Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-24
UNION REPUBLICAN
BLUFF Of DEFIANCE
A Demand for Common Primaries
and No Votes for Any Who
Will NOT Agree.
BY AN ADDlCKS ORGAN
A Threat of Republican Defeat
at the Next Election Unless
the Demand for Common
Pfim aries is Com
piled With.

Editorial in Dover State Sentinel. Addicts Re
publican organ.
1t is more Unlikely, judging from
recent developments, that the Federal
Offices to be appointed within the State
of Delaware during the. continuance Of
the present administration will be ex-
uctly as before.
Under tho Mckinley administration
the minority had them all; under
the Roosevelt regime the proba-
bilities are that the minority will still
continue to have them all, notwith-
standing the fact that the Union Re-
publicans by reason of their majority,
their loyalty and their regularity are
entitled to sole recognition 10 these mat
tiers. 1t is time foi the Union Repub.
LEANS OF Delaware to look this state of
affairs calmly and deliberately In the
face They can no longer evade the
situation. 1t must be faced and faced
openly without further self-delusiou.
The condition Of affairs IN this Stat
has reached climax. 1t is Mainly
apparent that In the future only two
courses are open for the Union Republi-
cans of Delaware to follow--surrende
the fight for Independence and the right
Of majority rule, or throw down the
gauntlet of no compromise hereafter
and light to the death. There is no
longer reason to continue the policy of
the past. We have reached the stage
when new policy is imperative In
order that injustice may cease and the
malevolent bitterness OF upgrateful
officials may not be armed with further
power to do them injury,
We propose for the future this propo.
sitiou Fairness, friendship and even.
handed justice to all loyal law abiding
Republicans who will agree to the set
Element OF all rarty differences at a
common primary; but no recognition,
no concession, no nomination and no
vote for any man who denies this
method of political adjudication.
For some years every known effort
has been made by the Union Repupli.
cans of this State to harmonic the
party and secure permanent control of
the State Of Delaware. Every mag.
unanimous concession has BEEN made.
No effort has heen wanting to oonoiliate
factional opponent by more than a lust
recognition Of their political claims.
This has been the uniform attitude Of
the Union Republicans for years mast,
but the time has come for this kind of
action to cease, and no consideration in
the future, neither national exigeneies
Tor party victory within the State,
should change it. In spite Of all their
loyalty. In spite Of the fact that this
State once solidly Democratic has bean
made Republican, and Republican Rep
reientatives aud the possibility Of Re.
publican Senator'S. created for the
benefit of the National Republican
party, theso things have countad for
nothing. ul5f
IL is evident tbatthere is a movement
ati on foot to cosrce to drive, TO force
Through national patronage and
through outside influences : the Rerub-
leans OF the state Of Delaware, and to
deprive them of their inherent and con.
stitutional right OF solf government.
We here declare ourselves in the |
future NJ unalterably opposed to the
nomination, of asy man for Congress- |
who belongs in any way to an organiza.
ticn that refuses a common primary, or |
any man fer any other Office who denies |
The ordinary methods of party govern.
nent. but stands out like an assassin
and demands high. office and reward
With threat of party murder Let
he Union Republicans OF this State
effect whsther IL ID more manly to 90
Town to defeat through the efforts Of
heir own organization rather than to
'eceive the hollow fruits OF a seeming
'ictory bysliliating With party traitors,