The sun., 1900-03-27

They won at the polls and the Republic
can party of the State was cheated out oil
its victory because OF the alliance oil the
boilers with the Democrats.
No greater proof of loyalty to party
and party principle than that achieve
ment could be given by any party.
In the campaign OF 1898 the Union
Republicans ratified the congressional
nomination made by the boilers and
gave the candidate majority OF the
votes that elected him. They accepted
the proffer for common primaries for the
selection of county and legislative tickets
under promise OF party unity in the
Legislature and cast majority OF the
votes by which Republican Legislature
was secured; they elected in that year
the county tickets in Kent and Sussex
counties, and again cast half the vote by
which the New Castle county ticket was
elected; they had again made it possible
for the Republicans to elect United
States Senator, and were again betrayed
by another refusal OF the Anti-Addicks
boiters to recognize and abide by the
honorable precedents in party govern
ment, and to act in accordance with the
highest principles of the party-to abide
by the decision of the majority vote at
the polls, and OF the majority representa-
tives of the party in the State Assembly.
In these campaigns the Union Repub-
licans, against such opposition as no
other party OF this State had endured,
kept the Republican party organization
intact and saved to it all the advantages
that had been won in the campaigns of
1892 and 1891. The boilers intended and
expected the party organization to go to
pieces after these betrayals and defeats.
That had been the usual result OF pre-
vious defeats. That this did not occur
has not occurred, is proof that the Union
Republicans put party and party sue
cess above all else."
The Union Republicans have proved
their faith by their works. Had they
been less loyal to party, less faithful to
party principle when assailed and abused
and betrayed by Republicans, and
cheated by Democrats, there would have
been no sweeping Republican victory
within reach OF the Republicans of Della
ware" in the campaign of 1900. These
are facts which every Republican who
cares to do SO can verify. Truthful denia1
of them is impossible.
Coming to the campaign of 19OO,- the
Union Republican party organization
assures Republican victory. Without il
there could be no victory in Delaware
this year. Without its work and vote
the Republican campaign would be g
miserable failure-a farce. In this situa
tion the Union Republican State Centra
Committee made the only reasonable
and honorable proposition that has beer
made-that could be made-for party
unity and party success. 1t appealed tt
the only court having jurisdiction il
political disputes such as now divides
the Republican voters-to the ballot boz
and the votes of the Republicans of the
State. In that proposition it spoke fo
no faction and for no individual, but fol
the party and party success. What thu
voters might have decided in the appea
to the ballot would haye been final
would have been right.
To deny the Republican voters The
right to make such a decision is no
''along the lines Of honor nor in accord
ance with the highest principles OF tht
party" When political advocates ant
managers will refuse to accept the deci
sion of the people-deny them the righ
to decide-they run counter to al
the "high principles" of American poll
tics.
The Union Republican party stands
by its record, and appeals to the Repub
lican voters. 1t can give them victory
in this State, and no other Republican
party can give them victory in thi
State.