Daily Republican., 1880-05-19
That Bargaan and Sale.

That BarEa1n and Sale.
The report that has found its wa
into the leading papers and from thel
Es-published in Ahs smaller local paper
of the country, that the Delaware DELE
cation to Chicago is in the market fc
sale to the big hest bidder, is not yer
prsditable to the Republican party Q
The State, though We do no. believ
there Is any truth in the report. W
do not believe that thersis a man q
the six appointed who having bee
left to themselves to act that will sacri
fec the confidence reposed in item
Either Of them or all Of them, may a
Chicago, under certain contingencies
vote for either Mr.. Blaine, Genera
Grant, Judge Rdmunds, Secretary sher
man, ex-Minister Washburns, or sOm'
dark horse yet to be brought out ant
put upon the course, but we do MT be-
lisve they will be swayed ia doing 81
through any Of the reported bargains
and sales that have lately given Della
ware politics such an impure coioring
It is true that in the late State Conven
Zion both New Castle and Sussex coun.
ties, were denied the right to name the
delegates that the large majority of the
delegates from each of these counties
we're in favor of, and it is also true that
Kent county through her solid unit
vote choose all of the delegates to
Chicago, but we still have so
much faith in the political in
tegrity Of the delegates named and
elected by Kent county, that we will
mot entertain the thought that they
would barter their standing in the par
y and the honest position they have
always occupied as citizens, for the
paltry price Of Custom House or Post
ONCE appointment. 1t is possibly true
that some over Jealous partisan, flush
Od with success, however Objectionable
Che means by which it was obtained,
may have in his individual capacity
and in his anxiety for sub. .tantial
realization on his political inve stments,
made promises and proposed ovsrtures
to Secretary Sherman, for cert lin con-
Siderations, but if this has been done
that individual will find tha. he has
made a mistake when he comes 10 de-
liver his goods. Men like Christian
Febiger, Levi &. CLARK, N. B. smithers,
j. R. Lofand, Benz amin Burton and Al
bert H. Curry, taken collectively, are
mot the kind of men who would
allow themselves, their influence
and their votes to be bartered |
and sold in the political pools at Ch ica-
30 for the appointment of this or that
man to the Wilmington Custom House,
Dr. this or that man to the vii L ing ton
Post-ofice. We heartily approved of
The resolution passed at the State
which sent the Delaware
Delegates to Chicago uninstructed
though undoubtedly the great prepon-
Republican sentiment of the
State was in favor of Blaine, but these
wisely left our delegates the
privilege Of exercising their choice in
an intelligent manner and from
the candidates named and
possibly yet unnamed, choose the man
Who will be the most available and who
will add strength and bring victory to
he Republican party. Had there been
he least suspicion at the State Con-
'ention that there would have even
'sen a rumor Of a sale Of the Delaware
allegation to this candidate or that
in consideration of the prom .
SO Of an appointment to the Custom o
ouse, the vote Of Delaware at Chicago
'ould have been securely locked up by |;
and delivered to the man
was intended for. To those who have
iven rise to the unsavory reports of +
he bargain and. attempted sale of the /
Delaware delegation at Chicago, we ,
'ould kindly whisper that there is a r
u:ure in the politics of the State, and !,
ome OF these gentlemen may yet tiEd -
themselves in a very unpleasant di- ,,
smma. The true Republicans of Della
rare stand ready to support any can
idate honestly nominated at Chicago. q
at they vigorously protest against n
nat nomination being obtained by a =,
'lling out of the Federal Offices to the h
ighest bidders. .
The EYES of the nation are upon ,he i
epublican State Convention of Illjnois +