The sun., 1901-03-21
FULL vINpIcATIoN.


The latest news from Washington |
about Delaware affairs, indicates a de-
cision Of the President of the United
States to recognize the Union Repuhli-
can. party OF the State as the regular
Republican organization, and to distri-
butte the Federal offices i'll the State to,
and upon the recommendation of mem
bers Of that party.
This is good news for Delaware Re
publicans. The decision made will do
more for the promotion of Republican
unity in this State than anything else
that can be done. 1t is the only thing
to be done to complete the vindication
Of the Union Republicans in their con
tcntion for the principle of majority
rule in party matters, and in the govern
ment of the State. The justice of this
decision will commend itself to every
reasonable Judgment, be it Republican
or lie it Democratic. The unjust decision
kkaaian.u Republicans al 81,
dccisfon py the rresident, mas becn INC
source of all the trouble in the Republi-
can party of this State since that conven-
ton. There was never more fictitious,
unreasonable and outrageous contention
raised III politics than was raised by
the Anti-Addicksites at st. Louis. 1t
elements of deception. Its false charges
were sustained by men whose names We're
known the country over as having been
the representative Republicans of the
State, who, by some amazing transfer
nation of person and character. be-
came the champions factions disruption
and defeat. In the stress of nominat-
ing campaign, involving the election of
President of the United States, the
Anti-Addicksitcs assumed to be the Del
aware Republican party's delegates, that
they represented the Republican party
organization, a majority of the Republi
can voters, and that they were instructed
to vote for Mckinley, by the Delaware
Republicans, for President Of the United
States. Every one of these claims was
false To back up these claims the
most absurd and outrageous charges
We're madeagainst the opposing delegate;
The political sinners of the age becam,
saints III speech and arguments. Deceived
by these things, as Senator Thurston
who championcd the Anti-Addicks move
mcnt has since frequently acknowledged
the convention rejected the rightful Della
ware delegates This act authorized tn,
disruption Of the Republican State orgi
nization put the brand of regularit,
upon an incompetent faction, opened
the way for Democratic licensing OF
factionalism iii the Republican party, by
the Democratic Office holders of Della
ware under State law, and secured fo
the factionists the recognition and fayol
Of the President of the United States
n more amazing political blunder, nor,
ineNcnsable political outrage, was nevel
committed. In its inception, birth an,
development the so-callcd Regular
litical corruption in contemplating til,
overthrow of the Republican party, it,
majority vote, and the continuance %
Democratic control in Delaware. Th,
Democratic outragcs Of 1896, the steal
lnG of the Constitutional Convention, tn
State Assembly, and the United State
Sellatorship, were the legitimate fruit
of the bolt from the Republican conycn
tion, the appearance of the boilers at ST
Louis, and their recognition by the Re
publican National Convention. No othe
political blundcr was ever so disastrou
to the Republican party Of this State
no other occurrance OF the Republican
partys history ever put such obstacle
i'll the way of Republican success. d
made Il more apparently hopeless poIiti
cal situation for Il party trying to dis
lodge its opponent from power in whicl
it had intrenched itself by every lega
method, and by every means known /
selfish and corrupt politicians. From
any ordinary view point, the "Regulars
had made Il condition out of which Re
publican victory was impossible. Th
Democrats agreed with the "Regulars,
and were happy.
Any Republican who will soberly an
reasonably recall the conditions preced