Evening journal., 1904-01-27
cALLs FoR FRANKNEss.

The Delaware political game does not
call for cunning nor FOR DISCUSSES. The
situation is very much mixcd but mys-
terry and slcight-of-hand win deceive
nobody There is one thing that may
be said OF the Union Republican Lead
ers that In a sense is laudable-
they are brutally frank. They
want TO continue their old leadership
and their old methods. They want an
other campaign wherein money shall
now like water no matter though that
money come out OF the pockets Of ia
nocent investors in securities; and they
want enough Of it to buy a victory and
TO pay them for the trouble In return
for this money, they viii give to the
man who furnishes the means for the
campaign the highest honors the state
has to bestow, the only stipulation be-
ing that he shall be az liberty at the
time. That IS tho position frankly
stated by the Union Republican lead
ers, ana It only remains TO sec how
generally It is accepted.
The Democratic leaders are not so
franl in their declarations. for the rea-
son that the party has not, like the Re-
publIcans. divided into factions with
distinct organizations. But we need
not mistake the general policy Of the
party. 1t may be summed mp: TO get
the Offices and to enjoy them forever
There is in the Democratic party an
element that has for many years long
ed for a Democratic AddclSs; and hum
dreds, failing to find their ideal in their
own party. have turned to the actual
Addicks Had It not been for this ele-
ment and for the element which
preached purity but could never re-
cognizo It unless they were in control,
our great fight for decency would have
been ended last winter,
lut the Democratic party as a whole
has the ambition to secure control Of
this State and then by legislation to
control It forever. The method is sim
pie; by grandfather clauses they pro-
pose to disfranchise the negroes. and
thus eliminate a large percentage Of
the Republican vote. We are not an
alarmist, but we take it tbat the man
is blind. indeed who cannot UNDER
stand this purpose. Virginia has fol-
lowed the example of the States fur
ther South, and now Maryland is
about to adopt the general plan that
denies the suffrage to the colored man.
We are not Just now setting up argu-
monts against IT, but are stating fact
that must be apparent to any OBJ
server.
Regular Republicans should be
equally frank and we think they VIII
be. Their position has always demand
ed it, and it has ever marked their
course. AS long as there are Regular
Republicans their very position pro-
claims their creed. 1t isn't spite and
revenge: It isn't even one Of the strong
est motives in politics--the lust ofofiice.
II is opposition to turning over this
State TO a scoundrelly adventurer. II
he has been eliminated by the force
Iof circumstances. general aclSnowl-
edgement Of that fact win be accept
ed as a gage OF peace. II the honest
mon Of the party choose to assert
themselves and throw the intruder out,
then that win suffice. Otherwise. the
Regular Republicans win have to so
on with the fight, protecting and safe
guarding the principles of the only
party that is truly Republican. and ex-
pecting little support and encourage
ment from the Democrats; and, we
trust nslxlno for none