Middletown transcript., 1895-06-08
LET US REASON TOGETHER.

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the future?
LET US REASON TOGETHER.
The editor of the Middletown
TRANSCRIPT is begging to be told
| what mistakes the Delaware Legisla-
ture has made. 1t surely required
a thick skin at least to put such
| request, and it would be the work of
supererogation to answer him, for about
every newspaper that circulates in the
east has ventilated the failure of the
Delaware Republicans, and the minis
ters have even taken it up in the pull
pit. He even objects to so much as an
insinuation against the members of
the Republican Legislature, either
singly or collectively, and yet he is
the self-same editor who suggested
two weeks ago that part of the men,
bers would be lynched if they lived in
some sections of the country. Where
will his wheels land him next?"-Sea-
ford Neaos.
Though we cannot agree with much
that appears in the Seaford Ne,Us we
enjoy reading paper that has editor
ial opinions. The Ne,Os is one of the
best of our Democratic exchanges,
and we trust it will be just enough
to the individual members of the Cen
eral Assembly to list the mistakes"
made by that body. The gentlemen
who compose the Legislature must
act in their individual capacity, they
must vote as individuals, being re-
quired to record their votes on each
and every question when one member
requests it. The Legislature may fail
as body to do what the people desire
or expect, it may violate all pledges,
and yet there may be individual men,
bers who have done their duty fully,
honorably, as they were pledged or as
their party conventions had promised.
Is it right, is it just, is it fair, to con-
denim such men with those who have
violated obligations? We think not,
and the Ne,Us must think not. Then is
not the editor of the TRANSCRIPT but
doing as he would be done by when be
goes "begging" for bill of particulars
against the Legislature so generally
condemned? Will not the Neavs apply
the golden rule and since it has criti-
cised the General Assembly collee-
lively, thus condemning each and
every member, will it not give a bill
of particulars of its "mistakes."
This is but fair and we think the Ne,cs
| is fair.
We do not mind being called
names as "thick skin" or thin skin or
any other kind of skin, has no terrors
for US, but we submit that as honorable
gentlemen as ever sat in legislative
halls are members of the present Gen
eral Assembly and it is not fair to at
tack them or their record because
of the failure of others. 1t is then
not ''work of supererogation" to
point out in what particulars the Gen
eral Assembly failed, and not to con-.
denim as whole, as most of the papers
in the State have done both Republi-
can and Democratic. Let us be fair.
We acknowledge so much of the
charge of the Ne,os as relates to the
election of a Senator. A Senator
should have been elected the third
week Of the session, and the Demo-
cratic members of the Assembly had
our sympathy in the part they were
compelled, day after day, to take in
the MONDAY farce. But We do not
understand that this is the "mistakes"
referred to by the Neus and other
papers.
We have not heard of 'the ministers
taking it up in the pulpit" except in
connection with bribery. The Nescs
knows that the Democrats are equally
guilty with the Republicans in this
matter, and that the Democrats have
been the leaders and teachers in "prac-
tical politics" in this State for years.
The TRANSCRIPT did condemn the
compact between Governor Watson
and the Addicks men in their efforts
to prevent the election of a Senator.
1t was condemnation Of the parties
to the compact and in accord with the
line Of policy the Ne,Us is invited to
take up: to deal in particulars and
thus to deal fairly with all.
The TRANSCRIPT does object to
"insinuations," either singly or COL
lectively. They are not manly; they
are the weapons of coward, and an
editor should not indulge in them,
either against the Republican Legisla-
ture" or the Legislature as a whole.
But what constitutes the "Republican
LegislatureP" Is it a catchy phrase
to throw the sins of omission and
commission upon the Republicans of
the General Assembly? Did not the
Democrats control the Senate and are
they not in it?
We trust the Neps will listen to our
"begging" appeal for bill of special
charges against the General Assembly
and that we may have pleasant time |
discussing these matters. We believe
they are Of public interest. Let us be
fair and just. Come, neighbor. let us
reason together. }