The sun., 1900-04-13

for evil. This is particularly true in he
realm of politics apd government. Not
very long ago the peacemakers in our
national politics were the Union
soldiers with guns in their hands.
In the great anti-slayery struggle
the men and women who were un-
sparing in their denunciations OF the
evil OF human slavery, were the true
peace makers. The people who were de-
nouncing these men and women as "rad-
icals," who were planning compromises
and making deals were the separatists,
and when the war came they were either
half hearted unionists, skulkers, cop
perheadsn or rebels in arms against the
government and seeking its-distruction
for the continuance of the sum OF all
political evil, human slavery. The un-
decided, vacilating go-betweens in every
crises in human affairs are never true
peace makers. General Grant was true
peace maker when he demanded uncon-
dtional surrender and supplemented it
I with the resolve to move AT once upon
the rebel works; peace maker wnen he
said: Il Hill fight it out on this line.
lie WAS right, and he knew he was
right. The 90 betweens and compro-
misers with evil called him the butcher
and accused him of all nanurr Of evil
.hings Al AppomattoX, whea he had
conquered lasting peace iJr his country,
, he proved to be the gentlesb and mildest
Of conquerors.
. In Delaware politics we have some
. what similar condition OF things. For
: thirty years the Republicans OF this
State submitted to almost every imagin-
= able political evil. They were cheated,
e robbed and misgoverned. The law was
n a tyrany and politics. a farce-was simply
y a compromise with evil and continu-
> ous dicker with fraud. The constitution
9 Of the State was perverted and its intent
d defeated. The statute laws were in
'r famous in their intent and results
Every effort for constitutional reform
was defeated in the interest of corrupt
e political aligharchy, and every appeal fol
&c statutory reform rejected with scorn
40 The authors OF these evils defied op
y position. There seemed to be nj
III hope of their overthrow. They were de
. fant and reckless; yet when they wer
aV most confident their overthrow was a
., hand. At the State election OF 1892 the.
~ narrowly escaped defeat. In 1894 the.
y were beaten. In 1896 the crisis in Della
ne ware politics had come. A new leader
uV ship and a new organization of ihe Re
u publican party that had begun in 1892
e. and won in 1891, threatened to utterl
=, Nv rout the party of fraud and misrule. L
nc this crisis a portion of the Republica
'o party deserted and went over to th
70 enemy. But reinforced as the Democrat
eo were the Republicans won at the pollt
" and were defeated by fraud an
n theft-by what was really counting.ou
~ OF the majority vote of the whole State
- Despite ali law, and despite the vote {
~ the people the Democratic party wa
III still in control of the State. A politics
;, -" revolution was at hand. There could
y but two sides to the issue. The Demt
:" - cratic patty, still the champion an
y beneficiary Of fraud, was upon one sid
=: with the Union Republicans in oppos
- = tion. Here was civic war. There coul
-. be no peace, no peace as the result
!. right government until this wal VIZ
y. -. fought out. That fight is still on. vi
:. tory here means Just what, in polite
49, 49, victory at Appomattox meant to the nj
=. tion in 1865. 1t is a continuance OF thi
as W war in the field OF politics.
1t must be that the true peace make
Il. in this fight are they who maintai
oro the Republican party organization
~ which has proved its ability to defe
"a the Democratic party-which assur
~, 49, a complete victory over that party at ii
90. coming election-are they, who exclut
or. none, but invite all opponents Of Il
Democratic party to unite for it's dele
and overthrow. II their overtures
et- this end are rejected, as they have bee
lsy there is no course left for them to folio
ate but that against all opponents. Tho
ry. who, in such fight, are not with the
be must be against them. The fighters a
an the peace makers.
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