Middletown transcript., 1904-01-30
Communicated

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Mr.. EDITOR 1t does not seem likely
at this writing that New Castle County
is to have the honor of furnishing the
next Republican governor OF Delaware.
Indeed, it does not look as if Delaware
would have a Republican for Governor
after this year. 1t appears that Mr.. Ad-
dicks has joined Mr. Bancroft in throwing
contempt upon the men in this county
from among whom sane and fair men
would naturally select governor. There
is much in common between Addicks and
Bancroft between the stupid Sun and the
sordid Eyery EUeaing, both are two OF
kind in politics and morals. They are con-
spicuously similar in that the support OF
either is fatal to any public proposition.
Your list Of Republicans, offering
choice of candidate from this county for
Governor on last Saturday, appealed both
my party interest and to my party pride;
nor has either been diminished, but on
the contrary immensely increased by the
Addicks- Bancroft attack upon it. OF
course there will be ''two tickets" and a
Democrat will be elected. Nevertheless
it is always amusing to speculate and to
compare. Comparisons are said to be
odious; and yet by comparison alone we
make progress. Bancroft calls your list
of Wilmingtoniansa "job lot" Addicks
does not even stop to characterize them.
Bancroft explains that ''iob lot" is a
"cheap lot" Addicks never considers
values. But for the sake of little fun
look at this comparative list:
Republicans
William Lawton, Samuel ii. Baynard,
Thomas II. Ssvery, DR.. E. G. Shortlidge,
DR.. John P. WALES, DR.. ]. Paul Lukens,
Edmund Mitchell, Jr., William Simmons,
Georpe S. Capelle, Horace W. Cause,
William w. Lobdell, Alfred D. Warner,
Herbert H. Ward, Henry c. Conrad,
Frederick Pyle, ]. Ernest Smith, Charles
R. Jones, Preston Lea.
Democrats
John G. Fahey, Samuel Bancroft, Jr.,
David Lindsay, Barney McVey, DR.. jos
eph P. Pyle, DR.. Willard Springer, John
NJ. Solomon, Patrick Near,, John I.
Dickey, Peter ]. Ford, Alfred D. Poole,
Owen Hession, Andrew C. Gray, ]. Frank
Ball, Harry J. StoeckIe, David 7. Mar, el,
Thomas N. Stayton, Joseph L. Carpenter,
Jr.
That is a fair comparison. No man
can do better. The above is an honest
effort to present the Democratic availibil-
ity in this city. Bancroft cannot make a |
better showing. The truth is that this is
a Republican city. Nine out of ten men
in business or prominence here are Re-
publicans. There are no Democrats here |
Of any importance or consequence, ex-
cept among the lawyers and doctors. A
Democratic manufacturer is rare bird.
When such one is found, by the grace
Of Addicks they make Water Commits
sioner out OF him, by turning out Of Office |
The friend of Addicks. James P. Jones
is impeached and David Lindsay takes
his place-thanks to Addicks and Ban
croft.
But there is one wide difference be-
tween the two lists. There is no man
among the Republicans named who would
soil his reputation and disgrace his state
by inviting fraud at the elections. On
the other hand there are four men in the
Democratic list who we're concerned in
bringing to this city in November, 1900,
a lot Of Philadelphia repeaters, several
of whom voted the Democratic ticket,
using the names and registration OF Re-
publicans. Three Of the Democratic list
were actively guilty of hiring the re-
peaters and directing them while here.
The fourth man learned OF their pres
ence, became cognizent of the guilt Of his
party associates, but refused to publish
the facts. Thus he became party to
the crime after it was committed. Who
are these four men? Let everybody
guess. may give their names a week
later. They are not ''job lot" They
are rascals of an exceptional sort.
WILMINGTON.
JANUARY 28th, 1904.