Year: 1870

A State Convention has been called to
assemble in Dover, on the 9th of May, to
White Mans Party in Della
ware. The following call has been pub
lished in handbill form, and also in the
Journal and Statesman


All white persons favorable to forming White Mans
Party in Delaware requested meet in State Com
ton, 10 the State House. at Dover, Thursday the
5th day of May, at o'clock, p n to organize White
Mans Party in Delaware protect the rights of the
white man, his and color, Come, all white men, to
whatever party you may have heretofore belonged
you are while men, and as such willing sacrifice all
former political preference and name the general good
the white man in his struggle to maintain his suprem
the party who trying TO sten the
country negro franchise, and social and political negro
equality in the schools churches and private residences
The only alternative left the white ward off this


fatal blow aimed at him by renegade whites negroes
to free himself Of all old political prejudces and assert
his manhood In helping to form White Mans Party to
save the State and his resde from the threatened dis
The Democratic Party of the nation for the last
ten years has been poweress to ward of the threatened
blow Of negro franchise any other of the ultra
negro equality party What sound satesmanshps there
in holding on to name that strengthens enemies aud
leads to certain defeat in Delaware It has done in
nearly every other State Of this nation Therefore, rise
White Mans Party, that will save the Nation the State
and resdes from the threatened disgrace of negro
equality. BY order Of MANY WHITE MEN.


The Delaware Gazette, of Tuesday last,
says -


"We have ignored all party questions dismissed
hnay all partisan connection, and subordnated every
distant and less important issue TO the and inevi
BE discussion Of the civil political and social supremacy
mean the struggle of party but the contest of race
whatever lines may distinguish the relation of parties in
fore the people of this community Every voter now is
brought face to face with horrd reality and make
his choice between State Government Of white men for
wit its cnf foin inutao of
misery degradation and infamous associations Thare Is
now no place for the Indifferent shifting, careless
ter This is not time for evasion, procrastnation
delay there is middle ground Of hesitation and doubt
Between absolute negro equality and the White Mans
negations that no man and principles bridge.
Radicalsm hugs the negro in acetionate embrace,
Mans Party denies and repudates the asehood and ap-
peas to the support and influence of every decent and
true white voter"


In all party organizations principles
should be the cement which bind men to-
gether Names are only important as they
are the representatives of principles; ga
rose by any other name would smell as
sweet" but no sweeter. The leading prin-
ciple embraced in the contemplated new
organization-the supremacy of the white
race, the exclusion of all other races from
a participation with us in our government,
which was founded by white men for the
benefit of white men-has our earnest sup
port. 1t is principle of the democratic
party, and was recognized by decision
of the highest tribunal in the land 1t is
still the only basis on which the status Of
the different races inhabiting these States
can be peacefully settled. We shall give
our hearty support to the great object of
the White Mans Party, but while we do
SO, we shall neither ignore party questions
nor dismiss, finally, all partisan connec-
ton ; but remain, as we ever have been,
through all the mutations of parties, a
Democrat still.