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side that OF Senator, and also principe!
that should influence citizens to sustain
the party. The continuance OF the tarif
and the upholding of the standard of ou
money, are much more important thar
the name of the Senator whatever it may
be. Two years from this we shall have
q Governor to elect, and the Spnatoria
question should not influence the leaders
OF the party to behave like a set of luna
tics as they did two years ago. Theil
behavior then not only elected Mr.. Tun
nell, but enabled the Democrats to con
tro the Legislature, and also the Con
stitutional Convention. A similar
blunder must not occur and therefore We
say let all acquiesce in the will of the
majority and not act like persons devoid
OF reason.
| The great mass Of the party are sick
and tired of elimination and recrimina.
ton. and will not sacrifice their princi.
pies because some aspirants should fail to
secure the Office he desires. The majority
must rule and the minority must submit,
otherwise there is no hope Of success in
any future contest. We have always
been Republicans and the ill-advised &C.
tion Of other men cannot lessen our be-
! lief in our principles, and we trust the
great mass Of the members of the party
are also influenced by similar motives
the prosperity Of the country and honest
government. nt.-Daily Republican.
We acknowledge the receipt of circu-
lar, containing the Governors Thanks
giving pro lamation, bearing the follow
ing superscription: "Will not be paid for.
If printed must be as news. J. H.
Hughes, Secretary of State" Has the
State of Delaware under Democratic ad
ministration become so impoverished
that it must ask charity at the hands of
the newspapers? If the aforesaid procla-
nation of the Governor is worth pub
fishing at all it is worth paying for.
What on earth is the Governor giving
thanks for, anyway? Is it for the States
impecuniousness and parsimony, not
economy, surely, or ls it for the Demo.
cratic slump in Delaware on November
8? The Democratic legislator and poll
tician is curious creature. He will gag
at the payment of the legitimate bill Of
the newspaper whose support he has had
through the thick OF the fight, but will
not hesitate to pass bill of $500 or
81 900 of some briefless barrister who
chanced to draw bill or give an
opinion. 1t is time the newspapers got
together and ignored all requests for free
advertising. Ereaing Journal.
Now that the election is over and the
votes judicially counted, Postmaster
Hugh Z. Browne, who is chairman OF
the Reguler Republican State Committee,
can afford to drop politics and devote
himself exclusively to his official duties.
In these times OF Civil Service Reform it
is hardly seemly for postmaster to dab
BILE SO generously in partisan politics
and besides, Mr.. Brownies appointment
as postmaster has not yet been con.
firmed by the United States Senate.
Erery Erening.
Congressman-elect J. Henry Hoffecker
has no cause to be ashamed of the vote
given him for Congressman. He will be
credit to his State. While not such an
eloquent speaker as Mr.. Handy, he can
be relied upon to vote right on all ques-
tions for the good of the largest number
of people. He is in favcr OF an honest
dollar for the working people. e.-Daily
Republican.
The election returns in Delaware are
interesting as showing that the Republi-
can party has clear majority II the
votes in the State. 1t was considered in
1896 that the vote cast for the Republi-
can candidates was abnormal, in view Of
the agitation over the silver question.
But when the vote Of this year is taken
it is found that the normal vote of the
State gives the Republicans clear ma.
jority. The removal of the possibility Of
fraud at the registration, at the primaries
and at the general election has weeded
out the dead wood of both parties and
has placed each party upon its own
merits. In each one of the counties the
Republicans have obtained a clear
plurality for their candidates, fact that
augurs well for the future.
At the election OF 1896 the total vote
cast in the State for candidates for Con-
gress was 1885. The votes cast for the
candidates Of the four parties in the field
were thus divided: Republicans, 19, ,331,
taking both Republicans together, or 81
percentum of the total vote; Democrats,
l7l7S, taking both Democratic candi.
dates, or 45 1-3 percentum of the total
vote; Single Tax, 9l4, or % percentum
OF the total vote; Prohlbitionists, 4G2, or
l-5 percentum OF the total vote. This
year the returns show: Republicans,
1896, or 81 As percentum OF the total
vote; Democrats, 1908, or AT per.
centum of the total vote; Single Tax ,955,
or 2-3 percentum OF the total vote;
Prohibltlonlsts, 454, or l.3 percentum
of the totol vote.
1t will be seen, therefore, that the
Single Tax vote was "wisibly" increased,
but not to an extent commensurate to
the energy expended. The Prohibition
vote marked slight increase, but not
much worth considering. The Demo.
cratic percentage fell off and the Repub.
!icans secured a slight gain. The drift is
in the right direction, and we fully be.
lieve that Delaware is to remain Repub-
lican state.
1t is unfortunate that the majority
party has not secured control OF the
Senate, but two years hence, with the
holding over Republican members and
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