Evening journal., 1904-08-02
LETTERS FROM
THE PEOPLE
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Laurel. Del, July 30. 1904.
To the Editor Of The Evening Journal:
The editorial in the Journal OF the
29th, is due an answer even IL writ
ten by an ordinary citizen, for the
propositions you suggest are so absurd
that a wayfaring man though a fool
may so understand the fallacy of such
talk. Sir, the days of electing a Regu-
lar Of Union Republican that Is owned
and controlled by "A coterie OF five or
six selfish politicians is past The peo-
pie Will never again allow an equal
number from each OF the above named
factions TO go in a room and draw for
prizes the names they put In the hat"
Or. Ball is one prize and John Hum
another and they represent nobody but
the people that handed i'm their names
and the howlers are the ones that drew
blanks. There is a class Of Republicans
In Delaware that had rather a thous-
and times Democrats fll the offices
than that these political hucksters
should trade and traffic for their own
selfish gain with a set Of mummies.
You know that no Regular nor Union
Republican Of the above stripe can be
elected and II you are as good a Repub-
lican as you pretend to be why do you
agitate such action for a convention?
true and tried Regular, by whom?
the people, or by the six or eight skill
full dealers you have i'm mind that
might trick six or eight OF the same
calibre in the Union organization. They
cannot put this through again even If
they have a S6,OOO,0OO gold mine every
ten miles between Wilmington and
Delmar. The next governor of Della
ware will either be a man that is a
man, and not a tool and that repre-
sents something and is known and held
In high esteem by the citizens of the
state or he will be a Democrat. You
need not be so particular about who is
holding conventions first or last nor
bother about appointing a steering
committee for there are as many peo-
pie to consult for an election as for a
nomination and nominations in Della
ware are not equivalent to elections at
present.
AS for myself I suppose you would
term me a 'colorless" Republican.
Well, 1 have ne ther "Star nor Eagle"
stamped on the forehead, neither have
1 dollar marks in my hand nor a
streamer in the lapel of my coat label
led office seeker" ! just claim to be
Republican pure and simple that is
tired Of being dealt and traded around
for any old thing like an Office and you
Will find a great many others like me.
If you are as good as you would have
the people think you are nominate a
man like Preston Lea, II. II. Ward,
Harry A. Richardson or ID. j. Foolxs or
many others / might name Of the same
calibre and just as good. whose interest
would be the States interest and not
professional dealers with the political
hucksters with first one and the other
Of the steering committees vouching for
his fidelity to this or that faction, then
the Unions would have to accept his
nomination or go out Of business. This
is the only kind of Republican that can
be elected, If you don't believe II just
) wait until after November and watch
the returns from the different sections
of the State If you think this letter
worthyrof an answer by an editorial
let II come as 1 would be pleased to
hear from you further on this sub
ject. Very truly yours.
REPUBLICAN.