Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-16
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In the matter of the United States
Senatorship from Delaware it is safe to
predict that fright will prevail" " and
from all we know of the case this
means that Hon. IL. A. du Pont will
be seated. The case naturally turns
on the point: "Can person elected as
q State Senator, who happens to sue
ceed to the position of Governor from
that of President of the Senate, act in
the dual position Of Senator and Gov.
ernor?" 1t is at least common sense
to say that he cannot be both Senator
and Governor, and the precedents Of
many States establish this contention.
1t has been asserted that the friends of
a defeated candidate have associated
themselves with those opposed to seat
ing Mr.. du Pont. Even if true this
will have no effect upon final action.
The case should be speedily settled,
not upon political lines, but upon tho
law, precedent, and justice. The peo-
pie elected Republican Legislature,
which in turn elected Republican
Senator. The State should not be de-
MED representation in these troubled
times. The wisdom, counsel and
patriotism Of such men as Senator du
Pont are needed.
The precedents of many States, -
remarks the Economist, supports the
contention that man cannot act in
the dual position of Senator and
Governor. " But the precedents Of other
States are not to be considered in de-
termlning this question, as the prece-
dents of the State Of Delaware are alone
properly applicable. And the prece.
dents of the State of Delaware amply
sustain Acting Governor Watson in ex-
ercising his Senatorial prerogative by
taking his seat and voting in the juint
session of the Legislature held for the
purpose of trying to elect Il United
States Senator.
by the Constitution and laws of the
State of Delaware Colonel du Points
claims to a scat in the Senate should
be considered. The Economist makes
the mistake so common to outside
papers, Of taking an outside view of
the case. 1t takes the precedents of
States that provide for the election of a
Lieutenant-G Governor. who becomes
Governor in fact upon the death, resig-
nation Or disability of the executive.
Delaware has no Lieutenant Governor,
and when the Office of Governor be-
comes vacant by death. resignation or
disability, the Speaker of the Senate
is required to "exercise the Office
until a Governor elected by the people
cap be duly inaugurated
The plea of the Economist that "the
State should not be denied representa-
tion" in the Senate should have no
bearing upon the case. The responsi
bility for failure to elect Senator
without shadow of doubt upon his
title Is easily placed 1t rests upon the
Republican party of Delaware. That
party elected nineteen members of tho
last Legislature, and sixteen votes will
elect Senator, But at no time during
session LASTING over four months could
sixteen votes be secured for any ouo
man. Fifteen was the limit ana this
number is but one-half of the votes of
the entire Legislature, not a majority.
The Republicans, therefore, can blame
no one but themselves for the failure
to elect Senator. They had it within
their power to elect ono. but allowed
tho opportunity to pass by.
The truth, as it looks to us on tho
farm, writes an Indiana farmer to tho
Chicago Times iNrald, is that Clcyo.
land has been naggcd, badgored and
tormented about his foreign policy
With Hawaii Venezuela, Alaska,
Cuba, and Turkey, Driven TO desper
alton, he meant by one coup to take
the wind out Of ali their sails and
throw the whole bunrombe business on
Congress- If this is not plavinr
politics, what is IN, THE first message
On Venezuela was bold and defiant
the last, on the finances Of the govern.
ment, one Of despair. 10 the great
mass of the American neaple it is a
very serious matter. The yultures will
get big share big approximations.
hundreds Of millions for ships for.
pedoes, &e. AMI this will be their on.
portunity. OF this trouble tho IL 10.
silver men may carry the day and we
may yet 60 TO silver basis, ar nm
basis at all, Tho extreme hiph.tnriif
men will be in their glory. Tho AT.
lantic may become, as Carey hopcd if
would. "a sea Of fire, y 50 that ff.reirn
commerce would be impossible. 10
the farmers vino, after feeding ami
supplying the home markets. 6ayn \
surplus of about $500 600, GOO worth nr
agricultural products 10 sell, to them
II looks Desperate. il war cuts ~. tbp,r
best markets this surplus will not nav
TRANSPORTATION, and might well rnt N
the fields Every interest Will gutror
our domestic trade, and coumcrce
with the world Will be- q wreck. Win
all the horrors Of war, hell on earth
thousands killed and wounded, homes
made desolate, and f4r what.
boundary line in 40 insignificant
South American state not worth tbo
life of one 81 our boys ou the farn. To
believe that this thing could nj baye
been settled without all these threats
Of war is g believe thar civilization a
cham and lie and that Christianity
Is rejected and dead,
France imposes tax of 1927 ror
year each on bicycles and tho yield far
ls5i wac about s4uO,0oO vow tnrr,
are about 100000 bic, les In France
with the number increasing rapidy. so
mat the tax Vim gnach tib, ty,nr
MS year 20 ibIy the whrajmen H