Evening journal., 1898-11-07
TIME FIGIr OF To-MORROw.


One OF the most important and in
teresting political fights Of recent years
will lbe fought to a conclusion In Della
ware tomorrow. 1t will be between the
Democracy and the people on the one
hand and the Regular Republicans and
Addicllsites on the other. Neither side
viii ask nor expect quarter. It must pe
definitely decided by the conflict
whether the reins OF government are %
remain in the hands Of the people or
be handed over to the followers of Ad-
dicks. There can be no compromise
1t must be one or the other. Upon the
individual De.awarean and voter rests
the responsibility for the outcome OF
the fight. We firmly believe that the
people will triumph over the political
corrupuonists and conspirators, for we
cannot conceive that the manhood of
Delaware has become so impotent as 10
be unable to Withstand this assault
upon Delaware honor and Delaware in
stitutiuns.
let us review the political conditions
which have existed in Delaware for a
number OF years past For lifetime
Delaware has been Democratic. EWen
in the dark days of the civil war it was
Democratic, and the election Of a gov
ernor and congressman by the Rcpub-
licans in these troublous times wa.
due to Federal interference OF mos
drastic character. Those elections II
no sense represented the true feelingl
OF the psople. I-et us pass on TO tn'
time when peace was restored anS
voters were no longer forced to marcl
to th5 polls under bayonets AS soOi
as Federal influence was removed, Del
aware resumed her place in the Demo
cratic column. and maintained it 70
many years. So great was the conf
dence reposed in the Democratic part,
by the people of the commonwealth
that there were timts when the Re
publicans did not even put up ticke
to be voted for 1t would have bee.
better tor the Democratic party IL the
had kpt up a vigorous fight but IN
Democratic following was so larg
that there was no hope Of Republica
success. and where there is no hop
there is little incentive for work. Thi
condition a,ndered Democratic nom
nations equivalent to elections an
was directly responsible for the R'
publican awakening. There were ce
tain Democrats who were ambitious I
hold office and to become the benei
Charles Of the party's favor. Factions
disputes arose. and they eliminated
great bitterness. Principles were
no wise involved. In fact they we
lost sight of in personalities. The
came a crisis in the party's affairs. III
Republicans saw and grasped the O
pOrmnity. Hastily organizing as be
they could they worked assidnousi
got their men into line, slipped into Il
breach, carried one county by reasC
Of Democratic disaffection and anOth
UN IhE uFC "a a AeA 81 sum W AAAtAAN
which would havS been wasted had q
Democrats been united, and secur
control OF the GENERAL Assembly. Tn
the Republicans themselves bsgan
bitter fight for the spoils, CHIEF
which was the United States senate
ship. Anthony Higgins won. BY {
use Of Federal patronage he began
construction OF a political machi
which was 10 control the party
New Castle county and dominate I
organizations of Kent and Suss
Levi C. Bird. George V. Massey and
others who stood in the way Of his
coming the political boss in De,aw'
were to be crushed out If they wcl
mot swear allegiance to him. He We