Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-20

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compromise with Addicks or Addicks-
ism.
1.-The facts relating to the seating Of
Mr. Clayton in the Second district
convention on the Sth inst. were. As
stated in my letter Of resignation, an
follows:
Mr.. Clayton appeared before the
committee on credentials and openly
stated, among other things:
81. That he was at that time mem
Der of the Addicks New Castle county
committee.
"2. That he would not resign from
that committee or give any pledge
upon the subject.
SO. That as between the nominees of
the Georgetown convention and of the
Dover convention, respectively, be should
support and vote for Mesers. Hoffecker
and Willis and not for Messrs. Higgins
and Houston.
"NG direct information could be OBJ
tanned from Mr.. Clayton whether he
was an Addicks or anti -Addicks man.
Upon this showing a majority Of the
committee struck his name from the
roll as being ineligible as a deIegat-
under the terms of the call and as not
being member of the party repre-
sented by the Georgetown convention.
A minority report was made in favor
of Mr.. Clayton and he was seated. He
received the open support in the CON
vention of the member of the Republi-
can National Committee for Delaware
without which it is at least doubtful
whether Mr.. Clayton would have been
seated. i.
Here was clear case OF compro-
mise with Addicksism by which an
avowed Addicks man was nominated to
some minor Office in ST. Georges. hum
dred and Mr.. Clayton was seated id
convention of q political party to which
he does not belong, all for the sake OF
securing some supposed advantage at
the polls. l am glad to say that there
we're some members of the Advisory
Committee who. true to the principles
of their organization, were opposed to
the action taken in Mr.. Clayton's 8 case.
This abandonment of principle and
policy either met with approval of
majority of the members of the Ad-
visory Committee or it did not. If it
did meet with such approval, and Mr..
Hastings shared in such approval, he
will in vain seek to reconcile his pres
ent attitude with his antieAddicksism
professions. ,4t
'If the action of the convention did
not meet the appreciation OF majority
of the Advisory Committee, that ma
jority certainly had time before the
publication OF my letter Of last Sarur-
day to publicly make known theirsdis-
approval. :.
IBID majority OF themembers of
the Advisory Committee use their in
fuence or persuasion with the mem
bers OF the convention to prevent the
consummation of an act totally at, vari-i
ance with the principles and policy for
the enforcement Of which the Advisory
Committee was organized? Ny under
standing is that they did'n
Mr.. Hastings is either very unfor-
tunate in his use of language, or seeks
| to minimize the hurtfui effect of any.
compromise with Addicksism when,
| referring to the divergence of views
lIetween the majority of the members
of the Advisory Committee and myself,
he says: The only difference is that
they did not think 1t either necessary
or useful to take park of artillery to
kill a mosquito.
Here wholly differ with Mr.. Hast
ings. Addicksism. or compromise with
Addicksism, which is the same thing,
is no insignificant insect that may be
treated with Indifference or triflipg.
1t is deadly political influence which
should be antagonized and overcome at
every point, for should it gain the,
ascenolaney ii will bring ineffaceable
disgrace upon our State and misgovern
ment to her people. To compromise
with Addicksism is to play with fire,
and unless Immediately checked will
destroy the future of Republicanism in
Delaware. asii
~ have already stated that with
others. l believe that under the insist
| ence of the Republican National Com.
mittee only one set of Presidential and
Vice Presidential electors should be
voted for, 80 as to insure the electoral
vote of Delaware to Mckinley and
Hobart. Hence | do not perceive the
relevancy of the concluding paragraph
Of Mr.. Hastings statement.
'There is one proposition advanced
by Mr.. Hastings which strikes me, al
it will him, if he ever rereads it, as
absurd. 1t is that, because of my op
position to the seating of Mr.. Clayton
8 it would have been more simple and
consistent for him to have withdrawn,
from that convention and declined to
be nominated by it as a candidate for
the Constitutional State Convention.
In view OF the fact that after my oppo
sition to Mr.. Clayton l received 81 of
the 35 votes cast, Mr.. Hastings sug
gestion seems to me to be preposterous.
"None of the disagreeable incidents.
attending my resignation from the q ID
visory Committee have shaken my Re-
publicanism and by that mean re-
putable Republicanism for which one
need not blush or apologize; Republi
canism which stands for principles and
not merely men; Republication which
will confer lasting honor and the bless
ings of good government upon our
State. M
Il have sufficient confidence in Mr..
Hastings to believe that he sincerely
desires such Republication to be tri-.
umphant; but l fear that at this time
he is not pursuing the best method to
obtain such result "
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