Evening journal., 1899-01-07
THE pEApuOcK BRoKEN.

fest, not only to them, but also TO the
people at large. thai the Regular Re-
publieanB and Union Republicans were
incapable OF efrerttng an organization.
Then they stepped into the breach and
decided the controversy, ending what
had become a detriment to public in
terest and, at the same time, making
q master-Etroke IN politics. We fee
sure that both their foroeArance and
final action viii meet with both party
and public approval.
1t has been said that it is poor po-
litical poGlcy for the minority to be-
come involved in or to Interfere with
the quarreis OF the majority. So It Is
under ordinary circumstances, but In
This case the circumstances were ex-
truordinary. In the first place the
Democrats had MORE votes IL the
House than any other party. They had
Twelve. The Union Republicans had
eleven present. and one absent because
pf sickness. With their fuA compile
ment they would simply have tied the
Democratic strength; but they we're
one vote lacking. The Regular Repub-
licans had ten members present and,
like the Union Republicans. one menu
ber absent on account Of sickness.
Thus IL will be seen that the Democratic
hhd more members on the floor than
any other party. The common impress
sion is that but twb parties were repre-
td-theDembcptic and Republican.
This is an error There were three
separate and distinct party organza-
tinns concerned in the struggle-the
Den pcptic. Union Republican and
Regular Republican, named IN the or
der OF their numerical strength. Pop
nlhrly the Union Republicans and Reg
nlar Republicans are factions, not
parties. But this is untrue. In fact
and In law they are separate and dis
Ifnct political organizations with moth
Eng In common excepting what is die
tated temporarily By political exlgen.
ries which require, for mutual benefit,
united and concerted action. They
have separate and distinct state ana
nountS1 committees. Ordinarily they
hold separate primaries. Their con-
ventions are heid at different times and
under different auspices. They Ale
Beparate certificates Of nominations
with the clerks of the epeace. Their party
embiems are radically different They
hhye separate tickets on the ballot
and in every other respect are parties
separate and distinct. There was a
time when they were factions. Long
since they arose to the dignity Of sep
arate and independent entity and ex-
istence. These facts. being true, and
they cannot be denied, the criticism
that the Democrats inteffered with a
family quarrel in the Republican party
falls fiat. both morally and legally.
That the Union Republicans and Regi-
lar Republicans were apart and dis
nnct In every respect but with regard
10 a division of spoils mutuafly earned.
made IL highly proper Tor the Demo-
Gratis to serve the purposes Of one on
the csher. as such service might also
serve to benefit the Democratic party
in time TO come. And apart from thGe
the representatives were sent to Dover
TO legislate for the people and not tc
become involved in a never-endine
struggle for spoils. Recognizing this
the Democrats, without asking for OF
obtaining an Office. interviewed anc
placed the House in a position tc
Transact business, and where it wou,c
have been a week ago but for the IN
compatibility of the two Republican
parties which. while maintaining theli
separate organ izatibns. were endeavor
ing to make common cause against tins
Democrats.
That the action OF the Democrat
members is favorably regarded abroa
is evidenced by the following editoria
from the Philadelphia Times:
The Democrats Of the Delaware Hous
OF Representatives took the sensibl
way 70 break the deadlock in the OF
ganlzatiOn Of that body yesterday b
voting for the candidate Of the Regula
or and-AddIcRs Republicans for speak
er, and the hater had the good sens
To accept Democratic sense and perm.
the House 10 be organized. The coal
tlon between the Democrats and III
Regular Republican faction extende
TO the e.ection Of speaker, clerk, sen
geank-at-arms and chaplain. so this
the Delaware House is organized TO a
tnreuts and purposes for the reguf
transaction OF legislative business.
The coalition should be extended [
the election OF a United States senate
The best outcome Of such a coaiitio
would be the election Of George Ora
10 succeed himseH as he has prove
himself an ideal senator, and althoug
a Democrat is a sound money ma
and his rartisanehip is OF a very mil
type. He Is a stnteenan rather than
partisan, and could be relied upon /
repreeeut all the interests Of the sta
OF Delaware In the Senate with entii