The sun., 1901-03-08
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1901.
TODAY AND ToMoRR oW.

Today the Republican members OF tn'
s,ote legislature can, il they will, elect
two Republican United States Senator'S &
complete the victory of November, uniiJ
the Republican party and assure ITS iu-
ture success in this State.
Tomorrow the legislature Will nave ao-
iourned. The failure to elect two Rcpun-
lican Senators today, will be neglect u
opportlnity under circumstances making
1, nrohable that like favorable conditions
may never occur again.
Today is the opportune time Tor lie
publican effort to save what has been
won snd conserving present favor
able conditions as predicate Tor the
future.
Tomorrow will he too late But what
else of tomorrow? The refusal OF the
Anti Addcksites of the Republican leg
islative delegation to unite WIN the
Union Republicans, upon 4 periecti! iaif
proposition, 10 allow each division Ut the
marty delegation in the Assembly 10
choose Its own cdHuluute' iOi s
tion of two Senators, is virtually de-
cree from their camp that the facuonal
6oht for tn, control of the Republican
marty shall 90 on. 1t may be that these
Anti-Addicksites have again made the
mistake Of supposing that the defeat OF
Mr.. Addicls Senatorial election Will
eliminate him from the party, and from
the politics OF the State; and that IL
will break mp the Union Repuhllcan Or
garization. If so, they will be better IN
formed lefore another State campaign
is nver. We know that the Democrats
have been cherishing this idea ana nave
been preaching it as the basis OF their
hopcs and it is fair TO suppose that the
Unlnocrats' Anti Addicks allies held 70
~, same opilion and cherished the same
hope. We are sure that they did and we
Ara sire that they have made a mistake;
not only mistake Of fact, but mistake
regarding their own political future. Ihe
Republicans Of this State will not for-
give new betrayal of their party by
the Anti .Addicksites. The men by whose
advice, and by whose personal act this
BETRAYAL is committed will be discredlted
and rejected upon every occasion of thei!
aspiring for office or honor. The popu
-.------i.--..e.,.--t that this nre
Whatever else is uncertain in the tomor
low of Delaware politics, that IS Ger
tain 1t is evident that this betraya
ends all negotiations between the Uniol
Republicans and the Regulars" Ther.
is nobody who can be trusted to nego
tiate with and the outlook for tomorrow
is outright war and no quarters showl
between the two organizations. 1t j:
not difficult to comprehend what tha
means.
Tho Union Republicans now includ'
three-fourths of all the Republicans 0
the State. They have heen increasing
The Regulars" have been decreasing
The Union Republicans have made ever.
reasonable sacrifice for Republican unit.
and the succt IS of the party. The "Itrg
ulars" have deceived and betrayed In
Union Republicans to the party's lastin;
injury, and to the comfort Of its enc
mics. The failure 10 elect Senator
chosen by tie Republican majority of III
Legislature. brings all these things to III
public nind. and emphasizes them III
way that makes forgetting them imros
sible. The Republicans will not conS"'.
to he deceived again, and TO avoid il wi
Jon the Union Republican ranks. 1t
not possible now to elect a Regular
to any Office in this State if the Uno
Republicans refuse to vote for hin
What will be the condition at the Jun
election in this city, or at the State cleo
tion two years hence?
Today there is possibility Of unitet
successful Republican party, including a
the Republicans Of the State.
Tomorrow, if the proffvrs Of unity Ar
ignored, if tNo Senators are not cIrctc
hy ali agreement between the Republ
can members OF the legislature, til
Regulars" will have put themselves on
side tire Republican camp, allied then
selves with the Democrats, and begun
finish fractional fight in which they ma
lie able, occasionally to defeat the II,
publican party, but in which they, til
Regulars are doomed to gnominou
defeat.