Evening journal., 1902-07-05
LITTLE HISTORY

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The Republican party Of Delaware is
broken into factions. disorganized, and
in a measure. discredited. Occasional
" our minds revert to former period
when we went to the polls year after
year. voted for our principles and ae-
cepted defeat with whatever philosophy
we could summon Although victory
refused to alight on our banners,yet we
stood for something that slowly but
surely gained the respect of the people
BY the mere force of the principles we
ospouscd. we had gained strength,
and the high handed methods of De
mocracy had turned numbers OF it's
loyal supporters into Republicans, when
troublous days fell upon u.s. The bat
tie was won and Democracy was practi-
cally dothroned before the idea of
fastening the end by wholesale de-
bauchery attracted certain persons
For many long years the Republicans
had lnade a fight for a new constitu-
tion. At first they We're laughed at;
then their idea attracted attention, and
finally there was enough sentiment in
the Democratic party favoring It, that
the idea had won. when the party di-
vided into two wings.
II was at this stage that political
adventurer came on the scene and
threw party tradition and party prin-
ciple 10 the winds. There had always
been money used in elections to in
nuenoe votes; then why not use more?
The Democrats had been offenders;
then why not give them dose of their
own medicine? Men argued that with
the Republican party once in power
che machinery OF government need not
be amended, but simply turned TO the
disadvantage Of the Democrats. The
infamous assessment and collection
laws. it was argued, would be made a
powerful weapon i'm the hands of tn,
Republicans. In short, there were
those who suddenly concluded that tn,
proper course was to carry to a further
degree all the rascally methods en-
ployed by the Democrets for so man!
wears.
The new idea might be termed Ad
dicksism and it made success its god
threw party principles TO the winds
and thought only Of securing office
and power And to that end any mean
that they deemed necessary was EN-
ployed. A great proportion of the part
remained loyal to the old principles
holding that nothing but character an
probity entitled any party 20 success
Hence we find two great divisions
the party. fighting over differences ths
cannot easily be reconciled. But W
must not fold our hands and ceas
fighting because Of the difficulties
the way. There is as much virtue i
the ranks OF Rcpublicanism, as thei
ever was. The difficulty is that goc
men have lapsed into a state OF indi
ference. or are running after strans
gods A mans conscience is a pee
liar thing and it manifests itself di
ferently under different circumstance
In private life it may be one thing,
business another. and in politics y
another. and therefore after a polite
organization has gained a certain hea
way. no matter what It's ideals or pri
ciples may be. it attaches to itself m
who should. and in their innerm,
consciences do. know better.
We are proud Of the origin Of I
Republican party 1t came into en
ence because Of tho eountry's need.
sprang into power upon its merits. a
not because there were manipulat
with money bags behind it, We
proud Of the party achievements. ;
Of the great characters who have
its battles. In looking over its hist
the fact that it has been victoria
putting thousands into office Fl
which they reaped fortunes, is moth
so rs. Principle is eternal and u