Middletown transcript., 1896-05-02
MIDDLETOwN, DEL, MAY. 2, 1895
FoEs WITHIN AND w1rHoUr.

III you had not AddlckS to light
within your party am convinced that
Delaware would 60 Republican this
fall,'' said an observing Maryland pol
itician, a member of the Legislature,
to us this week. This is the convic-
tion of many men, and we believe
1t Is the conviction Of the Democratic
press of the State, hence the support
that they are giving the Addicks cause:
They argue that the rank and file
Of the party never can accept as q
leader the man who refuses to submit
to any party discipline, who refuses
to enter caucus or having entered a
caucus to abide its decision, who fail
ing to carry the primaries as in the
city of Wilmington last June turns to
defeat the ticket, who conspires with
Democrats to prevent the election of a
United States Senator, who publicly
proclaims that in his opinion every
man has his price and thus throws sus-
picion on even the most sincere Of his
friends. The Democratic editors reason
and with good sense, that the rank
and file Of the party will not accept
such man for leader, hence it is to
their political interest they think to
help him, not having the interest of
the State in view at all. 1t remains
for Republicans to settle this question,
and at the primaries on May 9th. 1t !
matters not how much the Democrats
may hope to spread dissension by aid
ing Addicks, and such effort is con-
demned by the best thinking Demo-
Gratis, it remains for Republicans to
determine the cause at the primaries
on May 9th, the anniversary of Ad-
dicks alliance with Democrats to pre-
vent the election Of a Senator. How
many are there Of good and true Re-
publicans, who will bow the knee to
the golden calf on that anniversary
and declare that "Addicks, he is the
Republican Partyp' The primaries
will answer the ques tion but let the
answer be without the taint of on
money.
The TRANSCRIPT has frequently re-
ferred to the "foe without" the party
but It is the "foe within" with whom
we now have to deal, and there is
more danger at the present from the
foe within the ranks than from the one
without. Mr.. Addicks' friends bave
given out that he intends to control |
the State Convention which meets on
May 18th, if it takes $100, 900 to do it.
That is a boast but it is apparent that
Mr.. Addicks proposes to use money
and the use of money at the primaries
means great danger if not disaster to
the party now ard hereafter. We wish
to sound the alarm in time. It is use
less to sound it after the damage has
been done. We here appeal to every
Republican in the State from the
Brandywine to Baltimore, as you value
the success and the perpetuity of the
@. o. p, to denounce the use ofmoney
at the primaries either directly or in
It was the use Of money at
the primaries in 1888 by James L.
Walcott that defeated the Democratic
ticket in Kent county that fall. 1t was
done by the rank and file Of the
Democrats. Let not Republicans make
The same mistake. The people will
not submit to purchased primaries and
Lhe people are usually right. Then be
warned In time.
ssBut there are good men, men who
have been leaders in the Republican
party, who advocate Mr.. Addicks, ,''say
Iome OF the PEI PIE. We do not wish to
question the motives Of men, but when
men who a brief twelve months ago
Addicks as traitor be-
,ause he joined Gov. Watson in his
to deprive the State Of her
In the Senate, now ad-
vocate his elevation to leadership in
be party and to send him as dele {
ate to the National Convention, they d
nyite criticism of their conduct. It
j evident there are private axes to
,rind, some being content with good /
inner, mere mess Of potage as it
we're; while others demand and are 7
vomised consulships and other nice =
lums. This Is true; men who have !
sen trusted as leaders are marketing 6
heir influence to the wrecker Of the
arty. VIII the rank and file Of the 2
Party submit to become i
hattles for barter and sale2 That o
~ moi - pleasant way TO put Il, .
81 It is the way il exists, and tho 2
,utl, should be looked squareIy In the !, i
q. Republican freemen Of Dsis- T
Esre, do you own yourselves and your b
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