Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-06-05
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Fbo DUTY OF Patriotic Democrats 10
Steer Their Party Out OF the Surf


Steer Their Party Out OF the Surf
f FAciion.i
Editor Gazette: There is no use In shut
ting our eyes to tue fact that the Demo-
cratic party In Delaware Is approach
Ing crisis Every fairly well.informed
Democrat knows this. So 1 want yoEr per-
mission to say few words and 10 say them
plainly.
We are face to face with the possibility
that Mr.. Robert ]. Reynolds Will ba aomi-
mated for governor. 70 Mr.. Reynolds, as a
man and Gs Democrat, have no objee-
ton In the world. But 1t is as plain as the
nose on your face that his nomination, or
the nomination OF any other man consplcu.
ously identified with factionalism, will
create a great deal OF dissatisfaction In
Kent county. We know how 1t was there
two years ago. The Wolcott faction put
ticket in the field, and the Salisbury fac
tion turned In and helped the Republicans
to carry the county. It Is no use to say
that they ought not TO have done this. Tbat
does not alter the fact that they did do 1t,
and the probability that they will do 1t
again. Ordinations and denominations
are mere waste OF breath. Neither fac
ton can carry Kent county by Itself; that
has been demonstrated. Then, what fol-
lowsp The nomination OF Mr. Reynolds
will alienat, the anti Wolcott Democrats in
that county. Some Of them will content
themselves by simply refusing to vote for
him; some will possibly vote against him.
The result will be to at least imperil the
success OF the whole State ticket.
Now, Mr.. Editor, what good will 1t do to
have two opposing factions cutting each
others throats again, as they did two years
ago ? We can never win In this way; If we
keep 1t up till doomsday. Hence the time
has come for something to be done, and
that without delay. LIST the patriotic Dem.
ocrats OF Delaware come TO the front and
Insist that this contest shall be taken out of
factionalism. The time Is ripe for them to
demand that some man shall pa nominated
for the gcvernotshlp who is clear from
contamination with the dust OF these little
faotlonal fights, and who will accept the
nomination from sense of duty and not
from any self-seeklng, and who can unite
the party. 1t has been stated over and over
again that Mt. James Williams Is such
q man, and the only trouble seems
to bs to get MIR. Williams to consent
to the use of his name as u candidate.
Prominent Democrats In all sections of the
party nave privately expressed themselves
that MIR. Williams combines all the elements
OF candidate who can unite all wings and
factions OF the party. / think 1t would be
well-in fact, think It urgently expedient
for all Democratic who are willing 10 put
patriotism above faction. and to pu sh9.
CESS at the polls above downing the O[tel
fellows, to bring all the pressure they can
upon Mr.. Williams to allow the use OF his
name. With him for our standard bsareI
victory world be assured.
The writer of this has no axe TO grind
and no interest whatever to subserve be
yond doing what he can to get hts party Il
put IN the field ticket that can win, and ,
candidate who will be credit to his part,
and an honor to tine State. With this enc
In view, and this only, he would suggss
that the acknowledged leaders OF the part,
come together aud confer over the situation
before It IA too lata, aud impress upon lheli
factional friends the imperative niece sit!
OF uniting upon Mr.. Williams, or SOM
other good man who can poll the full part.
vote, and who will rot enter the race hand
ieepped by the opposition OF any element o
his party. But there Is no time to waste
AS somebody has said, 1T 'twere done
'twere well 'twere done quickly"
There is little apparent probability Of tn
nomination OF MIR. PennewilI, but It ia evi
dent that the same objection would appi
In his case as In that OF MIR. Reynolds, sine
he would be as obnoxious to one factiol
as Mr.. Reynolds Ia to the other.
DEMOCRAT.