The sun., 1901-03-09

feats for the last eight or ten years, in
stead of ending has been continued
The great victory of November last. for
which the Republicans of this State
worked so hard, and sacrificed so much,
has been turned into defeat. The OBJ
jective in that campaign was to attain
what Delaware had never enjoyed before,
the election of an entirely Republican |
Congressional representation for the State |
at Washington. Every concession of
, fered to the bolting Anti-Addicksites, |
and every compromise effected with them,
had for its one object the making of n
ticket the election OF which meant the
States Senators. The loyal Republicans
all over the State knew that and worked
for it. They believe that Senator
Ellison and Representative Clark.
Finn Chandler. Hodgson and Pilling
agreed to that when they accepted the
Republican nomination as the result of
common primaries. The voters voted for
them with that understanding and ex-
lppcting them to act as Republicans
and as the colleagues of the Republican
majority in the legislature. These Re
lpublicans now find themselves betrayed
and defeated. The great things which
they hoped to attain for their State, the
great things they anticipated for. and
to he achieved by their party. have been
frustrated. delayed and probably in
ity. forswearing all principle, violating
every obligation as Legislators. breaking
every party tie. elected as Republicans.
voted with the Democrats to dissolve the
Joint legislative assembly and prevent
the election of two United States Sena-
, , tors. What for?
, The Republicans of Delaware are
/ brought face TO face with n condition of
t things Of which they have professcd ia
he doubtful and which they have tried
70 prove did not exist. The boters Of
e 1896 meant TO defeat the Republican
party when they walked out Of the State
convention of that year. They hav,
never been loyal to the Republican party
$ ,ince they bolted. In every election
r their intent has been to defeat as mucl
" the Republican ticket as they conli
: with safety to themselves--to win wha
they could for bolters with Union Re
uulIican votes and defeat the balance
: That is what they have done in thi
I. last campaign As many bolters as i
was possible were put on the State an'
= county tickets by deceit and frauds TO
:, the sake of the offices. and now the cleo
: ton of two Republican Senators ha
:. been prevented to secure for these sam
- bolters and their followers the lttl
:. mess of Federal patronage coming to thi
" State. BY the defeat of the election q
two Senators. Mr.. Addicks has been dc
" feated and patronage comorants are no'
- looking to Congressman-elect Ball an
= Colonel du Pont, whom they suppose wi
- be dispensers of Mr.. McKinley's favor
:" This is the price for which the Republ
- can party Of the State and Of the Unite
Nv States has been betrayed
= The result in this State is apparent
disastrous for the Republican party.
= threatens to keep open and widen I'll
breach in the party ranks. That is whi
= the traitors expect and desire Thei
!, are, however. already indications til;
- these expectations will not be realize
~ The almost universal sentiment of Il
~" people, without regard to party. is th
IA great outrage has been committe
!, With the Republicans the sentiment
that the bolters have committed the Il
pardonable political sn--have comm
ted the overt act which merits and W
receive the severest punishment po
- tical party can infict upon traitors fro
- its own ranks. Formerly it was su
w. posed that the split in the Republics
ranks had behind it some good mott
or plausible reason for being. Th
&C. motive has been destroyed. The r,
y" motive has been revealed in all
inc hidious wickedness, and the people S
ioh that it is selfish when it professed to
ers generous; that it is immoral when
op- professed morality, and that it is trt
Sonable when it professed to be patriot
This view of the matter has come
re- hundreds and thousands of Republica
during the session of the legislature IL
closed yesterday, and the result is Il
,ooc there are more Union Republicans
dicks Republicans they call themsel'
now and less Regulars" or bolte
by many hundreds.
Mr.. Addicks has been betrayed aga
betrayed by ingratitude and treason;
- he has more political friends in Delaw
today than ever before. He has not b.
"' put out of the fght-the Union Repu
'n"' can party still lives.