Middletown transcript., 1895-12-14
THE SUSSEX REPUBLICAN.

/ IHE SUSSEX AkEPUBL1CANs
If Snollygoster Handy had a shadow
of manly instinct about him his brazel
cheeks would blush when he recalled
the incident of his congratulation o
Senator Handy on the floor Of tn
House of Representatives after th
conspiracy had been entered into t,
prevent the election of U. S. Senator
with, sput here there, Bob, old boy;
glory in you," and contrasted it will
the following utterly false statement o
the position of a brother editor:
s.The Susse1 Republican cuts loos,
from Addicks, and repudiates him
However. If its repentance be sincere
| it is welcome to join the ranks of thu
coed citizens of Delaware who are ir
earnest in their purpose, to repudiate
Addicks methods" in this State. The
way to beat Addicks is to beat the Re.
publican Party"
The SUSSEX Republican has neve
been in favor of Addicks and "Put-
her-there" L. Irving knows it, while
the Every Evening gave Mr.. Addicks
everv encouragement during the seDa.
torial contest in the Legislature and
it has since. Its motive has been to
'pnt her theren and to defeat the Re-
publican Party. Such methods are
worthy only Of a "Saollygoster," the
get-there-in-politics fellow without re-
gard to means, SO forcibly and aecur-
ately described by Hon. II. W. J. Ham
before the three Institutes of the State
last week. If any one wishes to know
the attitude of the Susser Republican,
which is the attitude of thousands of
the tried and true Republicans of Sus-
sex county read the following from its
last Issue which was before Mr.. Handy
when he so meanly misrepresented it as
''repenting of Addicks:"
1--WE have refrained from taking any
part in the discussions which haue
been occupying the attention of our
Republican contemporaries, because we
did not think such discussion likely to
result in good to the Republican party.
But an elaborate editorial in the last
issue of the State Sentinel, under the
title of "Notes of Warning" takes oc-
casion to use as supporting argu-
ment the position of this paper as "ed-
ging over towards the Addicks line,n
and it becomes Necessary for us to
state our position, and our opinion Of
the present chaotic state of the Repub-
lican party.
This paper took no part in the sena-
torial fight until after caucus of a
majority of the Republican members
of the Legislature showed conclusiyely
that Mr., Higgins was their choice for
United States Senator. We then
supported him unwaveringly and be-
lieve now he should have been re-
turned to the Senate. Still, there
came time in the Legislative contest
when Republicans of all factions, ex-
cept one, agreed that it weuld be for
the best interests of the Republican
party to elect United States Senator.
and they tried to do SO. But four men
who had supported Mr.. Addicks from
The first, who acknowledged him as |
their leader, controlled by his wishes. |
by combination with the sworn enc.
mics of the whole Republican party.
prevented any Republican from secur.
ing a majority of the votes then cast.
Whether all were or were not cast leg
sllv, the United States Senate will
loon decide. But be that as it NAV
Mr.. Addicks and his representatives
~ that act declared themselves the
of policy that means "Ad-
licks or nobody" as opposed to any or
III elements of the Republican party.
We have some old-fashioned no
ions OF politics that may not be in ac-
'ord with the notions of our Young
md later day politicians of any party.
'ut we believe they are founded on
honesty and common sense; and thew
re, "That we believe in the PRINCIPLES
+ the Republican party as an organi-
alton having for its object the admin
stration of the affairs of state in a
manner most conducive to the best
Welfare OF the citizens thereof, and not
s an organization of men whose busi-
ess is their own personal advance
nent and whose every act is controlled
" that desire; or as an organization
y which any man, however incomue-
ent or unfit, can ride to power by the
mere force of his ability to control
asst sums of money and what he can
NY Herewith"
We believe that this is the only pol
~ by which the Republican party can
ope 10 win continued future success.
nd any other policy means disaster
nd political oblivion. Shall we build
n the rock of public confidence or
pom the shifting sands of transient
access?
This is the question of the hour.
What shall the answer bel Now, we
ropose to say what we think, and say
!, although it should bring the blush /,
t shame to every honest Republicans
ace. What hold Mr.. Addicks NAV
ave upon the Republicans Of Sussex
ounty is not because of any personal {
lagnetism or OF any acknowledged fit. y
ess for the position he aspires to fill, i,
ut merely because they believe that
honey is necessary to buy votes to beat
le Democrats, and that Mr.. J. Ed
ard Addicks is the only man fool I
nough to advance the amount reaui- I
tie for the purpose. This is the {
hole matter in nutshell and it is the !.
My argument that any man can use
support of the candidacy of Mr.. Ad.
lcks. 1t is the only quality that he t
rofesses to have. Upon it he bases /
IS claim to political preferment. He
slieves in the power of money, and it :
powerful. He wants to be q United
5ates Senator and believes he can buy Q
IS way there through little Delaware t
I'd is trying to do SO. Shall he sue n
,ed?
Are we willing to buy our way into
,Wer with hsAddicks' money and paw
s pricefor its use? Are all the sfat
ices and ever-resounding praise worth 1
,
It is condition that confronts us. y
ill the Republican party rise equal :,