The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-09

To THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY REPUBLI
CAN:-Thc Republicans of Sussex county
cannot be made to believe that tho unlaw-
ful and outrageous position assumed by
General Wilson and Others represents tho
masses of tho Republicans of New Castle
county. Tho party has to-day two thou
sand majority with u united State ticket.
Neither faction contends for nomlLations
upon that ticket. What then has that ticket
to do with either Higgins Or AddicAs, and
why should II Governor, Congressman
and the electoral vote of the Stnta tn SAC
ritlced to either OF them when neih',cr Of
them demand the Nomination. The posi-
tion Of those who refuse conference for
the purpose of securing uni'cl, state
ticket Is utterly indcfensible and the re-
suit Is utter ruin to tho party at It's first
dawn Of possible victory 1t is simply u
political crime, and the taint Of 1t will
be visited upon the party for u generation
to como.
Tho masses of tho party who have stood
firm and true through all the gloom and
hopclesiness Of the past should rise up and
forbid this shastly sacrifice to mad ambi-
tion and personal hate.
Think Of il! The folly Of it! The pity
of it! Suro victory lost the party dis.
ruptcd, hope departed for u generation,
constitutional reforms abandoned, per-
sonal animositiGs crysta!ized in enduring
hatred-all Of this demanded as sacrifice
to one man. What price for folly! What
II votve Offering to hypocrtical completely
AS patriotic, party loving Republicans, lot
us get together against u laughing, snecr-
ing Democratic press and party, who arc
using every effort of hypocrilical approval
and sly suggestions to disrupt and defeat
those whom they have kept in political
slavery over u quarter of century by III
famous legislation and corrupt practices.
I nt In t,lY hn nnyt tpp in hni
own hands and save the threatened life of
tho party. No select cotcric, however dis
tinguished they may appear, ought to bo
permitted TO destroy fundamental rules,
assume unwurranted and impcrincnt
power, thereby threatening tho party with
irrctricvablc ruin for mere personal rca-
SONS. Personal prejudice Is one thing,
party fcalty is another and vastly greater.
The one great law before which we must
all bow, to which wo all owe devotion, is
that tho people shall ruln by II majority
fairly uscertaincd. Tho primary hallot
box Is tho Tribunal of political factional
adjudication. TO dispute this is to invite
evcrylasting disorganiza,ion. hetall who .
love tho Republican party of Delaware
rise up br;vcly and call II determined halt
upon those who refuse to abide by the will
OF tho people. The masses OF the party
are more often right in their political in
stincts than selfish and ambitious leaders
Let them demand II return to the llrst
principles Of Republican Government.
Let them demand that the majority shall
rule.
There Is no humiliation to any ono in
bowling to this principle. There is no
party strength or party success without it.
Have we asRepublithns no inhrrcntpower
or wisdom for self governincntY
Il the party IL mass Of personal selfish
ness and Individual hatred without IL rem.
nant OF self sacrifice or party devotion?
Is there NO remembrance Of former wrongs
endured for years at tho hands uf onr com
mon enemy to arouse our entLusiaaln and
devotion t. tho party, and our generosity
to those who d fer as to matters and
methods within uha orgaLizhtinh:
When the Democratic party ut The Stalo
shall stand in Novelnb Der ~ triumphant
aid ihsolent victor by the side Of pro.trhtc
Rel tuLiichhism 1t will bo too late for re-
gre Is, too late to repent Of IL foul and lr-
remediablc evil Now is the time for every
true. heal ted and brave party Ihan TO de-
nand union i'll the ranks and treat us a
vile traitor any one who advises Il course
that leads u inevitable Republican ut-
feat H.
GnorrntoNn Juir 1S,h