Smyrna times., 1902-09-24

WHILE the press without the state |
has much to say of the political situa-
ton of Delaware, it is refreshing to !
find some papers that are liberal mind
ed enough to give fair, dispassionate
review of the case as it actually exists.
So many of them are led to believe
the silk-stocking would-be leaders of
the city of Wilmington that their
editorial utterances are sometimes
ridiculous. The Frand Leslie Weekly
one of the best illustrated journals in
the country, has the following to say;
1t Appears that the so called ''regu-
iar'' Republican State Convention of
Delaware has nominated ticket and
pledged to President Roosevelt the
support of Delaware Republicans in
1904. This is the anti-Addicks con-
vention. The Addicks, or Union Re-
publicans of Delaware have also held
State convention recently, and have
also strongly pledged the Delware Re-
publicans for the denomination of
President Roosevelt. Meanwhile, with
the Republican party divided as it is,
the Democrats of Delaware are prepar-
ing to walk off with the State, to cap
ture a congressman, state treasurer
and state auditor. and finally to fill the
two places in the Senate belonging to
Delaware, with two Democrats.
eff the Republicans of Delaware
would get together they could fill
these two places in the United States
Senate with Republicans. President
Roosevelt ought to be, and is, more in
terested in securing the electoral votes
of Delaware in 1904, than the delegates
to the national convention. He is also
interested in having the support of two
Republican Senators from that State
instead of the opposition of two Dem
Ocrats, and the question arises if it is
not time for him to lay his heavy hand
on the situation and compel truce if
he cannot establish peace between the
factions. Addicks is said to be willing
to meet his opponents half way. Isn't
it good time for Cancellation on both
sides?
President Roosevelt in no uncer-
tain way has indicated his discomfort
with Republicans who make personal
rather than party success their CHEF
consideration. The emphatic way in
which our outspoken chief executive
recently expressed to the chairman of
the Republican State Committee of
Texas his .disapproval of factional diff
S lerences was not meant alone as q re-
buke to the Republicans of Texas.
We have the highest authority for
stating that it expresses the sentiments
of the President regarding factionists
in the party wherever they may be
found. The President feels that Re-
publican leaders who are able to make
a good showing at the polls, rather
than those who simply contrive 20 get
delegates and patronage, are the ones
who should be credited with hard
work.
'The redemptionsof the State of Del
aware from Democratic misrule was a
proud accomplishment for the Republi-
can party, and the men who led in the
successful movement will best prove
their Republicanism by keeping the
State in line. The President is just
fled in proposing to recognize State
winners rather than patronage seekers
and while he cannot and would not in
sterfere directly in any factional contest
he has the right, in distributing pat
ronage, all other things being equal, to
recognize those who achieve results
for the party rather than those who are
looking for personal promotion. II
the Addicks leaders have made the
tight for the party IN Delaware and
won it, they deserve recognition. II
the credit belongs to their opponents,
then the President should recognize
the latter. If both are deserving, let
the two factions meet each other like
sensible men and compromise then
differences, or submit them to fair
minded arbitrators. But both factions
should heartily indorse the Presidents
0utspoken declaration in favor Of party
supremacy rather than factional sue
cess.