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any where in the State that is really es
sental to full Republican control OF the
State. They propose to defeat not to
elect Republicans to office. We mean
the general proposition-it is the elec-
tion OF some upon the condition that
othersare defeated. We submit that this
is not good Republican politics when the
election OF a whole Republican ticket is
easily possible. The high purpose
of Republican voting at the coming
election is the election OF full
Republican ticket-full and not
partial success. We are sure that large
majority of the Republicans Of this State
desire the full success of their parry.
They desire to elect Presidential electors
who will vote for William Mckinley to
be the next President of the United
States; they also desire to elect Repub-
lican Congressman, Republican Gov
ernor OF Delaware, to elect Republicans
to all the other State offices, a Republican
Legislature that will not only assure Re-
publican legislation for the State but as
sist in assuring Republican legislation
for the United States by the election Of
two U. S. Senators. This is possible, a
probable result OF full Republican vote,
and is the only reasonable purpose OF a
Republican campaign, and the only rea-
sonable purpose for individual Republi.
can effort and voting. To propose any.
thing else, to strive for anything less,
will be to compromise with the Demo-
Gratis and become responsible for Repub-
! lican defeat and for Democratic misgov.
ernment. This cannot be avoided by
voting boter ticket under the Republi-
can label. That is like stealing the livery
| OF heaven to serve the devil in. 1t is
/ dissertation as well as treason. The
candidate, or candidates, chosen by a
majority of any party become the in
carnation OF that party and of its princi-
pies, aad his or their defeat is party
mlsfortune-is party iDjury-a public
wrong if the voter or voters believe the
applicable n of their party principles to
government is necessary to the public
veal; and that is the only good reason q
good citizen can give for the choice ol
principle and party in politics.
The choice of principle dictates the
choice of party. The principles being
essential the success of the party is
necessary 1t follows, therefore, that the
first obligation in point of time and inn
portance falling upon the voter is to
work for the success of his party. That
is the only way he can prove the sim
cerity of his choice. If he works to de-
feat what he affects to believe is for the
best interest of all concerned he stultifies
himself in the denial Of his professions.
! This is what is proposed in the so-called
Regular Republican proposition to de-
feat the whole Republican ticket in this
| State to assure the defeat of Union Re-
publican candidate for United States
Senator. We hold that no proposition
meets the true purpose Of Republican
voting in this State, that does not inclade
the election Of a full Republican ticket
full Republican ticket chosen by the
party upon the principle Of
majority rule. That proposition is fully
met in the call Of the Union Republican
Sate Central Committee That party
represents everything which the National
Rrpnbican party represents in this State
the Union Republican party is the Re-
publican party Of the state iii all that a
majority q voters, consecutive history
and recognition 81 the National RepubIi-
can organization can Or does mean. Its
success involves all that the success OF
the National Republican party involves.
II reasonably demands the support Of
every good citizen whose political judge
ment demands the defeat Of the Demo-
cratic party.
Membership in and vote for the
Union Republican party includes the
highest possible purpose OF a Republican
vote in Delaware at the next election.
We submit that this is the common
sense of present Delaware politics-Re.
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