The sun., 1900-08-16

certain points of concentration; AROUND
The Governor in 1894, in the combine Of
1896 and in the betrayal of ante-elcction
pledges 10y the hoiteis in 1898. In all of
these years Republican State Assem-
hlies were elected in Delaware and in
each ease Mr. Adlcks was clearly the
candidate for Senator approved at the |
polls. ana the men who bolted from the
Republican party in 1896 prevented bis |
election in 1895 and 1899, and prevented |
his being seated in the Senate upon his |
election III 1897. So every reasonable eX-
pcctation of the party ut large, and Of
the press. from Mr.. Addicks and his |
Delaware Republican colleagues We're
fully met. The State elections We're
won. The opportunity was given for
the election of Republican United States
, Senators in all these years, but the boil
tiers would not have it SO unless they
were allowed the choice of the Senators.
We anticipate that Mr.. Sperry will
reply to thiS just rs every boltcr Re
publican III Delaware has already re-
piled to it by asking: Why didn't Mr..
4 Addicks surrender and allow Senator
to he elected. Our answer to that III:
| II would have heun moral and political
cuwal,lic, to 50 surrender. 1t would
have been impnlitc ia that il would
have given awaS-,!rstroycd ill that
had bccn attained 10y the Republicans
NC the stats under Mr., AddickS leader
-liip. lhiS surrender would have rc-
tired him from the leadership of the
pa;r aud doomed it to certain defeat,
al I'M rgg first r,ay vim Democrats,
Tho Democrats I'll Delaware, whom Mr..
Spcrry viii admit are cJrGblc paliti-
iau4 naW ud appreciate the truth ~
what wc hayc htrc written. They have
worked awiully hard 10 dcGrat and re-
tire N.Y.. Adcks from the Republican
leadership. and nrc working now, TO
secure fusion Of the holter Rcpubli-
caas yiih thcm, To accomplish that end
at the coming election.
Just one word Of reply TO Mr.. Speriy'S
question about The city election Of 1899:
why was the late George W. Bush
: defeated MS Il Republican candidate for
Mayor" The question answers itself.
Mr.. Bush was II, not the Republican
candidate for Mayor Personally there
was no objection to Mr.. Bush. But had
the Union Republicans of Wilmington
allowed Mr.. Bush to have been elected
there would be no possibility of Re
publican victory ut the coming election
in Delaware. To any politician in Della.
> ware, who has sense enough to cat
. peaches" that is plain. The diSntcgra
ton and absorption of the boltcr Re
:. publican element in the politics of this
State is the one necessity assuring i'm
! mediate and continued Republican sue
B cess. After four years controversy ant
j discussion of all phases of the case
I that is the verdict of the National Re
e publican party councils. Phe defeat oi
5 Mr. Bush did more to accomplish tha
G than any other political event of til,
I four years controversy. That dcfca
p was solar peXus'' blow to the boltc
/ organization. It's members have no
Q been SO confident that they own and fiji
: the earth, since, as they were previoU
E 10 that election. From that event tn
4 bolters began to understand that, cvcl
e in New Castle county, they must reckol
/: and deal fairly with the Union Rcpuhli
= cans II wus the bcginin" Of the unit
: movement which the Tn.ou Republican
i have foStercd in every possible way
Y ANA of which Mir. Sroriy writcs rs fol
t lows:
d II regard Republican unity in Della
N'tlN ~ WV tlliliS sllll II lttNl NlN'Tlldlli
II and necessary thing, loo, IN the way o
l. which | would mol lay single stray
y ~ write Singlrword ana Mir Addicll,
K ambition TO hr United States Senate
@ d wholly different thing"
q Without doubt this Is 4 sentiment i
q which al Union Republicans will agrc
Il with Mr. SInnTy; and in that min
il about it va refer Mr.. Spcriy 10 III
z Union Republican proposition, date
I. January IL, 1900. approved hy thc Il,
publican %atilnal Convention at Phil.
7 dcphia and a.k him why that propos
fl tiai Aav> HO2 iuelHl4 reasonable bas
( upon whch alI Republicans ean unit
re2diSlpsS ol the Senatorial issue;
! The fitness Of Mr.. .lldckS to rcm,
u sent Delaware III the United States Sci
i. ate is not subject Of discussion wit
= us. Ii has passed the stage Of doul
N and entered upon that of knowledge
= Mr., Spcrry reminds us that hc has bee
~ very well acquainted with several me
II who have done every considerable thng
= for their country and their lacc--bt
II that he always found them to /
II nothing but men like the rest of II
| We lAlN y IitlH u llht fAlNIlNHft. nut "
II do not understand that finding them
- bc hut men like the rest of us, in an
~ way disparaguS their ''distiguiShcd SO
~ vices, or aGsolveS us from the duty
IL render "h0nor to whom honor is due
= This is not hero worship. Ii is givil
:" the need Of respect due to gre;
nv achievement attained in opposition
- the limitations of human ability-'l
W men like the rest of us. 1t is Just thu
~ that makes achievement great; Just tn;
r. that gives it's title to honor the sivl
~ Of which degrades none, but lifts hi
- who gives III noble way to the lev
~ Of him who deserves and receives. ri
Republicans Of Delaware honor Mr.. a
:, dicks today for what they, in their col
:" mon everyday SENSE of things, ha'
- come 10 know and believe about him
- one Of themselves, but still capable
y, y, dom" The things for them which i;
- their former heroes Failed to do ri
- is proof Of fitness. lie is legally qua
fed.
Y. What moro Information does NJ
~ Spcrly require?
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