Middletown transcript., 1899-05-13
RULE or RUIN

RULE or RUIN
The Union Republicans Of Whining
ton to all appearances are bent upon
car rrying their policy of my man or
defeat, rule or ruin, "Addicks or mo-
bodyD into tkeapproaching municipal
election. Last week they ousted
Charles G. Hignutt from their City
District Co mmittee because he ex-
pressed his intentions to vote for a
FREUD for memb er of city council who
is Republican but not one of those
labelled II belong to heone-man party
and vote as he dictates" This week
another member of the same committee
was sent the same road because his
sympathies are with Mr.. Hignutt.
The excuse for all this is that it is time
to stand up and be counted, time that
the salaried Addicks managers had an
inventory of their stock. The Kent
and Sussex Addieks papers are urging
with significant unanimity that such
action be taken. Evidently the order
is by authority of their chief boss.
The Smyrna "Timesn gays the offence
against Mr.. Hignutt is ''aiding and
abetting Regulars" That sounds bet
ter. will seemingly prejudice more
people or, perhaps more accurately
speaking, will arouse more deeply ex-
sting prejudice, than to state the sim.
pie truth as above given. And more
over it is better excuse for advocating
that Wilmington. Republican city,
be turned over to the Democrats, q
most likely result Of two Republica n
tickets. "Defeat" and nobody" if
not "ruin,n have followed similar pre-
vious action on the part of the Union
Republican party. How long will the
honest men, the un-salaried men, the
unpaid men of the party follow sue
leadings, such results2
The "Every Evening" and the
Evening Journal" are using their best
efforts to have city ticket nominated
by both the Regular and the Union
Republicans. In one issue they en-.
courage the former and denounce the
latter, and in the next issue their adj
vice is reversed. Their object should
be apparent to the most obtuse and
should influence no one. Constant
readers Of those papers remember how
they urged last fall that no question
should divide Democrats in their votes
for members Of the General Assembly.
tsSilver is not an issue'' was their cry
sin the choice Of United States
Senator, etc." Then how much less
is any State or National question in
volYed in Wilmington's city election.
1t is a matter of fact within the recol-
lection Of every man who has observed
the municipal government of that city
that under Republican rule the
affairs have been better managed, the
people have had cheaper and improved
public service. Can Republicans then
without regard to factions justify
themselves in turning the city over to
their opponents? There is no matter
of principle, no matter of honor, in
the selection of the most trusty worthy
and competent citizens from the ranks
of the two Republican parties or fac
tions for all the city offices to be filled
In June, a union ticket, and victory.
There should be but one Republican
ticket at the election in June. If "a
count Of noses" Is imperative to the
Union Republicans let one Office serve
as sacrifice. Let factional NINA
tions be made Of men carrying their
party strength only for the one office
and a record will te rendered of
enosesn more accurate than by full
factional tickets and defeat of both.
This advice for harmony is, we be-
lieve, in the interes' of good govern,
ment in Wilmington and better feeling
among Republicans II the State. We
trust one Republican ticket may be
the result of the best Judgment Of all
Wilmington Republicans. II, how
ever, the Union Republicans insist
upon harmony with the Regular lamb
inside the hungry Union lion, then the
lamb had best remain safe in its own
pasture in the Regular Republican fold