Evening journal., 1898-06-07
TINE HARMONY HUNT.

harmony, and they are keeping il up
with persis,ency which denotes that
they are preparing the rank and i,e OF
both factions OF the Republican party
Of the state, IL 1t MAY be so called, for
some drastic action designed by the
headers and about to be sprung upon
their followers. The thing has been
precipitated by the near approach OF
the state election. Both sides in this
bitter controversy, which has been
waged for several yeaIs, are so eager
for the loaves and fishes that they have
lost sight entirely Of the principles and
purposes for which they have fought
The only excuse which they advance
for their meditated action is that Hig-
gins is out OF il and THAT Addicks is
out OF &c, and THE bones OF contention
are removed. Granting that Higgins has
at last come to a fun realization that
his career as public man has ended,
and that current events in local politics
have convinced Addlcks that ne can
never be a United States senator from
Delaware, does THAT remove the ground
OF contention? Not at an. A Higgins
Republican is Still a Higgins Republi-
can; and has the lapse Of time made
The Addlcksite amy better in the esti-
nation OF the Higgins Republican? Al
what fountain OF political purity has
the Addiclsite been washed whittier
than snow since the Fall OF 1896, when
he was denounced roundly as a boodler
and corruptionist? What has led the
Morning News, ahe Middletown Tram
script, THE Milford News and Adver-
tiser and the Sussex Republican to re-
verse their opinion of the damning in-
fluence OF Addicks and Addicksism?
How can RoIbert G Houston, the
whilom congressional candidate OF the
Regular Republicans in the campaign
OF 1896 come out in advocacy Of a fu-
sion with the Addicksites after his fa-
nous speech in the Auditorium in this
city? How cam the other Higgins
leahers justify their action in the eyes
OF the Republicans OF the state if they
enter into a deal with the very men
who conducted the Addicl1s conventions
and the Addicks campaigns? II they
have not, Il looks very much ais though
they INTENDED to-. And what are they
TO get in return for their sacrifice Of
principle and power? They cannot de-
feat the AddlclSsites at tha primary
elections. II they cannot, then It
means ahat they are going to swing in
and support an. Addiclls ticket There
cam be no other result unless they have
begged for half OF quarter of a ticket
and the concession has been granted
Addlcl1sism is so strong in Kent and
Sussex counties THAT the Higginsitcs
have not corporals guard left This
county rs their stronghold, and now
they are about to capitulate at discre-
tion, or on terms which are as ignoble
as they are unworthy Of men who set
out to fight against Addiclsism be-
cause II had disrupted the Republican
UAlNN anu ANlNtAANAAll ~ ANhtAAAAA AAN
entire state Men who trade high
principles for prospective loayes and
fishes i'm THE public service are not
worthy Of either public or party con-
fidence. They are compromising a fell
ony against themselves and against the
people Of the entire commonwealth.
What is it that inspires the AddiclSe
organs such as she Daily Republican
the Smyrna Times, the Dover STATE
Sentinel and the Milford Chronicle tC
make such a spirited demand for har
mony? Have they received theif
inspiration from the men who are en-
deavorlng to engineer This deal whicl
is to bind the Addicksitts and anti
Addicksites in bonds of friendship 70
the sake of political expediency?
looks very much as though they have
This utterancos OF these Readers an
newspapers of several months ago Wi
give the true estimate at which eac
Of these parties holds the other.
they are sorry for what they said, an
are willing TO confess that they lie
outrageously about one another,
would be bad enough; but 10 ask His
ginsites to vote for Addicks.tee, an
AddiclSsltss to vote for Higgins.to
with ail of these charges and counse
charges standing open before q
voters as matters Of record, the leade'
Of both parties must have an excee'
ingly poor opinion of the mental C;
pacity Of their followers if they expe
them to be deluded by the specious ci
for harmony, based on the desire Of Il
leaders to share in the spoils Of yicto
rather than upon desire 10 usa Il
united party for the public berisiit.
is not the habit Of tine thinking Amer
can voter to hagmOnize in that wa
Some better reasons must be advance
and some better assurances given /
fore ne will permit himself 10 be /