Middletown transcript., 1897-07-24
WHAT INsUREs PARTY HAR.

MONY.
The Republicans of Delaware are to-
day seeking party harmony. All men,
or nearly all, are saying, "Let US have
peace. /" The basis upon which the
peace and harmony is sought, is some
what shifting according to the preiu-
tiices Of the several seekers after the
unity of party. The Centreville OBJ
server of July 22nd contains an editor
ial along this very line which Delaware
Republicans may read and consider
with profit. They should do SO because
it contains truth and is patriotic. We
quote:
stTwo things are needed to insure the
utmost harmony in politial party.
One Is the adoption of political tenets
founded on yirtuous wisdom. The
other is the nomination of men whose
character is guarantee that such
tenets will be put into practical opera-
tion. Unless these two essentials are
co-incident perfect harmony is impos-
sible.
ssOrdfnarily the first Of these essen
tials is present, especially in the Demo-
cratic party. This is the expected
sugar coating thrown in by our brother
editor.-ED. TRANSCRIPT
ssThe failure, when there is one. US
ually discloses itself in the selection OF
candidates. Bad selections are the re-
suit of intriguing politics and in
triguing politics is an abominaDle
vice. No vice can bring forth
good fruit. Though the surface may
be fair the fruit will he rotten at the
CORE The tree is bad; as q result its
y product can Of necessity be none the
less so.
..As harmony in politics Is desirable,
all organizations should endeavor to
preserve the two essentials necessary tC
establish harmony. That means that
the party must resolutely suppress al
tendencies towards too much intrigu-
ing politics.
ssWe have seen already so much OF
the vile consequences Of political CHI
canery that CRY of protest leaps from
our lips. The creatures which political
machinery places before the public for
ultimate support are often SO contempt
ible that it is no wonder the body
polite refuses to digest them. Men OF
moral character cannot be expected to
accept the work of corruption, espec-
tally IL the yield is tainted with the
least touch of such corruption. Men
who offer themselves to the public sup
port, or men who are offered by any
political party for public support,
shpuh be men in whom the entire
pnblie can place their confidSncs, II
matteFs not how numerous may be the
shades of political opinion.
.sDistrust in man breeds suspicion,
andauspicion causes dissention.
6Therefore, candidates must be like
CesaF,s wife, above suspicion. There
are multitudes OF men who will posi-.
tivley refuse to garb the devil in fhe
uniform of their party's dress. They
will not assist in the hypocritical labor
Of Disgusting the real character of some
untrustworthy candidate by covering
over his own weakness under the prac-
tice of personal feaity to party. Itmay
be true that out of blind love fol
party there are many men ''wh0, with
deyotion's Yisage, and pious action,
will sugar o'er The devil himself" But
there are left a sufficient number wht
so persistently refuse 70 vote for devils
that a serious party dissention is excit.
ed whenever devils are nominated
Wise and Yirtuous tenets, represented
by men OF exalted charcter, will al
ways guarantee unity. In unity there
Is strength, in strength there is victory
Therefore, il victory is desired let Vi
always follow the suggestion of wisdom