Middletown transcript., 1896-02-08
IT'S TO BE.


Committee on Privileges and Elections
by vote OF to 4, strict party vote,
decided TO recommend that Col. DUPONT
is entitled to his seat. 1t will take
some time TO prepare The reports, the
majority and minority rep is, from the
commit ee and then day will be set
for their consideration. 1t is probable
that the Democrats will discuss the re-
ports, perhaps for day or more, and
then a vote will be taken. Republicans
believe that Col. DUPONT will be seated,
that he is entitled to his seat since
Governor Watson had no right to par
ticipate in the proceedings of the
General Assembly. The Democrats
think he will be seated, and they are
calling names and making faces about
it. They entered into disgraceful
conspiracy 10 prevent an election, and
having apparently lost they are angry
with Themselves. They are throwing
mud at Col, DUPONT, at his attorneys,
at Republican Senators, but it deides
only themselves. They and their
followers threw mud at Abraham Lin
coin whom they now adore or pretend
to; they threw mud at Ulysses S. Grant
as Union General and as President
of the United States, aud now they say
he always was Democrat and a good
one; they threw mud and stones and
eggs at Nathaniel B. Smilhers whom
they have just praised, and rightly so,
as one of Gods noblemen, an honest
man. They threw mud at Lincoln, and
Grant and Smithers because they stood
up for their Republicanism. DUPONT
and Higgins and Bradford can we'll
afford to smile at their mud singing
efforts. There are plenty of conscien-
cious Democrats who believe that Col.
dupont was elected Senator, and there
are hundreds of others who as honest
men are willing that their Republican
neighbors shall have the privilege of
keeping their own consciences. They
are saying if it is to be Senator DUPONT
then he is our Senator. And they are
good citizens.
About the worst case Of partisan
rabies in this matter is the attack of
Clerk Hastings of the So ate. Because
his journal is referred tn as a record of
the proceedings of the Senate by Re-
publicans he berates them in the fol-
lowing refined ~ language through the
EUery Evening.
"My object in writing this commune
cation is to acknowledge The mistake
in my journal, which eyil disposed per-
sons are attempting to use TO discredit
the statements of other gentlemen. My
only regret in the matter is the small
error on my part as clerk of the Senate
should have afforded the unprincipied
representatives of the Republican
press pretext to Cast suspicion upon
party in their vile at ttemlt To obtain a
seat in the Unit States Senate for a
man who was never elected to that
office.o
How great is the contrast between
our Democratic press and that outside
the State! The Philadelphia Times
expresses the feelings of many Della
ware Democrats in the following:
"But in deciding in favor of Du-
Points election, the Senate committee |
recommends the seating of an entirely |
worthy and responsible man, an excel
lent representative of his State and one |
of a class of men of whom the United |
States Senate has never been in so
much need as now. Colonel DUPONT |
is not only an able an honorable gentle
man, but he is a man Of broad views,
and upon the question that above ali I
presses upon public consideration at
this time his attitude is unequivocal. |
He is sound money man in the full
lest and best sense, and for this reason,
ii for no other, his accession to tie |
Senate should be subject of rejoic-
ing.''
We have not the space to give even a
brief synol sis of the strong and con-
elusive arg g.iments Of Col. duPont's
counsel in sustaining his claim. 1t is
convincing and this is why the DEM
ocratic boys are SO angry. Messls.
Bradford and Higgins and Paine have
the hearty thanks of the Republicans
of Delaware for the labor and time
they have put upon their. case. Their
work is appreciated, and we have no
doubt as result Of that work 1t will T
bs Senator dupont And so mote it be.