The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-12

Mr.. FpI1oR. the question OF eleet.
Ing United States Senator still remaius
unsettled, Will you allow me through
your paper to say word to our Senator'S
aud Representatives. on the subject for
while am only one Of tie members of
the Republican party. / believe that a
large majority OF them who are liko my
sell have no Interest in the patty, or In
politics. except the general good OF the
people Of the state and Nation, think very
much ns do on The suujeot.
Gsntlemen. you Weio elected TO carry
out tho piinclplus publicly expressed IN
the platform oi the party. one OF which ls
that tue majority ehali rule. 4Ais is what
wo have boon lighting FOR In this State for
yenre. But IN addition to this on your
Induction into otiGs you took upon
yourselves holelnn uath binding your.
selves TO l.glalulu IN accordance with the
constitution oil the United States. Tho con.
stitutiun OF this state and to perform
your duties to he lest OF your ability.
one vi youl sworn obligation IS To elect
Udlted hialos senator This obligation
10 binding upon you under oath. Having
u majority your obligation 20 your party
requires that you shall elect a RepuDIl-
can.
Now. You know as all know, that you
cannot do this by dividing your vote,
ana II you persist in this course then you
must como home net only dIscredited
but perJuted Now, how are you to 81,
Suio nihJotllyE lou KNOW that IL ID an
unwiliteh law with all Lurtles that this
shall be done through a caucus, anu |
leave 10 with you whether any member
can honestly refuse to go into caucus and
DO consistently In favor OF majori, rule;
snd whether il 30 doing you are not, by
eVery vote you cast. practically voting
against the eIectiUn OF u Senator. know
that to go into caucus would mean the
election OF Anthony Higgn We'll, why
not? Has boL MIR. Higgins been wording
ali Ais life for the building up OF the lie.
psshcan party? Is there u mun living that
can do more than this2
But Mir. Addlcks came forward in the
nick OF time ana saved tho party and for
that aut he ous ut to have the Office.
man ntt uns occasion was lifting heavy
box iutu his wagon but found 1T "a lltlIe
too heavy and u neighbor just passing
put his baad 10 and tho box went in. Was
the neigdBor entitled to ull the profits In
hauling aud hauling the boXf
Gentlemen, YOU know that when the
nominations W 1re made 1t was generally
understoo od that MIR. Higgins was to he
Reelected. II IL we'll known that eince
Tho death OF the Hon. John NJ. Clayton we
have hui no nun IN the Senate from thls
stats who has 80 well represented us. and
II would indesi bo disgrace TO tho Stats
TO put ln man who. 80 lar us We know.
has none OF tue qualifications to tit him
Tor The place. but whose only claim TO tho
plhce mate by his friends ls that he spent
money Freely, which II in honor cuil te
Justified 1t IL only Gu the plea that It Ia
soniellines proper to light lire " til lire.
GentieIueu. you know that all this talk
about saving the party 10y tho election of
this or that mnn Is the merest bosh, and
you viii fall far below yusfr obligation II
you allow such nunseIcu 10 stand III the
way OF honest duty. REPUBLICAN.