Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-08
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from their high perch and acknowledge
the political suprem acy of Mr.. j.
Edward Addicks, but they have come
to the pinch at last. Wednesday, Messrs.
William Corbit Spruance and Manlove
Hayes, the Regular Republican nomi
nees for Presidential electors, surrend
cred the honor OF their places on the
ticket, and with many inward with
ings went to the extent OF recommend
ing to the favor of Delaware Republi-
cans their hated rivals, Mr.. james
g. Shaw, Sr., and Mr.. d. Mifilin
Wilson, the selections OF Mr.. Addicks
for these positions.
The events that led up to this sur
render form most interesting chapter
Of political coLaedy. When the Regu-
lar Republicans met in State conven.
ion at Georgetown, resolved to defy
the rule of Addicks to the extent OF
open revolution, they narrowly escaped
complete capture of their convention
by their hated enemy. Finally, after
the most tremendous exertions, they
were enabled to put ticket OF electors,
Governor and Congressman in the
field, but even then we're forced to
| accept one of the Addicks nominees
for electors, Mr.. Daniel j. Fooks Of
Sussex county. And so they went
before the people in the attitude of
| fighting the rule OF Addicks even to
the extent OF running the possibility OF
the State giving its electoral vote to
the Republican candidate for Presi-
dent and Vice President, and at the
same time meeting the enemy nearly
half way on compromise, by accepting
one of his electoral nominees.
If the Regular Republicans fondly
imagined, as they no doubt did, that
this little concession would bring their
enemy to tie point of an agreeable
compromise, they were deeply disap-
pointed. The boss of the party
never budged. He simply said to the
dissenting Regulars, ''there is my
ticket, you must take 1t as it is. !"
And they took it.
Having compromised with the hated
enemy by accepting his electoral ticket,
it remains to be seen whether the
Regular Republicans will make any
further surrender. The Addicks tickets
for Governor, Congress and county
offices remain in the field, and will stay
there. The only form of compromise
likely to be accepted is complete
surrender, as WAS grudgingly conceded
with respect to the electors. Will the
Regular Republicans go this far?
| This years forecasts of the vote of
New York City form rather curious
reading. The total vote of the city at
the election in 1892 was 275, 900, and
Mr.. Cleveland had a plurality of over
10000. In 1894 the total vote was
about 252, 600 and Hill had a plurality
Of less than 5000 There will probably
be upwards of 3o0 600 votes cast at the
coming election, and with party lines
broken there is no sure basis on which
to form estimates of results. Tam
many man, an ex-city official, who in.
tends to vote for Palmer, however,
gives it as his expert opinion that not
, more than 120, 900 votes will be cast for
Bryan, leaving $50, 200 for Mckinley
and Palmer He thinks the latter will
poll 10000 This would leave McKin-
, ley plurality of 10000. Erie county
(Buffalo) gave Cleveland plurality OF
: OIL in 1892 and Morton a plurality OF
about 10000 in 1894. George +. Mat.
thews, proprietor of the Buffalo Fix.
press, claims that Buffalo will give
/ Mckinley 10, 600 plurality. These esti
mates for the two cities indicate {
! plurality for Mckinley of 200, 600 t.
300. 600 in the whole State. The Re
: publican managers consider the result
i in New York SO sure that they will no
8 waste in that State material which
8 would serve better purpose in NOR,
I doubtful State. When it is considered
that these estimates refer to a Stat
o that heretofore has been reliably Demo
8 cratic, the extent of the revolt agains
d the betrayal of the Democratic part
! by the Chicago convention may b
at least partially realized.
/ 1t is frequently disputed that tn
n faith and credit of the government i
3 pledged to maintain the parity of tn
& silver dollar with the gold dollar
. under existing conditions. The law
. bearing upon the matter are as follows
q 1t being the established policy of th
% United States to maintain the tw
d metals on a parity with each othe
II upon the present legal ratio. or sue
d ratio as may be provided by law. Til
n Sherman act of 1890.
IS 1t is the policy of the United State
}, to continue the use of both gold au
/. silver as tho standard money and /
m coin both gold and silver into none
il of equal intrinsic and exchangeabi
10 value, such equality to be secure
|, through international agreement, or b
Il such safeguards of legislation as wi
!. insure the maintenance of the part
rs of value of the coins of the two meta
a and the equal power of every dollar 4
If all times in tho markets and in tn
1t payment of debts. Act of 1888, repea
|. ing Silver Purchase law.
d But free silver coinage, as advocate