Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-09-26
From the DOUer Sentinel, Sept. %.
A Rad NnminatiOn.

The Sentinel is Republican paper. 1t is
also thoroughly independent one. AS a
journal devoted to the best intereSts of the
State, it will condemn bad nomination by
either party. AS a straightforward party
paper opposed to all disorganizers and to all
compromises and corrupt bargains with
them, it cannot and will not at any time,
"eat crow and call it turkey"
We of Kent are deeply interested in the
antecedents, character and tendencies of
the men who are to make our laws. Hence
it is our right and duty to criticise the NOM
nations in other counties.
Some ten years ago Mr.. Howard M. Jen-
kins came to this State with his .Pennsylva-
mia politics, notions and methods, and start
ed a paper called the COMMERCIAL. Ever
since there has been dissension and bitter
ness. So far from building up the party,
that paper has constantly dragged it down,
until Its editor, in 1874, organized an Inde-
pendent movement in combination with the
Democrats against the Republican nominee,
a good and honorable man regularly nomi-
mated. This discouraging movement lost
us the city OF Wilmington, New Castle and
the State. Its purpose was to defeat Jump
and Lofand. It did it at cost of 100000
to the Taxpayers Of Wilmington alone.
Two years rolled around and the true Re-
publcans of that city, taking the control of
affairs out of the hands of the disorganiz-
ers, won back the city and undid the treach-
erou5 work of the COMMERCIAL With the
crushing defeat of that ring came harmony
to the party. The hearts of the good peo-
pie of Kent and Sussex were encouraged to
work for the redemption of the State. We
were united, earnest, hopeful.
Put orr tnl,a hat
same disorganizer forces his name upon the
Legislative ticket in pursuance of bargain
with some of those whom he has vili6ed
and abused. The result is that discourage
ment and dissatisfaction everywhere pre-
vail. The nomination of Howard NJ Jen-
kins is wet blanket thrown upon the heat
ing enthusiasm.
We never eat crow" We Lave said in
these columns that while Howard M. Jen-
kins and that class of men have influence
and Office in the Republican party, the peo.
pie Of Delaware will not and should not
trust it with power. We repeat that declara-
tion now, as a duty we owe to the true men
OF this State. We uuhesitatingly advise
every Republican in New Castle county
to scratch The name Of Howard M.
Jenkins from his ticket, and to- end
forever the political ambitions and pre-
tensions of this disturber of our party's
peace. You have him where you can re-
pay him for his treachery and teach him
that his place in the party is that of a pri.
vate soldier doing duty under better men
as leaders. II you once give him office, or
encourage his ernhitjr- ~. r., 80, ! =
Sn your hands as place hunter forever to
come.
We say then, emphatically, to our friends
of New Castle (who have no other organ to
speak for them, and whose views and wishes
6nn tfNT on 4o4sasr
HoeUdrd NJ. Jenkins. He is not identified
with the interests of our State. He hates
her system, her laws, her institutions. and
the finest of her native born, prominent
men. He is not in sympathy with her peo-
pie. His whole stock in trade is to array
one portion against the other in animosity
by county lines. He seeks to "refor0t" us
out of all semblance to our present self
He has been the cause of having us ma
ligned all over the country by his false rep
reservations of the s'barbarity'' of our pen
| al code. He is too radical a reformer for
good, conservative Delaware. We want no
| '.free- tbinkerS' in religion no woman's
fright" champions no representative OF
| Pennsylvania political corruptions and ring
| fights no fomenters of discord no arro-
CANT, impudent, self forcing "smart" boys
-''wiser than seven men who can give a
reason"-to come here and make our laws.
| ESlt grleva5 us to see good ticket so USE
lessly and foolishly weakened. and we fear
that the one bad nomination will drag the
rest of the ticket into defeat. We urge all
Of our friends to vote all of the ticket, en-
cept Jenkins. A nomination procured like
his was by corrupt bargains, by frauds, by
repeating in several wards, and by holding
no election in one ward, is not binding on
any good Republican. Even if 1t had been
honestly and regularly made, Mr.. Jenkins
has taught us, as in 1874, the right of men
to reject nominee His example Of taking
the further step of combining with the
Democrats to defeat the regul r nominee,
who was good man, we shall neither ap-
prove nor initiate.