The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-30
rlONDAY, AUGUST 80, 1897.
Children vs.. Bull Pup.

There Is q saying that man takes bet
ter care of his bull pup than he does OF his
children. He fastens the pup up, or at
least knows where it is at night, while his
children are allowed 10 run wild and where
they please after dark. Tho outside attrac'
lions are such that the young folks, as
soon as they have eaten their suppers, COM
msnce to prepare to array themselves IN
their Sunday best and shake tho dust OF
homo from their feet Every place appears
to have more attractions for them than
home and they are not satisfied until they
have left their homes and sought recreation
and Amusement elsewhere. The bull pup
Is looked after more carefully than chill
dren. nine cases out of ten. His likes and
dislikes are carefully studied and the habit
Of running around the streets after dark
strictly prohibited In his case and disci'
plined accordingly. But how about the
dear children who are to make our coming
men and women and take the place of their
parents when they have crossed the sea OF
Jordanp They are given free reiu and leu
do as they soc ft. They stay in the house
and 60 out as they see fit, they come and
60 when they please and become angry If
spoken to about the hours they keep after
dark. The children Of this generation
Imagine that their parents are unneceSsaT-
lily severe and fret and fume under the
slightest restraint put on them by their
parents. They imagine their parents ARE
severe and make themselves rs disagree
able as possible to repay them for the
trouble and expense they have been put
to educate and raise them. Tho bull pup
has the innings thus far, having less to say
back for the advantages and kindness
heaped upon him by his master or mistress
as the case may be- l. has often been ask
ed what is the younger generation coming
to With their French manners and West
ern freshness. AS the twig is bent, SO the
tree iuclines and grows.
THE future success of the Republican
party in Delaware depends altogether Oh
the harmony scheme of tho leaders OF the
party. United only, can the party hope
to DO successful in the future on election
day, Divided there is little if any use Of
casting your vote. The Republican party
was organized to fight the common enemy,
the Democratic party. 1t can't fight he
publicans on election day and hope to be
successful. A house divided against ITSELF
Is bound to fall and great will BIO tho fall
thereof. Sacrifices will have to DO male
on both sides between the Regulars and
Union Republicans. They will have to
give and take otherwise tho Democrats
will carry Delaware for time imnemorial
and fill the local offices with men of
Democratic proclivitios. Money will be
used despite all laws enacted to the con-
trary and the evil of vote buying go on AZ
long as votes arc for sale. Tho Democrat
ic party ha, practiced this mode of carry
ing elections for years in Kent and Sussex
counties and 1t only becamoa sin In their
eyes when they found themselves outdcne
on election day by the Union Republicans
who with one leap captured everything In
sight and completely routed the enemy
But the Democrats of the two lower coun.
ties were not BIO so easily routed and what
they lacked In tho number of votes, they
made up in stealing the offices which the
Republicans had been SO successful in cap
turing.