Evening journal., 1910-06-22
POLES RESENT
ATTACK ON CLUB

Editor OF THE EVENING JOURNAL
win you kindly open your columns to
permit u reply to a most unjust. biased
and basclcss reference 10 as ia the cdi-
torial columns of The Every Evening last
Saturday. which said
"Tho alleged conversion Of number OF
naturalized Poles from Democracy to Re
pubicanism because one of their number
failed to get an office under Democratic
city administration speaks very lightly for
their political conscience or their sense
of the duties and responsibilities Of citi-
zenship. Also. it suggests a possible dilem-
ma on their part when one of their NUM-
bcr asplros 10 office at the hands Of the
Republican party ana meets with disap-
pointment"
There can be no Misunderstanding as 10
the meaning of this paragraph. II is di-
recied at the club which 1 and ono hun
dred and six Of my fellow American oitl-
zens of Polish nativity or descent formed
last Thursday evening There was no oc-
cnsion for any such statement.
In the nrsi place. nobody except the edi-
tor or the Every Evening, knows anything
about Tho alleged conversion Of a number
of naturauzed Poles from Democracy 10
Republicanism II is true that most of
the members of our club have been DEM
ocrats. Personally. I nave been Repuh-
ican since / have heen a voter. But we
are organized not as Democrats nor as
Republicans but as independent citizens.
We feel that we have not been given that
consideration 10 which our numbers and
our worth as citizens entities us. and we
have banded together to demand such
recognition as We feel belongs TO us.
n Is the fashion Of few wou'd-be smart
Alocks to look down ON the Poles because
Of our names. which seem strange to
American eyes. and because we are unable
10 speak English with facility. But J want
10 let it be known that there are many
Poles In wilmington who are. perhaps. as
well educated as the editor OF the Every
Evening-even II they cannot write SO in
sultingly in English.
We arc a sober. thrifty. law-ahiding.
God fearing and hard working race A
'arrer percentage Of Poles in Wilmington
own their own home~,thau people OF any
other derivation. including Americans Of
more than two generations as citizens.
Many Of ms. It is true. have 10 work ar
laborious tasks for small wages because
Of our inability 10 speak English, as we'll
as because most Of as have been reared
20 agricultural pursuits and know little or
modern machinery
This club intends 10 do It's best 10 Sc
cure better treatment for Poles from evory
standpoint. social. political and economic.
and we resent vigorously the slurrins i'm
rutations I'm the Every Evening II is true
that few Poles have In the past disErac-
Cd their conpatriots. their religion and
their native and adopted lands by taking
money to vote the Democratic ticket, but
/ they have been few compared TO the whole
number ~ ms here. and we intend TO curb
The activity Of even those few II possible.
I I have noticed by the way. that when a
! Democrat speaks OF the corruption Of the
electorate. he always denounces the Re
prblicans for buying votes while his
own righteous party never does anything
worse than 'hire workers'-both Of which
mean exactly the same thing as far as re-
suits 60.
have already trespassed too much on
YOUR space. but in conclusion I want 10
saw only that we have not been converted
10 Repubiicsnism We know what We are
about and we shall be abe. without the
support Of either the Democratic or the
Republican organization 20 finance
whatever We undertake
Stanley Dombrowskl.
Treasurer Polish Independent Club, No.
10 Madison street.
! Wilmington. Del. JuH, -. 1910