Evening journal., 1903-12-23
TELEPHONES
WEDNESDAY,. DECEMBER a5. 1905.
nIcAre POLITICAL STANDARDS.

FTIAFIEn E0A-A AEFN~@
We clip the following from the ches-
ter Times. our friend up in the Quay
stone state keeps q sharp eye or Dela-
ware. which IS an indication that we
are worth consideration; and occa-
sionaliy it shows a shrewd insight into
our affairs. The following has the
merit Of considerable truth, but we do
not like the inference.
Judge Gray is pclaware's candidate
for the Democratic Presidential nonli-
nation. SO says Representative Hous-
ton and so reiterates the Wilmington
star. Judge Gray is unquestlonably
good man. and would make n splendid
candidate. But. he is from Delaware
and Delaware is not IN good standing
politically, In either party.
II is unquesiionably true that neither
political party in Delaware is in good
standing. whether we choose to re-
gard parties as mere machines whose
purpose is to secure results or as or
Ranizations to give the people good
government and to outline enlightened
policies both parties must confess to
q large measure OF failure. But we
would point out that political parties
IN methods and IN morals have their
Gibbs and their flows. and that the time
has come for me Hood tide.
We believe that the time is ripe in
Delaware for better things, politically,
than we have experienced for many
years. The Republican party has been
split in twain and there have been some
useful lessons. We believe that the
people OF Delaware. regardless Of party,
have learned that corruption wins not
more than honesty" ana that decency
and success are by no means incompat-
iblo. Il win be remembered by many
that when The Republicans succeeded
In electine a legislature in 1883 there
wore lanucnuai members OF the party
who had been held in subsection for
years by the infamous assessment and
collection laws. Who advised giving the
Democrats taste OF their own medi
cine. They had protested for years
against political abuses. yet now that
they were ia power they were willing
TO devise new abuses IN order to retain
power and to innict pu >shment on
those Who so richly deserved it. u was
a mistake and has resulted in party
disaster ana a debascment Of the ballot
box il has not bcen "a success, and
the reason is that there was a sunicient
number OF Republicans who wouldn't
allow Il to succeed. II we mistake
not Tho sentiments Of the Republicans
OF Delaware are ready under proper
leadership and proper principles 70 re-
turn to the ideas on which the great
party was founded.
The Democrats. too. have had their
lesson. and the evident purpose Of rally
ing around Judge Gray shows that
their ciNic pride and their sense OF
rcal worth aie not dead. A campaign
uaecd alons the lines that it Is pos
rIIIt INI Ait RNAHNNAAAN ~ NHA"'AA'A
would be far more complimentary TO
Delaware than any they have con-
dnctcd for years.
what Delaware wants Is not a po-
Iuoal machiee in either party that
can crush out aii opposition. she needs
two great parties. divided as 10 mcn
ana principles. each striving Tor sue
cess ana each under bonds to give us
fair measure OF efficiency and de-
cency. 10 true Delawaroan wants to
see thousands Of our people following
rotten and impotent machine, even
when that leads 20 the defeat it de-
serves. Let us have a rousing cam-
paign. bnt clean campaign--a cam
paien thar win stir The blood. but
which VIII not cover us with Shame
and hold Us up 10 rcproach abroad.