The sun., 1898-10-14

The fact that the Union Republican
county committee has practically decided
to let that caucus circular letter quietly
drop out OF sight, has given the Republic
cans OF the county and state renewed
hope, and both the Regulars and Union.
lists are getting ready to conduct an ag-
gressive campaign from now until the
polls open on November s.
By their action the uncertainty that
has marked the campaign so far is over
and it is the intention of the leaders to
do all that is possible for the success OF
their ticket.
Although the Union apd Regular
forces are, it is said, united, it is claimed
that the effect OF the letter ever having
gone out will have some influence on the
independent Republican vote.
Still they claim that now that the
difficulty is settled, as far as they know,
they will be able to carry the county, but
by greatly reduced majority over the
presidential vote Of two years ago.
To do this, however, they will be COM
PEELED to see that the majority of the
1900 unregistered Republican voters in
this county are registered, but how this
is to be done at the present time they
are unable to say.
The main question at issue in this, a
prominent Democratic politician says is
"who will furnish the necessary coin for
the registration of these men? He claims
that it is all very nice to sit in an easy
chair and say that the Republicans will
carry tn. state and county, but saying and
doing are two different matters.
He alleges that the majority of the Re-
publicans yet to be registered are among
the poorer classes and wants to know
how anyone can put up between $500
and $1,000 in lump; see that it is
properly placed and the men registered
without some Of them being tripped up
in carving out the scheme.
He also contends that it will be i'm
possible and concluded his conversation
yesterday by stating that not one-half of
the 1000 Republicans would be regis
tered, and that to his mind, meant the
defeat of the party in this county.
The reply made by the senatorial aud
representative candidates of the Repubi-
can party in New Castle county to the
communication sent to each one of them
by the Union Republican County Com.
mittee was direct and to the point.
phe candidates were named at joint
primary election of two Republican or.
CARNATIONS, and according to a well-de.
fined agreement. No provisions were
made as to the conduct or as to the
pledges OF any candidates and none was
anticipated. The gentlemen who were
nominated received in each instance a
plurality of the votes cast in their re.
spective districts and they tins became,
bv virtue of the agreement made in ad.
vance, the candidates of ali the Republi.
cans Ct their respective districts. They
are not the candidates of either one of the
two organizations PARTY to the joint
primary agreement. Therefore tile re.
ply to the query made, and printed yes
terday, was frank and courteous. Fifteen
of the twenty-one candidates signed the
reply and there may be others yet to atfiS
their signatures and endorsement.
So far as we know there has been no
question raised as to the Republicanisn
Of any of the candidates; neither has
there been any objection offered as tc
the capacity of any of those men. They
have very properly stated their attitude
and that should be sufficient for every
Republican who is deeply in earnest tt
secure the election of Republican ma
iority in the General Assembly.
With such men as the Republicans Of
this county have nominated for member
ship in the General Assembly duly
elected and sworn in the state would be
well served. We hope to see these can
didates receive the full and undivided
support OF all Republicans in their re.
spective districts If that support is
lacking it will not be because of any act
of the candidates themselves. They
have been nominated by votes Of all the
Republicans in the several districts anC
they were selected not as the candi
dates of any one party, but as the join
candidates of both Republican organiza
tions.
To give pledges of one kind to ont
party would open them to demand TO
pledges from the other party. These
pledges might differ and the candidate
might find themselves in an embarrass
ing position. 1t is not a time for pledge
now, save so far as they pledge the can
didates to act as Republicans in the even
of their election. That these candidate
are not Republicans is not question
now raised. We have accepted, and 81
have the Republicans Of New Castl
county generally, the result of the pri
mary election as being final and conclu
slve.
There is sincere desire upon the par
uf the Republicans to stand firmly to
gether, and the way to do that is to ac
cept the candidates chosen in good faith
relying upon them to perform their pub
lie duties with honesty and fidelity. |
is not time for captious objections, ant
the only way to bring about the prope
results is to elect these candidates. Th
way to forget the past is to keep it on