Daily Republican., 1882-07-28
FRIDAY. JULY rs, 1889.
Fhe Republican Party Peace.

AS foreshadowed In yesterdays RE
PUBLICAN, the Republican State Con
vention of Delaware nominated by &C
clamation, Albert Curry, of Greenwood
Sussex County, for Governor, and
Washington Hastings, of Wilmington
New Castle County, for Representative
to Congress. The plan by which such
NOMINATIONS were brought about may
not meet the unqualified approval Of
all at first sight, but after mature
thought and deliberation all sincere
Republicans who really desire the sue.
cess of the party, must say that the
work of the Convention was well done
Two more ardent, sincere and conscien-
tious Republicans could not have been
nominated and without disparagement
to others we are safe in saying that in
solid character and intellectual ability,
the Republican party was never better
represented. Aside from the ability
and character of the ticket nominated,
the union of the party to win at the
next election is cause for the most
hearty congratulations. The means by
which this was brought about were the
only means which could have been
employed to secure 30 desirable an end.
1t is an undeniable fact that there were
factions in the Republican party-fac-
lions that rent it to Observation-Disclosures
that handed the State over to the Demo
crats-tactions that gave Wilmington
Democratic Mayors for almost ten
years, and every succeeding campaign
these factions were becoming more
ranking and bitter, rendering Repub-
lean victory impossible, unless these
fractional issues were buried out of sight
and the party organized in the interests |
OF future harmony. This could not be
brought about without personal sacri.
fees on both sides, and it is no very
easy matter for persons to give up
views they have maintained and prin-
ciples for which they have staked their
reputation. But in the present emer-
gency the Republican party was found |
ready to do what was right. Stranded
and torn by internal dissensions,i it was
incapable of effective resistance. The
last tension had been reached and the
Bunderfng of it was either to bring the
party closer together or consign it in
tho shades of oblivion so far as success
was concerned. Happily the effect |
WAS to unite the party and the Union |
H. we believe, no iDsincere action only
TO he violated when an opportunity of |
fsrs. The leaders of one side brought |
the nomination for Congress to -ruy
nington and laid it at + 20 feet OF Wash.
ingtOn Hastings, a gentleman who
Judge Fisher sajG yesterday was fp
taAh worthy of their steel-such a one
that when his energies are brought to
the support Of common object makes
N OoADo AANulhOIaDlOs III buEu LILO lOdu- |
erS of the other side agreed to accept
Albert Curry as their candidate for
Governor. With true independence
and that spirit which will not submit
to wrong the mssses were suspicious at
first and stood ready to Illustrate the &C
tion of the party leaders, if they were
not for the party's good. 1t needed
however but few hours of unbiased |
and mature thought and reflection 10
show that the terms offered were the
emily ones by which peace could be OBJ
tanned and the party just in a condi-
tiOn to win at the next election. Then
followed the great union of hearts and
h ands at yesterdays convention, that
ratified the nominations of Curry and
HastinRs-a union that will undoubt-
ed ly elect them in November next.