The sun., 1900-06-25
DELAWARE INDICATED.


the dissemination of political truth iron
this State was blocked and falsehoo,
about Delaware Republican politics raj
riot the country over. 1t made the nam
OF the State by word of reproach, Thi
falsehood sanctioned by authority par
AIDED itself in the garb of truth and homo
ior the deceiving of the people. Republi
cans who are as good citizens as any
Slate can boast of, who haye been fight
ing all their lives for the overthrow a
the worst political oligarchy of all the
states were insulted, detained and abused
iof giving their time, money and work
ior the defeat OF this oligarchy and the
establishment OF government Of liberal
principles and just laws in this State.
These men violated no law, outraged NO
custom, abridged no right. They at.
tempted to meet the requirements of the
law and appealed to it for their
Justification against the slander
aad abuse heaped upon them. They
won their fight under election laws con
cocted to make their defeat certain; and
what the law could not prevent was ac-
complished by outrage that set aside all
law, custom and authority. The State
when fairly won from the Democrats
was stolen. The Democratic party en-.
trenched behind thirty years of partisan
law making, behind outrage sanctioned
by custom, behind accumulated deci-
slons OF partisan courts-was driven to
open political theft to avoid being
thrown permanently out of power by a
people re-enfranchised by Republican
political effort.
In defense of their theft of the State
the defeated Democrats raised false cry
OF corruption, and discarded Republi-
can leadership joined in the false cry.
Together they sent it throughout the land,
crowding every avenue to the ears and
Judgment of the people so full of false
hood that the way OF the truth seemed
permanently blocked. In an appeal to
the law the Democratic party was
convicted OF its theft by Democratic
court. Its plea OF corruption was thrown
out OF Court. There was no evidence
to prove it. The court record sayso the
cry was false.
All th amounted to nothing. The
glut OF falsehood choked the roadways.
Quietly the leaven of truth worked The
Republicans who had been charged with
every known political sin were meeting
their accusers with simple, straightfor-
ward, honest work as citizens and Re.
They literally met civic vice
with civic virtue. They made the record
OF four Years work and success, supple.
mented by patient, hopeful proffers of
with disaffected Republi.
cans, the proof oftheir virtue and LOYALTY.
Truth was catching up with falsehocd. |
ut the convention truth was ahead
That ls the whole story. From the he.
to the end of the contest there
was no question as to which one of the
was right. The effort of the
convention was all the time one of de-
tence for the so-called "Regulars;" to
make their discontinue as easy TO he
borne as possible-an effort TO prevent a
repetition OF the disasters that has fol-
owed the inexcnsable bolt of 1896.
These are the facts of the Republican
1lvision in this State, and of the efforts
'i the convention to heal it. The per-
'istent fight against what was inevitable
the recognition of the Union Republi-
IAN delegates-has made the victory of
he truth vastly greater than it could
laVe been under any other circum.
tances. In every State of the Union
mere are now prominent and influential
republicans who know the truth of the
delaware case, and who will champion
he cause of Delaware Republicans; who
VIII defend the State from the slanders
leaped upon it. To the State locally the
onVention's decision to admit the Union
republican delegates, means much; but
lot the least valuable OF the winnings at
nat convention is the vindication of the
tate and her people, before the assem-
led nation, from the false charges made
galnst them, and the sending OF wit
esses OF chat vindication into everv con.
fessional district Of every State of the
MON.
Another thing which fairminded hon
IT citizens of Delaware can congratulate
lemselves over, and this without regard
polltlcs, is that the citizen of their !
ate Tor the crushing OF whom this cru. '
de OF injustice wa inaugurated, has
zen yindicated before this same August
urt; and that the judges who condemn
MIN when deceived, have honored
m now that they have found the truth. l
tier the most heroic fight for the en-. a
anchlsement of the Republicans of this I
ate, for the law of the State, and for p
e Republican principle of majority b
ie that has yet marked its history, Mr..
Edward Addicks is, here and else.
1ere, recognized as the foremost citizen
the State. p
Truth the laggard has overtatan a,a p