Evening journal., 1896-09-30
ON pANGERous GRouNp.

In our opinion those men who at
present control the policies and move
ments OF the regular Republican or
ganization OF Delaware are treading on
ground which is exceedingly treacher-
GUS. They have departed from that
line OF policy which had it's being in
Dover when Washington Hastings
marched out of the convention at the
head OF men who refused to submit to
the dictation and arrogance OF j. Ed
ward Addicks, and who repaired to the
State House and severed all semblance
OF connection with the political advent
urer who had brought the Republican
party to disruption and ruin by his rule
or ruin policy OF 'Addicks or nobody"
They have gone astray from the spirit
+ which actuated and guided the deter
mined men who met In state conven-
tion In Georgetown and nominated
electors, governor and congressman,
declaring that they would rather suffer
defeat than pass beneath the yoke of
Addicks. They have seemingly forgot
ten all their denunciations OF Ad-
dicks, as a man who was not Repub-
lican. but a boodler and disruption
list, and their declarations that they
would eliminate him II they had to
suffer defeat to do II.
It seems to us that the regular Re
publican organization has fallen into
the hands of traitors who are about TO
sell 1t out to Addicks, and we do not
wonder that Edward G. Bradford and
thousands of other earnest and far-see-
ing Republicans are protesting against
this wanton sacrifice OF principles and
candidates. These representatives of
the men who denounce Addicks and cut
loose from him are not only endeavor-
ing to make a deal on the presidential
electors. but they are seemingly will
ing and anxious to lay William c. Spru-
ance and Manlove Hayes at the feet OF
Addicks as a propitiatory Offering and
the first installment of human flesh
sacrificed at the altar OF personal am.
bition and political corruption. The
victims may be willing to such 8
shameless surrender. but those Repub
lican voters who glorled in the spirl
OF independence which marked tn,
"bolting" convention at Dover an,
Georgetown, have doubtless come Z,
the conclusion that the Addicks innu
ence has even invaded the councils o
the regular Republican State Centra
Committee, the several county and dis
trict committees, and that the regula
organization is about to be turned owe
to Addicks without a blow beini
struck or a vote being cast.
What has become OF the stat
pride, party zeal and patriotism o
Washington Hastings, Hugh c. Brown,
General James H. Wilson and tn
others who were so full OF thes
qualities a few weeks ago? Are the
ignorant Of the drift or parties to tn
crime? Why don't they speak out an
let those regular Republican voter
who will never pass beneath thecontrC
OF Addieks know just where they stan
and just what they are doing?
That a shameful deal is in progres
there is no doubt That the regula
Republican State Central Committee
dickering with the Addicks State Ger
trail Committee is equally true It
running a bargain sale counter OF car
didates, who were nominated regularl
and who accepted their honors in goc
faith and not as men who expected
be trafficked by their executive con
mittee.
The deal meditated between n
Sons OF Light and Righteousness
and the Sons Of Darkness and Co
ruption" is one Of the most outrageol
pieces Of treachery ever practiced upC
epnfiding Republican voters who vail
party principles more than party su
cess, and who stood back OF the nj
who now constitute the regular r
publican State Central Committee al