The sun., 1901-07-20

IIIS W shy hbout ~ iAi''ttN'
1t is more disgusting than anything else
to note that paper i'll this city attempts
to create Il prejudice against persons now
employed here because they did not 50
lcct Wilmington ms the place Of thelr
birth.
The narrow prejudice OF the newspaper
writer that pcrsuadcs him to attack resi-
dents not born in the State Is past I'M
dcrstanding II is silly twaddl".
Although to the manner born. We agree
with our contemporary. 1t is lilly twad-
,lle" to attack, because of that fact, clti
zans Of this State who have been so un-
fortunate rs to be born clsewhe q; parti-
culally when they have evinced rare
Judgment in selecting II residence aud
citizenship here.
Tie IRE udice that ''persuades" to
such attacks is indeed past understand
ing" The havoc it has wrought is past
repair. Ii has cost the loss of fully ten
years in the completion of the enamel
patton of this State from what our con
temporary will, doubtless, agree with nS
in characterzng AS one of the worst eX-
amplcs If political outrage aud msru!'
of which history makes record. l'onht-
less. too, our contemporary vii lrrcall some
of the facts Of the States recent history
in which this prejudice, that is past M
,lerstahding, WAS Il potent factor; and If
we are NOT mistaken onr contemporary
will. or can, recall instances in which this
prejudice has been strong rneugh 10
sweep aside its generally liberal sent
mcntS. aud cause it TO enroll among us
partisans, AMI ID indulg" III occasional
cXcnrSioiis into the realm of silk twad
alc." W. think We remember occasional
manifestations If prejudice that is paSt
understanding. Oh its part toward 81 citi-
zen whose advent as Il citizen Of l'cla
ware. prrcc,lcs the advent Of our morn
ing contemporary.
Our contemporary will probably re
cnll, bnt il its memory fails We appeal t.
its files. that Delaware politics was not
exactly of the liberal, just and honest
s-r-s-71--7-'zll
limited at th" necessity of an armed
revolution tu Save ana protect the rights
of citizens. Wen, preceding its arrival 4
citizen who had tho misfortune to he
born elsewhere. selected this State III
his place of Residence and citizenship.
lie WIS q Republicans nnd joined heartily
~ thr attempt To- overthrow the then
dominant party aud establish a liberal
ahd JnSi State government resting on thr
consent of all the m,oplr. This citizen
was business man, Il successful pro
m'tcr nf large enterprises Ills political
and business efforts for The welfare i
thc community We're roincdcnt. He nor
only entered heartily into The political
effort e his party associates. hut pro
Jccted great husin"Ss enterprise hero,
IL" immediately became thr object IL Il
prejudice that passes understanding aul
onr contemporary hrcanc i minister nr
that prejudice. NJ prrsrcution political
or otherwise Was too uutruurnnS u III
directed against him With rare com
age AMI hdrlity 1" principle hr pcrHc.
Nered, ana III" people received him gladly
AS q political header hr rd his party a
victory in four successive campaigns Ie
there WAS amy obstacle than rmkI have
been placed in the way of thar achieve
ment ana was forgotten il has not yrt
m"n discovered. Surely nothing viii IN
experienced and desperate politicians
Win every facility that Skill could in
vent ~ circumstance provide, was ovcr.
hooked What Parl>nnship dill moi think
"f ami provide, fartionalism, insprcd ii,
4 prejudice compounded Of business, f.
clll ani political hatred suggested aud
supplied. Prejudice never wasrl Il
m"re determined Or nnjust war. sim ill.,.
re"ll" trusted and followed lh~ citizan
rs rhosen leader His nnmc ana lead
tfshlp h""amr 4 synonym Of Surcrss
IN" Republicans won rhr STATE ~
cured 4 n"w organic law ANA i fun III.
l1iHcntI administrations Twice tl.,
Stotn voted fur tho Republican prrsiIrl,
'lal "hndicIat". Four times The STATE
assembly was won for the Republican
party aInr the Senatorial issue with thr,
'lllH"n ~ the peoples candidate for In,
iIil"d States SENATE" a revolution Such
rs had occurred in m other Statr sine.
~" civil war WAS Accomplished. Tin.
frnitS or it, however, were not rulty
gathered for the State The preindcr
agaIilsl The Immigrant citizcti-nhr ,yhr
heu% born ~ another State elected L.
r. 4 citizen of Delaware ,lecIrnet. he
cilinh lHor" desperate. Like defeated and
desperate riprls the subjects of that prr-
Jlidle" turned their fangS upou III,
state, lilon themselves against Inv
custom aud good policy they defeated H.
election Of Republican United STATE.
Senators. involving the most stupcnl
"'lS consequences detrimental IA Tie ~
ton ut large, ana inllicting irrrpnrahlr
INJURY upon the State, and iii il 10 grlt
hNSs personal prejudice to BE- rrynngn,l
Tor flff sod grievances against man i,
rs reprtsreedd' dd'rg w., Indebted for the great
RUSSIAN cou.'nagistfr.." rom one citizen Ia
'er Is said to he W sucli'Sir State GOV |
provement in his contnw and .cnfr,n
otible. land d..