Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-07


The policy of the Union Republican
PARTY Of Delaware is now threatening
one. Finding that the Regular Repub-
licans cannot be wheedled into union
and harmony, 1t is designed to induce
the national administration, by means
of stout club, to assume the task of
effecting reconciliation. The chief
wielder Of the club is the Union Re-
publican Of Georgetown, which editori-
ally says:
The Union Republican would like to
know whether the national administra-
ton wants two Republican Senators
from Delaware; or is it so confident of
Its policies--so sure Of its strength
that Deaware's representation in the
Senate of the United States is matter
of no consequence. The Union Repup-
lican ventures diffidently to observe
that, through the certain mutations of
time and of politics, it is just possible
that two Republican Senators, rather
than two Democratic Senators, might
be of incalulahle benefit to the
measures and policies of a future ad-
ministration. From the Senatorial
point of view Delaware is as potential
as the largest and most populous State
in the Union. There have been times
when her votes were needed and needed
badly.
The Union Republican would also
like to know whether the National Re-
publican Committee desires Delawaro's
three electoral votes for the next nomi-
nee of the Republican party; or has it
| adapted the refined conclusion of
Chairman Hanna, ITO hell with Della
ware!'' Nevertheless one thing remains
Individually, immutably and everlast-
ingly certain--the existing status quo
will not secure them-and this journal
kindly asks some one not to forget it.
The meaning Of this threat is OBJ
vious. 1t is, in words: "Come, Nc
Kinley and Mark Hanna, stop bestow-
ing all the Federal offices in Delaware
on the Regular boilers. Recognize us,
or we will deprive you of Delaware's
three electoral votes and two United
States Senators, next year.
What effect the threatened clubbing
will have on Mckinley and Mark
Hanna remains to be seen, but it has
no terrors for the Regular Republicans.
The latter are defiant as ever, as will
be seen from the following editorial
utterance of their chief organ in Sus
sex county, the Sussex Republican o.
Georgetown:
Yes, this great Union Republican
party, that has delighted to strut ant
buster in the glittering golden plumag,
of the Addicks livery at last admit
that it cannot win alone. It was ;
hard lesson to learn but they are con
WINGED and now in almost a whining
tone they, a year before election, ar,
almost begging for harmony. The,
beg, caiole and threaten. They havl
concocted beautiful plan Of harmon,
and unity and profession of support o
President Mckinley as ways ant
means Of getting an opportunity to sill
into the next National Republican
Convention, and in that way secur
recognition and obtain standing as
Republican PARTY. Are we to believ
men, who have delighted to pranc
about on our street corners and abuse
and damned Mckinley and the admin
istration, are likely now to honestl
support himY
This does not look like peace an
harmony, but it must be remembers
that the election is more than yea
off. Some sort of peace may b
patched up, as was the case in 1896, i
: order to avoid sacrificing the elector;
vote Of the State.
But, if wisdom and harmony preva
in the Democratic party, Delaware
political problem of 1900 will be readil
solved. A return of the Democrat
, party to old-time conditions, SCUM
principles and wise Leadership, woul
result in an old-time Democratic VII
tory, whether the aRepublican party
united or split in twain.