The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-24

r1ONDAt. FEBRUARY a. ,ooa.


The Democrats OF the State will
nod "a convention or gathering
OF the claas on Thursday, the 2sth
inst, at Dover. The Democrats.
especially those still residing in
Kent aud Sussex counties, think
they have fighting chance to cap
lure the next Legislat ure and thus
elect two Democrats United States
, senators. They intend TO profit
by the two chances the Rcpubli.
cans have let slip by and by getting
control OF the Legislature uass
such laws that ii VIII be next to
impossible Tor the Republican party
20 get a loolhold again in either
one OF the three counties of this
Stale. The city Of Wilmington as
IN times gone by. will be given
consider able attention by the law.
makers at Dover and he same kind
ot laws enacted TO lcs,sla,e Re-
publieans out OF office aud put
Democrats in their places. This
was the way the Democrats had oil
annullng elections Tor years 10
'hls city and county. Thopsan ds
81 dollars have bsen spent for neces-
gary campaign expenses in the
past and thousands will be requir-
ed once more Tor the Democrats
have been lucky enough to get con-
adorable financial backing from
some tource with the single idea
OF capturing the two Sen atorships.
These two positions at which Gov
etous eyes have been on for some
time are said to be worth ooe hun
dred and twenty-five thousand
good dollars aud that amount OF
money will be placed in Delaware
TO be distributed where it will do
the most good at the coming cleo
ton this fall. The Democratic
party IN Delawars have been split
up into two factions for the last
six years with the result that thew
have come to the conclusion that
there is only one way in which
they will stand a chance OF win
ning and that Is to get together
and with thai end n view they
have patched up their past differ
ences and are looking for victory in /,
1902. There remains but one wav /,
to prevent the Democratic party
IRON being successful and that is
tor the Republican party to follow
The example and bury all past dill
lereEces and work together. Elect a
Republican Legislature aud then
hight over the spoils after ward,
which has been the means OF dis.
gushing hundreds OF well-lhinkng
Republicans who voted the ticket
when it cost them something to
vote their sentiments at The polls.
Voting the Republican ticket has
not always been an easy matter
III Delaware Ia numerous wards
in this CITY the holding Of an elec.
ton ior years was farce. The
ballot boxes were stuffed and the
returns held back in the Third,
Second and Tenth wards to lind
out how many votes were required
to elect the Democratic ticket. We
don t want to 20 back TO the old
methods OF holding elections IN
this city and the Only way to pre.
vent it is Tor the Republican party
10 win out al the coming election
III our city auI State. Men dont
have TO be bought who want an
honest government. Neither can
they be coerced or driven bv
threats. MoIasSes ALWAYS wol.d
catch more flies than vinegar.
The REprALIvAN has a'ways
conlended that District Attorney
William Michael Byrue was The
orator ef Delaware.
Alter having listened TO his ;after
dinner speech on Saturday evening
a! The soma OF the American Rayo.
luton. We came away more con-
WINGED ilIan ever that We hai made
70 mistake III tie ralorical gifts
oil Michael lie ialr.y outdone
himself In fact he WAS loaded TO
The brlm although he was no. down
Oh the 'bli! oil iare Tor speech.
Tic made the speech OF the evening.
lie docs not believe iii choking oil
emigration as the emSrants are
The people who have made this
country " hat i is tod ay, The great
'sl on the lace OF the globe. We
expect some day 10 see this youup
eSal giant representing Delaware
the Senate at Washington lie
has the ABILITY to do tile Blue UeGs
Chickens credit.