The sun., 1901-11-22
WHAT UNION REPUBLICANS
DID,"

As might have been expected Every
| Evening puts in il denial ot what We said
day or two ago about the relation of
the Union Republicans tn the present
Republican government Of the State. and
to the political situation out Of which the
present State administration has devel-
\ pprd. 1t says:
according To the AddickS Republican
.fgan in this city, the opportunity Of
+ defeating the Democratic party in Della
/ ware was never utilized until the Union
4 Republicans. uuder the leadership of
Slr Addck> had driven the Democrats
from power throughout the State
NON what W. said about this matter
was rs follows:
The opportunity for civic reform never
came to this State until the Republican
patty of Kent and Sussex counties nm
der the leadership of Mr.. .Addicks had
defeated the Democrats. and the oppor-
tuuty was never utilized until the Union
Republicans under Mr.. AliickS' leader
Hip had driven the Democrats from
.."wcr throughout the State Until that
occurred there was no data available,
ai't no official ready and willing IL under
tHko the job of detecting the frauds and
lruSrcuting the culpritS.
The difference between these two quo
;u.ions is apparent, rs also is the cvi-
i"nt untruthful intent of Every Evening
IN lis quotation. We hold thar the truth
III what we have said in the above repeti.
tiun to be self evident. There was no
attempt mt civic reform during the Dem
o"rute control of the Statc--only pre-
truse in that direction. Witness the
Lcvy Courts Of the various counties, ANA
the municipal government of this city
Never in haI century Of history has
,h"rr been 50 general il discreditiug Of
Gnaaty government and of city govern
AID State government emerge from
linocratic control. there is an outcry
for governmental investigation ana the
Rrpublican State officials are compelled,
t% popular clnmur 10 drlve into thn
records of Democratic administrations 10
AGI that there has been Systcmali.
method Of pifcriug the public funds;
mil upon the heels " this come clal grS
y, atticial wrongdoins against city otli-
cia!s. Gui an investigation to Ascertain
tLr truth ot tile charges Tie truth ~
liiHt is self evident.
HIT Every Evening goes into details "
attempt % lspove what We sale relative
~ thr Union Republican party unlcr tltr
leadership " Mr.. .Addicks. II denlr.
'llal the Union Republicans arc entitled
to tle credit Of defeating the Democrats,
II cites the election OF 1855 rs proc" II
'r, -ular" Republican, effective work III
THIS State. It says
ln 1855 the Republicans, without rycn
knowledge of -iddickS, much lrss his
aiI elected Il majority of the nj nlbcls
"l the legislature, and THAI Republican
majority elected Il Republican Unit,l
states Senator the first that Delaware
ever had, and also the last.
That also il untrue. MI AldickS lad
tn years. and wns an active and lo rut
fict"r in the election Of Senator Higgins
" the legislature Of 1889. Fnwhrrm,t
il was the Republicans of Kent ANA Su,
- Il y
! NIL, for the remnant LETT cannot even
help their Democratic colleagues I,
victory y-hrcOmc Union Republicans, whC
won the victory for the Republican party
. ~ lN>s. In the campaign of 1892, III,
republicans of the State who accepted
the lea hip OF Mr.. .AldckS. against ,
cunSpirio among tn" Republicans alC
opposed him. reduced the Democrat,
carried the State but for the trcacher,
= - Republican partS management. The
F, victory ~ 1924 was distinctly "Addick,
Republican" victory, II Every Evening
rrcfcr, that tirle for the Republican.
) not Yet organized aS Union Republicans
The testimony to that was indisputahlr
!. Governor Marvel i ho was elected ii
i 1894, told til" writer, that he owed hi,
! .lnrtion % Mr.. Addicks' leadership ant
liherality. The Hon. ]. :. Willis put hi,
!. testimony to thar effect about his rlec
! tinn ~ Congress iii that campaign, ii
= writing in grateful acknowledgements oi
I hi- indebtedness 10 Mr.. AddickS In lSg,
o the Euiun Republicans poled two-third,
!, of the total Republican wore of the STATE
/, and elected twu-thrds OF the member,
= q the legislature and majority of tn,
! Constitutional Convention. or thar cam
I p.ti-n Every Evening has nothing 20 say
q democratic political rascality in, and
! after that campaign, makes it convenient
10 skip it,
: In every election since 1896 the Unior
Republicans have been the chief factor
i in the Republican successes won. With
! ont their vote the regulars" would have