Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-31

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WELLINGTON, rHURSDAF. OCT. 81.
Union Republicans Threatening an
Open Revolt.
Since the Reputation of Addicks Re-
publlcans by President Roosevelt tho
leaders Of that faction have become
desperate. They recognize the serious
Nature of the blow that has been struck,
and know that unless something can be
done to counteract Its effect they will
lose so much prestige and following that
they will make but ridiculous show
ing in the next State campaign. There
fore they have resolved upon q game Of
bluff and have resorted 10 open threats
OF revolt at the next election, evidently
with the hope OF soaring the leaders of
the Regular Republican faction into
overtures for compromise. This bluff
appears In the organs Of the Addioks
Republican party, and they speak with
a unanimity that indicates an obedi
ience to orders from headquarters.
The Milford Chronicle spoke first in
this suggestive manner;
With taunts and ieers ringing in our
yesfs, with men being rewarded with
Federal office who have been repudiated
by their own people aud by the party,
it Is high time that no further confer
euce be held with these Irregular regu-
lars, and that our own party nomina-
tiona be made and voted for as made.
We can win at the polls. We must
win and assert our rights as freemen
and establish in Delaware the right OF
the majority TO rule.
Next comes the State Sentinel of
Dover, paper owned by Addicks,
which makes Congressman Ball its tar
get in the following paragraph:
DIR. Ball Is Congressman for while.
He became Congressman through a
nomination not by the people, but
through threats of party assassination.
We take this opportunity while the
doctor stands upon the threshold OF his
Congressional career, that he needs must
get all out of his term possible, for the
game won't work next time. We sus-
pect that the conditions are slightly
different; three Offices upon the State
ticket become vacant next year, they
are filled by Regulars, it will not be our
funeral. A Union Republican will go
to Congress the next time from Della
ware or some Democrat will have that
honor. You can't hold up the some
stage-coach all the time at the same
old corner.
And then comes the Union Republi.
can of Georgetown, voicing the unani-
nous and Preconcerted threat in this
form;
We are most thoroughly disguised
with the weak-knsed Union ReEubli.
Cats who are talking compromises with
the Regulars. There IS one way, and
the only way, in which the trouble in
the Republican party car be settled, and
that is to drive the traitors into the
Democratic camp where they belong. We
are no longer in favor of getting to-
esthsf. There has boon too much Of
that in the past and We have always
suffered by it. Let us fight our battles
alone and unaided. Help of the KIND
furnished by the Regulars has always
cost the party dearly. Shall We continu,
to pull chestnuts out of the fire for tn,
Regulars? Shall we continue to cleo
such men to Office as Congressman Ball
and by go doing place club in tn,
Z hands of the Regulars with which the!
can beat our brains out? No, a Thousand
times no.
Here we have the trio Tray. Blanch
and Sweetheart-all piping the sam
tune aud oil dancing to the same pull
of the string. And the burden OF thei
refrain is to threaten the Republican
party of Delaware with defeat.
II looks as though Addioas Rerutli
canism IN Delaware had reached th
hlast ditch" 1t is repudiated by tn
national administration and discreditet
at home, and thereby is left with onl
the power of o corruption fund to hol
it together. Without the use of none
it will have absolutely no standing i
the negt campaign in this State, an
even money may not save it from din
solution. its hope now is to force
compromise with the Regular Republ
cans by threats Of an open bolt.
But true Republioanism in Delawai
can have no compromise with Addick
ISM. The latter may threaten with a
its venom, but its threats will be of 1
avail. 1t may be able to pull down ii
temple of Republication in its dyir
throes, but Republication will be q
the stronger for the ordeal Once r
lieyed forever Of the incubus of Al
dicksism, the Republicans of Delawa
will be in position to win victori
that will be productive Of actual r
suits, and not prove fruitess as Il
mere representative of purchased vot
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DeImar's Visitation by Fire.
For the second time within decau