Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-18
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NAhpA hhAe ApAA k4e NOW IhEA AtNtG
takes the recollection Of speaker Reed !.
text for lecturiug Democrats upDn Ia
need Of making an aggressive camping
in every Congressional district. asrg
was district, says the TINS, which i
was OF the ftst importance for tn
Democrats TO contest with energy aat
skill. TO have defeated the Sneaker o
the Republican House, representing til,
arrogance OF ths Republican letid5sahir
a Quay represents its corruption, would
have nightly strengthened aud enooar
aged the Democrats Of other states in thai
Congressional elections OF November
To have dLninishsd his plural.
ity would havs been half victory
But to ALLOW Reed to inoraass hie
plurality by nearly 100 per osnt is q
double defeat OF wniol the Republic Ins
will not fail to make every possible use.
The condition Of pnbnc feeling ia the
dlatrict invited strenuous contest on
ths part OF the Democrats. Mr.. R5ed's
Congressional orators were anaz3d at
the Republican apathy. The Speaker
himself has confessed that he Wa
alarmed about his district and the Nav
York Republican organ said on the
morning Of election day thai be would
be content with from 100 to 500 pla.
rality. Yet we can Sos no evidence that
the Democratic committee Of the district
did anything moss than watoh III Re-
publieAns. Thus does the small doy
watch the big dog eat ths desirable
dinner from which he has been driven
away.
This leads the times to say that m
some wealthy Democrat would establish
hnd generously sndow school Of P5liti.
cal Tactics he would confer g pricslsss
blessing on his party. The party has
principles enough or i've hundred
possibly land the one priuotpls OF tariff
reform ia sufficient capital. Iss greatest
need IS Of men who HAYS something more
Shan an elementary knowledge Of ths
business Of running campaign. y
After which the Times sums ID tue CON.
tests Of the past 20 years as follows:
The truth is that Ia thu last 90 YEARS tba
Democratic party in oon,ests OF national
impor ance has had but one political man
agsr VINO vas worth his desk room ii inc
COMMITTEES headquarters. Samuel j, Plldeu
YVES suen manager, altogether Apars aud
aside from hts ssill IN and fnudues- tar
su0terEhnean and corrupt methois. M.
Iilden was his own manager IN tha eln
Nas5 OF 1876, and he at least knew the yAina
OF an educational campaign, since ii was
MS own Invention. The Republican parry.
on the other hand, has produced man
men Oh 9 itfaorniusr7 tactical SKIN In the
oohnueting OF campaigns, a skill, MS In Mr..
Allasns east, that was quite distinct from
the aptitude displayed BY some 81
them 10 the use Of c0rtupf naans
Up 90 the contest 0f 1876 ina
Republican party had trumphai Ia p al.
Denial canvRsses by the force OF moral
ldeAs aud patriotism, 1t had as n4td 81
skilled managers. lal676 "a ihariai, Oman.
Nief, me brains Of tns RepUOilcan manage.
mtnt, Was pitted against MIR, rilasn. ana
IN pair were We matched u tS81
'steve' Dorsey OF Soap aud star roafa
memory waf tbs Republican otFaalgjr
ably seconded by Chester a. Arthur tns
eAndidate for VlGa-president, and William
Z. Ba'uum lei tha Democratic forces
DORSEY and BSrnum HSr at psrfeptlv n |
Nt0AiNi A-AN~ LIG - ue way 10 run cam Il
palgA Wss 20 buy up The dull bsrd. Penny
Oh sohp," said Dorsey. "Buy seven mors !
males," said Barnum. But Doisey por
only hd more soap than Barnum NAT
mules, hut h. was infinitely more crafty n /
using IL. Barunm and dormal III lisa
never anew from tha beginning Of thacln
paiRa Until its epd What y klus Hud nj /
eoadlators Were about or what VIVA rG.i- /
plan campaign. They dtdl.t ever kaow /
their own plan-tbsy hardly lad one Itp3I, I
lhe tfeatns 4, The unfortunate Mr., l}ric.. III |
ONO received &c ne hands on Ghatrm4n
Gay 10 1888 4 EaEa unkl4a tD3fg5ll h 4
WIS on ths second 1HY attrr tie sIEafion
We DslleVe, tanf the Democratic eaaiFm4n
ncst beard that tnRre was CITY ia t6F, (
state called Brooklyn.
a sscn Presidential canvass since ls77
save only that 81 1876, wAsntht, D5BIflrtt,E IA (
@alHioate hlu.e! was ths sttatBl,isf IL nf. /
party the y m1ctsta hive b5rn OH
mastered, guts nc. gedi a4d iRu5 mlaiousEy /
!. a MI q Y ms S4me y POI Ties. ley agl
- l39li bat net " heir sktIi I'd n8Il4g- F
taent' I0n0Aing the use 81 money ID grib
lng voters, o. tha eApJymaht ii. any ,irbar
totB dael and abnOtteHt forces p Rtt nav
40 aaVie 70 give the Democratic p4rtv III +
cepttAs aiVier neyeI 70 rss0rt t0 tn ms Am
u every poll Al contest There ard eyE5i. i
mate, p4tmi-slbei AMI honorable Easnus III
iAli4s sias R35#f-i had u preventing rL3
10y lsoA iitH A3las tptm luttIi far
t'5ta9ett " ltH tets nj EHHe.-rs ssrr III 4
e, tQr the mot plrf itv uGEt45iE5tr
VIII th9sa msihod7 and o,tl1fafeig fs
v ~ 70 n assuu Jttua 4 aat pjtftEr .5.=ta
tue RlAejleeg tAott qsf alaHts ts8if fFg,.l
W. give tAa foregoing sog whst itis
3oFsn' @taaat pr~sniptas pal. IA
rent np5n a INA F9strHnt the ri5s.ta
sus5'lohi WMtLer " III iFai0t eafa4t