Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-08-12
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Milford Chronicle. stalwart Addicks
organ, and the Sussex Republican of
Georgetown, leading orgau Of the
Regular Republican faction, is be-
coming more sayagely personal week
by week, and the chapters of unwrit-
ten local political history that are
being unfolded furnish midsummer
reading of the most entertaining
character.
In its issue of the last week the
Milford Chronicle is viciously personal
10 Its editorial warfare, and directs ita
assaults against the august person Of the
editor Of the Regular Republican organ,
MIR. Robert G. Houston of Georgetown.
Mr.. Houston was the candidate for
Congress of the Regular Republicans
ut the last election, but received
total Of only $3.50 votes, as compared
with total OF 12,342 for the Rev.
Jonathan S. Willis, candidate of the
Addicks. Or Union Republicans. This
decided difference in the vote Of the
two factional enthusiastically two to
ono 10 favor OF the Rev. Mr.. Willis
has always been sore point for re-
Election on the part Of the Regulars and
source Of joyful graduation to tho
AddicEsites. But II does not figure as
an important factor in the present
stage of the controversy between the
two.
On the contrary, the Milford Chroni-
Gle devotes this weeks instalment Of
editorial ammunition to RECITATION of
the frequent charges made by the Sus.
sex Republican to the effect that the
Addicks Republicans were "all pur-
cbased-that they were without honor,
patriotism. or political honesty; nay,
hardly possessed of public or private
character OF any kind" as the Chroni-
Gle puts it. And in fierce refutation
OF this accusation, the Chronicle comes
directly to the point in the following
pointed terms:
Mr.. Houston, we challenge you tc
show any such tactics during the last
campaign upon our part except in self,
defence However, the end is NOW
reached. We propose hereafter to fight
without gloves, and as au earnest testi
mpnia Of this, We desire you TO inform
the people OF the State Of Delaware,
whether in recent campaign, you,
q nominee for the Legislature, received
knowingly and directly the sum OF ont
thousand dollars 10 aid your election
and il so, where you received il. anC
from whom you received it, and fo
what purpose.
You and those like you-not thosl
who Hincerely believe their position II
be rjght-are the great exponents o
political morality in Deiaware--a
present.
Now, il this means anything, /
means to plainly insinuate. if no
openly charge. that Mr.. Houston, wheI
he was candidate on the Republical
ticket 10 Sussex county for Repre
sentative in the General Assembly. il
1892, received from Mr.. j. Edwar,
Addieks tho sum OF ono THOUSAND
dollars to aid in his election. Whetbe
be received the money or not is q
issue for Mr.. Houston to settle, but j
is within tho province of Every Even
ing to show that the returns of til
election OF that year do not iudicat
that he had any such sum OF none
advanced to him in bis especial behali
The Democrats carried the county, bu
Mr.. Houston ran along about event
with the rest OF the Republican ticket
receiving q, l4l votes, as compared wit
4, l55 for J. NJ. g. Moore for count
treasurer. tho highest candidate on th
ticket. and q. l2J for the Rev. Jona
than S. Willis for Congress, ID
lowest. There is NOT anything like
thousand dollars worth of diiferenc
in Mr.. llouston's favor in this show
ing, as the market price of votes run
in Sussex county, and the REASONABLE
inference 10. therefore, that Ii
Chronicles base insinuatiou is aba,
lutely void of any Foundation In soil
fact.
Leaving Mr.. Houston with this III
sayory thrust at his political ropt
tation, the Chronicle proceeds TO pa
attention to the recent formal anpe
for harmony made by the Union X
publicans to tho Regulars. 1t protest
that this prefer of peace was in /
sense sign of weakening'' on ii
pprt Of the followers OF Addicks, an
hurls defiance at the Union Republicl
leaders for rejecting the ovortur
DO you, would.be leaders, .
vaiiantly aska, Shy refusing col
ference looking towards harmony, gil
notice to the ID, 900 Union Republics
voters that you again propose to +
ex-senator Higgins tactics with
cleaver TO split tina Republican par
down the spinal cord2' You would i
leaders, the boilers of '0G. with yo
less than 1000 votes in the State, W
not accept any brothorly ovcrtures fro
the men you have treated with insu
contumoly and iniury?''
Has the time como to pass in o
beloved little State," continues I
Chronicle, in the same defiant strai
'when capital, greed and ayarice sh
control the councils Of the party? lila
the wishes OF the masses, the pa
people, the majority Of the Repuh
cans, TO be set at defiance? Tn,
wishes disregardedP And those "
betrayed the party graciously reward
by the powers that be for their op
treachoryY Union Republicans ara ii
cravuns and they want no recognti
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