The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-24
A Communication.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN,

| Tl'IlUh PUBLICAN
| "rhe majority at that inc did not stand
for ono man. but was willing to stand for
any man but ono among number sug-
! gestod as candidates for tie United States
Selats from Dslaw B." Morning News
In 1895 the writer was present at Dover,
| rs a witness Of the efforts to prescribe one
man. Being engaged in business fer the
| Mutual Life Insurance Co. OF New York,
he became acquainted with nearly evcrJ
man engaged In tho struggle whether
Democratic or Republican. Tho 'ono
man had six at least If not sevou avowoi
supporters. He had following the oxam.
pie of Presidents Harrison and Cleveland
and OF Senators Clayton, Bayarl and
Gray contributed to The general campaign
fund of the party for several years and
quite largely iu 1924 His friends tried to
elect evorv Republican in the state who
was nomin ated for the Legislature regard
les, of the Senatorial views Of any nomi-
nee He was simply whole hearted and
enthu liastic Republican zea!oul for the
intsre ,ts Of his party. Accus. omod to sue.
sss in his business operations he made the
campaign and without his aid II Rcpubli-
can majority could not hay' been elected
to that Legislature and consequently no
Republican ell, her Aldicks. Higgins, Mas
sey or DUPONT could have been elected
United States Son ator.
All other Republican candidates and the
Democracy then combined raising the war
cry "Anything to beat Addicks," Natur.
ally four of his firm friends resented this
personal attack and of their own will and
accord stood by their true Republican
friend. Four of them stood to tlIs princi-
pie that all Republicans were eligible, two
or three variou,ly influenced by railroad
corporations and by party pressure voted
for Colonel Henry A. DUPONT, most ex-
cellcnt cit!zon-but whose political oou.
sistency was questioned by the Democrats
they declaring that ho Va ed for Cleveland
and for Hancock, and OF being u membor
OF tho free trado club. He denied The
charges, but the Democrats then insidious-
ly as now poured such talk into the ears of
Republicans.
Bu the principle of prescription cannot
be maintained in Delaware any more than
it can in New York aided by boiling Re.
publicans who for fifteen years tried to
proscrbe :he Honorable Thomas G. Plat
with the result that thers Is now united
Rspublca, party in The state of Now York
and the Hons. Seth Low, William Mckin"
ley and Thomas &. Platt appreciate each
other as friends and gentlemen.
The Democracy threatened that enthus-
iastic Republican Abraham Lincoln with
should ho bo elected President of
tie United States. He defeated disunion |
and was ussassinatad. The en,irc Amer
ican people ure willing to she'd tkoir blood
or spend their treasure rather then hav5
A braham Lincoln or any other honorable
man prescribed. Revenge was taken on
Edward Addicks by the fri,nds of the
o her disappointed candidates by Indirect
ly elccting Mr.. Kcpney United States SEM
atOr In 1896 and Mr.. Tunnel, Governor at
tho same cleo ion That should settle tho
scoro with politicians Whether it does
Or not the people independently Of them
are determined that he shalt not be pro-
scribed, but that he shall ropressut the
state at Washington II u majority of the
cleo Cd by them shall 80 decide.
Fair play to our friend and honorable citl-
zen Mr. Addicks will be accorded Aud
With General Grant we will all say lot US
,ave peace. Yours n ,pec.fully,
ID epL l. Topham.