The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-29
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 40, 1907.


the Union Republicans ut the conference
held on Monday evening at Dover and he
mad no word on his tongue that he could
Gay bad enough for tho Regulgrs, who had
met the Union Republicans at the confer
once for the purpose of trying to effect
compromise, Tho Union Republicans
acted more like committee Of Democrats
who had gotten into politics by accident
Rud were ashamed Of themselves for hav.
lug met their opponents to talk over wit
them the plan for printing the ballots.
Then the language used towards the
Regulars was insulting in the extreme and
entirely uncalled for. The attitude Of
DR.. Layton from the time the supposed
conference took place until its CLOSE was
such as only an opponent would have used
10 addressing u lot of toughs and not gen-
tlemen, whose purpose In coming together
was to talk over the present situation in
che Republican party and try to arrive at
some conclusion whereby the warning fac.
Mons could mako some amicabe settle.
ment and thereby hive one Republican
ticket In tho field ut the coming election.
When the Union Republicans met in con.
ference they had no idea of adjusting tho
difficulties and had prepared typewritten
paper reading as follows: "That the Regu-
lars had offered mo" counter proposition.
When the proposition was received from
tho Regulars then tho word mo" WAS
crossed out and IL few words added at til 0
bottom OF the article declaring that the
proposition was an Insult" The propo.
eition from tho Regulars came Ikea bomb
ehell into the camp Of the Union Repuhh.
cans and they Immediately adj rurncti Tor
IN hour to consult amongst themselves
what they had best do After going into
the meeting after adjournment, the Unions
Offered lot OF resolutions aud which huv-
Ing been kindly furnished u Democratic
paper, appeared in print last evening and
then Immediately adjourned without Civ.
Ing the Regulars time to debate the same.
The whole proceedings on the part OF the
Union Republicans was not calculated to
harmonic anything nor was 1t intended
to agree to anything tho Regulars should
offer or even favor. The same dominant
spirit was shown at this meeting that has
characterized every meeting held between
the two factions for four years. The Kent
and Sussex Republicans have no use for
the Now Castle county Republicans. who
do not think and act rs they want them to
or fail to sec everything that is done by
them in the same light MS they do 1t is
plainly Kent and Sussex Republicans
against New Castle county Republicans.
The twelve thousand Republican voturs
OF New Castle county have only such
rights us the Republicans Of the two low
er COUNTIES think they should ncucA to
them and nothing more. The time has
come when all differences should cease aud
the party get together but from whnt hiss
already taken place NJ two of tho confer
ences held between Tho Union aud Regular
committees appointed for the sole purpose
OF Erecting n compromise and bringing
tIgetheT the claus, there does nos appear
to DO any desire on tho part Of the Uniua
Republicans to enterin into the deliberations
Of the Republican party. Actions speak
louder than words and all the ar, icles that
can be printed in tho papers from now I'm.
I'll duomsday will not change the res uts
Of the two conferences held between the
TWO wings of the party. The time has
ceased when Republican voters have
fought and cast their ballots il New Cas-
Gle county for representation accori,l, ~
population and tho time Is not ripe l. T.
ever will be for the twelve thousand vo:.l,
to give way to eighty three hundred voters
OF Kent and Sussex counties. There /,
nothing right OF fair in the proposition
that the majority should give way to the
minority. We have always been taught
that tho majority should rule and that Is
what tho Republican party has b.en fight
Ing the Democratic for years, for suprcn,
acy, but have bsen cheated gu. OF it tim.
after time, by the manipulating OF the
woes after they had been put In the ballot
box From what has taken place at the
conference, it does not look rs II any CO M
promise would ever be effected between tho
Unions and Regulars which means that
with divided party the Democrats win
walk off with everything in sight on cleo.
tion day. Probably New Castle county
can be saved to the Republican party aud
the rule or ruin policy 50 engraved upon
their minds that IL will encourage them to
come out and vote and work for the sue.
cess of the Republican ticket. But Har.
mony appears us far of as ever.