The sun., 1900-06-23
DELAWARE POLITICS.

We have 10 tie repetition r .oi error
On the part Of the Public Ladger in
mistatement about Delaware politics,
abuse OF Union Republicans in general
and OF Mr.. j. Edward Addicks in par
SECULAR, anent the decision OF the Ma
tional Republican Convention to seat
the Union Republican delegates from
Delaware.
The Ledger is either lamentably ignor.
AM about Delaware politics, or it will
iully persists in its error. To assume that
newspapers OF the character OF the Led
ger, to which the ascertainment OF truth
even about politics is easy work, and 70
which the finding and publication Of tile
truth is obligatory in the maintenance oi
lts assumed character OF a truthful and
non-partisan journal, is not admissible.
Il is this fact that gives force to it=
utte.4nces. Its readers assume that tie
Ledger seeks, finds and publishes the
tTutl. A. . matter of fact it does not do
anything Of tie kind. il il is to te as.
sutAs4 that is editorial opinion reflects
zsa enable Judgment and candid express
sion II opinion based upon its
ona s4 u tie news. This
i made p-ls.cl4afly pain II fiji editorial
criticism u tAe decision ot tAe National
Z puE!.cal 5lveliio1 t5r tAa admission
1t title Is..Hsrs delegates totAa. conyen
IN. Il asserts that the decision oithe
convention " al affr5At II tie R4pub.
iicans q Delaware ana u tie country 4
With full Aro6.edge oitAe facts, a bet.
lei knowledge than i attainable even bv
TIE Ledger, we assert that the Ledger
h4s expressed an unreasonable partisan
and iactional opuion-an opinion that
has no basis Of truth. Ita alleged state
ment OF facts is garbled account OF what
has occurred in Delaware politics during
The last ten years, purposely arranged to
hide the truth, impugn their motives and
discredit the Union Republicans, and of
Mr.. Addicks as the acknowledged leader
OF that party.
The story the Ledger tells begins at
point selected in order that it may con.
Yeniently ignore all previous history,
its conditions, motives and necessities.
1t ignores entirely the corruption OF Del
aware politics under Democratic control
OF the State from 1860 10 lS94-the build.
ing OF party machine purposely and
openly corrupt, that hesitated at no
depth OF polit ical infamy by which it
could intrench itself in power which held
she State by disfranchising thousands
OF Republican voters; that filched its
campaign funds from the county treas.
aries OF the State by refusing to assess
and collect taxes from Republicans to
prevent their voting, and the remission
OF assessed taxes to Democrats in order
that they might vote illegally and win
unlawful Democratic victories. /. ignores
the TACT Of the incapacity Of the leaders
ofthe so-called Regulars" to cope with
this Democratic machine, that had been
proved by their continuously repeated
failures. It ignores, too, the fact that
these leaders OF the so-caled aRegulars''
had been waging ceasless and disas-
arous factional fight between themselves,
defeating the Republican party when.
ever their leadership was endangered.
That they could not, or would not, agree,
and that they had never won single
Republican victory against the united
Democratic party of the State. These are
she conditions, as they existed,
and the facts Of Delaware political
history prior to the coming Of
Mr.. Addicks, and these are the condi-
tions out of which the Union Repubi.
cans, under his leadership, have evolved
n Republican State.
How has all this been accomplished?
10 the editor Of the Ledger such fool as
30 believe that it was possible to do this
without liberal expenditure OF m oney