Middletown transcript., 1899-10-07
DUrY OF nEpuBL1cANs.


tits the plain duty of Delaware Re-
pnblicans to settle their factlonal dlf-
ferences as reasonable men and to unite
upon one ticket. This duty is impera-
tive as citizens and as party mel; as
citizens because to keep up factional
fight means the success Of the ringsters
of the Democratic psrty, they now con-
trolling that organization; as party
man because the longer the break in
the party the more difficult the final
union. There is none to- much time
betwetr n this aad t,.o TIA of November,
1900, to effect this reconciliation with
nm agreement upon one set Of commit
teemen, one ticket ard a complete VIC
tory.
There is but one difficulty in the way
OF Republican success in D.laware at
the next election, the majority OF the
citizens entitled to vote being Repuoli-
G tns as was demonstrated at the last
election, and tha d fIiculy ~ the sell
fish personal demand that
stADDICKs OR NOBODY
shall be United States Senator. That
demand divided the party on the 9.h OF
May, 1895, when Mr.. Addicks himself
stood at the Court House door in Dover
inviting "all the Addicks men-all my
delegates to come in here" when dele
gates supposed not to be in sympathy
with him were invited outside, and
when subsequently,, after violating In
convention all party precedents the
Union Republican party was organized
to elect, il possible, Addicks to the
Senate. Thus far fortunately they
have failed though at the last session OF
the General Assembly the vote of Dem
ocrats were secured to that end. The
hired leaders of Addicks are now seek
ing q common primary with Republi
cans upon condition that Addicks be
made one Of the Senator'S by the next
Legislature and failing In this they
will turn to the vensl in the Demo-
cratic party. Then what? Who can
tellP
It is becoming more and more evil
dent that the Republican "fathers" in
the lower counties who chose at the
time between Addicks and the Democ.
racy offared to them to vote the Union
Republican ticket, have tecome con-
WINGED of the extreme selfishness of the
Addicks' leaders as well as the greater
sinner against Republican harmony and
victory In Delaware and they are Look
ing to the Republican Eagle, soaring
above the party mists, to find the path
to union and victory. They are being
convinced from their own inward con-
sciousness that the first plain duty is
TO DROP ADDICKs
and all his paid satellites. They can
no. see that as Republicans they owe
Mr.. Addicks anything though
they hoped for victory though his
party. They realize more and more
the enormity of his party sin in troice
defeating the election of Republican
Senator, and his sworn purpose to do
50 for iifty years to the burning edges
OF Hsjes. This vas the threat made
by Mr.. Addicks himself and every act
Of his and his hired leaders prove tnat
he and they intend to make good the
threat SO far as they are able, but forl-
unstely their ability ends at the deter.
mination of every unselfsh Republican
to do his duty. The way is pIain-the
Eagle leads.
The Republicans of New Castle
county are invited to read the editorial
clippings upon the first page of this
issue from the two leading Republican
papers Of lower Delaware, showing
that Addicks has only changed his tac.
tics and that he Is ,he same wolf he
has ever been though clothed in sleeps
apparel. The Republicans of Sussex
and Kent counties arc mora than ever
determined upon his defeat because his
is personal party for personal ends
and his every act has proven him q
dangerous man, unworthy Of party
support.
In connection with the other clip
pings is one from the Union Republi-
can, Addicks organ at Georgetown.
In the reading remember that its au-
thor is paid to sugar coat the Addicks
pill and to make it as palatable as pos
sible, but note the fact that all the old
disagreable taste Is there yet. 1t is
found in the closing paragraph which
Is as follows:
zone thing they (Addicksites) will not
suffsr-any settlement of the difference at
stake between the factions that compro-
misses individual rights, personal liberty
and party principles, or that demands
harmony ut the price of individual sacri-
fee an ostracism."
This means that Addicks must be
made . Senator upon any compromise
otherwise they will, If given sufficient
aid BY Republicans, defeat again and
again the Republican party. Happily
1t Is not FOR them to say but for Repub.
licans individually to decide. What
then is the Republican duty of the
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