Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-21
FOR GOVERNOR.
RoBERrJ. REYNOLDS,
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1850 SSN - fa
ron REPRESENTATIVE N CONGRESS-.

JOHN W. CAUSEY,
OF Sussex county.
The DeiGpdreDa has never failed to
place st the head Of lis columns any
ticket, National, State or County, nomi-
mated in accordance with the recognized
usages and rules of the Democratic party.
This paper declined TO advocate the cleo
ton Of Horace Greeley in 1872 because
the National Convention at Baltimore VIC
lated the usagss OF the parts in seteeting
Republican as its candidate, aud By
such violation of party usage absolYed
the members Of the party from all obiga-
tion to support its nominees. TIE UelI
todredn two years ago refused to support
the ticket nominated by the county con.
yention because II was not maze in ao-
cordance with party usage but in viola
ton Of the rules and uBagel Of the party,
and with utter disregard Of the rights of
the minority IN the convention and those
they Represented.
The DetGlcG redB has never regretted its
course in either Ct the instances referred
to, but would pursue the same course
again under similar circumstances. It's
position then was and now is that nomi-
nations regularly and fairly made in CON-
pliance with party usage are entitled 70
the support Of Democratic papers which
should represent the party In its legiti-
mate action, whether such action iR wise
or unvise in the Judgment of those con-
busting such papers, but that when
nominations have been mada in violation
OF the rules and usages Of the party, it
leaves 1t optional with the members and
papers OF tie party to give to or withhold
from such nominations their support.
Ths nominations made last Tuesday BY
the DemoeTatlo convention were not snch
As this paper would have preferred, but
ofar As we have information these noini.
nations were made according to the
usages and rules governing Democratic
conventions In this State. While we
therefore believe the action OF the con.
vention unwise in this regard, and likely
to lead to apathy endangering the sue.
cess Of the party, The DelaDdrcaa, in
compliance with its uniform practice in
the past, will place the ticket nominated
at the head OF its columns. In dong so
we do not wish it to be understood that
the views expressed in this paper 90 TO
the proper nominations to be made have
undergone the slightest change.
We still think that the SUCCESS OF the
party would have been made certain BIZ
the nomination Of candidates wholly free
from completely with the causes which
produced division in our party and led to
it's defeat in Kent county two years o.
The DeLduGrsdn had no candidates for
the gubernatoriRl or congressional noni.
nations, but sincerely hoped that such
nominations would be made az would
meet the approval and secure the active
efforts Of ali Democrats for thei. election.
Whether the nominations made will secure
this result rensin to be seen, but this
paper, in Difference to the action Of the
convention, will place the ticket nominated
at its head.
This paper will not admit into its
columns assaults upon the ticket by cor
respondents, and will publish only such
Communications in advocacy Of the same
as are respectful in tone and free from
personalities and aousa or others. Tnia
course is deemed necessary in order to
prevent unsesmly controversy ia tie
paper.