Evening journal., 1896-05-28
a word RsgardIpE Beeh.


taste, but doubtless more remuneratlve.
We believe that by his retirement the
Republican party Is, from a party stand
point. losing one OF its best men, and
that 1t will experience difficulty In seour-
Ing his equal for the arduous position Of
chairman Of the'Flrst District Committee,
and political manager OF New Castle
county In general and the city Of VIII
mington In particular.
We are not in sympathy with Chair.
man Bach's political prinei pies and
methods, but they are In complete accord
with those which prevail wherever the
Republican party is endeAvorlng to sup
plant the Democratic party In power.
From Republican stand point
Chairman Bach has been a political
genius and the life and soul Of Repub-
lican politics in New Castle county for
the past decade When he assumed the
party leadership at the instance Of Mr.
Higgins be found but the remnant Of
party. II had been beaten time and
time again by the Democrats until It had
well-nigh given up hope Of accomplish
Ing anything at the polls. In addition
TO this there was bitter factlonal strife
between the followers OF Mr.. Higgins
and those Of Mr.. Bird which had almost
completed the work Of disorganIzation.
Chairman Bach aAw that the frst
step needful was 20 hRrmonize
his own party by concession or elImina-
tion. Having allied himself with Mr.
Higgins be began to build up that wing
of the party and WAS soon rewarded by
signslly defeating the other faction and
compelling It TO acknowledge the
supremacy Of his own wing Of the party.
This accomplished to his satisfaction he
turned his attention to a complete and
thorough reorganization Of his party
preparatory to an aggressive ight against
the Democrats. His ability as on
organ'zlr was soon acknowledged by
friend and foe alike In every
wsrd and hundred he inspired the
displrlted Republicans with new life.
de was good judge OF men,
master Of method and detail and h
selected his lleutenRnts with a shreud
ness that WAS surprising In a man SO
young. In this way he constructed Of
human beings political machine that
had never had its equal IN Delaware.
His success sngendered jealous les but
Mr.. Higgins recognized his wbrth and |
refused TO interfere with him even when |
soms OF his closest personal friends |
solicited his removal Chairman Bach |
went right on with one object In view
that being lRepubllcsn supremacy in |
Delaware. It WAS uphill work. The |
Democrats were strongly entrench,d |
In power and used the Levy Court aud
and General Assembly against him with
out mercy, recognizing In him a danger
GUS fos, but be fouAd a way over or
around all obstacles until at last he
stood.at the hsad Of an. army of voters
which threstsned Dsmocratic suprem-
Aey
1t was then that his eagsrness to
complete his triumph ran away with his
Judgment aHd wrecked his plans which
were 30 near fruition. Hls MOTTO being
that the means justified the end, be was
never scrupulous regarding method He
Was partisan; nsver made any pretense
OF conservatism and submitted grace
fully II not uncomplAiningly to the abuse
that was heaped upon him by Democrats
AID disgruntled Republicans When
Additks made his generous tender OF
pecuniary aid to the Republican party,
Chairman Bach, usually so fsrslghted,
was dazzled BY the gold and accepted the
ehsr What followed is too recsnt to
require detailing. II was the old, old
story Of the tempter and the tempted.
The party became debAuchsd, its orEani-
zation impaired by jsalouoIes stirred MP
by Addicks and his agents, Chairman
Bach WAS unable to shut down the food
gates that he 80 foollshly threw open at
AddickH r;quest. and tue party went to
ruin.
Any Republican who says word OF
detraciion against Chairman Bach must
be disappointed seeker Of place, profit
or power. an migrate or person who was
never very strongly devoted to the Lsres
and Penatss OF the Republican household /
Democrats have geod cause to hate and /
dsspise him for he has worked them and |
their party much injury by methods too
we'll known to require detailed state
ments.
II ever the Republican party head |
devoted servant his devotion could not |
exceed that OF Chairman Bach In the |
sphere In which he cpsrated. Best of all |
for his own credit. he relirquishes the
power, that be has held for so many years,
IL -
ed politics a. profession. Many Of those
who asrail him most bitterly cannot say
a. much, for they are now retired or
ready'tc retire on a competency furnithsd
by the taxpayers Of New Castle county.
The governm ent crop Of seeds moved |
very slow this year but It Is believed
that the watermelon crop in the South |
will not suffer from this cause. The
melon croD "A alWave Cood In praafdantfal |