The sun., 1900-01-08
ENTIRE PARTY A TRIBUNA
grorn the oeorget,wn Unicli Republican

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~fsow 10 win iu Nayember'' L thf
eantien 81 a. esiitnria in Tie Mefnl'. \
Al ~ s,i Jaonary 4. rhe edtria'
anifs 10 euirit. and som "ha' 81
s.t,sefi n. hone. hit til-rr is Ne
aid sIsfia pirsaing and ia 81 's.ant
tln lh1 ne e. siVct ~" ar ~
a4at ff1n, fhs ftt5 ,.-fie II tE
esaltttag ( <nceess. We 8grtr v
edisof 0f lie News most sincerely "a
Ia order 20 get harmony. thnt the thl1U
Repuplicans OF the State must aoArdol /
their inherent right TO follow ther o"n +
leaders, 10 have their own proper plan +
and purposes. provided those plans an
( purposes are In the line Of k-pnnNes'
success il Delaware and OF LOYALTY 20 ~
party Nationally, is a repetition Of th'
old arrogant demand, the renewal ot the
old political iaracy that harmony lnGt
come by the Submission OF the maI1ritN
tothe demands oi the minority. Ihi.
cannot be aAmitted and will never tt
adsntted. Union Republicans have no.
insllt to mud With the News nr With -
ffienda Tor having It's own ideas az 10
policies or leaders. AS it very well ob
serves III there were no differences o.
opinion there would be no parties; and
il might be also said with equal oppo
siteness that there eau be no paiilrs
w0u.dyse<k 10 impfSsjs that While OUT
friends the Regulars have their own
plans and prosecute them, their OWE
leaders and follow them, their own or
fanizasione and submit to them, 1t ts al!
urong for the Union Republicans OF the
State to have opinions and plans OF thei
own. to bave their own leader, and then
= .own political organization. THIS is Whore
8the whole difficulty lies-denying to thr
sone, what is claimed, and periorce fnus
be claimed for the other Logically ~
News is all wrong, and has been. L ha
atwnys had a well formed opinion ~ d.
Eroper methods, and OF what fills its COZ
eptiDns Of proper leadership Wa
o. ALLOW for instance others who d.f-r
have sl,e came. In fact, why net e
kaif2 Why set up an illogical
- and an impossible demand? TG
Union Republican does not dpTan
that tx Senator Higgins, or Henr
A. du P0nt, or William S. Hiies, 4
arv man in the State withdraw n
ejssnS-gn Je9dprshipy OF. his can VIDE
Tor 4 seat n the sknate Of the JGi &
states. The Union R-publican iransl
acknowledge that lt has no right I
make such dematd. II frankly AZ
mits that to do so Would be the very e
eence OF political itppertinence. In
government of the ptple, the essentt
idea is the right OF Hny man to be
candidate for their stffrages, with Z
belief that an improper candidacy vi
not merit their suppurt This ls the vel
theory Of our Government To et
this il to substitute an pligarchical Tor
Democratic government. To deny Il.
IA to claim that the @lle should p
choose their own cand iates but etou
have.them chosen for ii IN BY some :
lect few! In this contel ION the Uni
Republican is now and las ALWAYS lrt
on the side Of the right u /
many 20 choose iby IS Applicant
Of the principle OF majority rule. u
the News deny this principle? And 4
does who will II set up as rulel
ss.coAArs in the place OF thd votes Of t
people at a common primary. l. is /
relevant 10 the argument ttFt tile ne
does not believe in the htfcss o. s0
candidate on the other sidt, Or thai
thinks that there are otherk more 1u
1 more ct for this position orthat. III
II may OF may not be true, p Newa
II the right To its own ,iews, End hoY
that right have not otherN WHO ti
with il, the came rigm? ANDf Wn
heads always back to the 81 ifne ogt
eofnrns N that tie Way u 4wiu ii
tbfS& isl - Gala common Tdinars
have nni~ StsIs organization, Wv'th
State Central Commit ee Let Hhe wh
Republican vote act as a high tHhnan
adjudication upon questions al ~np !
thereby end the matter Iftl Hpiut
1.-The only solution, come w H., u
+-can be agreed np1n, Tire UHipN Rtr
lican believes that a ticket sitVlId
nnminaiel with due reg ard % Ny
tionnl interest involved, and VII ad
cate the widest generosity upon Ae Z
OF the majSrty in nominations aa
other natters pertaining to our poll.
But one thing it will never advoccta
that is harmony at the expense oi IN
cal freedom--snccess by the sacrifc
the righte OF the people.