The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-23

IANSoNS WuSt have great Ut
sire for public notoriety when they
are willing to take the nomination
for any Office, when there is not the
slightest reason to hope that they
can be elected. It is the height Of
folly to enter upon canvas for any
Office for the purpose of avenging a
fancied wrong on any past occasion
when no good whatever can thereby
be accomplished. If the course
adopted by the members of the diff
ferent factions Of the Republican
party is to be continued, not a sin
gle Republican will be elected to any
Office in our city on the Sd of June
and what is more not a single Re-
publican will be elected to the Leg
islature next year. The members
of the two wings OF the party should
therefore see the necessity of acting
together, unless they propose to
help the Democrats to control the
Legislature and elect two candi-
dates to the United States Senate.
1t is folly for the Union Republicans
to think they can obtain a majority
in the Legislature with the members
Of New Castle county all arrayed
against them. By acting with the
Regulars, they might have had
some chance of electing a portion
of the members of the Legislature,
who would have voted for their can
dldate for United States Senator,
but by the division of the party,
they throw every chance of success
away. BY little conciliatlon, the
Regulars could have secured one
Senator and the Union Republicans
the other, which would certainly
have been preferable to allowing
the Democrats to elect them both.
We think this proposition is as plain
as any one can make it, and there
fore the factions should unite and
exhibit at least modicum Of COM
mon sense. Two tickets now
means political suicide for both
wings and the sooner they retrace
their steps, the better it will be tor
all aspirants to Offices of either
honor or profit The same reason
ing will apply to the members of the
City Council. Two years ago the
Democrats elected majority of the
members when the Republicans
we're united, and fore they will
do the same when they are divided.
The candidates should come toee1h-
er and agree on some compromise
that would prove so satisfactory as
to insure unity and victory.
CHARLES B. EVANS is an attor-
ney, whose practice has not grown
any more than it should since he
has been practlcing at the bar. He
very considerably took an alleged
libel case against the REPUBLICAN,,
the plaintiff being a colored man
named Michael Butler, who was
arrested by county constable and
taken before Squire Sasse, charged
with stealing horse, but not being
the man wanted, he was discharged.
The REPUBLICAN published the fact
and from this, the paper was put to
the expense of employing an attor-
ney to answer for them. The case
appeared to the owner OF this pa
per then, as now, clear case of
blackmail, as the case has been or
dered stricken from the Courts
dockets. There should be some
law whereby the defendants could
recover from the attorneys who
take such.cases, when they fail to
get a verdict.
WHEN the Every Evening says it
is so, it cant be anything else. 1t
sees only victory for the whole
Democratic ticket from the Presi-
dent of City Council down and pos
slbly the Mayor. 1t expresses sur-
prise at the small vote received by
the Union Republican candidates
and then compares the vote Of the
Unions and Regulars together and
makes a comparison OF the Demo-
cratic vote. Still it does not take
much Of prophet 10 forecast the
coming election.
THE Steinback Company, at AS
bury Park, n j.. is very pro-
gressve company. They ran a
free tram to the spring sale of their
goods, besides giving free soda wa
ter and souvenirs to every visitor to
their mammoth stores, They make
the biggest kind OF bid for trade
and have built up large and pro-
would do well 10 follow their exam
pie. They are big advertisers and
know the value of printers ink.
THE Philadelphia North Ameri-
can, the oldest paper published in
this country, which first saw the
light in Ill, since it changed hands
this year. has been greatly improv-
ed and is now one OF the leading
daiies in the Quaker City. The
plant has been removed to new
building on Broad street and with
new and improved facilities they
are fast forging to the front in Phil
adelphia journalism. 1t is d credit
to the new management.
ACCORDING TO reports Andree. the
Arctic explorer, has been heard
from. He. with two companions,
attempted to reach the Arctic re-
gions in balloon last year A
bottle was picked up tsea contain
ing a message from Andree. 1t was
addressed TO the Polar expedition
at Gocteburg, and bore Andree :
own stamp, with the re quest that
it be placed in the nearest post Of
flee. The contents of the letter will
be awaited by the public, as to the
fate Of the fearless explorers.
The bids have been received by
the Board Of Education for heating
and ventilating the new High School
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