The Delawarean., 1900-09-19
THE OUTLOOK.

The leaders or the Two RepuDllcan
factions having after much travail
succeeded in fixing up, on a sort Of
paste and sissors plan, "a State ticket,
it may now perhaps be accepted that
the clans are to be unit for the cam
paign ais far as this particular por-
tion of the ticket is concerned at
least. Democrats have predicted
just .his condition time and again,
and the final outcome OF the factional
wrangle is, therefore, mo surprise.
From the inception of the campaign
the manner in which the Democrats
of the State have accepted the issue
by organization proves the party gen.
orally realized that the combined Re-
publican party was to he met and
conquered.
Preparations for just what is Ito be
accomplished have thus been made
and are in progress. When the Demo-
cratic voters of Delaware have out
lined before them a task they gener-
ally accept it, and it has been several
years since the party was better or
more Systematically prepared to wage
a successful contest than it is to-day.
But ONE purpose animates 1T from
Brandywtine to Rehoboth, the over
ohrow of the Republican party and
the thorough redemption of the State
To this object the party membership is
everywhere fully awake, and to make
its attainment the more certain all the
initiatory steps thus far taken have
been made.
IA strong State ticket has been
named; unusually strong is the
platform of principles pledging
the party to the enforcement
of practical measures demand
ed by the people. "A platform
that will attract strength. AT the out
set we thus have great advantage over
our opponents. The ticket upon which
they have finally decided is weak, very
weak in many essential features. The
manner of it's making has jeopardized
its chances greatly. 1t is mot in any
sense a ticket selected by the Repub-
lican voters, as was emphatically that
of the Democratic party. The ar
rangement of the Republican ticket
was entirely the work of a few leaders
of each faction, and the personal i'm
terests of these leaders alone governed
their action. The party voters had
no voice whatever i'm the matter. How
the thinking, intelligent portion of the
Republican party will accept This re-
past prepared for their digestion by
their leaders remains Ito be seen.
Naturally it would seem they would
resent this arbitrary and high handed
manner of dictauion. In many in
stances they undoubtedly will. The
Republican Stale ticket is therefore
weak from this cause alone.
But while many of the chances in
this campaign are in our favor, it may
be we'll ITO recognize the fact that these
leaders of the Republican party who
arranged the ticket put forth last
week, have much at stake in this
campaign. Their political existence
really depends ON the outcome If de-
feated, full well they know that al
most TO a man their political career
is ended. 1t is TO be "a life and death
struggle with them. They know full
we'll that never again will the Repub-
lican voters of the State consent to be
led by them il the party is defeated
in this contest. Notice to this effect
has been served ON them as plainly
as the rank and file of the party can
serve lit. When men are driven TO
these straits they become desperate.
And this is the condition of the leaders
of the Republican factions in Della
ware to-day. 1T may ais well be ac-
cepted ait the outset that mo means
will be left untried by them that
promise advantage in the fight
To meet and overcome all their
plans us now the duty of the Demo-
cratic party. Organization, thorough,
effective and systematic will do this
To perfect such organization ait once