Middletown transcript., 1896-06-13
M1DDLErowN.i DEL. JUNE. IS. 1885,
INSULT TO INJURY.


used money and lent his influence tt
defeat the Republican ticket in tht
last municipal election in the city Of
Wilmington; be controlled suficien;
delegates to the late State Convention
by the use Of money to get an apparent
majority in that body. He has done
allthis and much more to the injury
of the Republican Party. In his pa.
per, the estate Sentinel" in an article
last week nearly two columns in length
be adds insult to this injury. 1t is not
possible to quote the article, as we
have heretofore done, but he charges
Republicans with conspiring to defeat
the party, a privilege that has belonged
exclusively to Mr., Addicks and his
friends. He does this evidently to get
sympathy in Kent and Sussex counties,
and it is apparent that he thinks he
needs large amount Of sympathy just
now since his reception at st. Louis is
Of the coolest kind. In order to get
sympathy he is willing to lie. This is
the way he does it:
"There are Republicans who are
conspiring for the party's defeat. Ten
days ago a meeting of Republicans was
held in lawyers Office in Georgetown,
to consider proposition, coming from
the Democrats, for a composite ticket
including the nominees for Governor,
Congressman, members of the General
Assembly, and of the Constitutional
Convention. A week ago meeting of
the State Central Committee appointed
by the delegates who bolted from the
Republican State Convention of May
IL, was called, and held iD Whining
t0n-in another lawyers office-to con-
slider measures for the defeat of the
Republican ticket"
This is falsebood upon its face,
since there is as yet no Republican
ticket to defeat except the four nomi-
nees in this county and they are GER
tainly acceptable to the Republicans
who oppose Addicks; 1t is an insult to
every Republican who does not endorse
the ."Addicks or nobody" methods,
and is but preparation upon the part
of the Addicks men to again betray
the party. The charge is made by the
Sentinel to get the sympathy of the
Republicans of Kent and Sussex. 1t
is a part of the same program the Ad-
dicksites have follow ed from the first
systematic lying, first as to what Ad-
dicks has done for the party, and
second as to what others have failed to
do. If the Sentinel had any proof
or reason for the charges it made it
would produce it. If any Republicans
shall fail to support the tickets after
they are made in Kent and Sussex
counties the Sentinel by its course
is giving them sufficient excuse for SO
doing.
The s'Sentinel" next undertakes to
mix soma truth with much error as to
New Castle county matters. It says
that New Castle County is the strong
hold Of the Republican Party in this
campaign. There is no division of the
party organization in New Castle
County, and there will be no serious
cutting of the ticket"
( Has Addicks at last discovered that
the stronghold of the Republican Party
In this State is New Castle county? It
has not been long since be said, "New
Castle County be Id; will win
by the purchase Of the vote of Kent
aid Sussex" It is well that the truth
has at last dawned upon him, but his
declaration that there will be 10 SER
ious cutting of the ticket is no proof
that he will not do it when he finds as
he will that it is clean Republican
ticket, free of Addickism. The Re-
publicans Of this county will not ac-
cept any nomination dictated by Ad-
dicks and Influenced by Doodle and
rum. Men so nominated are not en-
titled to places upon the ticket, nor
will they be part Of the Republican
ticket. A County Committee that ex-
PEELED Bob Handy can be relied upon
to do its duty in the premises, and its
duty would be to refuse to place such
nominee or nominees on the ticket.
We do not believe that there is any
danger Of there being such, but that
any contemplating nomination by
such methods may have full time to
consider the subject the TRANSCRIPT
speaks now and to the po int.
The Sentinel" refers to the ridi-
culous possibility that the Republicans
who oppose Addicks in this county
win nominate another ticket. AS we
have said the Republican legislative
ticket in this county will not favor
Mr.. Addicks, not by single man,
and any Opposition ticket" to the re-
gnlar Republicans Of New Castle |
County, the stronghold Of Republican
Ism In The State, as the Sentinel"
admits, will be put in the field by the |
Addicksites and independent of the |
Republican organization in this county. |
II will be well If the Republicans of |
Kent and Sussex counties will consi-
der the above facts. Let the result at |
ST. Louis be as it may; let Addicks be
repudiated by the party in National
Convention, as We hope he may, or let
him and his delegates be seated, the |
Of New Castle County |
will not stultify themselves by accept |
ing Addicksism and all that it implies. |
Men may sell their birthright IL they
will for miserable mess of pottage-
the Republicans Of New Castle County |
intend to have none oft. There is "a |
future, and the man who will buy q
State will sell it. The Republicans Of