Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-06

Under date of December 1st, the
Democratic State Central Committee
bnt to each member of the advisory
bmmittee appointed by the State Com
bittee during the recent campaign the
pllowing letter:
IA "A Dear Sir: | write to you as one OF
he gentlemen appointed on the General
dyisory Committee by the Democratic
tate Central COMMITTEES, to ask you
you will not frankly and fully give
be your views as to the course to be
dopted by the Democratic party in
be present position of affairs. Much
hood may be accomplished II the general
K 3|entiment of the party Is known ut a
bnsonsbly eaily day. For this reason
X ask you to write me your views and il
Bou desire that | shall consider your
Communication as confidential, please
10 state and | will regard 1t as such.
MI There seem to be number of COURSES
lopen to us and am not at all in accord
Nth the idea that the affairs of the
8emooratic party are to be settled up
and we are to go olt of business. We
ban all recall the history of our party
when it had suffered defeat after defeat
or many years, but though hopeless in
national affairs and sometimes defeated
8n the State. our organization was found
In every campaign backed by the senti-
hlent of the people In its attempt to
Enforce as principles OF government the
fundamental beliefs of our party. |
have no patience with those who are
apparently ready to dissolve the great
barty to which we belong and have it
pse It's identity ns political force
ecarse of the admitted, serious defeat
10 have suffered. Ii man or an
Organization never admits q defeat as
ornament and final there is no GER
hinty that his or its opponent has
ained lasting victory. The defeat
utfered by the Democrats, nationally
nd in this State, in 1872, was as com
lete and crushing as it could bs at
bat election. the only difference now
Icing that our whole State government
las at stake as well as the control OF
be national government Two years
fter the defeat of 1872 the Democrats
btained control. of the House of Repre-.
ntatiyes at Washington, established
etnselves in this State, and two years
ter, in 1876, elected the first Demo
}Rtio President after the Civil War.
My own belief is that the same con
tions will prevail two years and iou
phts ueuCd, as III bue SoFtnbfp' "
eat responsibility Of the Republican
Arty, due TO unchecked power, will II
y Judgment not be lived up to by tn
Republicans to the satisfaction of tn,
Mmerican people. Their unquestionet
npremacy in national affairs will breet
fouhles within their party and prohabl.
Vast amount of incompetence and cor
hptiou and failure to satisfy the jus
pectations of the people will pu
sem on the defensive in tho next can,
Aign to such an extent that we ma
Sasonably hope for success.
# 1t behcoves us then not to falter j
]ur allegiance to the party of the Con
titution of which we are members. an
Efo strive all the harder tn rescue ou
4tate from the disgrace and goreir L
Emental evils which now SO seriousl
tthreaten US. The carnival of dishones
Ircompetenoy exhibited by the Re
hblicans in Sussex county will llkel
~ repeated on larger stage in all OF
tate affairs and the people will tur
faln to the Democratic party for a
Sonomical and honest udministratio
our State affairs.
u request that ycu will write me at
kry early day your views on the stu,
|br that the State Committee mu
I've the benefit aud advantage of yor
vice. Very truly yours,
Willard Salisbury,
bairman Democratic State Centr
&Committee.
M Chairman Salisbury has already r
lived some REPLIES, but they will
ADMITTED to the committee befo
ming made public