Middletown transcript., 1896-04-18

fore the election the intention to de-
feat the ticket. And why? Because
they did not carry the primaries. The
cry of dishonest primaries was only an
excuse for defeating the ticket. The
resolution in the State COMMITTEES is
but the handle to the pretext for re-
peating themselves if they fail, as they
will fail, in carrying the primaries
this time. They are traitors to their
party-traitors in the election Of SEN
ator; traitors in opposing the seating
of Col. DUPONT; traitors in defeating
the regularly nominated ticket. We
record these facts with regret, and
with the greatest sorrow because some
good and true Republicans, we can
truthfully say many Republicans, are
allied with these disciples of Judas Is
carlo, because of a lack of information,
because Of falseh0od SO often repeated
against the party organization. The
Repu blican papers, in our opinion, are
not jealous enough in the defence of
party action and party men as well as
party principles. The Morning News
has made no answer to the Sentinel"
article on our first page and the Ad-
dicks people can well say, "Ahl you
see our charges are true. They dare
not reply" The informing News
should have won the election in Will
mington last June, either won the elec-
tion against the charges of the every
Evening, y false as we believe them, 0 I
have Joined the "Every Evening in
the denunciation if the charges in their
opinion were true. This is our indi-
vidual opinion-and the opinion of
hundreds OF Republicans all over the
State.
But TO jeturn to the present issue
Addicks. Mr.. Addieks demands the
six delegates to st. Louis; that he
shall lead them with .collars" and
shall be the member of the National
Committee; that the Gubernator ial,
Congressional, and Legislative tickets
shall be named by him; that in short
he is to be the Republican Party in
Delaware. What has Mr.. Addicks
done to merit this great consideration?
He came into Delaware politics after
the election in 1888, after the Repub-
licans had carried the State, with the
offer of money to aid in paying taxes,
SC. if he were elected United States
Senator. That is true. He contributed
some money through 'sfriends" to pay
taxes subsequent to that time, and
claims to have purchased the. State
last fall. He did not, though he un-
doubtedly contributed some money to
meet the money contributed by the edi-
tor of the 'sEvery Evening" and other
Democrats for the purposes of bribery.
He tried to purchase the Republican
caucus to vote for him as Senator, and
failed. He conspired with the Demo-
Gratis to prevent the election of Ssna-
tor, he having failed of an election,
and then he went to Washington to
lobby aga inst the seating Of Col. du
Pont. In consideration of these mat
ters and with the promise of money to
purchase the election, he demands that
the party be turned over to him. 1t
will not be done. New Castle county
is against Addicks. Sussex county is
against Addicks. We are assured
that Kent county will against Addicks
Ia majority of the delegates. Any
other result means the defeat of the
party before the State and county cam
paign has begun, for there are enough
uncompromising Republicans who will
never support Mr.. Addicks In the
methods he has adopted. Had he
taken another course, proven himself
loyal to party rather than to selfish
their feelings had been diff
erent, and their support could under
fair circumstances been given to him.
as it is, his ;Addicks or Nobody"
means nobody" for thousands of Re
publicans rather than Addicks, and
that is the issue" as made by Mr..
Addicks. Let it be met and settled
once for all.