The sun., 1901-01-05
SATURDAY, JANUARY s, 1901
STORY MISAPPLIED.

"Down on the farm we once saw an
aged and sickly boss draw a fence rail
back to hit darky. The rail was so
heavy and the boss SO light that the back
swing capsized the old man. The darkey
smiled, helped the farmer to his feet and
walked off. We have been wondering If
it is possible for us to draw back so far
in the Legislature to hit Addicks as to
fall backward and have our pockets
picked of dozen votes before we can
get to our feet"
Smyrna Call.
Why depart from the simile of your
story, brother?
There is nothing in it to warrant such
a departure. Fairly you have classified
the olu man" as Democrat, will GER
tainly allow that the "darkey" was a
Republican, and in that case you have
proved that the ''darkey" was the better
Democratic evil Now, brother, men who
return good for evil don't pick pockets.
Another thing, brother, in the applica-
tion of your story you depart from Demo
cratic traditions and deny history. Demo-
cratic tradition holds that Mr.. Addicks
buys every thing he gets in politics. We
cannot exactly locate it, but we are un.
der the impression that you have com
mitted yourself to that idea. History re-
cords, however, that Democrats are in
clined to steal what they cannot gel
otherwise in politics.
Now why should you try to spoil 6
good story by such misrepresentation o.
it's characters, and such misinterperta
tion of its moral?
The fact is that the Democratic "ol'
man." the boss" attempted 10 strik
with too big rail in the last campaign
The missile he aimed at the colored Re
publican voter was too heavy and it cap
sized him. For once in the history o
Delaware, after twenty-seyen years 0
effort the colored vote was all there
The Democratic attempt to legislate
out, to frighten it away, and to buy
away from the Republican fold, failed
the "old man. was capsized and tn
''darkies" have been smiling about it eve
since.
Now if we may have just a word j
confidence. The Republicans with til
help Of the "darkies" are going to hel
you Democrats up. We are not going t
walk off and leave you down. Oh. nj
that is not our way Do you remembe
something which Thomas Jefferson wrot
about government deriving its just pow
ers from the consent of the governed, an
something about all men being born FIRE
and with equal rights before the law
Well, we are going to apply that idea I
the government OF Delaware, then
Democrat will be just as good POLITICAL
as white or black Republican. "
are going to do that to help you o1
of that narrow, nasty ditch of preju,iit
in which you have been wallowing
long. We are sure a truly JeffcrsOnif
political atmosphere will restore yor
health, lift You to n plane of cquali
with your fellow citizens-you know til
in the Jeffersonian ideal you cant
better politically than anybody clsc--at
establish political justice among the pt
pie, and 4 government deriving its ju
powers from the consent Of the governt
that consent being ascertaned by a f
vote and fair count, the majority VI
ming, and the minority consenting eve
time.
Do YOU agree that that will be a des
able consummation? We think you do, a
we are sure that when it is achieved '
will be as glad of it as if the 'old ma
was when the "darkey smiled at his II
hap, "helped him to his feet and wall
off,"