Middletown transcript., 1899-12-09
RIGHT WILL PREVAIL

FROM sussex hepuDlicau, DeC. q.
The Addicks papers claim the poiit-
zeal atmesphere will clear and that
they will be the beneficiary of the i'm
proved political weather. We believe
that their first assertion has cOnsid e. :
able truth In 1t, bat the conclusion
they SEEK to draw therefrom will never
n ateraliz-. 1t is true that all Re
publicans are anxious for success, but
they can be divided into two classes.
The politicians who are so ambitious
that they are willing to make any ar
rangemrnt whereby they may be bene'
fitel. The other consists of that class
of Republicans who are so thoroughly
| convinced of Addick's trsachery and
his lack of Rspnblicanism that they no
longer propose 10 be party to his schemes.
They no longer propose to follow blind.
ly in the footsteps Of certain leaders
who they are convinced are 30 much
| INTERESTED and lied to Addicks that
| they obey his commands, whether 1t is
| detrimental to the best interest Of the
Republican party dr not. In fact, the
Union Republican organization can be
said TO contain two well defined fac
tions to-day. Oae, who are Addicksites
pure and simple. The other, anti.
Addicksites who are thoroughly dig
Qusted with Addicks and bis present
leaders and who ere long propose to
make themselves heard. These latter
have been Republicans at heart and
have heretofore affiliated with the
Union Republican Organization because
they believed in its regularity and rope
thereby to attain Republican success.
They have had no particular Ak to
grind and they are not after the loaves
and fishes.
They believe in Republication and
want 10 see II win, because OF the great
principles it represents. Many OF them
voted the Union Republican ticket last
fall because they expected the men
they voted for md elected TO act as Re-
pubiicans and SO conduct themselves
as to bring unity and harmony into
the Republican ranks, instead Of act
ing as so many paid hirelings OF Ad-
dicks, and refusing to act upon the
advise or entreaty Of anybody else,
They saw these men refuse day after
day to vote for certain gentlemen who
they knew were, Republicans and had
only the best interests Of the Republi-
can parry q heart. They are con.
yinced that il any one OF the many
gentlemen, who would have been
elected IL the men who voted for ADJ
dicks daily had voted for them, would
have united the Republican party, and
that no division would now exist.
They know that il you wipe out all the |
past history Of Republican differences
up to the last days of The last LeRis.
lature, that the men who refused to
vote for anybody but Addicks are re-
sponsible for the fact that to-day no
Republican Senator represents Della
wars in the United Senate,
They could have overlooked the fact
that Addicks, by holding four men out
in 1895, prevented Republican Sena-
tor from being elected, but when they
saw the same man Addicks. prevent
the election of Republican Senator
again, when they know one should
have heeE elected, when they knew so
much depended upon it; when IL meant
% much to the Republican .rty; when
these same Addicks' members could
have elected Union Republican and
rsfused to do 1t just because for some
unexplained reason they wanted nobody
but Addicks, they are resolved thai
they no longer will assist such q man
to USE the Republican party Of the State
cf Delaware as plaything. The Re
publican party Is greater than any man,
incomparably glenter than Addicks and
his Bay State Gas Company. These
are the men who will make themselves
felt by their votes on next election day
aud they will cast their votes for the
Republican party and not for Addicks.
Il is question between Addicks and
Republicanism. The influence Of the
FIRST is bad, that of the latter for good.
Addicksism is wrong, Republi<anism
is right, and fright will prevail"