Middletown transcript., 1896-05-30

C6udl6 udu UOu0 D6ldWdf0 SEtd
wrong in refusing to seal Col. duPon
who they believe was legally elected
on the 9th Of May. 1895. On Friday
May Is, the Senate took a vote or
Col. duPont's claim and by combina
tion of the Democrats ana PopulistI
refased so far as the present Senate il
concerned to seat him. That settle!
the matter until March 4, 1897, wher
new Congress convenes with a new
Senate. 1t is true that twc-thirds ol
the old Senate holds over, but if Col
dupont was elected he was elected fol
the term ending March 4, 1901, and
the new Senate convening March 4.
1897, will be the judge Of The election
and qualification of its own members.
and the two-thirds holding over with
the one-thild new members can and
will consider Col. duPont's claim de
moro If presented. On the 18th of May
forty-four Republican Senators either
voted or were paired in favor of seat
ing Col. DUPONT. In the Fifty-fifth
1.-THE next) Congress the Republicans
will have ten or eleven majority, and it
is safe to- predict that the new Republi-
Can members will see the business of
Col. duPont'S claim and that they will
vote to seat him, certainly one or more
of them will vote with Senators Sher-
man, Hoar, and The other Republican
Senators of the present Congress. The
question has been fully discussed and
it is apparent that men can differ upon
it honestly. no other conclusion is pos
sible without impeaching the honor
Of every Senator. "The benefit of the
doubt" was against Col. dupont in the
Fifty-fourth Congress; he will get "the
benefit of the doubt" and his seat from
the Fifty-fifth Congress. 1t only re-
mains for him to ask for his ri hts as
the representative of the State, and
that he will do when the time comes.
The State will have been deprived of
his services for two years but the
wrong will be one that Col. dupont
could not prevent. He accepted the
unsought responsibility put upon him
by his party with the dignity ola gen.
tleman, the patriotism of a statesman,
and the fidelity Of a Delaware Repub-
lican who believes that his party has
been cheated of its rights for years, and
not only will every true Republican
but many patriotic Democrats will
hail the day when Col. DUPONT shall
become Senator DUPONT.
This will eliminate Mr.. ]. Edward
Addicks from attempting to gain his
ambition at this time. 1t has been said
by members of the 'Addicks Party"
that he knew weeks before the vote
was taken how it would result. that
the Democrats and Populists were
united. 1t is intimated that he made |
certain promises to the Populists TO |
gain their votes. He has spent lot of |
money, deprived the people of Della
ware of Senator for two years, but |
he will not 60 TO the United States Sem
ate from Delaware--except by Demo-
cratic votes. Mr.. Addicks has been
hanging up his hat in the Democratic
cloak room in the United States Sen
ate, but we presume he will not find SO
cordial welcome there in the future.
Mr.. a ddicks had not looked SO far
ahead as to consider the right of the
next Congress TO pass upon Col. du-
Points claim.
There are plenty of precedpnts for a
re-hearing of Col. duPon,'s case. The
Democrats themselves have furnished
examples, hence they are estopped from
making any accusation of partisan ac-
tion, and indeed the growing desire to
eliminate Addicks will make the seat
ing of Col. DUPONT desirable political
move in the opinion of many Demo-
Gratis heretofore opposed to him. On
the matter of re-opening the case the
Philadelphia Press or May 19.h said
editorially:
"The "Times" observes that "the
DUPONT case is ended. as the only triE-
nnal competent to Judge of DuPont's
election has decided against him, and
this decision is not open for reargu- s
ment or appeal"
Colonel DuPont's claim to seat in
the Senate may never again be consid-
cred in that body, but our. contempo-
rary is in error in assuming that it is |
incompetent for the Senate to reopen J
the case if it should see fit. Such are :
not the precedents. William Pitt Kel-
l0gg was adjudged by the Senate on
November 80, 1878. after long discus t
sion and warm contest, to have been q
duly elected Senator from Louisiana. :
The year following the political COM
plexion of the Senate had changed ! q
from Republican to Democratic. The v
Kellogg case was reopened and the q
claims of Henry NJ. Spofford were ;,
pressed by the Democrats in spite of u
he previous adjudication. On all the G
he test questions the Democrats voted r
Iolidly for Spofford, and as they had a +
majority of seven they would undoubt-
dly have reversed the previous judg- .
nent of the Senate and have unseated y
Kellogg, but the death of Spoff ord S
With the contest still under debate pre- G
'ented decisive. vote on the main =,
,sue.
In the case IF Coibin VS.. Butler, of U
outh Carolina. the position of parties u
n the Senate was reversed. Butler
las seated after a contest by the votes m
: some Republicans. After an inves- y
igal ion and report on he frauds and =
Dtimidation in South Carolina which IL
ad resulted in giving Butler a claim CT
j seat, in the Senate, the Republi- j,
ans reopened the ques. ion of his right 4,
,i sear, but their slender majority Of at
xo over all in the Senate was insuf- l.
cient to oust Butler, as three Re pc
Cameron. Of PenDsxI- n;