Middletown transcript., 1898-11-19
WHAT WILL THEY Doa


The highest interest of the citizen should
be, not so much the success of his party, as
the honor and welfare of his State. We
are, or should be, partisans only because
we believe the success of our party means
the public good.
The Republicans have succeeded in gain
ing the day in Delaware once more. While
their victory is, in one sense, only partial
one, it is nevertheless victory. The great
question now is, what will they do with it?
Their former successes have but proven the
sure precursors of swift defeat. The
reason for this has been, however. because
in:their very victory they showed unmistak-
able.signs of incompetency and bad manage
ment. Will their victory in 1913 prove but a
repetition of the past II?
The answer lies with the Republicans
alone.
A new opportunity has been given them
to prove the truth Of their promised and
pledged reform. Time alone can prove
them. Words must not give way for deeds
Dover Index.
We wish that every voter in Delaware
could read and ponder the first para
graph above quoted. In those two sem
tences is enough patriotism to redeem
the political good name Of our State, if
put in practice. Such editorial utter
ances from all the State papers, being
followed up, would drive bribery and
election trickerY beyond our borders.
1t would cost the papers nothing to do
it, except to make them justly liberal
towards their political opponents.
Why not do it.?
Fellow Republicans, the query Of the
/" Index - is a pertinent one" What
will they do with it 2" How shall we
answer?
In 1883 we won victory and elected
o United States .nator. New Castle
county won splendid victory in 1890
under the leadership of Senator Hig-
gins but in Kent and Sussex counties
the election was lost by The Democrats
manning thep oils acting under the
advice of Senator Blackburn who
visited the State during the campaign
to introduce his Southern tactics. At
Laurel there was riot the day Of the
election and at other polls such scenes
were never witnessed in Delaware be-
fore. We won again in 1894 but un-
precedented selfshness defeated the
election Of a Senator, and Mr.. r. r.
Kenney is the fruit, GTst, OF that self.
ishness, and, secondly, Of the disgrace
ful scenes in the Kent county canvass
of the vote of 1896. Our party is
victorious again. To the members of
the General Assembly and the party
leaders the Index" query should
come in the light Of past experience
with double force.
WHAT WILL YOU DO WITT TIP
The !" Index y most pertinently SAYS:
+" the answer lies with Republicans
alone" The choice of Senator is but
one of the many questions to be settled
by tie party in sixty days. a wise
settlement Of that question will 60 far
towards settling most satisfactorily all
other matters. The new Senator must
unite the party or future defeat is
invited at once. Fellow Republicans,
aWhat will you do with the victory of
Nov. 9th Pn
The " Indexn adds a warning truth
10 the last paragraph quoted. This is,
indeed, Republican opportunity and
there ere pledges to be redeemed. 1t
needs the united action Of the party's
ablest men to do well all that is needed
and has been promised in reform legis-
lation. Let no Republican shirk his
share of this work. The Della
waEsan Y under the caption FDon't
Shikk = gives advice and waning that
Republicans may well heed. We thank
the editors Of both the " Iudex,' and
The Delawarean for their state
ments of Republican duty, 80 pleas.
antly set forth. The De.awarean
compliments the Republican Party
greatly in as much as 1t calls upon
that party to redeem It's pledges or
reform and to lead in all such legisla-
tiOn, ignoring the fact that its own
party has promised in its platforms and
convention resolutions for reforms
which the Democrats majority In the