The sun., 1901-03-16
TIMELY OPINIONS.
What the Best Thinkers Say of Cur
rent Events.
Irregular" Party Destroyer

From the Milford Chronicle.
All comments by the great city papers |
point the source from which their opin- |
ions are influenced as to Delaware poll |
tics, and from this the Union Republi-
cans are criticised for acts which the in
surgent Republicans are responsible
The Philadelphia and New York press
opinions are colored by both Democratic
bias and Regular" Republican malice
emanating from the city of Wilmington,
| and both are anxious to cover their dirty
and betraying tracks in a blind cru
| SADIE against the Union Republican party.
For two consecutive sessions the in
surgent Republicans have prevented the
election of United States Senators, even
| after the most fair terms had been of
| fered by the majority and urged upon
their consideration.
The Union Republicans of Delaware
| ara not responsible for their acts and do
not propose to condone any of the great
offenses against the Republican party of
the United States by the bolting faction,
headed by Henry A. du Pont.
Since last October it has been well
established fact in the opinion of the
leading Union Republicans, that no man
of their choice could be chosen to repre-
sent Delaware in the United States Sen.
ate. This was made especially plain
when the '.bolters" refused to endorse
the legislative and county tickets of
Kent and Sussex counties, and empha-
sized by the liberal use of Mr.. du Points
money to defeat Union Republican can
didates for the legislature. With this
condition before them, and the necessity
for Republican control i'll both branches
of the General Assembly that needed
/ legislation could be had, the Union Re
, publicans of Delaware set about the
task of beating the combination against
them.
Note the aim Of the two factions
{ the Union Republicans eXerting every
!, means to make a grand victory for then
party in Delaware, while the insur
gents We're attempting to defeat Repub
J. lican candidates to the General Assem-
/, bly, and thereby turn that body over
. to the Democratic party. and assure tn,
election Of two Democrats to the Unitet
States Senate. Such were the condition,
! last fall.
q The Union Republicans aimed to hav,
! Republican control of the General AS
sembly, regardless of faction, and tn nc
complish this it was necessary to stan,
> Loyalty to the agreement III New Castl,
s county and elect the ticket as nomi
/ nated--cven though that ticket was com
J posed of Regulars" and to their honor
! be it said, the Union Republican part.
II triumphed over all combinations.
d From the day when this condition o
affairs was known the Union Republi
cans recognized that they had no chanc
Of clecting Mr.. Addicks or any othe
II Tnion Republican to the United State
% Senate. unless the "Reguars" would lis
!, ten to reason and take the proposition
= to elect as Senators one of each faction
2 Mr.. Addicks and Mr.. dn Pont to repre-
O. sent Delaware.
At Every opportunity was given for a
\ adjustment OF differences. but not one
y did the seven insurgent Republicans at
~ tempt 10 make adjustment Of the situ,
ie ton, and today the great majority o
M both factions of the party in New Castl
!, county and the city of Wilmington ai'
condemning their stubborn and unreasol
~ able course. The personal feelings 0
10 Henry A. du Pont and the belief tina
IL Congressman Ball would he able to hol
!. the teat of federal patronage to the lip
of the ins,irgent Republicans were tn
controlling influences that made VI
cancy in our Senatorial representation
The Union Republicans offered ever
honorable compromise possible that tw
III Senators could be elected; but their tel
- ders of peace were spurned. and negotii
tions entered into with Democrats t
~ place John Biggs and Henry A. du POI
Is in Senatorial seats: hut Willard Saul,
nd bury spoiled that scheme and two V.
- cancies exist. Two years hence thei
will he more Union RpDublie1nS to 9
oii in the General Assembly than in th
It, and we believe it will be safely Republ
as can in both branches.