The sun., 1901-03-27
THE DELAWARE QUESTION.

The Herald lies (decelves) Wltn the I
ruth. The statement we quote, taken to t
mean what the words express in any Id
truthful relation to the facts, is true.
AS the Herald makes it Ito deceive) it t
IS lie. Meddling in Delaware politics
by outsiders was invited. The story Of
the Democratic regime iu Delaware has
been so often told that its every detail
ought to be well known to every one
interested in it, and yet there is real,
or an appearance of forgetfulness, not
only of the detail, but also of the char
acter of the fight the Republicans of the
State had to make.
The disgrace of Delaware politically
was incurred under Democratic control.
All that was bad in ring rule and boss
control fourished then. The whole State |
machinery had been converted into
Democratic partisan organization, which |
The Senate and House Of the legislature |
acting as Democratic clubs making rules |
for the Democratic party, and the Gov
| ernor executing the law for the party
rather than for the State. Under this
| regime, us every Republican knows, citi-
lenship became cheap bauble for Dem
Jcrats, and thing impossible for kepub-
.icans. The forms of elections were as
bare of right and justice as stripped
skeleton is Of meat. 10 help Democrats
maintain this condition, factionalism i'll
the Republican party became their great
est and best ally. The mention OF this
.act must recall painful memories to
,he Republicans who, honestly desiring
the success OF their party for the resto-
ration of condition of political equality
! and honesty, were compelled to take
, ,ides in these contests. The bitterness
; Of these fights and their deplorable con
I sequences are matters OF history. They
made a condition in which self-help
seemed impossible for the Republicans.
There were no Republicans capable OF
willing to cope with the Democrats en-
, trenched i'll the State and county offices,
! and levying their campaign expenses
,, upon the public treasures, and if there
had been any one OF any several, who
} We're capable of SO great work, the
: fractional spirit was such that an attempt
,ltspen enud1es d1sff5 ff8 tfah fpahprc opinion
outside of the State. 1t is possible that
10 other States home politics were ever
shown up in a worse light than Della
wares. The aid of newspapers and mag
azines was implored to make public sen
) tlment. The aid Of the President of the
United States and of the National Re
publican Committee was asked; speeches
9 were made in Congress calling attention
, to Delaware's condition, and il seems
E that while those who were making these
| appeals, ostensibly for the State, were
making themselves solid in every center
/ ot public opinion and influence, SO that
Q here should be no political revolution in
Delaware of which they would not be
lhe benefciaries. None Of these things
: | on"Ic was apparently nope
iessly Democratic, and hopelessly cor
rupt and unjust in her politics. Inside
efforts and outside help had alike failed.
Ihls was the condition of affairs when
Mr Addicks became interested in the
politics Of the State in 1890, after
residence of nearly fifteen years in the
State. With his active interest hogan
70 be involved that power from inside
he State that was to vindicate it. For
the hrst time in many years the Republi-
ans Of the State were able to saw. ..let
us alone, and we will save the State"
From that on it has been manifest that
delaware, left alone, would vindicate
herself. The campaign Of '92 was
demonstration Of the force of the new Or
sahization, out of which Delaware Re
publlcans had tried to eliminate the fac
donalism ut home, and the meddIesnnn
interference from abroad. The campaign
u "a was demonstration of the ability
d the new organization to win. The de.
feat, for victory was turned into defeat
was due to revival of factionalism.
which called to its aid all the Influences
It had aforetme solicited, for the defeat
ot the Democrats, to aid it in the dis
ruption Of the Republican party. A de-
liberate peryersion of public opinion was
made; falsehood was foisted into the
place OF truth, and dishonor into tbe
place Of honor; every avenue for the
truth about Delaware politics was closed.
ana public opinion the country over was
defiled-was so filed with untruth Of
statement and suggestion, that the truth
was shut out, and band of as devoted
Republicans as ever contcnded against
democratic wrong We're maligned, mis-
understood and misjudged. Nowhere
else had Republicans contended against
such odds, and nowhere else was the
character and purpose of their efforts
so misrepresented. Against all this the
Republicans, who were rallying around
Mr. Addicks, had won.
The crisis came in 1896. Faction was
attempting to steal what the organiza
ton had won. 1t called to its aid again
al the biased and prejudiced forces
winch had gathered about it in the old
nshts. Outside meddling began again.