The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-08
POLITICAL NOTES.
Bad Politics Which Can Only Result In the
Defeat Of the Whole Republican
Ticket In Delaware.

Tho Union Republicans on Thursday.
especially OF New Castle county, by their
actions have shown tho citizens Of Will
inington that they do not care about re.
presentation based on population. This
is one thing the average citizen irrespec-
tive Of party has been cOntending for
years. And to think too that the men
who are supposed to represent Wilmington
should by their votes ignore tho claims Of
the seventy THOUSAND citzJns The doing of
the convention will not amount to any
thing in tho councils Of tho Republican
party Of the State of Delaware.
The Regulars have been recognized by
the administration mt Washington, d. G.,
and the Unions cut no Ice. The vote
which they poled in tho city of Whining
ton and in fact New Castle County at the
last election is no criterion for them to lay
any claim to, as lots Of men voted for Hof.
fcckcr and Willis that would In no case
vote the Union Republican ticket at the
next election. Thi, fact should be taken
into consideration and the ardor of the
Unionist would DO considerable less than
! has been.
Tho placing of two Republican tickets
in the field at the next election would
surely result in the election OF the Domo.
cratic ticket, and would not tend to in
crease the following OF tho Union Republi-
cans. There was no use for the calling of
Republican Convention on Thursday
last at Dover, and no good can result to
the party from the gathering of the men,
who call themselves Republicans, by their
actions and adoption OF such rules and
regulations rs they formulated.
There are plenty of people who can not
be coerced and the Union Republicans will
find that at the proper time. The whole
proceedings We're nonsonsical ahd the men
wi n ~ hny -. Al n
bridges behind them and Jug their politi.
cal graves in Delaware for all time to come.
We don't believe in fighting US no good
can come of it to the Republican party of
Delaware, and tho sooner good common
scEse rules the actions of some men who
wculd DO leaders the better it will be for
them and the Republican party.
What they can hope TO gain by their
course no sane person can tell. Numerous
good mon and honorable men sat IN the
convention and took part in its delibera.
tions men whom the writer advocated and
even voted for, but by their actions of
Thursday last he can never vote or give
them his support again. We arc in fnvUr
of representation Tor tho city of Whining
ton every time, and would never by vote
or pen help II mhh who worked against
The interest of the city OF our birth
W" nro no carpet bagyers and believe in
progress, but not i'll anti'bellum days
yoke The wri,cr can SEQ no excuse for
the actions OF tho men who were sup
posed to represent the city of Wilmington
in the convention, and will, as far as his
efforts are concerned. uso his vote and pen
against Ihoin ever receiving anything ut
tho hands of tho Republican voters of this
city, They have pr0stltuLcd their man
hood and kissed tho hand that sInote
them. Let them bcwaro OF tho hand writ
ingon tho wall.
With two Republican tickets in tho
field it would be suicidal for the chances OF
any Republican candidate on the ticket mt
the next election Those whom the gods
wish 10 destroy they first make mad. Is
the course Of the Union RcpIbl ,nns are
pursuing inliuntiyn Of such Il rcsulll