The sun., 1900-03-24
JOHN LEDYARD.


REPUBLICAN, unity in Delaware is not a
question of platforms either state or
national, nor is it question of loyalty
to the candidates OF the National Repub-
lican party. The paramount issue in
Delaware politics is not and never has
been, directly a question OF national
politics. The attempt made by the
boilers of 1896 to make it appear that the
Republican convention OF that year was
opposed to either the party platform or
its candidates had absolutely no founda-
tion in fact. The farcical nature of that
attempt was clearly proved by the course
and resnlt OF the campaign; and the only
real danger to the success OF the National
Republican ticket in that campaign arose
from the persistence of the boilers in
naming ticket of their own; they con-
fessed that when they took their cleo
toral ticket down and voted for the can
didates Of the Union Republican party.
The only danger there is, that can result
from the vote on the national ticket, is
bhc persistence of the Anti'Addcks poll
ticians in maintaining separate party
rganization and the making of an elec-
oral for themselves. There is danger in
his. and it is OF their own making. OF
this danger the Anti-Addicksites have
been fully forewarned. If Delaware's elec-
toral vote is cast for the National Repub-
iican candidates for President and Vice
President, it will be cast by the electors
named by the Union Republicans, and
voted for on Union Republican ballots.
The Republicans who are interested
elly in national issues should make note
ofthat assertion. 1t will be verified.
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Republicans who pose as s'eet-to-
gether advocates should at least be con-
slstent. They should advocate the propo.
sltions that mean getting together, that
meaa unity and success as the result of
thai union. The Union Republican
proposition for common primaries, one
convention, one party and one ticket
meant getting together in earnest and
for good. The Anti-Addicks rejection of
that proposition. the deci sion to hold
factional primaries, factional conven-
tion to make factional ticket means
two tickets End continued party
division with repetition OF all OF
the old disastrous results. Their plans of
procedure are plain. Their object is ap-
parent. In 1896 the Anti-Addicks dele
gates slipped into the National Conven-
tion upon local endorsement of Mr..
Mckinley by delegates who had no
authority, by a convention that had
place in the Republican party, and
hat could not possibly give their candi-
ate the electoral vote of the State. The
Anti-Addicksites of 1900 are trying to
epeat that experiment, not to assure the
nomination of Mr.. Mckinley, for that is
not in serious doubt; not to insure him
the electoral vote of this State, for
they know they cannot do that;
not to assure the election of the
Republican State and county tickets,
for eeperate tickets, upon which they
have decided, practically assures the de-
feat of those tickets. What then, do
they assure that is of any benefit to Re-
publicans? They assure the appoint
ment OF Anti-Addicksites to all the
Federal offices in the State. Futher. by
keeping up the party division in the
State, they hope and expect to defeat j.
Edward Addicks in the senatorial can
yass during the next session of the legis-
iature.
What do the 'get-togethers'' win by
such proceedings? Their party is still
DIVIDED; the Federal offices are still in
possession OF the Anti-Addicksites, and
the State is still in the control of the
Democrats.
TIE only consistent political course for
the professed tgettogether" Republican
is to work for the destruction of the Anti |
Addlcks organization. Until that is done
there can be no such thing as permanent
peace, unity and success in the Republi-
can ranks OF this State.