The Delawarean., 1900-09-19
BIC FIGHT, BUT
BIG FIGHTERS.
MIR. Salisbury Tells What He
Thinks of the Outlook.
BOWlNG THE KNEE TO ADDICKS.
Democrats Have all Along Counted
Upon the Regulars Giving in to
the Gas Man, and Even New
are Confident of Demo-
cratic Victory.

democratic State Central Commidteie
was seen yesterday and asked by a
representative of 1.-The Every Evening
what he Thought of the agreement be-
tween the Republican factions. He
had just returned from meeting of
the various State chairmen of the New
England and Middle States held i'm
New York, and seemed i'm high feather.
believing that the party would make
strong fight, and a successful one in
several of the States ON the. Atlantic
seaboard. Regarding the local situa-
tion, Mr.. Salisbury said:
while | am mot undertaking to
assume the wisdom of prophet, re
garding Delaware politics, yet have,
nevertheless, anticipated nothing else
than THAT the Democratic party of this
State would have to fight the combined
machines of the Regular and Addicls
Republicans The temptations of office
have been too great and the organi-
za5ion which has professed to speak
for Republicans who are opposed to
Addicks, has surrendered in the hopes
of getting some of the political plums
which are now to be shaken from the
tree.
Il have no idea THAT this agreement
by the machine leaders of the Regular
Republicans means anything more
than that the politicians of that fac
tion will apparently play with Addicks
until the election, but believe the in
telligence and integrity of the Regular
Republicans will remain unshaken and
they will refuse to- be delivered over,
bound hand and foot, to the Addicks
organization.
Il am reminded very strongly of a
quotation in one of the Every Evening
editorials in the campaign of 1894, 1
think, which ran about as follows:
Vice is a monster of SO hideous mien.
That to be hated, needs but to be
seen.
But seen too Oft, familiar with its
face,
We first endure, then pity, then
embrace.
"The Republican organizations of
Delaware have reached the last stage
as described in this stanza, but cam
not believe the disgusting tactics of
the two Republican organizations,
holding Ridiculous fake conventions.
and afterward delegating the right ito |
speak for thousands of voters to half
a dozen men, and who are Ito deal off |
their suffrages, will be confirmed by
the voters themselves.
'The wisdom, l think, of the Demo-
cratic convention ON last Tuesday is |
NOW manifest. I'm THE selection of a |
man for Governor who achieved his
nomination without regard to party
leaders or party pull. The whole
Democracy of the State assembled in
convention and by their delegates,
after hard and earnest fights, agreed
as to who the nominees should be, and
these nominees represented the genu-
inc and actual majority of the Demo-
cratic party.
I'VE are in the hardest fight the
Democrats of this State have had for
generation, and fighters have been
nominated as our candidates. They
represent honest and fair selections,
and the majority sentiment of THE
parity There was NO attempt by amy
body to handle or control the Demo-
cratic convention, and the results, II
believe, are satisfactory Ito the people
of this State. / cannot condemn too
much some of the criticisms of Mr.
Ford. They are un-American, un-
Democratic and un-Republican, and I
believe the people of this State will
recognize that man who has achieved
success by his own energies and vigor,
who four years ago when defeated
notwithstanding he had a majority of
this county at his back turned in and
assisted Ito elect the Democratic ticket,
and who this year went to the Demo-
cratic convention at Dover with a
larger majority than before, and was
unanimously elected, is a fit person to
be trusted TO administer the executive
affairs of this State.
81 know most of THE other nominees
of the Democratic party personally
and without exception they are well
qualified to fill the position for which
they have been nominated.
CAS- far as Mr.. Hunn, the joint Re-
publican candidate for Governor, lis
concerned, while of course know who
HE is because of my acquaintance in
the lower part of the State, yet doubt
if so men in New CASTLE county have
amy personal acquaintance OF knowl-