The sun., 1900-02-24
Saturday, February "a, 1900.

party first, allying himself with its SUBJ
divisions afterward; and only when the
faction has the success Of party prin-
siplss as its first object.
Evening Journal.
Exactly so! The Journal states the
case truthfully and accurately describes
the Union Republican position and con-
tention.
The first, best and final claim that has
been, or can be, advanced in behalf OF
the Union Republican party, as com
pared with opposing organizations, is
that it is by all the rules of procedure,
succession and entail, the Republican
party of Delaware. Its charter as party
organization is derived from the people,
and is held in trust for them; authority
under that charter is exercised as that of
the majority Of the Republican voters of
the State, by and with their consent.
These are facts OF history borne out by
the party's record. Its claim to organic,
historical and numerical pre-eminence
cannot be impeached-it is the Republi-
can party of the State.
The character of the Union Republican
party as manifested in its work confirms
its tenure Of succession and fully SUBJ
stantiates its claim to be the Republican
party uf Delaware. To the work OF this
party-its devotion to party principles
the Republicans of Delaware are in
debted for all the successes they have ever
von-and indebted fer possible sue
cess in the coming election. These Ruc-
eesses have been won, and these posi-
hilities have been opened by persistent
self-sacrificing work of which ''the sue
cess of party principle was the first OBJ
iect." These things could have been
won in no other way; the history of the
politics of this State proves that they
could have been won by no other politi-
cal organization in the State.
The Democrats had constructed a
political machine of the endless chain
order, of unlimited capacity and as
wicked as it was strong. OF all the
Democratic political machines in this
country, built to overthrow Republican
maiorities and subjugate States, that of
Delaware was at once the most subtle,
wicked and successful. Every Republ-
can of this State who knows any,
thing of the history OF its poll
tics knows this statement to be
true; they know the Republican party
of the State up to 1892 was important in
its presence. From 1878 to 1892 the Re-
publican party won nothing that was
not purely accidental. The vote of the
State for General Grant, and the election
of James R. Lofand to Congress was
made possible by the division of the
Democratic party; and the legislative
success of 1888 by which Anthony
Higgins became Senator, was an
accident pure and simple. In
that campaign the Republican party
was divided, apathetic and de-
spondent. In New Castle county the
campaign was farce, and had the then
spposition to Senator Higgins suspected
that success was possible they would
have prevented it to defeat him. The
election of Senator Higgins did not
prove beneficial to the party. The why,
or how OF this does not matter now.
The conditions of 1892, if changed at all,
were more favorable to Democratic sue.
cess than ever before; the Democrats
were more confident It was the wear
OF their first national victory after the
civil war and the country was wildly
Democratic. 1t was in Delaware that
they were to meet their most enterpris-
ing relief. The campaign of that year,
on the Republican side, had begun two
years previous and for the first time in
its history the party was able to cast
vote approximating its natural strength.
Aided by Republican treachery the Dem
ocrats won by about 500 votes. The
vote of the State was the largest ever cast
up to that time. The Democrats polled
their full vote and lost. This was vic
tory. II was won by the men who are
now enrolled in the Union Republican
party. That the victory was not COM
plete was the fault OF the men who |
are now in the ranks of the boilers,
who then opened the fsctional
fight that has ever since prevented full
and decided success in this State. That
factional fight was opened to prevent the
'success OF party principles" 1t origi-
mated in the Republican party, not in
the ranks Of the Union Republican party,
rnor among she man who have since be-
uenna Union Republicans.
Steadily, without regard to factional
opposition, the movement for Republi-
oau success forged forward, and in spite
of that opposition has made Delaware
Republican State. The credit of this
achievement belongs to the Union Re-
publican party. The proof of that is the
enocratic fear and hatred of that party.
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