The daily gazette., 1875-03-20
The State Aid Blu in the Senate.

The Milford Nesvs read lecture to
the Kent aud Sussex members OF the
House Of Representatives who voted
against the bill appropriating S335.Oo
to the several railroad projects III those
counties. 1t then turns its attention to
Senator Fiddeman and informs that gen
tleman just what is necessary for him
to do if he would escape the everlasting
condemnation of his constituents, ~
viz; vote for tho bill. But it evidently
has no hope of being able to cajole n
man Of so much experience and intelli-
gsnce, for it immediately after goes on
to say:
what hope is then left for the State
Aid Billp 1t lies alone IN the NsW Castle
delegation. 10 the credit Of the metn-
bers from that county be it said. that
they are quite disposed to consider the
bill upon its merits, without local pre1u-
dice. Meanly as that county IS treated IN
the matter of representation, there is lit
tie disposition on the part OF her Sena-
tors to resent it in any petty manner; !;
and at least one of them is understood
to entertain kindly feeling for the
State Aid Bill, though its immediate
benefits are to accrue to the lower coun-
ties. Senator Riddle takes sensible
and statesmanlike view of the matter
at least he is SO accredited; and i'll this
| view he is understood TO ke supported
by many Of the best men of his county.
Mr.. Riddle, it is said, only wants to feel
that the State as perfectly secured against
loss, in order to become the ardent ad-
vocate of the measure. A little inves-
tigation is sure to give to u man OF his
intelligence the needed assurance, and
We may yet hope from this young man
the vote necessary to pass the bill. That
such vote would cause him any disfa.
vor in his own county which time would
not speedily overcome we do not for q
moment believe; while it would assure
him popularity i'll Kent and Sussex oi
which he might well be- proud"
1t is all very well for the NeiUS, n Re
publican paper, to thus hatter Senator
Riddle, the only Republican member oi
the Legislature. And that gentleman
may appreciate il highly, perhaps; but
} still the language looks rather disgust
ing after what had preceded it. II
does not allow the same latitude to Sen
: ator Fiddeman-and why not? He is Q
Democrat. Therein is the answer. Why
We undertake to say that Mr.. Fiddemar
would not hesitate TO vote for the bill
one moment if he could 'Jeel that th,
State IS perfectly secured against loss. ,
Could the members from New Castle il
the House have been made to "feel that
the State is perfectly secured against
: loss." they too, we think, would hav,
voted for the bill. Those gentlemen
, are as anxious as the editors of the NelU
to witness the prosperity of the lowe
counties; but viewing the matter fron
their standpoint, they SEQ nothing bu
injury TO all concerned. except perhap
/ a few land owners on the line Of tn
, roads projected, in the enactment of tn
Q bill into law. We do not believe MI
Riddle will he able to vote for the bill
and therefore we come to the conclusio
that tho hope" which tho News has i
its passage is of the most vague and ur
certain character-that the Senator
- which it hopes to influence will choos
9, rather the advice which the Netus give
in another column, in which it says:
"Let us all italacise this motto an
hang it conspicuously in our homes:
'Avotd Debt"