Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1874-04-23
stDelA NsArc RepubllcAnissm."

lrT0In the MiIr0ru News aud Advertiser, April Ill
1t is everywhere boldly declared that Che Re-
publican party Of this State, as is unfortunately
the case in so many other localities is in danger
Of falling into the hands Of selfish combustion
Of politicians TO be used by them for purposes Of
personal aggrandizement. This is the result Of
that want Of positive, aggressive radical policy
which we have 10 long deprecated The great
measures, in behalf Of which the Republican
party was organized have been engrafted into
the permanent policy Of the government, and
the consequence Ii that the great masses Of the
intelligent and patriotic business men of the
country who 30 srdently supported it until this
work wss done, have gone to their counting.
houses, their commerce, their factories, and
their plows, and left the running of the party
machinery to the men who make trade OF poll
tics. This is to-day the great misfortune Of the
party, and forsseeing this unfortunate condition
OF Affairs, led US long ago to cry out for policy;
= new, progressive, radical policy, that shall
again command the warm support of the best
men Of the party. 1t is for the want Of such .
national policy the party organization is 10
severely suffering all over the land. ,.
Here, in Delaware. however, the case IL dif-
ferent The policy Of the party, except in 10
far national legislation has Affected it, has not
been engraft@d into the code Of the State and
the reform and improvements which il contem-
plates III the organic law, in public education, in
the elevation Of labor, the promotion Of immi-
grafton, the reform Of our whole civil aud crimi-
nAl code and the administration of the civil af-
fairs Of the Commonwealth in the interests of
higher progressive development in all our mate
rial and moral interests,-cdn only BE- had in the
success of Aae Republican party. This consider
alton should be, aud we are glad to believe Ia,
sufficient to enable us to retain the ardent sup.
port OF all thst GLASS Of oitizens who adhere to it
alone from patriotic motives. These are an,-
ply sufficient in numbers aud influence
to retain the party organization in
Of these beneticent measures. This class Of our
citizens should not lose thelf interest in the af-
fairs Of their own commonwealth because the
Republican principles have been engrsfted into
the civil code OF the Nation. The revolution is
mony with the nation. This is now the work be-
fore us III tlis State and 1t depends almost who'll
ly upon this best class Of our people to see that
it is done. II they let go their hold upon the
party aud fail to use their influence in it's or
ganization and in shaping its policy and work, it
Will tend legitimately to fall quietly into the
hands OF those who..desire it ~ means to per-
sonal, narrow, selfish and unworthy ends.
Everything good and worthy i'll the future OF
the party IN tins State is in the hands of the
most mos Intelligent aud patriotic supporters.
debauch and prostitute' the weak and
ignorant into their support, and by
unworthy means climb temporarily TO place and
power; but thlA cali only be through the neglect
Or apathy Of the better classes. The pure mind
cd and patriotic are largely in the majority in in
nuence in the party and their active participa-
ton in the work Of its organization can easily
save 1t from any danger OF prostitution at the
hands Of the mere trading politician, who Joined
it in victory for the sake Of the spoils and who
would have abandoned it in defeat 10 be in the
camp Of the victorious. Such men readily force
their way to the front in search Of spoils, when
good men fnll to the rear because the victory is
gained and the enemy fully vanquiahed.
The difficulty with us in Delaware is that the
great national triumph which the party has gain.
ed IN OF 30 much more importance than any local
victory which may be had here, that our best
men who have no personal ends to secure. are
disposed to rest satisfied in it. aud leave the
little remnant Of the rebel army in possession OF
our Commonwealth to the camp followers of the
great Republican party which has extinguished
the enemy everywhere else. This In not wise OF
patriotic. We should all unite in one grand ef-
fort to end the war, aud bring Delaware up
abreast OF her sister States IN genuine
Republican progress. This the mere
camp followers will never do. They are ipcape-
BILE Of It They do not really conceive what il ".
1t IL this remnant Of work that remains t1,
day tile duty Of the Republican party Of Della
ware to perform. The mon to do il are those
whose patriotism was tried when camp followens
were far in the rear.
We beg and urge our best citizens, our Farm
en-, MerchAnts, Mechanics, and men who arc
generally absorbed in business ana who ssIe
but little interest in ordinary politics, 10 s6 on
with us with al their old patriotism and slthu-
siAAm until Delaware is wholly redeemed from the
clutches Of the Democracy.