Middletown transcript., 1895-04-06
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AGAIN. ELECT A SENATOR.
Mr.. Henry II. Morgan on Friday o
last week proved what his most init
mate friends have claimed for hin
since the opening of the session Of tn
General Assembly, that only his CON
viction Of the necessities Of his part,
and its interest, controlled his Sena-
torial vote. On Friday he voted TO
Mr.. James Pennewill and has contin.
ued to so vote this week. By hi
action he has joined the "Higgin
men, in q sincere effort to elect I
Senator. He has raised the hopes ol
despondent Republicans and he ha'
their thanks. Now let others follow
his example Of concession and compro
mise.
One of Mr.. Addicks' strongest and
ablest supporters-another member
of the General Assembly-said to nj
this week, that it is the purpose oi
the friends of Mr.. Addicks to elect 9
Senator; that il Senator is not
elected it will be no fault of Mr.. Ad-
dicks friends. This proves the TRAN
SCRIPTS position all along that the
cry of "Addicks or nobody" came from
Democratic reporters, the offspring Of
their hopes. The declaration Of Mr..
Addicks' friends that they will elect q
Senator, strengthens him with the
people just as the Democratic-re-
porters cry injured him with loyal
Republicans. Mr.. Addicks is espec-
tally strong among the politicians OF
Kent and Sussex counties, and strange
to say many Democrats Of these
counties are friendly to his election.
Mr.. Addieks politically has done no
more, except in degree, than have the
leading Democrats Of the State for
years, and thinking Democrats are
honest enough to acknowledge this.
Had Mr.. Addicks received the caucus
nomination he would have received
the vote of Mr.. Higgins friends long
since, and he would to-day be Sena-
tor. His friends and the friends of
Mr.. Higgins to-day represent the 10y
al and working Republicans in the
State, with but few exceptions, and
they should be united, Their union
would mean the defeat Of Democracy.
Let it come.
While there are a number of gentle
man in the State who would make
able and honorable representatives,
we do not believe in "dark horses"
Mr.. Addicks and his friends have the
credit of carrying Sussex county. Mr..
Higgins and his friends in the splendid
organization perfected here carried
this county. All Republicans, per
haps we had best say nearly all, and
not few Democrats, helped the
victory along. Without Sussex the
victory in New Castle were useless,
and without New Castle the Sussex
victory is barren. United they can
make Senator. That should be done
in the regular way, and Mr.. Higgins,
having received in the General
Assembly majority of the fullRepub-
lican vote, should be elected Senator.
We believe that he will be. Hard
words spoken, not by members of the
General Assembly but outside, have
had their roughness taken off by time,
and they should be forgiven and for
gotten. The men who won the vic
tory in Delaware last fall should be
trusted friends. Let it so be.
The acts of Mr.. George V. Massey
and his friends, grow more mysterious
as the weeks 20 by. Mr.. Massey is
not candidate by his own confession,
would not consent to be a candidate
two years ago against Mr.. George
Gray, his friend and fellow attorney
for the Pennsylvania railroad, and
yet his personal friends in the Legis-
Iature have cast their votes for him |
from first to last. His friends outside
look the occasion Of the "Higgins
break" to write letters, pleading for
his election, some signed, some by
proxy, some anonymous.
To a layman it would seem that
loyalty to his party, the character and
ability of the man, would suggest to
him that like Chancellor Wallcott he
from the contest, or at
east by public announcement place
;he responsibility for the threatened
Instruction of the G.. o. P. off his
shoulders and upon the shoulders
Ind consciences of the men who
ire voting for him in defiance of
Ill party precedents and party organi-
.ation, and under the circumstances
Mr.. Massey's election would mean
only his own elevation and the pre-
erment of few friends. Democratic
victory would follow his election.
Rumor says that at Dover to-day
Democratic members of the General
Assembly only await a favorable
to vote for him. That
nay be mere rumor, but six years ago
We know that Democrats of that
General Assembly hoped for an oppor-
unity to vote for Mr.. Massey. One
# them has so declared to us within
he past month. Mr.. Massey is popu-
ar with the Democrats, and that is q
ource of his weakness among Repub-
leans. We are sorry but it is true,
or personally Mr.. Massey is deserv-
'dly popular, and his ability and
equation would guarantee him a
,reditable career in the United States
senate. 1t is Mr.. Massey's misfortune,
t is the misfortune of the Republican
party in this State, it is perhaps the
States misfortune that Mr.. Massey has
lot been an avowed and accepted
for the Senate against his
'riends. Ambassador Ravard and Mr. |