Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-10-14

cruel war (of politics) is over may
want to unlock my safe and overhaul
some packages marked Atlantic City,
Personal, Concerning Mayors and
Aldermen, etc. l feel sure the editor
OF the Pleasantville Press would give
me room to print them, especiallyi i
he could get them before election.
ARGUS.
LETTER FROM DELAWARE.
A Review of the Politics In the
Diamond state.
Dear Sir:
:::. In the turmoil and confusion OF polit
ical strife, the State of Delaware, though
small in area and population, PRESENTS
:as moral and interesting a situation
in political affairs as has ever been.r rs1er-
led to the people OF any state. Not only
are we ourselves intensely interested
in the result OF the coming election, but
the eyes of the entire nation are upon
JUS. And well they may be, for ii IN com
ing years the Lord in his goodness should
subject the people OF any other state
to- such a. disgraceful and humiliatine
spectacle of factional politics the prayer
=of the people OF Delaware will be that
the unfortunates may profit by our ex.
:perience. Everybody here is at sea. Even
the leaders OF the two great parties are
compelled to admit that the result can
not: be- even approximately: fo-etold.
The Republican party, or moreproperly,
the regular republicans !: are between
the devil and the deep sea, the democratic
party on one side with all the machin-
cry and all the infamous trickey and
schemes known to modern politicians
ana on the other side standsI. Edward
Addicks, the gas millionaire and specu-
lator in purchasable votes. The Addicks
adherents have dubbed themselves the
into the fight with the determination
to win or bury the republican party
beyond hope OF resurrection. "No com
promise is their motto and in this they
conquer or die. There are now six fnll
fledged tickets in the field The Regular
Republican, Union Republican, Regular
Democratic, Sound Money Democrats,
Prohibitionists and Single Takers The
first republican convention heldat Dover
was dominated by the Addicksfes, and
at this convention John H. Hoffecker
OF Smyrna was nominated for Governor
and Jonathan s. Willis OF Milford for
representative. The regulars finding
themselves in the minority andunwilling
to bow to Mr.. Addicks bolted the con-
vention and subsequently met at George
town and nominated Hon. G. Higgins
OF Delaware City for Governor and Mr..
Houston OF Lewes for representative.
The Democratic party had seemed in
perfect harmony until the nomination
OF Hon. E. W. Tunnel OF Sussex County
for Governor, in preference to Mr.. Ford
the candidate offered by New Castle
County. Mr.. Ford was undoubtedly
turned down" because of his close con-
nection with the Catholic church, and
his many friends who had confidently
expected his nomination are mad clear
through and refuse to support Mr.. Tun-
nell Following this came q convention
OF sound money democrats at which
many OF the most influential men Of
the state were present. This convention
endorsed Mr.. Tunnel but refused to
support Mr.. Handy the free silver nomi
ACC 1OI OOuSlCSD LII LID olCd0
young Thomas F.: Bayard, son OF the
ambassador to England. 1t may not
be out OF place to say right here that
Mr.. Bayard "will not be expected" home
this fall to point out to my people,
the path OF duty, as he did two years
ago, but will remain as far away as
the waters OF the Atlantic will allo n
Mr.. Bayard is openly denounced by
his former followers as traitor to his
party, and should the cause OF free sill
yer be sustained Mr.. Rayard's politi-
cal future is nit. The only hope Of the
democratic party lies in a continuance
OF the disagreements between the repub-
lican factions; and on the other hand
the republicans cannot nope to win unleB
they become united. The regular repub-
lican electors after having attempted
compromise have withdrawn in favor
of the Addicks electors and the vote
OF Delaware will 60 for Mckinley and
Hobart. Beyond this there seems no
hope OF reconciliation between the war
ring factions. Strong hopes have been
entertained by conservative men OF both
factions that one set OF candidates would
withdraw, but Mr. Addicks has declared
that there will be no compromise on
the part OF the Union republicans,
and letter given out few days since
by the secretary OF the regular repub-
lican State Committee declares no furth-
er overtures will be made by the Regu.
lars -and so the merry war goes on.
There can be but one result for the repub-
ican party unless harmony is again
restored, and this will be the election
ofademocraticGovern Congressman
The sound money democratic vote will
not exceed two thousand thus having
agood margin for the election of demo-
cratic Congressman. There is q growing
sentiment on the part of conservative
Republicans to think and act for them
selves. Non partisan republican clubs
are forming in the rural districts. The
people are disgusted with the hide-bound
factionalism OF the leaders and are going
to to cast their votes for the strongest
candidates. The result will be the Gisruu-
ton OF the republican party and viii
necessitate complete reorganization
and when this comes the present hard
headed and stubborn leaders of both
factions will be buried SO deep that the
ground will have to be fertilized tt
them on resurrection day and witt
leaders OF q new party we will tear
der the solid south and our little,
will lind resting place upon the bo
OF republicanism. GIT.
Good News.
A disnptc roco;v,1 ;,,r4 =. ~.