Middletown transcript., 1897-01-09
MIDDLETowN, DEL, JAN. . 1887
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MIDDLETOWN, DEL, JAN. ., 1897
AND IT'S ..NOBODY."
The Organization OF both branches Of
the General Assembly at Dover on
Tuesday by the Democrats possibly
means the defeat OF the Republican
Party in the State for years. In the
opinion Of Republicans the seating Of
Mr.. Meredith In tue Senate, his op-
ponent having majority Of SO votes,
was clear steal. A prominent busi-
ness man OF Dover who is known all
over the State said TO the writer on
Tuesday: 81 am Democrat and was
born Democrat as you know, free
trader because believe in it. For over
twenty years / have contributed to the
Democratic campaign fund in Kent
county for the purchase Of votes and
have no use for Addicks because be-
lieve he is the last man in Delaware to
be sent TO the Senate but ! think the
steal OF the election by the Democratic
returning board in this county is the
most outrageous / ever heard of. Moth
ing in the south or by Tammany Hall
can exceed it, and no Republican re-
turning board could have acted so and
have remained in this county"
That is the opinion of one Democrat.
There may be many more who think
like him in all or in part, but few OF
them are 50 outspoken. The only justl-
fication attempted, the defeat of Mr..
Addicks' aspirations for the Senate,
does not stand since the Democrats
have a majority on joint ballot whose
election is unquestioned. The purpose
Of the politicians is to legislate. Mr..
Kelley and Mr.. Rettew and the Levy
Courtmen of Kent and Sussex counties
will most probably be legislated out Of
Office. Another appeal may be made to
the courts and the Republic ans may
get ''justice,n a decision in their favor,
after the Legislature has adjourned
and the damage has been done. How
long will it benefit the men who did
the deedp How soon will the act re-
turn to annoy themp
HOW WAS IT DONE?
BY force in part, by assurance in
great measure, by lack of understand
ing and union of action among Repub-
licans. 1t has been stated that the Re-
publicans had intended and agreed to
do Just what the Democrats did. This
is denied by Republican Senators. Said
one OF them: 1--WE had not man who
would have been guilty of the outrages
perpetrated by Senator Pyle" The
agreement among the Republicans was
to elect Mr.. Pierce Speaker if they
could when it came to an election, and
to make Mr.. Alrichs temporary speaker
if they could, believing that neither
Meredith nor Alice could right
fully take part in the organization, and
that four could not elect over four.
Barney McVey held the door to the
Senate Chamber by force, under what
authority has not been stated. The
Democrats had been making PROPOSE
tions Of various kinds to the Republi-
can Senators, possibly directly or indi-
rectly through messages to all Of them.
The offers were a clerkship, or ser.
geant-at-arms, &c for the speakership.
These offers may have been genuine at
the time or they may have been blind
to throw Republicans off the track of
their real intent. There are charges
of tfeachery In the Republican ranks
which may be true but judging from
the past the charges would probably
bs made were they without the least
foundation. Acts Of treachery and
persistent charges of treacherY where
it had no existence have kept the Re-
publicans of Delaware out of power,
despite the warranted and unwarranted
conduct of political opponents. 1t is
The old story OF a divided household.
WHO is REsPoNsIBLEp
''All or nothing," my man ''or no
body" are responsible for the con-
summation and perhaps in a great
measure for the iniative Of the defeat
within the Republican Party. The
Union Republicans were made by their
leaders to believe that they could win
over all; they took the risk and lost,
and to-day many Of them are SO angry
that they cannot speak to Republic
can friend without charging him as the
responsible agent of defeat. No refer
ence must to made to Addicks' treach
cry Of two years ago, nor to the fact
that he defeated the Party in New Gas.
tie county at the recent election, when
by the nomination of his own ticket
here before any action had been taken
by the Republicans Of Kent or Sussex
be defeated the Party in this county.
Mr.. J. Frank Eliason who was en-
dorsed by the Union Republicans is
the only Republican in the House and
his presence there by over 1000 major
ity is proof that there could have been
q Republican in the Senate in place of
Mr.. Pyle and six others in the House
from this county elected as he
was elected. Many of the radical
Kent county men will consider none Of
these things and the writer heard in
Dover on Tuesday threats of boycott
ting In business and socially Republic
cans who did not follow the starr on
Nov. 3d. This feeling which exists
more openly now has beer entertained
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