Evening journal., 1912-10-15

Editor OF THE EVENING JOORNAL
Sir-Allow me to congratulate and
thank you for your editorial ''Declar-
alton of Condemnation" of the Demo-
cratic Party Of Delaware In last
nights EVENING JOURNAL. Octo-
ber O.
Many times have been disappolnt-
cd and chagrined that our Republi-
cans supineiy have allowed Demo-
cratic abuse and misrepresentation
and slander and lies to give the pub
lie misinformation and false impress
sion that corruption was originally
and altogether from Republican and
from Addicks sources.
The fact was that all the corruption
and debasement of voters aud cleo
.ions in Delaware, in our day origin
ated with the Democratic party Of
Delaware and was kept up by them TO
the most dastardly extent as long and
whenever they had the opportunity
and need.
Republicans should have thrown
their lies back In their teeth many,
many times, to have given, not only
our own people, but the whole coun-
try outside Of Delaware right informa-
tion and knowledge Of the hypocricy
and baseness of the Delaware Demo
critic party and machine.
We may believe the National Demo-
cratic party and Of other States is
party of fraud Of phariseeism, of
hypocricy. OF public incapacity, whose
great and consuming and only i'm
pulse and motive and deslreful et-
fort is TO get, by hook or crook. it's
lecherus crew into Office and into on
por,untles to feed AT the public crib
and get easy incomes aud gratis
from public treasures without real
intention. or sincere desire or effort
to give conscientious or equitable
return or service to the public.
The mule is without pride Of an
eestry or hope OF posterity, why
should il have conscience or feel
any interest but 20 feed its own belly.
Emil Seidel Socialist candidate for
vice president says; The Democratic
party stands for any old thing. II
wants the offices"
NE may believe all this and more
OF he Democratic party outside the
Diamond state. but OF the Delaware
Democratic party we know II all, and
that the Democrats have been utterly
unprincipled aud hypocritcal and
Tor the protection Of public rights and
Interests
Personally the writer cannot 60
iurther hack-than the present genera
tion. but memory and knowledge of
the past thirty 10 forty years covers
oll that We OF today need really re-
member and publish and hold against
the Democrats OF their dirty dishon-
or0hie record
While. as a child. understood my
father had voted a Democratic ticket
ia 1850 and had his silvered oilcloth
cape with a Democratic rooster on
the back. TO play with: yet in April,
1861 be enlisted In that grandlypatri-
otic and efficient First Delaware Regi-
ment with glorious thousands of
other good loyal Union Democratic
voters of 1860. IN that and other regi-
ments of the splendid armies of the
Union
In that time Of stress and distress
OF need Of patriotism and sincerity
and earnest interest and effort and
eli sacrifice. we're the leaders of the
- mocratc party. the forbears Of tbs
Democratic leaders OF today In the
TO efront for~patriotism and saliva.
ton OF the union2
Thank God Many Democrats were
but 20 the eternal shame Of the
Democratic party of Delaware, its
leaders and political tin sod mana
gers were not, and they held a STRONG
Restraining grip and influence on
many members Of their party "a re.
fuse their services and even their IN
terest to the Union cause.
Nay morel OF the comparatively
few Of this State. who were. they &C
cused of underhand and Of attempted
organized dsloyalty. IN this state. e
the Union? Who?
Who but the observation-disclosures
the highest up of Delaware Demo
Gratis and forbears OF their presen
leaders. who barely saved their owl
skin and sneaked out Of charges o
disloyalty and treason, to be contin
ued in the Democratic saddle and livl
hypocritlcally and unserupulously il
high places by reason of unjust, un
fair and interruptions control In thi
State. and the most iniquitous dis
franchisement OF many OF their fel
low citizens
In our Masonic Temple opera Hous
some time earlier OF later than 1885,
sat under and heard a speech b.
Thomas Francis Bayard, Unite
States Senator from this State. o
Secretary OF State under Presiden
Cleveland. as he may have been a
that time
IN that political address Mr.. Thon
as r. Bayard actually had the auds
city and political turpitude to claii
credit as the father and author {
the assessment and tax collection la
Of 1873. one Of the most dastardly ur
Just and criminal laws ever enacte
and perpetrated TO the benefit an
profit Of any party posing as inte
ested in and advocating free govern
ment
NOW. we have many citizens of q
day. who have become voters hei
bv removal into our midst or by b
coming of age. within the last hftes
OF twenty years who really kno
nothing OF the assessment and co
lection law of 1878, OF more 10 q
point know nothing Of the prsctic
operation and administration of tn
Law OF 1873 By the Democratic par
and its managers.
Now. remember All through 4
history of that assessment and collie
ton law of 1873 il was made plain
evident that the Democratic man
gers accepted Mr.. Bayards fath'
hood OF that law and aided and abb
ted its enactment and administratiC