Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-24

Addioks Republicans scared,

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The scared condition OF the Addick
Republicans of Delaware since it VIA.
30 plainly proven that President Roose
Welt has no sympathy with them, II
manifested in the columns Of their part,
organs. The latter are explaining, whin
ing, snarling and blusing at grea
rate.
The strongest efforts In the way O
bluff are being put forth by the Suisse,
county organ Of the party, the Unior
Republican of Georgetown, which re
oeives editorial inspiration from tht
Secretary Of State. sup to the I.ressn
writing, 1t says, I'VE have alwa ,
given Roosevelt credit for having plent,
OF good common sense, and will con
tinue to do so until We have bettel
evidence of our mistake than has ye;
been given US, !"
Now, ss to President Roosevelt's com
mon sense, the Union Republican need
ask no better evidence of it than the
fact that he turns his back upon Ad.
dicks. Had he done otherwise it would
have been evidence that he lacked
common decenoy, as we'll as common
sense. And IL the Union Republican
wants evidence as to President Roose
veit's intention to keep his back turned
on Addicks, and to recognize Congress
man Ball 10 the distribution of Federal
patronage. let him ask Gov HUM.
The Union Republican makes the
claim that the Union Republican party
cast about 80 per cent OF the total Re.
publican vote at the last election. As
fact, however, and as shown by
figures OF elections given by Every
Evening, the highest vote cast by the
Union Republicans, when the fractional
lines were drawn at an election. was 81
per cent of the total Republican vote,
and at a subsequent election il fell to
IA per cent. And there ia no evidence
that it has increased since. On the
contrary, the probabilities are that it
is even less than "a per cent today.
In view of these potent facts, the
bowls of the Union Republicans about
the potency Of majority rule will not
prevail. Addicks established the prece.
dent of the minority holding out against
the majority, at the legislative session
Of 1885. Upon that occasion, with only
four votes, he held out to the end
against the election of Republican
United States Senator, because the
great majority OF the Republican men,
bers would not vote for him, and thereby
created vacancy which was filed two
years later by the election of Demo-
crat. So much for the sinoeriy of Union
Republican protestations in favor of
majority rule
The truth of the matter 10 that the
failure TO secure the recognition Of
President Roosevelt is severe nlow to
the prestige Of the Union Republican
party in Delaware, for that recognition
was vital to its existence. When Ad-
dicks, through the favor Of Hanna,
Platt and Quay, broke into the National
Republican Convention, in June, 1900,
1t was regarded as great victory for
his faction. and go it was. For the time
had come ic the history of tho Union
Republican party when recognition by
the national authority OF the Republic
can party was necessary to its existence.
Founded upon corruption and main
tanned by the lavish expenditure of
money, with the demands for money in
creasing year by year. it was necessary
to have some other support in order to
prevent the demands increasing to pro.
hibitiye proportions. The national
recognition was secured, but now comes
President Roosevelt and nulliiies its
effect by single stroke of bis nen. The
Addicks Republican party, therefore.
is left with nothing TO depend upon but
the size of its corruption fund.
And without the power of money, the
Union Republican party in Delaware
will not exist until the next State cam.
paign. The recognition of the admin
istration would have aided /. tremend-
ously. but now nothing but money. and
enormous expenditures. at that, will
keep 1t alive. While Hanna, Platt and
Quay would have welcomed 1t heartily,
President Roosevelt bids the vile orgaui-
cation to take its offensive person from
his presence.
And no Wonder. As the SUSSEX Re
publican of Georgetown. the determined
Republican opponent Of Addioks Repub.
licsnism, truly says: "a man OF Roose.
velt's character can have nothing in
common with a man like Addicks. .