Middletown transcript., 1896-07-18

EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
Eatered at The Post Office as secondrclG,s matter
MIDDLETOWN, DEL, JULY IS, 1896
REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION.
It was a great convention; it was a
representative convention-the assem-
blage Of Republicans in the old Court
House in Georgetown on Thursday.
Without any reflection up)n the men
who met in Dover Tuesday or upon
their Republicanism, for it is the earn
est hope Of every true Republican that
before the November election there
shall be but one organization and one
ticket in this State, certainly the
Georgetown Convention was represen-
tative Of the Republicanism of Della
ware whether judged by the principles
Of local government that controlled it,
the voice of the great national party Of
the country which endorsed 1T, the rep
resentative men of the party whether
considered from their past services or
their present attitude of devotion to
principles and not men. 1t was con-
yention that stands to win not only
success but the respect of all good citi-
zens. There is no doubt in the mind
of the writer that just as earnest Re-
publicans we're in the Dover conven-
tion, men personally clean, but their
desire TO win, to embrace the opp0rtn-
nifty to redeem the State, has blinded
them to the treachery of their leader
and dictator who in all things stands
for self and for self alone. This is the
only difference that separates many
good Republicans. But in the Dover
Convention Mr.. Addicks has a follow
ing who are as cold blooded in their
plans to elevate only Addicks and to
fatteE him that thrift may follow
fawning as was Benedict Arnold in
his efforts to betray his country be-
cause of his Sc fish ambition. Many
men are prejudiced because of the
basest Misrepresentation. How long
these Republicans will remain under
the shadow and blight of Addicksism
which Can never win though il may
defeat remains to be seen.
The resolutions adopted by the con-
vention are clean and clear cut. In
National and State affairs they invite
the most earnest and thoughtful con-
sideration of the tax paying and labor
producing citizens of the State ire
spectiye of party. Local reforms are
therein demanded which should have
the endorsement of every good citizen.
This is an opportunity for reform and
the people should demand it.
There were on the special train on
which the delegates went to George
town n umber of the Addicks lieuten-
ants and there were at the Sussex
county seat more of them, all busy
at work to get the endorsement of the
convention for the nominees of the
Dover Convention. They b )asted that
they had already captured the conven-
tion but their boasts and work were
against the efforts of true Republicans
who are opposed to the man who
boasts that he will domipate the party
or sink it twenty years in defeat, and
who yet think that the long-standing of
the Republicanism of the Dover nomi-
nees, especially of Messrs. Hoffecker
and Willis, could be ndorsed, without
surrendering any thing of principle to
Addicksism.. 1t was not that the ma
jority of the convention thought less of
the Republicanism Of these men but
that they thought more Of their party
which in their judgment could not
approve nominations which had been
accepted at the dictation of Mr.. Ad-
dicks. That was the rub. 1t is a source
of regret to many Republicans to turn
down John Henry Hoffecker whose
character stands at the pinnacle and
whose Ilepnblicanism is undoubted,
but in the opinion Of some fthe closest |
Of Mr.. Hoffecker's friends he made a |
mistake, fatal to his general accepta.
bility at this time. when he accepted
the nomination from the Dover Con-
yention which had passed the insulting
resolutions, dictated by Mr.. Addicks,
written by bis hired man Roberts and
presented by DR.. Layton, resolutions |
which appear elsewhere. Perhaps Levi
q. Bird, Esqr., voiced the sentiment of |
many OF the warmest land closest per-
sonal and political friends Of Nj. Hof-
fecker in his nomination of John C. |
Higgins. He said:
"We come as Republicans, not as
worshipers of men. I had thought L /
was too old to come to conventions,
but my friends said had duty here,
and so am here. No man ever stood |
closer to John III. Hoffecker than I |
have. He knows this. And when he |
put on the shield Of Addicksism then
the relation ends. The ways have
parted. / could not go with him. feel
sorry for him, but he did it himself. l
bad rather thousand times see the
Democratic party successful than J.
Eda ard Addicks. There is no uncer-
tain way about that. know Hoff, q
ker is Republican. He is straight
forward man, but he is stamped with
Addicks. 1t is a sad parting, but it
will not be for long. They will soon
come back. They cannot help it. Col.
Dupont. Mr., Higgins and few others