Middletown transcript., 1899-09-30
REPUBLIcAN UNIoN

Last week In6 ERANSCkLfE4uaSCuss .
cd the desires and the possibilities
among Republicans Of this State for
casting united ball (, November, 1900
There IL . longing earnestness amnng
the ..fathersn in the party who except
In National elections have enjoyed few
political victories and the fruits OF n
less number that this be done.
Governor Cannon, elected In 1872. died
after two years. service being succeed
cd BY, O Democrat, Governor Salisbury;
and Governor Marvil, who was elected
In 1894, survived only Q few months
being also succeeded by . Democrat.
The ssfathers'' among Republican have,
therefore, the greatest incentive for
speedy substantial Republican victory.
II they had been robbed Of the fruits OF
well fought political battles BY dis
pensation Of Divine Providence alone
they would be just o. desirous for the
success Of Republican principles at the
polls, but much less disappointed In
defeat, for tricksry and fraud and even
violence have to often been the means
Of snatching from them deserved party
| victories. It is because Of this violence
and fraud and trickery that Repabli-
cans ever divided in this State and have
| for years remained divided into two
factions or parties, since they were
promised relief from the political bond
age OF their old time foes and complete
victory over them with the honors and
responsibilities and emoluments OF Of
fice-BUT By WHOM PROMISED AND
HOW DIVIDED
First-By man who offered his
means and his influence to the Demo-
Gratis In return for the United States
Senatorship in the election OF 1855
when Delaware Republicans first won
a U. s. Senator.
Secondly q man who not being
accepted by the Democrats before the
election, yet according to his organ In
Wilmington, not then knowing Q single
individual In Kent or Sussex counties,
had formed the acquaintance of MEM
ber Of the Legislature, the one who
tolted the caucus, and Influenced
him.
Thirdly a man who controlled
four Republican members of the Gem
eral Assembly Of 1895, conspirlng with
Democrats to defeat the election Of q
Republican Senator, causing . vacancy
which sent r. r. Kenney to the Senate.
| Fourth-By a man who telegraphed
Senator Washburn Of Minnesota that
fifteen Republican members OF the Leg
islature must desert the caucus nomi-
nee Of the party and join his flour"
men, or he would sink the Republican
Party Of Delaware.
Filthy man who having finally
learned that the blaatnt braggard
makes few honest friends silently and
secretly at the last election turned over
his interests" to Union Republicans,
men without National party, who
promised and pledged that their candi-
dates for legislative honors at that
election, the candidates the most Of
them likewise pledging, to elect q Re.
publican Senator il not their choice
then some other but who stood during
the legislative session ip every yote
| by one man, the man OF selfish defeat,
and seeking and accepting finally votes
Of men elected as Democrats.
How long will the 'tfathers'' and
the honest and sincere Republicans Of
Delaware remain divided because Of
this man whom we have so faithfully
and fairly described? On the one hand
are men who forgive the past Of every
record and mistake within the party
that victory may be won from those
who held power 80 long by unworthy
methods. Thousands of these are hon
est and true citizens, faithful Repub-
licans. On the other hand, are men
who look upon the sins of q selfish in-.
terloper, without any known qualifi-
cations for so high an Office In causing
defeat and. disruption within the party,
as too serious to the futnre oi the
State as well as to, the party 10 trust
him with representative power. There
are thousands Of these men just as
honest, just as true, in their Republic
,canism as are the former. They win
never, no never, accept the Dictator
ship of one who has proven so unfaith-
iful to all party interests for selfshness
alone. For the honest Republicans Of
these different views to remain apart,
to vote separate tickets, means Re-
publican defeat again and again. It
means more-it means Democratic vic.
tory. It means more yeti means,
as Democratic politics now stands, the
success Of the old ringsters Of that
party. What a pictured
But can the evils disturbing Repub-
licanism In Delaware be exercised?
They can. Howp By declaring the
party greater than one man or the in
terests of one man; by an acceptance
Of President Mckinley az the National
head Of the party; by the nomination
Of the most Trustworthy conservative
Republicans upon one ticket and the
election Of that ticket by the ''fathers''
In the party and their younger allies,
pledging to the election Of two honor
able Republicans to the United States
Senate. VIII you do your full part to-
this end, kind readerp II not, why notp
And for which OF the Eve reasons set
forth herein against selfshness one
man idea do you cling to him TO the
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