The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-30
POLITICAL NOTES.

Republican will Vote for Horace
G. Rettew-No Trouble fol
Democrats to Vote Split Tick
er-Can Find Out by Calling a
the Republican Office-Mr. War
ncr Says He Would Rather
Vote for the Devil than Con-
gresham Willis-Other Politica
Matters.
The Honorable Jonathan s. Will.
candid ate for Congress, says that all the
things that has been said ngsinst him
during the present political canvass, he
utterly and absolutely repudiates, and be
appeals to the unprcjudiced, cool headed
honest hearted patriotic Republicans OF
Delaware to give him their support on the
Bird day of November. He says that his
chances for being elected are reasonably
good, and unless he loOses more than 1000
Republican votes, he will be elected the
next Congressman from Delaware.
He says, "All ask is justice and candor
and humane treatment speak Of mo as
am. nothing extenuate, nor set down
aught in malice"
Mr.. h. Il. Warner, has very pronounc.
ed letter which appears in an other column
of the REPUBLICAN. He says: he would
rather vote for his satanic majesty than
for the Honorable J. S. Willis, and that
Robert &. Houston, will get more votes
than Willis in this state. Every man has
II right to his opinion. But he should not
be prejudced Any Republican is pre-
fcrable to Democrat especially in Della
ware. The Philadelphia Record, publish
ell the following sensational story which
is without II word of truth. The writer
must have had bad dreams; Here it Is:
There arc rumors tonight that II
political sensation will be sprung to.mor
row. 1t is limited that Messers, Higgins
and Houston, the regular Republican
nominees for Governor and Congressman
respectively, will be withdrawn and that
possibly the regular Republican State
Committee will advise Republicans to
vote for Ebe W. Tunnel, the Democratic
nominee for Governor. The rumors can.
not be verified
Horace H. Rcttcw is out in cord deny.
ing the report that ho has promised any
person position under him if he is cect-
ed RHccivar of Taxes. Every Republican
can vote for Horace q. Rettew, and there.
by help to redeem Delaware from Demo-
cratic misrule. II he was not capable
man the REPUBLICAN would say so. He
is thoroughly capable of filling the duties
of the office. He will be elected.
There is no trouble in voting Il split
ticket, by our Democratic friends. They
said they would not vote forE w. Tunnel
when Peter j. Ford was turned down at
the Dover Convention. They did not
make this as an idle threat, they meant
what they said, and ON election day
an ~ tnp to l. I,i, u
the ticket in the square surrounding the
Pillow, then cross OUT Ebc w, Tunnels
name and stamp in the square forGovcrnor
the Republican of your choice.
The Republican party has two candi
dates Tor Governor, 50 you can take your
choice. We think we can trust the voter
to make no mistake.
any Republican has any money to bet
that Robert e. Houston will get more
votes than Jonathan :, Willis for Con-
gross he can ho accommodated from 81 up
to 500 by calling at Hotel Jennings.
Now is the time to put up or shut up.
Money talks.
The articles that appeared in the Morn.
ing News commenting Mr.. John H. Hof-
fecker, then speaker of the House, on
January 10th, 1888, and those that have
appeared since do not read rs if they were
written about the same man.
l.. Irving Handy and thirty three other
German ciIizHns marched up Market
street last evening back Of the First Rcg.
lncnt Band and proceeded to Turn Hall,
where he spoke TO his follow citizens on
the beautiful and glorious times we would
have under free silver. Nit.
Arrest Of j. NJ Clayton of Mildlot own,
will not help the cause of Democracy in
Delaware. 1t was IN outrage pure and
simple. The work of intimidnting Repub.
lichns has begun, but gentlemen it wont
work, tho writing is ON the wall.
There are sOmo people in Wilmington,
who want whole heap for nothing. They
arc philanthropists. You meet them in
every walks Of life, even in the newspaper
business. You don't have to name them
to paint them. They are well and
favorably known to almost every man.
woman and child in the city.
1t is strange of the many expressions
made by men who call themselves Repub.
Leans and put in print Ii you must talk
don't do it through the press. 1t will like
Bancos ghost rise up in years to come to
barass you. Politicians will rosurrecJ the
matter TO be used against you.
Look how Thomas +. Bayards war
record has been used moro than on ono
occasion to his detrimcnt as IL Presidential
candidate on the DcmOcrn, ic ticket. Don't
rush into print. For Gods sake don't
write.
If j. :. Willis tells tho truth then some
other well known men in our city, will
surely be damned when Gabriel blows his
horn.
The inspectors and judges should not DO
allowed to throw out II ballot upon any
pratcxt or mere blot Their aim should
be to honestly record the Intention Of the
voter. and if they fai to do SO, they are
Irrnlirt in tbn Jis.burtr, p
An inspector or judge who willingly pre-
vents the intention Of the voter, is u dis
honest man and should be So considered
/. Is Cpurscy of Spring Mills writes tho
editor of Dover Index that he Is IL protcc.
tive gold bug and wants TO vote for one or
more Republicans one or more Democrats,
Dno or more Union Republicans. one or
more Pruhibltiuni'ts; in fact his ballot
Will he quito curiosity when he gets
through crossing oil names and marking
those which he wants to cast his vote for.
He won't know what to call himself after
he casts his ballot. He should call him
self Mon Republican, Democrat, R"gl-
lar Republican, PruhibitiOnist. He will
have voted for candidate on every
ticket hut three.
a correspondent writes hat the political
middle in our state has its parallel in tho
Bible account of solomon and the two
IilTIoIN, whore MS WIHuUm was put to tr-t
in deciding which one owned the child.
He was to divide it, and the ono woman
'rird divide it, (nuw both Higgins and
AddicEs say divide the othcr) but the
woman whose child it was says Nay, give
her the child, and saved its life.
Which man has the mngnamnity to say
before election day to save the statcY If
one does not; If they both cry divide tho
vote and give tho slate to the Democrats
then neither one deserve u vote. Neither
one owns the child. The one that saws
save its life, can have anything in the
future and will win in the end. But II
both continue to cry divide the child it
should he the death penalty of both 50 far
As their political aspirations are concern.
ed. Mr.. Willis, should bo returned to Con.
grcss, having been faithful in his duties.
That capacity and common courtesy, and
no man was ever turned aside by him
when asking for II hearing. The old
soldiers reverence his uniting effects In
their behalf.
Willard Cnhill was savagely attacked
by II negro at Camd"n. The Dover Index
Gays it was an ! lrkS negro Wonder
how they know:
Father Edward McG;lynn of New York
addressed the Single Tax meeting held In
the Auditorium last night. He spoke for
nearly two hours and pleased his hearers.
He said that the old Democracy has boon
tried and found wanting. 1t had been
fooling the people. In conclusion hr asked
r.