Middletown transcript., 1896-07-25
coMrReMfsH. COMPROMISED

coMrReMfsE.- COMPROMISES
The desire and hope Of maj, j,r;ty Of
the Delaware Republicans to-day is
for compromise that shall win, but
how to secure it is the unsolved ques-
ton. On the 9th of May, 1895. not a
dozen Republicans in either of the
counties Of the State but condemned
the course of Addicks and his few fol-
lowers in holding out to prevent the
election Of Senator and denounc d
his conspiracy with Democrats to ac-
complish that end. To-day he has a
large and loud following in Kent county
who are for 'sAddicks or nobody, with
q less but just as determined follow
ing i'm New Castle and Sussex. There
can be no compromise with those men
except to surrender to Addicksism. 1t
is doubtful if they want to compro-
mise, for victtrJ would destroy their
calling, to short for Addicks. This is
shown by their talk. The Every Eve
ning'' of Wednesday contained he fol-
lowing:
An Addicks Republican stated this
morning that the National Republican
committee will come to Wilmington
next week for the purp ,se of trying to
settle the differences in the party. He
also said that he understood the Regu-
lars are willing to compromise, but
Addicks is not. He alleged that several
of the Regulars had recently been to
Philadelphia and endeavored to hold
conferences with Addicks people there.
1t is not known. who the spokesman
is, presumably Charley Kittenger from
whom all of the Addicks people are
compelledsto take their orders since he
is the chief lieutenant, but he says Mr..
Adiicks is not willing to compromise
though he invited through his State
Convention visit from the National
Committee to settle the differences. In
honor it would seem that the recon-
mendation of that committee must be
accepted. The convention at George.
town did not invite a visit from the
Committee but 80 far as we know not
a delegate to that convent ion but
would abide the decision of the Ma
tional Committee. Their genuine Re-
publicanism would lead them to accept
the decision Of the highest party auth
ority. Where then are the true Repub-
licans to be found?
The Bible story of the women, the
child, and King Solomon has been sug-
gested as being an apt illustration of
the present political situation of the
Republican Party in Delaware.
Whether the sequal shall prove the i'll
ustration true to the end, and that the
false mother cares nothing for the life
of the child, remains to be seen. There
are without doubt true Republicans
with the love of>the genuine mother
who are constrained to say. stake the
child that its life may be spared" but
they doubt the wisdom OF their decis-
ion all the time.
In fact there have been no compro-
mises offered, mo "olive branch of peace
extended" by the Addicks people.
None can be named. The proposition
that committee from the two State
Committees should select candidates
for the party was impossible because it
was not Republican. Had the Addicks
people been desirous of victory they
would have shown different spirit in
their convention which was called two
days before the Georgetown Conven-
tion with the hope OF "putting the
other fellows in a hole" They passed
the most incorporating and insult
ing resolutions and pretended to .ex-
pect an endorsement Of their work at
Dover. The masses of them may have
wished it and expected it tut not the
men who are closest to Mr.. Addicks;
their interest is to keep Up the strife
they like it.
The real question is. How long and
how far will the earnest Republicans
follow such leadership 1t means dis
org anization aud defeat now and plti-
mately. The people themselves can an
swer the question. III futherance of
this disorganizition an Addicks County
Committee has been elected in New
Castle county and it is said an Ad-
dicks ticket is to be nominated here,
including u Receiver of Taxes in place
of Mr.. Rett. W. This means a division
on the one political Office by which tie
party as well as the people could be
benefited, division made expressly to
invite defeat and without excus,. AS to
the fairness of Mr.. Rettew's nomina-
tion in which the Add .cks people took
part. Who Can justify this Course and
v here does the expectation of compro-
mise come il? An answer is invited to
this question from the Smyrna Times,'
State Sentinel,n aud "Milford Chron-
icle." And \ grner i invitation is ex-
tended 10 the readers of the TRAN.
for suggestions as TO compro-
mise, the means and method. The
TRANSCRIPT desires an honorable COM
promise AS earnestly rs any RrpublI-
,an in the 5 ate. What is the road to
itp
The G-prg-t ,wn G Invention Wlsa
pit er diarpo.n ment In rha num-
her md eh ,racter nf its delega,es
% the Ad'licks Party. L. WIS
l full convention of the Oldest and |