-
dicks sentiment seems to be, I'VE want |
nothing to do with you Democrats +"
Individually, shall probably not
weep every night over this unhappy
situation, though regret it exists. I
never, until l was goaded and nagged
to it in defense, estimated friend by
his politics. l never thought of it all.
As fact, it happened that my closest
friends were predominantly Republi-
cans. But this is probably all changed
and passed away. We are to have pol
itics all the year round, aud think we
are g tting it. But will say here that
if ever come to bear a man personal
malice, to wish him personal i'll, be-
cause we differ politically, will turn
my tracks to SOME lone cemetery where
l can think and see how it will end. 1t
seems to me that this life is too short,
and the span beyond too long, for the
code which our friends inaugurate.
And then, in worldly view, what is
their again? If lam politically wrong,
will be set right by curses3 Will be
gained by nothing to do with me9 In [
short, is this good p3liticsP
Last winter there was member of
the Constitutional Convention from
my own county, very high priest in
The Addicks household, who is said to
lake the Claymont taste straight from
The fountain. Well, at some moment Of
every day l used to casually fell in with
him, and he was never too hasty to 9
offer his hand and ask how I
| did and what We were doing and TO |
1ffer advice and even assistance in
matters requiring it. Not once in that
ong winter did single look or word
Of criticism escape him. OF course, /
thought then and now that the man is
\ Christian and gentleman. sup
pose he had positive opinions that he
was civil enough not to show me. But !
here is more in this. Suppose in the
next or some future campai gn this
gentleman should appear as candidate
of bis paltyp Does any sane man think \
hat could utter one word unfriendly q
20 himp Nay, would not in honor be
obliged to testify TO his worth? And
who can say this mightgo even fartherP =
We are all human; we are only old !,
We like to be treated well. If =
! man thinks have wronged him, no y
matter whether / have or not, if he
thinks so, and know he honestly thinks .
30. and yet he meets me with a smile
and embrace, that man breaks me up; i
he does heap fire on my head. 1 beg !,
pardon for this soliloquy. lam small
worm. If he comes up carelessly OIL
my blind sides my philosophy scatters 0
10 the wind, aud his depression sup Il
pose side tracks me here tonight. | 81
was about to open little school of man C
lers to teach mylAddicks brethren tie il
better life, but | probably disclose u u
want of that very lerning l was Il
about to give away. find myself ex- I
lausted and hung up IN mid-aiF, and G
wish | had the parachute of the Union U
Committee to let me down.
suppose we are all small animals to- :,
yether. Let us do the best we can. Let :
Is cultivate the best Of life. ''Some :,
low or other We get to the end" r
Right Kind OF Advice, q
Il suffered with catarrh in my head for q