Middletown transcript., 1896-09-12
PLAYING POLITICS.

4lDDLETOWN, DEL, SEPT. IL, 1896
PLAYING POLITICS.
The Republican Party should have
been in power in this state years ago,
and it would have been but for tho
differences within the party ranks.
Those differences have been very
costly to the party. In the main they
have not represented any differences
of principle but chiefly Of men, and
should not have been. There has been
too much playing politics and by it
the party has lost. But that is past
and can be profitable only as a lesson
for the present and the future.
Now there is question of princi-
pie, several of them, dividing the
party. One is the rights Of the mi
nority and another is the rights of the
majority. We think as Republicans
that Mr.. Addicks has violated both
these rights, the one in efforts to pre-
vent the election of United States
Senator and the other in turning down
all precedents in a State convention.
There are Republicans who cannot and
will not under any circumstances for
get these acts, and no arguments could
change their views. We are reliably
informed that nominee upon the
Union Republican ticket of Kent
county estimates the number of these
men in that county at one thousand.
Our judgment would be that this es-
innate is high though the silent voter
is more in evidence than the noisy
politician thinks. On the other hand
the estate Sentinel in an article that
makes many erroneous statements re.
duces the estimated vote for the Re-
publican ticket in the State to 300.
This is ridiculous; only $50 in New
Castle county and the same number
in the ether two counties combined.
This misstatement is made for effect
and it will bear its fruits. 1t will hold
together the Addicks contingent in
the two lower counties, those not in
formed upon the political situation,
until they bring to themselves defeat.
This is playing politics. 1t isthe risk
taken by ambitious leaders and their
selfish followers. The people should
protest against all such leadership.
Mr.. Addicks cannot control near a
third of the Republican vote of this
county under any circumstances, nor
does he expect to do so, hence any
such figures as the Sentinel" gives
out are for purposes of deception.
At the Addicks primaries last Sat-
nrday in the city Of Wilmington they \
reported over 23Q0 votes cast. Demo-
Gratis as we'll as Republicans were in
terested in knowing the full Addicks |
strength and they each put spoilers
upon the polls. 1t is said that the
number who visited the polling places
and possibly cast ballots were 535.
The vote honestly could not have been
greater. 1t is playing politics to re-
port an exaggerated vote and it is
done for a purpose that is apparent.
1t is the most extreme selfshness that
dictates such policy. The people
who uphold it are responsible for it.
It is foolish for those who use such
tactics to whine about possible de-
feat. BY their acts they invite it.
But Republicans are not the only |
cues who play'politics. 1t seems that
our Democratic friends are guilty of
The same tactics. Those who send out
the reports may believe them because
they want to do so but the following
from the Washington "Post" is not
in accord with the opinion of the
Sound Money Democrats of this State:
1.-THE Democratic State Committee
,f Delaware have sent to headquarters
IN this city statement relative to a
canvass recently made there. 1t is as
follows: New Castle county care
ful canvass shows that there are only
200 Democrats now opposed to Bryan's
slection out of a total of 1000. In
Kent County out Of 1900 Democratic
Al. l., L., |
Bryan and Sewall, and in Sussex
County the canvass shows that there
ire only nine who favor single gold
standard. The total number of voters
conceded to the Indianapolis ticket in
Delaware is 230, with the probability
hat the number will be greatly re-
luced before the campaign closes"