Middletown transcript., 1895-11-30
KENT AND SUSSEX ANSWER.

| certainly AQQlcKSlSm, In any part O
| the State ticket next fall means the
! defeat of the Republicans in New Cas-
tie county. New Castle Republicans
look upon him as political traitor and
they will never touch him. No power,
no force, no arguments would change
their opinions of Mr.. Addicks and his
methods. The question is, will the
Republicans of Kent and Sussex coun-
ties suffer Mr.. Addicks to so control
the party there as to jeopardize the
whole interests of the party in the
State ? That is what his control means
The time to answer the question is
now. '96 is Republican year; will
the tired and true Republicans of Kent
and Sussex join their party associates
in New Castle for victory next Nov
ember What shall the answer be?-
MDIDLETowN TRANSCRIPT.
We will answer the TRANSCRIPTS
qnery to some extent, though it is put
in form somewhat repugnapt to the
Republicans of Kent and Sussex. The
people of lower Delaware need no in
yitation to join New Castle for the
purpose named. A majority of them
have all the time been opposed to Mr..
Addicks' pretensions, and when he
turned traitor to his party, hundreds
who had been his friends repudiated
him. While he lost ground in Kent
and Sussex, he appears to be gaining
some in New Castle. For this reason
we feel slight resentment for The pa
ternal solicitGde which New Castle seems
to express from force of habit.
With reference to the TRANSCRIPTS
question, we answer in accordance with
the facts, and not 18th reference to our
feelings: Sussex county will have
none OF Addicks. 1t is true he has a
devoted foil owing here, but large
majority of Republican leaders are or
posed to him, and considerable num-
ber of the staunchest members of the
party have such a grievance against
him and his followers that they hesitate
to speak openly on the subject, believ-
ing that it is not polite to do so. The
Addicks element in Sussex county will
be allowed little if any voice in any
convention, and could it succeed at the
primaries, any one receiving its nomi-
nation would receive severer treatment
than the WolcOtt wing received at the
hands of Kent Democrats in 1888.
We regret that we cannot say so
much of Kent. In this county the
Addicksites have whatever there is of
the party machinery, and strong fol-
lowing, while on the other hand there
are stalwart Republicans by the score
who will not under any circumstances
vote Legislative candidates who have
any taint of Addicksism.
Perhaps statement of facts is pro-
per, thought not necessary, on this
point and at this time, for the seating
of Colonel dupont as U. S. Sci or will
clear up most of party differences and
prepare the way for Republican victory
in 1896.-Ne,os and Advertiser
The above answer from Milford, the
stronghold of Republicanism in Kent
and Sussex counties, should be very
encouraging to the Republicans of
New Castle county who have been de-
voted to the principles of the G.. o. P.
for years, and who yet hope to see the
State redeemed from Bourbonism. Mol
"paternal solicitude' was meant by
the questions of the TRANSCRIPT, and
it is apparent from the statement made
by the Advertiser that the same tactics
to gain strength are being used by the |
Addicksites in all parts of the Safe.
The Addicks men in New Castle coun-
ty, and there have always been a few
Bob Hanbys lere, IRE trying to per-
'uade the people that ''Kent and Sus-
sex will be solid for Addicks aud you
lad better get board" A few of the
'imid ones are saying, "May not that
% true, and perhaps we had best not
oppose Addicks so hard ?" And then
is spending some money, and
t is as true to-day as it was when He
Who spake as never man spake, first
declared, For wheresoever the car
'ass is there will the eagles be gathered
ogether." This is the extent of Ad-
licks "gaining in New Castle"
For time the Democratic papers
throughout the State, led by Everu
Euening, did all they could to favor
Or. Addicks, knowing that his success