Evening journal., 1891-10-21
ON WHOM WOULD THE CHOICE
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In an article deprecating the return OF
Senator Gray to the Senate of the United
States after various harmless but dis
creditable Misrepresentation which re-
fleet severely on the partisan editor who
cannot recognize a man Of ability and of
the highest integrity, the Morning News
offers this proposition:
For 1t is the political relations of any
man, OF suitable capacity, whs ther a
lawyer or pursuing some other vocation.
which, in the end, must determine
whether he possesses the kind Of rep
resentative quality needed in a United
States Senator from Delaware. This is
more particularly true Of Mr. Gray be-
cause he already holds official relations
with the Democratic party OF this state.
dc therefore represents In the approach
ing contest not only the general policy
Of the Democratic party throughout the
country, but also the particular record
OF the Democratic party in this state
during the period 10 which he has been
one Of It's official representatives. IL Is
not the capable and amiable George
Gray who Is on trial in this matter, but
the Delaware Democracy, and It's acts, Ia
his person For Mr.. Gray cannot, IN his
political thought. be better than his
party.
Well, let that be the standard by which
to determine who shall be sent from
Delaware, or by applying any othe
standard, who win be found more f
than Senator Gray2
The Democratic party Is the Oldest
largest and most glorious politisal part,
In existence. It embraces more grea
and good men, has produced more abb
and patriotic men, than all the othe
parties put together.
It's principles are founded on the firm
est foundations of justice, equality, free
dom and Independence, IL is the part
Of the people, not Of a class
In the Senate of the United States, q
in the country in general, the Dem
cratic party is advancing in all of thoi
qualities which make this a greater al
more glorious country. 1t holds 1
power by intelligence and unsel6s
Q ness. II is not kept together by 4
cohesive power o; public plumber,
4 means Of the tariff, or, by mass
$ ignorant negro voters without whol
o numbering nearly 4OO,O the Repub
+ can party could scarcely carry sing
T northern state aud Of 1000, 600 OF ev
n worse voters, without whom the par
would have no existence In the South.
h The Democratic party has no spec
class interests and II has no contest
ignorance II is party Of Anglo sax
9 intelligence and virtue.
In the Senate Of the United Sta
GRAY, Carlisle and German are .withS
y peers. The Democratic side of the SEM
u is gaining in ability as the House is ga
ing in numbers, while the Republic
L side cannot replace Conkllng, Blaine
Y Y Edmunds, and has only Sherman to m
:, thu splendid array Of statesmen ma
4 tanned by the Democratic party.
One side has lost snd is losing
I ability and gaining in millionaire's WI
the other is gaming in ability. 7
! same is true Of the newspapers, the u
/. versities, and in all other lines Of lea
! ing, industry, and patriotism Of VII
/. comparison can be made one retrogad
the other advances.
Personally, Senator Gray, is withoU
- peer in ability or in character in I
:. state, except in the Democratic PAL
The only Republican who approac
! him in either is George V. Massey, '
: was rejected by the Republicans for Sc
~ tor Higgins.
II perchanoe It should happen that
!. choice Of senator, to succeed Sens
~ Gray, should fall TO them. whom wo
!. the crowd which, with Senator Higg
control the Republican spoils Of d
ware, choose9 Does it not appAll a 4
who has a spark Of pride to contempt
by the motives and ignoble poverty of Sc
90 ment with which they would offer
he place for sale at bargsin.
in Judged by the standard which
en- News has enunciated, who will darl
X question that Senator Gray is prefers
on every ground to any person whom
in managers of the Republican party
AT likely to allow to bid for the pl
her Having rejected the chance to select
de- Massey, they would likely select
in Addicks. They came near selecting
OO Treat; they are quite likely to che
raj Bacon or Layton.