Year: 1876




Mr.. EDITOR: In the Erery Ereniug's |
report of the .Grangers picnic. The re-
porter in attempting to report my Ian
guage used there, does it falsely whether
from design or other motives. cannot
say. He quotes me inreply to Mill Creek
farmer as saying:


sit is undoubtedly true it will hurt us
especially at this time and in this cam
paign, but it's my sentiments, though it
oughten't to have been bluted out like it
was in open meeting, / don't believe in
asking the negroes to vote for us, but it is
bad policy to shut the door on 'em, we
can't afford it unless we are working for
lickin' what the Democratic Party wants
is men to run it. Walcott is q fool and
to tell you the truth so are most of the
men who are at the top of the pile in the
party, we have good men if they would
only put them forward. For my
part am done voting for any scallawag,
merely because he happens to be running
on the Democratic ticket. If you don't
put up good men, I'll be switched if I'll
have anything to do with the election, I've
no axe to grind and can afford to be in
dependent"


A Mill Creek Farmer That's more like
it, but as for Bird there is not ghost of a
chance for him." II don't know about
that" said Mr.. Dean.


What want is to say to the public that
there is not one word of truth in ten that
was printed as stated to have been said
by myself. In reference to the Resolu-
ton offered at the State convention by
James Walcot, endorse every word of it
and as for calling Mr.. Walcot fool, it's
false, every word of it, as Mr.. Walcot and
myself are most intimate and particular
friends and always have been; and the
idea that would say such resolution,
would hurt our prospects in Delaware and
that it was unpolitic to blurt it out in open
meeting. The contrary is just what |
would do did Inot doit almost solitary and
alone four years ago with the exception
of my good old friend DR.. Brown who is
no more) fight it out on that line, if the
principle had been right for the last dozen
years before, it was right then and is right
now and the man lied when lie wrote
the article and every person who has
known my political course for the last 10
years must have known l never uttered
such stuff. The question of the character
of the men who had been running the
Democratic machine in the city of Will
mington was under discussion durinsthat
time no doubt did express my self freely
that what was wanted as leaders in Will
mington was men of brains;had he applied
my language to this it no doubt would
have been near the truth. did say that
had voted for the last bad man for the
reason that found his name on the De
mocratic ticket, this l still stick to and
shall be the judge Of the character Of til,
men for whom l cast my ballot, and / be
, lieye if every man will exercise littl
Judgment in this way the Democrat


party in Delaware will be invinable. -
That l should have expressed doubt a


to the result of the Congressional electio


is ridiculous while the Democratic part


has for its candidate such man as til
4 Hon. James Williams, our present abb
}, Representative. | have the kindest II
r gard for Mr.. Levi c. Bird; as gentlema


l respect him us among the many Of N


personal friends his political opinion; be
j., long to himself. However much think {
r him as a good citizen, could never unde


any circumstances for a moment thin
: that he had shadow of chance of bein
elected to Congress by the people of Del;
/, ware while he holds his present polite;
/ opinions, for believe the majority Of tt
2 people of Delaware are opposed to his p'
I. litical principles. make this statemer
), so that l shall stand square before IL
= people hold no opinion that am afrai
u or ashamed to express and no person wi
: 90 further in an honorable way for IL
le success of the principles Of the Democr;
d tic party of Delaware than myself.
,v Respectfully, VIM. DEAN.
Newark, Del, Sept. 18th, 1876.


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