The sun., 1900-07-16
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.

for Wnat purpose DO hepuDllcans ex-
pect and intend to vote at the coming
general election in this State?
We think this an important question
in view of Republican party conditions.
Singular as it may seem, there are two
projects offered for the consideration of
Republican voters:
One projected by and representative Of
majority of the Republicans of the
State, proposes the election of Republi.
can candidate to every elective office the
filling of which is involved in the eec.
lion.
The other project put forward by and
representing a minority of Republican
voters proposes the defeat OF certain Re
publican candidates, and the defeat cf ali
the Republican candidates if necessary
for The defeat of those candidates whose
defeat has been resolved upon by this
minority Of Republican voters.
To summarize these statements briefly.
The majority or Union Republican party,
proposes to elect full Republican ticker
from top TO bottom, The regular D r.
publican or minority party proposes to
elect only SO many Republican candi
dates as cannot be avoided IN its parpase
to defeat a part Of tile Republican
ticket
The question arises: To which Of these
divisions must the loyal Republican and
good citizen attach himsei? A good
many voters are now asking this ques.
tion. LIS answer is important. The
most reasonable and satisfactory answer
is this Good citizens IF the R4pubii.
can order will vote to defeat the Demo-
cratic ticket from top to bottom. What
else should good citizen of Republican
politics vote foi? We cannot understand,
and this is tn Union Republican side Of
1t, how, or for what else Republican
could vote, except for the defeat OF the
Democratic party, not in part, but in
whole. A Republican who does other
than this abandons his party, repudiates
its principles and assaults the common
veal. A voter is Republican or a
Democrat as he votes. He cannot be a
: Republican and work and vote for the
Democratic party ticket either in whole
or part. What man and voter is, is
determined by what he does, and not by
the name he calls himself. Names NAV
be misnomers, but deeds are unmistak.
able evidences of the truth OF place and
character-a voter who votes to defeat
Republican candidates and jeopardizes
the election of the whole ticket for the
defeat OF portion Of it is, to all intents
and purposes, Democrat. The propo-
sition to defeat portion Of the Republi-
can ticket, is, virtually proposition to
Republicans to become Democrats and
help to elect the Democratic ticket.
Do Republicans want to do thai?
In the present campaign, in both
State and National politics, the issues
are those between the Republican and
Democratic parties. These issues are not
personal Or local but involve the whole
OF THE STATE on one side and the whole of
the alton on the other side. In either
case they are bigger than any one indi.
yidual can b., and ought TO be far and
away abov personal likes or disikes-
there ls no reasonable place in this cam
pagn lor personal revengrs. There is
nothing by, noble or loyal in the poll
sios that deliberately proposes, and at
tempis il, TO defeat party who's sue
cess, accor1ing TO tile proposers avowed
poiiilcal creed, involves the well being
OF the > ale AID the nation. Such pro-
POSITION IS pr posterous And yet that
is what the 50 called regular Republi-
cans prnpssa, and do 50 uuder the pre-
tense Il seeking lhe common good The
orst ttesr 50 called regular Republicans
can pronls l. TO defeat certain Repubi.
can canui IS; th y cannos elect one