Evening journal., 1912-10-15

Editor OF TfiE EVENING JOURNAL.
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-
Der g.
Many tines have / been disappoint-
ed and chaerined that our Republi-
cans supiaely 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 and cleo
tons In Delaware, IN our day origin
ated with the Democratic party OF
Delaware and was kept up by them 10
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 baeeness 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 pharieeeism, of
hypocricy, Of public incapacity whose
great and consuming and only inn
pulse and motive and deeireful ef-
fort is to get, by hook or crook, it's
lecherus crew into Office and into OF
poriunities to feed at the public crib
and get easy Incomes aud gratis
from public treasures without real
intention. or sincere desire or effort
10 give conscientious or equitable
return or service 10 the public.
The mule is without pride of an
cestry or hope OF posterity: why
should it have a conscience or feel
any interest but 20 feed It's own belly
Emil Seidsi. Socialist candidate for
vice president says "The Democratic
party stands for any old thing. It
wants the offices"
We may believe all this and more
OF .ho Democratic party outside the
Diamond State. but OF the Delaware
Democratic party. we know II all. and
that the Democrats have been utterly
unprincipled and hypocritical and
absolutely without care or interest
for the protection OF public rights and
interests
Personally the writer cannot so
further back than the present genera
ton. hut memory and knowledge Of
tho past thirty 70 forty years covers
an that We OF today need really re-
member and publish and hold against
the Democrats of their dirty dishon-
orahle record
While IS child hid. aise;f::ss;a ~ ~
father had voted q Democratic ticket
in 1850 and ! had his silvered oilcloth
cape with a Democratic rooster on
the back, 10 play With. yet In April
1861. he enlisted in that grandlypatri-
otlc aud 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
self sacrifice, we're the leaders OF the
Democratic party. the forbears of tho
Democratic leaders Of today In the
forefront for patriotism and saliva
ton Of the Union?
Thank God Many Democrats we're
--hut to the eternal shame of the
Democratic party OF Delaware, it's
leaders and political tin god mana
gers we're not, and they held a strong
restraining grip and influence on
mens members OF their party 20 re-
fuse their services and even their in
terest to the Union cause
Nay morel or the comparatively
few of this State. who we're. they ac-
cused of underhand and Of attempted
organized disloyalty. In this State to
the Union? Who?
Who but the leaders s.thehigher-ups
the highest up of Delaware Demo
Gratis and forhears OF their present
leaders. who barely saved their own
skin and snealed out OF charges OF
disloyalty and treason 10 be contin-
ued In the Democratic saddle and live
hypocritically and unscrupulously in
high places by reason OF unjust, un.
fair aud interruptions control IN this
State. and the most iniquitous dis
franchisement Of many OF their Tel.
low citizens
In our Masonic Temple Opera House
some time earlier or later than 1885
I sat under and heard speech by
Thomas Francis Bayard, United
States Senator from this State, ol
Secretary Of State under Presiden
Cleveland. as he may have been a
that time
In that political address Mr.. Thom
Rs r. Bayard actually had the auda
city and political turpitude to CLAIM
credit as the father and author o
the assessment and tax collection Law
OF 1873, one OF the most dastardly un
just and criminal laws ever enacted
and perpetrated 10 the benefit ant
profit of any party posing as inter
ested In aud advocating free govern
ment
Now, We have many citizens of 70
day. who have become voters her
by removal into our midst, or by be
coming Of age, within the last fiftee
or twenty years who really knoN
nothing OF the assessment and col
lection law of 1873, OF more 10 th
point know nothing OF the practices
operation and administration of tina
law of 1878 by the Democratic part
and its managers.
Now, remember All through th
history of that assessment and colleS
tion law Of 1873 IL was made plainl
evident that the Democratic mans
gers accepted Mr. Bayard's fathel
hood OF that law and aided and abe
tod ff- enactment and adfnfuiofratfO,