The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-31
Republican unity.

EDITOR REPUBLICAN:-The unity
OF the Republican party far tran
scepds in Importance the election OF
Senator. That the party of the
State should be united in heart, soul
and spirit; that we should all pre-
pare for the great conflict of next
year for President, Governor and
another United States Senator, as a
band of brothers, is the task of the
thirty -one gentlemen elected by the
party to our Legislature in 1898.
Cancellation and mutual respect will
under the regular rules, usages and
practices of the party, accomplish
this desirable result.
Under one State Committee, the
election will go Republican. The
Democratic papers and politicians
inject distrust into the minds of the
former Union and Regular factions
impartial|y. They tell the former
that the Administration would rath-
er have Gray than Addicks. This
is not true. They tell the Regulars
that the Unionists say "Addicks or
none" This is also not true.
The truth is that the people elect
ed thirty-onc members, majority
of the Legislature, with the desire
that a Republican and only Re-
publican should be elected a United
States Senator. The people of the
State will be betrayed if any one
not Republican be elected.
The Republicans and many Demo-
Gratis joined them in voting for leg
islators, especially to rebukc the
rascalities in the election of 1896,
whereby a bogus Legislature was
seated and the two wings of the
Republican party then coalesced,
so as to make certain and effective
this rebuke to the Democracy and
to prevent beyond the shadow of Il.
doubt the election of any Democrat
to the u. S. Senate. Throughout
the United States, any one of those
thirty lone men who voted for Demo-
cratic Senator, would be branded
as Il Benedict Arnold and he and
his children would be infamous for
ever.
Honor alone must be regarded in
politics if the blessing of God is TO
be asked for the State. The ma ior-
ity OF the members elected with the
full approval of their constituents,
have indicated their choice, the mi
nority would have the direct appro.
val of ma iority of their respective
constituencies in. accepting this
choice and the smaller moiety of
their respective constituents would
acquiesce, on the ground that the
election brought peace and harmony
to the party and order to the State.
No shout of triumph would 90 up
FROM his friends as over conquered
foes. No seizure of the entire pa
tronage would cnsue, as the recon-
ciliaton of the factions would ex-
ceed in Importance the value OF part
of the offices. AT the ensuing cleo
tion either the Governor or the 9TH
er Senator, OF both, by mutual and
voluntary consent, would be accord.
ed gladly, not as a reward, not 5
a price, not as a gratuity, not as an
indemnity, but as mark of loyal
esteem. In behalf of our nation
ality. in behalf of State pride, in
behalf of the tacit and implied
agreement at the late election, in
behalf Of the healing of all past
feuds, i'll behalf of future victories,
l appeal to all brother Republicans
to withhold further opposition to
the election of the loyal and able
and honest standard bearer chosen
by the majority OF the members
elected to the Legislature and after
his election to unite solidly to carry
the State for Republican principles
of the gold standard, protection,
extension andpure elections. Drop |
personalities, holdto principles and
face our common foe. the Democracy.
Yours Respectfully,
JOSEPH l.. TornAM.