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white mans party. These white mems
parties paid taxes too, occasionally, but
they violated no law" See how sud
denly this Saulslfury advocate drops from
his lofty ethical perch to the level %
common-very mcommonly common
Democratic statute law? But how does
all these admissions eomport with the at
tempt of Mr.. Salisbury to charge all the
vote selling to the colored voters, and all
the vote buying to the Union Repnbli-
cans? 1t would be charity to suppose
Mr.. salisbury wrote in ignorance of The
facts. But that is not admissible. Hc
knows better than he wrote. Why dis
semble and deceive the good people
of this nation," in order to "save the
honor Of the State"
1t is not the honor of the State that
/ Mr.. Salisbury and his Anti-Addicksite
colleagues care for. 1t is office. The
Democrats are mad because they have
been beaten by Itpublicans. The "res-
nlars" are mad because of success wrest-
ed from the Democrats where they
failed, and in spite of their aid to the
Democrats. These two angry parties
have common grievance. The .'old
families" of the State have been set
aSide-the ideals and traditions of the
State" have been violated. Mr. Sanls-
bury finds his road to the United States
Senate ohstructed by Republican whom
he can't beat. There is reason for his
anger: and method in his madness; Int
his efforts are Of no serious import. His
party does not represent either living
| issue or a potent force in politics. mt hest
II Is only destructive force. IT is in
opposition to every force that makes for
| liberty, civilization and religion. 1t has
been and il the advocate of slavery. ig-
norance and poverty: and Mr. Salisbury.
admits that it throye in Delaware when
these things obtained: and that its de-
cline in Delaware has been coinc,innt
with the broadening Of liberty, tie in
crease of intelligence and the acquisition
Of wealth. Such Il party cannot win for
long. The advocates of such party
need not he taken seriously enough to
awaken fear. 1t has had its day. Ii be-
longs to the past. 1t deserves no future
So we turn from this party of Mr.. SamlS-
hury'S, its plaintS and prayers. and turn
to the Republican party-the Union Re
publican party-if that peaSes it's oppou-
rntS better. What is it? II is tho Re-
publican party of this State. In il are
the voters who must make the political
future of the State if that future is to
develop along the lines of the national
government, and in accord with its prin-
riples. There can he no Republican
party in Delaware without the Union Rc-
pubHcanS. There can he no defeat of the
Democratic party in Delaware without
the votes Of the Union Republicans
there never would have been any de-.
feat of the Democrats in Delaware with
ont the Union Republican votes. 1t is
the majority Republican vote. 1t has
rrvolntionized the State government. 1t
has made the State Republican,. T. has
done this in sipte Of all the Democratic
ana Republican Anti-Addicksites. 1t has
amended the State Constitution. 1t has
"nfranchised the people. 1t has made
il possible for all the voters to vote.
10 have their votes counted as cast. and
made it possible for the people OF Dea-
ware to own and control the government
of their own State.
Claiming that the Union Republican
narty, its leadership and its voters are Mt
least as good ms the Anti-Addicksites
upon n comparison Of virtues and vices,
does not what it stands for in line with
he National Republican party and with
the National administration, what it mas
achieved in the politics of this State,
what it stands for in general politics
that is ncomparably better than what
the Democratic party of Delaware stands
for. commend this Union Republican
narty TO intelligent serious thinking citi
G"ns--to the good people of this State"
We conccde nothing of the charge
made by Mr.. Salisbury and his Anti
Addicksite associates against the Union
Republican party. We claim. however,
that this party stands for all possible
good in the politics of this State. We
hold that to be incnntrovcrtahlc The
Stnte mnst he Democratic or Union
Republican. No good can he reasonably
expected from tho Democratic party.
History proves that