The sun., 1898-10-09

Democrats have their troubles growing
out OF the financial questions, but the
Republicans had grayer matters in the
shape of two tickets in two OF the coun-
ties. This trouble was avoided in New
Castle county, where either faction could
really have defeated the other, by tactitily
agreeing TO accept the candidate without
regard to faction, which could poll the
largest vote at the primary. In Kent
and Sussex they went directly the oppo-
site of this, but could claim few hun
dred votes in the last named county. In
Sussex the factions have "got together
however, as announced in the papers,
and will have only one ticket. They all
feel the better for the result. The pres
ent conditions i'm Kent county is that the
"Regulars" have made proposition to
fuse with the Democrats, though the
warmest friends OF Mr.. Addicks now say
there is no possibility of his being elec.
ted senator. What is the barrier now
that Mr.. Addicks is to remain simple
citizen, is not apparent in the party
sense, but it looks as if Mr.. du Pont,
would vet put some of his postmasters
and others in hole before it is over with.
Smyrna Times.
There is a rumor going through the
state papers that the Regular Republi
cans of Kent county and the Democrats
of the same county are about to make 9
fusion of the county ticket. We are dis
posed to think there is more talk thar
reality in the rumor. The experience o.
the Republican party in the past is moi
encouraging to such scheme. In 1870
if | am correct in the date, the Demo
cratic party on local issues divided into
two factions. The Republicans and one
of the factions Polly McKnatts) united
and made fusion ticket, which wa'
overwhelmingly defeated at the polls.
Experiments of the same kind have
been tried in various states of the Union
and in nine cases out of ten it has re
suited in defeat. ut is better for every
tub to stand on its own bottom. .'-Nfm
md Adre,tiser.
OF course we all read in the news
papers that the silver craze is dying out
We have been reading it these many
years. But SO far as we know it is only
diving out to the extent of some golC
states failing to discuss the issue in theil
Democratic platforms. This is not Sc
much the result of indecision as of pol
icy. The politicians want the offices
But the influences adverse to silver arr
SO energetic and persistent it could hard
ly be matter for wonder if it were losing
ground. In our judgment silver il
stronger in Kent county today than two
years ago There seem to be no Demo
Gratis here willing to antagonize it. Two
years ago on the contrary there wert
Democrats who assailed it publicly ant
persistently. The farmer had an imper
feet understanding OF the proposition
two years ago. He has since been in
formed. The Democratic party in th'
herd is all right here. 1t is Jealous ant
could be made very aggressively so TO-
the good cause. But our leaders (w'
hardly know what to say.) They may
be very good leaders of the kind. Bu
there is nobody here worth darn.
Eli Salisbury were living in his prim'
we would get move on down here il
the next thirty days. 1t was worth be
ing in politics when that good old maj
was at the wheel.-Smyrna CaH.
1t is amazing with what bold from
certain men set themselves up as leader
of parties. They would not make bel
weather leaders to guide flock of or
derly sheep. How they have ever gottel
into the position to domlneer over tn
masses is one CT those strange things pas
finding out Like the ups and downs G
the stock market, leaders come and G
and the people, that is the masses, ar
CRYING for new leaders. Men who hav
learned the art of governing themselves
men who have placed party success be
fore personal ambition, men who can b
trusted without having to be watched
men who do not think they know it al
and have somewhat Of a following wit
the hope that they will be able to faI
into some political job, where the wor
is light and the pay big. The idea c
holding office is the plum that is held ou
to the rank and file to keep them fror
kicking over the traces. But the though
and hope was that the new manner {
voting adopted for the first time at tn
Republican primaries would forever pu
a stop to the slate business. 1t has to
certain extent, but not far enough t
SAVIOR of G free and untrammeled choic
at the ballot box. The workers are pai
so much for their days "work" with tn
understanding that their pay shall be i
proportion to the voters brought to tn
polls by them and voted for the particr
lar men they have been instructed t
pitch in and use their Influence" for.
The thing that now agitates the ran
and file of the Republican party is ho
do these self same leaders expect to g
out the full vote on election day?
sometimes looks as if these self sam
styled leaders were in league with til
Democrats and paid to sow discord an
contention in the Republican party.
, is nearly time these men were marked
as was Cain when he was driven fort
with the stain of crime stamped on hin
l so he would be known as the murdert
a OF his brother. These men are equal