Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

collision with Democratic officials has
been made by certain of the boilers to |
obtain the appointment Of voters
| assistants, This appears to us to be u /
continuance OF the plan previously
referred to.
The situation which has confronted
US since this information was con
veyed to us has been Of the most |
serious character. II the boilers and
their atiiliators have determined upon
| q courGe thus marked out BY some of
their leaders, what course must loyal
/ Republican take to preserve the into
gritty OF the party organization and
thus assist in the overthrow Of
Democracy 10 this StateY 1t seems
that the evident purpose of that
faction is not only to disrupt the Ro- ]
| publican party, but to keep tho Demo- 4
cratic party IN power. Two forces now
oppose Us .one open and honorable;
the other fosing as Republicans but
using stletto pulitics II is no.
turious fact that the majority of the
gentlemen who compose the bolters
has had control of the man age
ment of the Republican party in
Delaware for moro than quarter of
century and has failed to redeem the
State from Democratic rule. Their chief
political business, judged by results, has
been to create and foster opposing fac
tions that struggle moro for the control
of Federal patronage than for anything
else. We are opposed to all these things
and earnestly striving to cement the
discordant elements into a harmonious
whole. We ask only that the Majority
shall rule anu that all differences in the
party shall be settled by aud in the
party, by rules and methods which are
we'll known and just, and not by
! opposing organizations. IL has even
, been advanced as an argument by
these apostles of light, truth, virtue
and sweetness that they are opposed
to "Addicksism. They have coined a
| word and it appears that they have
! lacked enough erudition to give it a
tdefinition. AS Republicans We are
! termed "the followers of Addicks -
! We are neither annoyed at such
Q puerility nor concerned at such terms.
o We nave only to say, that as far as we
q know, Mr. Addicks is simply factor
Q in the Republican party in this State,
n Just as any other member is. We arc
not an "Addicks faction - we are the
/, legally constituted Union Republican
8 party with complete organization in
every election district in the State
d from Brandywine hundred to Baltimore
b \ hundred. Can the boilers say as muchf
J. II the principle that the majority shall
o rule be true and Just. then there should
II be no opposition, whatever, to the or
;, ganization to which We belong. Mr..
It Addlicks has never voted anything but
% the Republican ticket We are in.
W formed that he does not now nor at any
is future time intend to do anything
10 else. We hope that his enemies,
m traducers and yilifiers can say as much.
Of In passing we may as well remark il
s, reply to that oft repeated falsehood--
,s and this remark can be proven by ref
st erence to the journal of tho las
~ session of the Legislature-that tn,
D. Senator or the re election of Mr.
ic Anthony Higgins to the United State
a. Senate wa never prevented by Mr.
Adiicks We are not apologizing TO
al Mr.. Addicks, nor are we his defenders
Id He needs none. Since the last session
d, of our Legislature, an overwhelmin,
us majority of the Republican vote of thi
10 State, at their primaries approved him
1t This, we take it, is his defence.
no As the three Presidential electors
ey James U. Shaw of New Castle county
be Daniel NJ. Wilson Of Kent county an
CHI Daniel j. Fooks of Sussex county, wer
II, placed in nomination by US to supper
to Mckinley and Hobart are men Of honor
,r- what necessity existed therefore, fc
of selecting three other men at subst
or quent date to perform tho same dut
Dir and thus divide the party's strength
re- Theirs is simple duty: they have n
lid responsibilities further than to vote fc
to. Mckinley and Hobart for Presider
lin and Vice President Of the Unite
vn States if allowed to do 10.
oft Our Representative in Congress- Hor
IN Jonathan s. Willis, has performed hi
lc- duties in a manner alike creditable
he this State and to himself. Withou
making any individual distinction,
ice has done more for this State than b,
lly any other Representative in this epoci
ied lie stands solidly on the st. Lou
AID platform. What possible objection
sit therefore, can be urged against him?
Ole We have presented to the people
the the State for Governor, John II. Ho
SO. fecker, gentleman whose life hi
ted been open to his fellow-citizens Il
md more than so years and against who
ort not the slightest breath of suspicic
lg- has ever blown. As he, too; was p'
en- before the people at the same time. an
a his ability and integrity are ~
en- doubted, what Is there Objectionable
his him? Why should he not be Ghost
I'll the chief magistrate of our little COL
rly monwealth?
sen No steps have been taken by us
18th all these trying and unwarranted ci
alt, cumstances that have not had for the
and object the ultimate bringing togeth
J to of tho discortant elements calling thel
ard selves Republicans. To that end, wit
nat out conference, conditions or deals
vas any kind, we have placed in nomin
tie ton upon our ticket in New Cast
an county the names of II gentlem
to selected by the boilers for the suifrag
nly of the people. Can we do more and
'in: just? Have we been met In spill
OF of fairness? Hus any dispositi
the practically been shown to reciproca
on these efforts at harmony upon our pa
his by those Republicans opposed to usH
lose such has been the case, we are n
om- aware of it. We do not know what
ing could do further in this line of acti
OF and at the same time maintain o
tate self-respect.
ates To have two opposing factions or
and revolving faction in the Republics
1ui- party in Delaware is the acme of foil
8 or Never in the history OF tine party b
Tort such splendid opportunity been Civ
and to redeem this State and put ii p,
we're manently into the Republican column.
ing seemed that the day of real doliverar
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