The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-31
S. e. COR. THIRD AND KING STREETS
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 81, 1901.

ACht VI tuS ! lidoGipuld LSusST,
ia going to undertake 10 stralshten
out the political muddle in Della =
ware among the fighting Republic
cans. The President doesn't sure
" know what a big job he has on
his hands, but is the mao who can,
We think, straig hten out matters,
The cores poIdent says the Presl.
dent will not recognize any OF the
leaders Of the present factions 10
making his appointments to Fed
sral positions. This is the policy
that the REPUBLICAN has taken for
some time. 1t is the only way to
say to all dictatots. "hands oil.
gentlemen, ! Lam going to pick out
good Republicans Tor office who
have not been identified 10 any OF
the lactional ignite which has been
going on in the Republican party
10 this State for the last twenty
years and which has rent it ia
twain and made it an utter lmpos-
sibility to elect one, let alone two
United States Senator's, The
President should read Willard
Saulsbury's article on the political
history oi Delaware and then send
Tor DR.. Hiram Burton and hear
his side of the political struggle for
supremacy in this State. Not all
Of the good nen are in the Republ-
can party in Delaware, nor not all
Of the bad men by any means are
members Of its organization Then
ex-senator Anthony Higgins could
write a very interesting poIl,ica!
history OF his state. Its early
struggles and the manner in which
Republicans time alter time were
leSislated out OF Office. When the
Republicans were successful ir
carrying an election then the fol-
lowing Legislature would abolish
the Offices. That hundreds of dep.
uty county constab!es were app
pointed by the Democratic Levy
Court, some knowing one say. at
the lnstiS alton o! the writer OF the
notes in the Forum. which is today
partially responsible lor the iu-
crease ln the presen! county tax
rate. We wonder why Judge George
Grav's name was never once men-
toned 10 the article. He certainly
shared the honors with the de-
ceased Ambassador in the United
States Senate.
The news article in the Ledger
goes on 10 state: There is reason
Tor the beliel that withic time there
will be declarations, if not actual
occurrences at Washington that
will leave no doubt as to the att-
tude OF the President towards the
Republican factions in Delaware.
That Governor Hum nor Congress-
man Ball will be recognized as dis
pensors Of the Federal patronage
for Delaware. And it
has been strongly lntlmated that
no action will be etahen on any mat
ters relating to Delaware affairs
TO promote the candidacy Of J. Ed
ward Addicks.
The President,h much harder
job on his hands than he ever un.
dertook before if he expects 70 ac-
eomplish anything in Delaware
politics. We are afraid that
through the perverseness o! some
men this state will be put back in-
TO the control o! the Democratic
party. We have been given to un-
derstand that the Union RepubIl-
cans will bend all OF their energies
TO carry Kent and Sussex countles
and divide the Republican vote IN
New Castle county thus giving the
Democrats coutro! in this county.
They contend that they will have
the Governor and control a suthcIeut
number ot votes 10 the Leg ature
TO still leave Il vacancy IN tn. nj
ted States Senate. We loyk lor-
ward with much interest to see
what President Roosevelt can ac-
eompllsh IN unluug the two he.
publican factions III this State. We
think the task hopeless one but
like hundreds ot other RepU biicaus
IN Delaware we would be pleased
10 see The hdtcnet buried and only
one Republican party ~ lh. State.
THE Every Lyenlng. in It's con.
tentions t at The Board OF Educa-
ton had TO right to purchase the
plot Of ground ou Delaware Avenue
adjoining the High School, SAYS IN
concluding It's article:
"ln the real interest Of the cause
Of public education. the action Of
the Board OF Education iu author
izing THIS purchase should be
stopped. Even viewed as a real
estate speculation. the step is not
q wise one, as the Board has no
right TO engage IN that business,
and is as likely rs any other spec.
ulator to get bitten in such trans
lotions as TO make money o1t OF
them.
We have not looked into the mat.
ter sufficiently to know the reasons
tor purchasing this plot OF ground
atlhls time, Still we have sufficient
talth in cur School Board 10 believe
II would not waste the tax payers
money.
The Democrats in Deiaw are are
cot quite IN such hopeless vran.
gle as the Republicans, but they
have their differences. The spill,
which occurred under Bryan :
leadership has not yet been called
and the party is without a reccg.
nized leader in New Castle county.
ln Kent county ex~Sen ator K. II.
kenney is tie leader Of the Silver
Democrats and hopes 10 90 back tc