Delaware gazette and state journal., 1900-02-01
THE HARMONY PROPOSITIONS.
"sussex R-pnbiican" Pays His Respects
10 Thsm ana Their Promoters. and Repu-


A "suss.1 Republican" Pays His Respects
10 Taem and Ihs,r Promoters. and Rspu-
dates Doth IN scsshinR Tsrms.
Editor tbs Gazette: have read
several editor ials in the Union Repub-
licnD OF Georgetown, from the pen Of
DR.. G. X. Layton, begging for har-
mony, and hearing from the mouth of
this agent Of Addicls (Which mouth.
like Willinm j. Bryan's. is both large
and loud since his written petition To
Chairman Brown, signed by }. Frank
Alice, without a Ineeting OF the Union
Republican State Committee or knowl-
edge by the member Of that body Of
what these worthless of Addicks were
doing. felt anxious, after henring
from the mouth Of Layton, ("We did
net think for ono moment that the
proposition for harmony would be ac-
cepted; and be did IL We want II ac.
cepted. We had an object in making
the offer, and we have gained our de.
sired ends''), to see copy OF last
weeks edition of the UniGl Republic
can-to compare the statement of DR..
Layton's mouth and his pom. / found,
as I had expected, the following edi-
torial;..
1T was plainly the duty of the Union
Republican party to take the initiative
in the work Of uniting the Republican
votes in one common organization, be-
cause in political affairs, responsibility
always attaches to the majority. That
the majority has been broad and gen
erous enough to do this lie commend
able alike 10 their political sagacity,
and to their patriotism. ln making the
recent propositions for harmony. Upon
such liberal aud generous scale. it
has placed itself in an impregnable
position. Come what may, whatever
the result no blame can attach to 1t.
If disaster and defeat come by reason
Of its rejection, Union Republicans
can rest secure, and the burden in the
future must rest upon the other side.
And we can 60 forth to the fight single
handed IN every district, from Brandy
wine to Baltimore, and make fight foi
Republican SUPP emaoy in Delaware, :"
| &c.
Now, Mr.. Editor, 1t has been thought
| by some that this offer on the part Of
the Union Republicans is to reach the
ear of the President, and to secure the
Federal patronage that comes to Della
ware. II that could be SO, all well and
| good; but such was not the intention,
for Layton knew full we'll when he
wrote the proposition for harmony, that
President Mckinley knew the intention
of Addicks and his henohnen. He
peatedly said, as the mouthpiece of Ad.
dicks, that he, Mckinley, should not
have the electoral vote Of Delaware; that
the Union Republicans would not en-.
dorse the Presidential elector nominees
Of the Regular Republicans; and should
the Regulars endorse their nominees,
as was done four years ago, they, the
| Union Republicans, would withdraw
their nominees. for they would nomi-
nate for Presidential electors only such
men as would pledge themselves TO come
of their ticket il they were endorsed
Ey the Regular Republicans; and to be
| sure this was carried out he, himself,
proposed to te the Union Republican
Presidential slector candidate for Sus-
sex county.
Therefore it was not for the reasons
above stated that this proposition to
the Regular Republicans was made, but
because DIR. Layton, the Addicks leader
of Sussex, sees the waning Of Addicks-
ism in Sussex county. He, sees the
necessity OF doing something to hold
Republicans for principle 10 Addicks.
ism, under the guise of % fair PROPOSE
tion for party harmony and party sue.
cess. Hence he has made this harmony
proposition, knowing full we'll it would
not be accepted. in order to use the rro-
position for harmony to show those Re-
publicans who have been held to the
Addicks outfit by past deception, that
it was the Regular Republicans and
not the Addicss Republicans who did
not want harmonious party, and ke.
publican success In Delaware.
Layton's words, such as have been
above quoted, and his editorials OF last
week give him "dead away" The
Union Republican proposition will NOT
be accepted. But II DR.. Layton will
print in his paper the reasons for the
non-acceptanca Of his propositions, and
the propositions made by the Regular
Republicans, the readers Of the Union
Republican will compare the PROPOSE
tions made by Addioks' henchmen and
the propositions made by the Regular
Republicans for party harmony, nEd we
feel sure that true manhood will assert
itself and prevent Addicks and his paid
agents from electing him to the United
states Senate, or bury the party Of
| iuhhotho dcOpt IL llS1 tdii " uO bUs
Addicks may defeat Republican suo-
cess in Delaware at the next election.
That question is on open one and left
entirely with those wi no are now misled
by Addicks' agents to keep up a
Union or "one star" tAddicks) party.
But whether this he tho case or not,
IL can be set down as fact, and that,
too, in spite OF Layton's oft-repeated
boast that Mckinley will not receive
the electoral vote of Delaware at the
next election, that the situation iu
this State is such az will insure three
electoral votes for Mckinley from Della.
ware next November.
"The people can't be fooled all the
time. - The Democrats fooled the
people with free trade, and the work.
ingmen got soup houses for their votes.
Republican prosperity has opened the
oyes of all true Americans, and isms
will have to go down. Addicks fooled
the Republicans Of Delaware in the
election of q United States Senator in
1895, when il tooK only four Republicans
and one Democratic vote to do his work
and he fooled the Democrats and Re-
publioans in the election of United
States Senator in 1883. The Republi-
cans were fooled because of broken
pledges made TO them by majority Of
the nominees of Sussex and Kent coun.
ties before the election, that they
would, If elected. eloct Republican
United States Senator, and the Demo,
Gratis were fooled because three Demo.
Gratis openly forsook their party and
voted for Addicks, and they do moi