Middletown transcript., 1896-05-23
MIDDLETowN, DEL, MAY. IS 1886
TO PATRIOTIC DEMOCRATS.

MIDDLETOWN, DEL, MAY. %. 1885,
TO PATRIOTIC DEMOCRATS.
The present political situation ir
this State appeals to the patriotism 0l
Democrats as it has never been ap,
pealed to before. Most of the Demo
cratic. papers are rejoicing with slight
effort at concealment over the differ
ences within the Republican ranks, and
Democratic politicians and partisaEs
are joyful at the prospect of a renewal
of the hold of the Democratic Party on
the State. These same partisans and
papers have given Mr.. Addicks all the
encouragement within their power,
with the desire to use him to disrupt
the Republican Party. They will no W
turn upon him and denounce him and
his methods. having used him to their
purpose. They are ready to pat upon
the back the Republican who cannot
submit to the Addicks yoke and to
whisper that it is his duty to down Ad-
dicks. The straightforward Republic
can does not listen to such men and
such papers. They are selfish and not
a whit better than J. Edward Addicks.
They care no more for the people and
welfare of the State than does Mr.. Ad-
dicks. They took S31, 900 from the
Standard Oil Company, less the COM
missions Of $4,000 for transmission,
&c, last fall year, to defeat Mr.. Ad-
dicks who put out his money with in
dividuals in his party as he has always
Gone, and then they cry ''boodle!
boodlel" The Erery Erening whines
about bribery when its owner gave S10,-
600 to the Democratic corruption fund.
With such hypocracy and hypocrites
honest Republicans can have nothing
in common. 1t is useless to invite Re-
publicans to vote a ticket managed by
such men and patriotic Democrats
must recognize that fact. ''Addicks
may be bad but certainly he cannot be
worse than the Democracy we have
been having" said Kent County Re-
publican at Dover May -, and that
statement explains why SO many men
of,character are not against Addicks.
The Democratic Party has good, hon
est men within its ranks and it is to
such men the present situation appeals.
They see that there is grave danger
that Addicks may carry Kent and Sus-
sex counties and get control of the
General Assembly of the State. He |
could not carry those counties to-day |
because the people are incensed at his
methods and his audacity, nor had be
q corporal's guard when the General |
Assembly adjourned May 8, 1895, but
'.yice is a monster Of so frightful mien,
That to be hated needs but to be seen;
But seen too oft, familiar with her face,
=
And on the 9th of May, 1896, Mr.. Ad-
dicks by bribery, by promises, by per-
sonal following, by belief in his meth
DDS, gets control of the State Conven-
tion. II 1.-THE same old Democratic par
tisans con rol Democratic politics,
though they may put forward new men
10 represent them, hundreds of Repub-
licans will turn from the disfranchis-
ng gang to endure and pity and en-
)race. Whose will be the fault? It
will be in great measure because the
patriotic Democrat has not done his
luty. Republicans have not been
airly treated in this State and Demo-
rats have no right to expect aid from
to defeat even an Addicks.
Patriotic Republicans met Addicks,
lis forces, his Doodle, on May 9th, and
IN May 18th, they discharged their
luty to the State, their party and
He now confronts the |
Democratic Party and if the patriot !
SIN of the party rises above its parti-
anship he may be defeated. If he is
ot defeated the Democratic Party will
70 doubly responsible. responsible for !
ncouraging through its partisan press !
nd its politicians Addickism, and re- $
ponsible for the bribery which the
arty in Kent and Sussex has en-
outraged for years. 1t is time that pa
riotic Democrats shall consider these :
,atters. +
The paper which sees this matter the Q
lost clearly and speaks the most di- t
,ctly is the Lewes Pilot. It says: G
THE Republican State Convention
hich met at Dover on Tuesday re-
llted in division and split. and as
le result two conventions were held /
nd two sets Of delegatAe we're elected .
, represent the party.at ST, Louis in Y
1ne. This was nahi Tor light.an 6
virtue and Vice, ,x3rrffy and W
ncleanness are incompa bee and an Ii
3t amalgamate. That inAte<S State 81
.ide-while highways welcomes r6li- 3, !,
lie and bomb 6ds residefts within the :,
rritory-rebeIs at Transient squatters = =
ho for personal ambition seeks to =
,erturn and override the established s.
ages and tradit itio18.of the people and ie
me heds that demoralize cl
i'd d-debanch the public mind and scar at
witha red hot iron. the public con- e
fence. This act of the minority is D,
9 entering wedge for the redemption Ia
Delaware. The opening up Of way 4,
/ which general cleansing of the -
ngean stables OF the two parties may =
effected. The Democracy are not ~
Dating at this breech in the ranks Of y.
enemy. appreciating the favorable
suits only, but they realize that this
volt is the harbinger of a change in