The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-05
BOTH FACTIONS
MUST JOIN HANDS.
So Says A Prominent Georgetown Re-
publican. Can Sweep the State.
NO WISDOM IN DELAYING.
One Faction Cannot Absorb the Other and
Personal interests nust be Buried.
To the Editor DAILY REPUBLICAN,:

10 the Editor DAILY hEPuBLlCAN:
SlR:-An official proposition for union
and victory has been made openly and gen.
erousIy by the majority organization OF
the Republican party in Delaware. An
incxplicablo circumstance, however, Is that
SO momentous proposition has met with,
as yet, no response While tho pationt
hovcrs on the borders of dissolution, ex-
pectant treatment Is u confession of either
ignorance or cowsrdiee.
Tho situation, Mr.. Editor, is too grave
for silence; tho conditions are too deep.
seated to be ignored. Discourtosy injures
only the perpetrator. This is no time to
play for points. 10 meet the new condi.
tions imposed by new organic law,
new rules Of party government must be
made In buth state and county. Under Or
dinary circumstances this would be ditli-
cult TO perform. Under the circumstances
that now surround us this will bo doubly
so.
There Is no wisdom In putting the
matter off to some distant day. If the
Union Republican party meets in State
conventlon-and that 1t will specially do IL
their proposition is ignored-tho timo
when union might have been effected will
have gone forever by, and the responsibility
must rest where iu belongs. II no union
of tho two elements of tho party is effected
upon u just and equitable basis of mutual
concession before tho inevitable clash of
individual and factional interests Of a
political campaign tho dullest intellect
can fortsll the result
Moreover If the history OF the last CAM
palgn is repcated-if two organizations
arc maintained and two tickets nominated
the contest wagad, increasingly hostile
and bitterly rccriminatlng, will crystalize
itself and pcrpetuatea o condition Of hope
less division, with q generation Of defeat!
Ono thing should not be forgotten on
either side; no faction under present con.
ditions can absorb the other. To enter
tain such belief and predicate present
action upon it, is either criminal blindness
or the cold scheming Of few selfish poll.
ticians actuatod by their personal interests
only: The Union Republleans-especially
Of tho two lower countieS-will rally
around tho principle of majority rule'
and grow stronger tho longer the contest
Is whged
Let q Democratic press, eagor to foment
strife and profit by our divisions, attribute
the proposition for harmony and union to
desire for patronage, but the Republican
who docs so at this juncturo Is q diminu-
tive fool, and mea; uro tho patriotism Of
his opponont by his own proportions. Tho
Union Republican party OF Delaware con-
siders tho patronage question settled.
Henry G. Morse went to school with the
President.
Henry A. du Pont met him in the war
of tho rebellion. Naturally the 1900
good men and true who voted solidly
against Organism and by their labor and
generous patriotism carried Delawaro's
electoral ticket for tho second time in its
history, have no claim to offer, no word to
utter. Nor will thoy do SO, Mr.. Editor.
No self-respecting man will beg for his
due--he demands it,
Just hero is where tho Union Republic
can party Is now aid has been misjudgcr.
Its Integrity is impregnable as against tho
assaults OF Misrepresentation, personal
abuse, subserviency aud charges of lack Of
party feaity. Take away the Union Re.
publicans of Kent and sussex and there i5
no Republican party in Delaware with
tho ghost Of chance to effect purpose or
achieve Victory
Take away the Union Republicans of
Kent and Sussex and the state Is hopeless.
ly Democratic; the Congressman is Demo-
cratic, and the next United States Senator
free trader and "a silvcrite. Those highly
impcrlllcd business interests, through free
silver must be fiction when q proposition
that will avoid such a contingency is treat
ed with contemptuous silence! We have
submitted q proposition Ior peace, but
peace with honor! peace upon basis OF
principle, whereby the rights Of tho people
are recognized. Peace without stultitlca.
lion or aDaS2nlent.
If peace can be had, except upon terms
of humiliation. of confession of wrong Of
submission of the will Of the people to the
will of tho few, tho Union Republican
party declares war, and will maintain the
struggle until thoir courage and thoir in
tcgrity has gained for them without dis
pute tho enjoyment of their political
liberty. 1t is u curious thing that our
people, troiden under foot by Democratic
delinquent laws for thirty years, denied
the right Of u free ballot and o fair count,
should not suffer the same Ills at the hands
of the minority OF their own party.
liThc propo siton. Mr.. Editor recently
su omitted by the Union Republican party
of tho State of Delaware tho majority of
its voters-ls that without recrimination
both factions go hand in hand before high
court of the people and await its judg-
ment. This is tho supreme tribunal, and
no man can stultlfy or demean himself by
such an appeal
UNION REPUBLICAN.
Georgetown, Del, August =, 1897.