The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19
at IS SAID"

Here are some of the vagaries in which
Dover correspondents of newspapers out
side of this State indulge. in for the
edifcation of the editors and readers of
these papers. The Ledger correspondent
says:
The Addicksites are much exercised
over a report that President Mckinley,
when he RECEIVERS sufficiently, will take
part in the Delaware fight.
The President. it is said, before he will
listen to any demands Of National Com
mitteeman Addicks. for Federal patron
age. will insist that the Addicksites shall
stop blocking the election of at least one
Republican Senator.
1t is perfectly safe to conclude that
these statements are just what the cor
respondent says and no more. They
are the lit is said" of the anti-Addicks
gossips. The statements do not in any
way disturb the Union Republicans, as
they are under no obligations to Presi-
dent Mckinley for favors received Or ex-
In two elections the Union Republicans
of Delaware have secured the vote of
their State for Mckinley for President of
the United States, when he could not
have gotten that vote except by their
favor and allegiance. They gave him
that vote upon two occasions when his
reputed dear friend, du pont, would have
given it to the Democrats in order to
prevent the election of Mr.. Addicks to
The Senate.
Further than that the Union Republi-
cans have shown conclusively, by their
course. full Of proposition and effort for
party unity upon the basis Of majority
rule. that President Mckinley erred, po-
litically. when he made Colonel du pont
distributor. and the Regulars" the re-
.ipientS Of the Federal patronage-proved
that the patronage withheld would not
break up the Union Republican party,
and would not change the majority vote
Of the State. Colonel du Pont has had
the benefit Of the patronage distribution
ana it has awaited him nothing. He has
it now, and it ayailS him nothing. The
Union Republicans have had no favor
They are still in the majority. The Pres
ident has given them nothing and they
have given him the electoral vote of this
made it possible to elect two Republicans
to the Senate to strengthen his admins
tration.
1t does not appear reasonable therefore
that the president contemplptes making
any demands upon National Committee
man Addicks. In justice the demands
ought TO be the other way. The facts
of this case including the decision Of the
National Republican Convention, the
pledges made ut that convention Of
which the Union Republicans have faith
the President erred politically when he
made Colonel du pont the dispenser Of
his fayOrs. The question before the con
; ycntion was which of these delegations
from Delaware represents the Rrpubli-
can party of that State? The convention
decided that i'll favor Of the Union Re
publican delegations and in doing SO said
that the former CONVEX ton had erred
and also that the President was in error
in adopting ana adhcriilg to the former
conventions ruling. hat, ut least, is
The only reasonable deduction that can
be made from the facts Of the case.
The statement that the President is con
telnplating demands upon National Com
mitteeman AddickS, is absurd enough to
be funny. The obstructionists are on the
other side. For more than II year, and
during all the prelimnaries Of the recent
campaign. the Union Republicans have
been making overtures to the du Pontites
for the election of two Republican
United States Senators upon the basis
Of majority consent manifest in all the
primaries, ut the election, and by caucus
or conference since the election, and have
within a few days consented to, and
promised to vote for Colonel du pont, as
he majority candidate of the "Regu-
'"'T' 'Fph 'plNtlll Hli liIDllllSp vi
The Regulars to vote for Mr.. Addicks,
the candidate of the Union Republicans,
selected by Il unanimous vote, twice as
great as the vote given to Colonel du
Pont. In this proffer the Union Repub-
LEANS have offered to vote for the sup
posedly favorite candidate Of the Presi-
dent upon the only basis upon which
the election of Colonel du Pont is DOS
Siblc--upon the only basis upon which
the President could reasonably ask for
his election.
What folly, then, to talk about the
Presidents demanding the election of
one Republican Senator. as the basis of
4 proposed distribution of Federal pat
ronage? The opposition correspondents
are absoluted impoverished in the matter
of reason and suggestion; they either re-
peat like parrots or chatter like fools
They have positively no appreciation
Of the purpose and temper of the Union
Republicans.
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