Middletown transcript., 1903-01-17
n1DDLErowN, DEL, AMI. 1908.
PERSONAL AMBITION

Over the signatures OF Tue
Democratic members of the Leg
islature, Mr.. Salisbury has is
sued what William Michael
Byrne, Esq, would call a pro-
nunciomento, but it is what we
call a proposition eminating from
the mind of foxy politician,
whose sole object in view is
manifestly party gain and his
own personal ambition.
There is not one conciliatory
word in the whole proposition,
but it's whole tone is imperative
and full Of covert insult through
out. The address is first di-
rected to that diabolical and mon
strous instrument of corruption,
the Voters Assistant Law. We
have no defense for that law.
We were always opposed to it.
But the law was first enacted by
Democratic Legislature, and by
them afterwards repealed, and
again reinstated by Republican
Legislature. So in that behalf
hOnorS are even.
After applying the severest
epithet to this law, the address
proposes a union of Democrats
and Republicans for its repeal
and then goes long way out OF
the road for a fling and covert
insult to the Republican Cover
nor in the following language:
"And should the Governor veto
such repeal, means may be found
to compel his acquiescence.'
1t was not necessary to assume
or insinuate that Governor HUM
will stand in the way of honest
legislation. His record is the
other way. In an other part Of
the address the author refers to
the ten years of heroic struggle
on the part of the Republicans Of
Delaware against wrong in their
own party, as "the Republican
protestations o. political virtue.
And again he calls upon "those
who have seemed to be honest
Republicans Of the State" to
"sink their rabid partisanship,
and prove their virtue by going
to bed with him, or hereafter
be branded as ''false or politically
If anything is wanting to show
the utter insincerity and want of
a genuine patriotic purpose on
the part Of the author of this
address, it is to be found in that
part of it comprised in the follow
ing language:
s'If such joint agreement shall
be postponed beyond that day,
January 21st,) we shall not re-
new this Offer
"Our object in making this an
nouncement is that the people of !
our State and County may place
,he blame for corrupt politics in
5he state whereit justly belongs"
There we have it. The author
sees corruption: ard wants to
place the blame somewhere. He
ouIeys and insults the Regular
in the Legislature,
md makes it impossible for them
% treat with him and retain their i
'elf respect, and then proposes
% go to the country with the ar ]
that the blame is theirs.
But if it be question of placing
blame, and not one of get
ing from under the consequence
# political wrong doing, then
We imagine we will not need to
'eek far to ascertain who is re-
'ponsible for the advent of Ad-
lickism in Delaware. We have ]
ooked in vain for and expression s
4 conviction or opinion upon this !
proposition, in the editorial col
INNS Of the Republican papers
# this county, but find nothing T
,ut straddling drivel.
Our judgment is that if the <
Regular Republicans in the Gen :
raj Assembly should seriously
Undertake to carry out Mr.. Sauls- v
'ury's proposition, with the lam
,uage and manifest spirit and 7
'urpose of it fully before them,
rom thenceforth the regular Re-
party will cease to main A
ain its position and hold it's sup
'ort It will go to pieces. j
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