Middletown transcript., 1895-06-22
WHY WE CONDEMN HIM,

eff it can be shown that Colonel du
Pont was legally elected Senator w
would not put a straw in the way @
his taking his seat in the Senate. w
do not approve of cheating men out o
offices to which they have been elected
There is not responsible and repre-
sentative Democrat in the State VIII
would not favor seating Colonel du
Pont if he was elected. Governo
Watson would cheerfully give Colone
DUPONT his credentials, if it could b,
shown that he was in error in votins
in the joint Assembly on May 9th."-
Ecery Erening.
We do not believe any such stuff, mol
do we think that is the honest opinion
of Euery Evening. When we recall
that that paper has, ever since it be.
came the organ of the Democratic
party of Delaware. approved and pro.
NOTED every scheme of that party, we
cannot think that it is other than a
slave to its party, and incapable of an
unbiased and judicial opinion.
And when we remember that the
scheme for the purpose of preventing
the election of United States Senator
was not Matched until the Delaware
Legislature was in the throes of disso-
luton, and was only then made possi-
sible by compact with Mr.. Addicks-
every mark of illegitimacy and des-
peration is written upon it. For that
reason we know that "many RESPONSE
BILE and representative Democrats" of
Delaware had done their worst to pre-
vent this State from having two repre-
sentatives in the United States Senate.
The fact that some of them take pride
IN their action and gloat over the pos
sible injury they have done, is suf1i-
cient proof in contradiction of Erery
Erening's assertion.
We do not for one moment believe
that Governor Watson would" as
Every Erening says, "cheerfully give
Colonel dupont his credentials, if it
could be shown that he the Governorl
was in error in voting in the joint as
'embly on May 9th.' That very thing
has been shown the Governor. We
believe that he has been convinced of
lis error; but We don't believe that he
will ever admit that he was wrong.
He certainly never will to the public,
ind no one expects that he will. Ii the |
United States Senate and the Supreme
Court of the United States should de-
ide that the Governor had no right to
vote as Senator Colonel DUPONT
would be no nearer receiving the pre-
'er credentials ilnm the GoItIhtr Of
Delaware. All Tie support aid llattelJ
hat Erery Ereni1,g ana other Demo
ratio papers in Delaware have given
D Governor Watson is not neces. AIRY
Or the purpose Of stl1fenii.g his back
one. The tlattery will please him, but
aving taken the plunge, he will drown
ather than make an admission of
rror.
Governor Watson about ten minutes
efore entering the Assembly, for the
urpose Of defeating an election on The
5h of May last, told friend who re-
Ionstrated against such action, that
was against his judgement, but that
3 could not Withstand the appeals {
I'D entreaties of members of his own
arty. d
Had the Governor held before the
h of May that he had a right to a q
)te as Senator, and had he exercised
lch right, no other criticism than
ference of opinion could have been '
'ged against him: But on the even S
G of the Sth day of May he returned /
Milford, expressing the opinion that S
Senator would be chosen before /
orning, and affirming his decision l
at fifteen r0tes acould elect. .-NeaUS and
dvertiser. S