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voters OF this State, shall either voluntar-
lily surrender his equal individual right
to be a candidate for office, and he fail
ing to acquiesce in that demand, that the
majority who have endorsed his candi-
dacy shall compel him to acquiesce in
the demand that practically disfranchises
and robs him of his rights and privileges
as one of the politically equal citizens OF
the State, and that this majority of vot-
ers shall also disfranchise themselves by
admitting that they as majority are
not equal to the minority OF voters. This
is what the so-called Regular Republi-
can demand as basis of unity, and this
to admit that they are not the
political equals OF the regulars individ-
ually, and that a majority of them is
not equal to minority opposed to
them-is what the Union Republicans
refuse to concede. Compliance with this
demand is simply impossible with men
who know their rights, who value them,
and who respecting the rights OF others,
dare maintain their own.
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1 Applying these things to local parties
and persons we say that there is nc
authority anywhere outside the constitu'
tion OF this State, and Of the United
States, competent to say that either Mr.
| Addicks or Col. du Pont, shall not be 8
candidate for any office State or national
for which they, or either uf them, may
choose to aspire. The Union Republican
party is not asking that Col. du Pom
withdraw from the Senatorial canvass
that party has put itself upon recor(
against the requesting or forcing OF am
candidate for any Office, be he Union
Republcan,or Regular SO called, to with
draw-to surrender or be deprived of hi
rights as an eector. The Union Repub
lican convention at Dover on April
; last, in authorizing the State Centra
Committee OF that party to make all rea
sonable and honorable efforts to secur
/ Republican unity in this State provided
r in special resolution dealing with thi
subject, that:
Said committee shall have no power
agree to any plan or policy, y b
l which any elector, Union or Regular, 81
f called, of the State shall be deprived {
excluded from the right of laboring
: defeat the Democratic party, or deprive
o receiving any of the honors Of place {
place or Office resulting from such d.
O feat.
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= The Union Republican party does nj
/ want Col. DUPONT or Mr.. Higgins, or an
4 one or all, of the fifteen Senatorial caad
l. dates over VIII, m the Morning New
J. makes 80 continual much-ado to get ou
or be forced out of thesSenatorial rae
= except by the decision of the Republics
r voters OF this State, ascertained at 81
3 polls and represented by majority vo
in the State Assembly. The scheme
exclude either Mr.. Addicks or Col. {
: Pont, or anv number OF candidate
r. hhESil pIC ANS" 90 AaNpIc iS llliPOilllS dl
- impractical. IL would subs itute minori
~ ~ for majority rule.
! I The Union Repub leans stand
- - equality oi all voters, asks ior the excl
n n sion OF none, and puts itself on reco
- against the exclusion Of any voter fro
= any right or privilege accorded him
] the law Of The land. The Regulars, (
= called, afe threatening to defeat I
election oi Republican ticket in IL
y; - State because the Union Republica
:. will not recede from its right and hont
=, s able position in this regard.
. The Union Republicans will not allc
either Mr.. Addicks or Col. DUPONT to
forced from the Senatorial race by a
~ agreement or a?tion of their party or
!, any OF its committees.