Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-01-26
POLITICAL LEADERS.
THE DEN ocRATs WiTnouT A
SUCCESSFUL LEADER.
They Have Lost Thoir Grip on Della
ware-Republican Leaders Who
VIII Carry tho Party
to Victory.

Will Carry tho Party
to Victory.
| The Democrats Of Delaware stand sadly
| in need of q political leader, and for
want of one they have lost their grip
upon the State. This Is the expression
heard almost eve yHhere in Democratic
! circles wherever politics is disc ussed.
Since Willard Salisbury stepped from
the United States Senate into the Chan
cellor's Office, which he fills ably and
we'll, and tiIce his brother Cove, the ex-
iGoveInor, went to bls grave, the Demo
cratic party has been like ship at sea
without Interchangeable. No
party in Delaware has ever bten more
ably and astutely haudled by any one or
two men than the Democratic party OF
Delaware has been by the two eauls-
burye, Willerd and the late Cove.
The "White Mans party" thought OF
Willard, then United States Senator,
which gave the Democrats long lease Of
years in the occupancy OF the State. Bui
that time is past BOW. The name
NEGRO" has lost she potent power OF
stampeding r great party. The able
leader, who scattered the Republican
party with this black firs-brand is en-
joylDg the fruits of his political life In au
Office which can cDly bo separated from
it's occupant by death, cares no more for
tho music of political warfare and even IL
he Gid increasing years upon his shoul-
deis remind him hat he has had bis day.
The present Senator Saul,bury was
alN ays Democrat but never political
leader. he could never sway and move
the massfe as could bis two brothers, and
| F.rs1 l.. a. - 4, 4to.t,,Nt,rn ,.,ln trIo nf
leadership lie has the morincath n Of
seeing the power OF the Democracy SIP
/ from his grasp, and he too is booked tor
/ retirement,
| Where, then, are the Democratic
lesdCrsl The trumpet call OF Democracy
is SOUNDED but they do not come. VOL
colt must retire on account of faction
aiism. The same may be said OF all the
active Democratic workers. Governor
Biggs is actually hated by one half of his
own party.
Even Charles B. Lore would fall 10 call
together the ehattered hosts. Secretary
Bayard has been pictured as the return
ing Napoleon from captivity drawing
France after him, but only like Napoleon
to meet his Waterloo. Senator Gray,
yes he is able, eloquent logical states
manike but not political. The active
1
He cannot wave aloft the political wand
and draw his party after him. Where
then Is the man to lead the Dem craey OF
to victory? Is 1t Bates? Rcmembel
Samoa. The magnetic spark is wanted
Is 1t X. @. Vandegriit? He is young
able aud eloquent, but no. of the masset
Is It a. P. Robinsoni Too much of
reformer and q follower of Goveruo
Blcgs. The Martcs, too old. Tn
Caueeye, aristocrsiic, Alas, tie grea
Democratic party is houndering in tn
dust Tor want OF leader, ind there
will b. III ely to founder lor many year
to come.
But how 10 It wih the Republca
party, and whst ar their future pros
pectsi Different ent ely from the sl,ua
tiOn of the Democrats With the deaf
of John NJ. Clayton. The Wing party c
Delaware victorious In many hart
fought battlefield, ceased to exist. Fo
. lhirly-five years the gloom of defeat ha
enyeloped the opposition to the Democ
racy whether under The name Of III
Peoples Party, OF OF the Republical
party.
Tie latter has had TO contend with un
founded prejudices, ostracism and /
many CASTS even persecution. But nov
1t is emerging grandly from Its wOrs
, than Egyptian bondage. While til
Democrats are letting 60 the Republics II
are catching on, and under able and mag
netc leaders they are rarching on to vic
tory. Who are the leaders OF the Re
publican party 7 There are numbers G
them. Omitted States Sepator-elect AL
ihony Higgins Is more III N the equal G
any Democratic leader In the Safe, eve
TIA Jugh he were not q Sen stor-elect Ca
! i'm rurrpN -hnncrar NJ N h4f o a ~ a
frat to mind. Charles II. Treat Is
natural leader AID organizer of forces y
has been fully shown in the late cam
paign. Rev. Jonathan L. Willis may b
called the preacher in politics, but in elC
4 quence, pcrsonal magnetism, lie Is horl
= leader, one whom the Democracy fea
and cannot match. The intrepid Georg
V. Massey Rsq,, towers in intellect AM
magnetic influences far aHove ely ms,
that may be pitted against him from tn
opposition. Were George p. Fisher an,
N. D. smiihers, Esq, but few year
younger thae55 would, iuyineible in lead
ing the Republican hoets. They are still
Intellectual nes,ors In the parry. Levi q
Bird, Esq, always q power is q Iowe
? sill. Wheresis tho Democratic leHde
that could iace him In leadership? Ant
j. Edward Addicks, no D. mocratic con
tempt of men born on other than De a
ware soil will prevent rising of his star
In the grand battle OF 1890, when tn,
last remaining citadel OF Democra will
be captured, his flag will float In gran(
triumph from the rampsrts. He is an in
trepid leader and he will be there.
He is now more feared by the Demo
Gratis than any other leader of the grant
phalanx Of Republicans. The Republi
can party is grandlS offlcered. Buucl
the leaders OF younger years, each worthy
: OF the highest place. Higgins, Bird
, Bradford, Addicks, Massey, Willis, Treat
On the DemoI ratio side Gray, ore, Van
degrift, Wolcott, the Causey', the Mar
: tins and A. Z. Robinson. fhe compari
: sen brings Into bo d relief the superiority
OF the Republican leaders In all that per.
tains to organ zing forces and drawing
the people after them.
The prospect for Republican success IL
1890 cannot be brighter, Sussex county
was carried on Its merit at the last elec.
tion for the Republican party, from PIesi
J dent TO Coroner, with an in .iiIerenta sess
meLt. What will the Republican majority
be in 1890, with majority of Republican
= assessors and the Levy Court in the hand,
of the Republicans? In New O. stl,
county, with the full assessment that has
=. been made, the Democrats are utterly
without hope, The vote of new Castle
. county has never yet gone Democratic
but by Democratic m anipulations of tn,
assessments. The rule OF the Democratic
collectors can no longer be enforced
COLLECT the taxeB is the cry that come