Middletown transcript., 1897-01-16
Republicans Must Unite.
PUT HER THERE BOB. OLD BOY, A
TRAITOR.
BETRAYAL NO. 2.
"He that is false with one

Can be the same with two"
Less than two years ago, Robert ]
Handy, holding The ofice of State
\ Senator from New Castle cornty, and
kclaiming to be Republican, traitor
fDasly conspired with several other per-
sons, among them both political ASSOC
ciates and enemies, against the Repuo-
lican party. He did SO that John Ed
ward Addicks, his accredited master.
might have the revenge of depriving
any other Of place he claimed to have
bought, but which he>oeuld not secure.
| Such. an action by Senator Handy made
him famous with Mr.. Addicks and kin
dred spirits, and infamous In the sight
OF other people. The county comn1it-
tee Of which he was a member expelled
him, butSthis made him hero with
Addicks and Addicksites. They did
not seem 10 distrust as an ally he who
had been fAithless as the ally of others.
But the betrayer Of one cause lacked
only the opportunity to betray second
one. He held over as Senator, and he'd
second official opportunity, which he
quickly embraced.
When the time came to organize the
State Senate on Tuesday last, four
Democrats and four Republicans were
qualified to sit, and two Meredith
and Allee-were mers claimants, one
fromeac party. Neither had proper
credentials and neither was properly
qualified to vote. Without compro-
mise or concession, neither party could
organize the Senate. The Democrats
had offered to elect Senator Pierce
Speaker of that body IL he would vote
for seating Meredith. Pierce refused
the offer Jas unfaii and improper for
his party. Then the Democrats, fail
Ing to bargain with Pierce, announced
that they would organize the Senate
and seat Meredith at once.
The Republicans, having the same
rights and numbers as their opponents,
determined that they would seat Alice
and choose Speaker in just the same
manner that the Democrats proposed
to act by Meredith. Had The plan been
carried out as proposed the Democrats
and Republicans would each have had
a Senate of Eve members, cath with
an organization of its own, in the same
room and at the same hour.
The Democrats carried out tbeir part |
Of the programme as announced, by |
seating Meredith and electing Hezekiah |
Harrington Speaker. but Handy trisked |
his friends. Acting as tempolary |
chairman for the Republicans, he re-
ceived a motion but never put it. The |
Democrats went on with their pro-
gramme, but the detection of Handy |
made it impossible for the Republicans |
to do anything further. Mr.. Hanbyi
made some excuses and told some lies
about his colleagues, in an effort to
justify himself, but was caught red
handed In his treachery and the real
facts are known to the politicalleaders.
With the expectation that the Re-
publicans in the Senate would organize
on the same basis as the Democrats the
Union Republicans set up q lower
house Of their own, but IL can come to
naught after Hanby'S betraying trick.
The question will be asked: Why did
Handy play such villaiDoGs part2
The answer is that he had schemes of
bis own that demanded legislation.
With asdivided body no corporation
act could be passed. He wanted some
such act or acts, and the only way for
him to obtain them was by acting with
the Democrats, who knew his desires
and made arrangements with him.
The chief losers by infamy No. Q are
The Union Republicans. After their
hearty approval Of infamy No. ! they.
will receive small sympathy on the gor-
ing of heir own ox.-''News and
Advertiser"