Evening journal., 1898-02-25
sTEWARr HAs AccEPTEp.


Hugh c. Browne, chairman OF the Reg
ular Republican State Committee, has
received a letter from ex-Postmaster
Daniel +. Stewart, the newly-elected
state senator who went to Dover yes
terday and assumed the seat rendered
vacant by the death Of State Senator
Robert j. Handy.
Mr.. Browne, Of course, refuses 70
give the letter for publication, but IL is
seldom that the affairs Of public men
can be kept from their constituents.
Both men may deny the authenticityof
the following, but that is no fault of
the Wayfarer's. IL they want to deny
it, that Is their privilege, and the Way
farer will not contradict them.
My Dear Hugh-Your letter notify
ing me of my election to the State SEN
ate is at hand, and hasten to reply. l
accept the election. OF course il is an
awful thing for a man TO be caught by
the nape of the neck in this manner
and literally snatched from the shades
OF private life out into the broad glare
Of publicity and excitement, but when
a man is patriot he must be willlngto
get out into the sunshine even II he
has to wear smoked glasses and a big
straw hat
AT the present time am at my desk
in the new Senate chamber. Every
thing looks nice and clean and sweet
in fact almost heavenly. 1t seems TO
me that / can hear harps playing and
angels singing, but l guess ii
must be my Imagination for
asked Senator Alrichs about IL
and he said he didn't hear amy
thing. He told me That he had been
around the State House for several
months and hadn't seen an angel or
heard a harp-string vibrate. Speaker
Harrington stated that he had not seen
an angel since the last meeting of the
Divorce Committee. It must be inn
agination or that Hotel Richardson
water / don't know which.
Once i was nothing but a poor ex-
postmaster; look at me nova senator
and a statesman. The state librarian
has provided me with everything /
need. / have almost a bushel Of stuff.
He has given me the dearest little
black enameled pocket corkscrew that
YOU ever saw. Come down and bring
a bottle and cork and I'll show you
how II works. He has also given
me q parliamentary manual, a long
distance catechism and a bottle OF ink
DO you know anybody on our side
who drinks ink2 Please send me a
bound copy of that admirable lecture
OF yours on "Why. as a Young Man,
am a Republican" have been out SO
long that / want to read up a little in
case Alrichs asks me any questions
Bill Robinson wants me TO boom
him for governor while / am dowr
here. / can't see my way clear to dc
il. He would want TO write his inaug
ural address On q piece Of tin with
pair OF wire-nippers, and i don't thinl
that would look very nice. Not Onh
that, but he hurt himself in the Sew
enth ward ON Saturday by trying Il
vote Richard Patzowsky's dog with
out previously laying his pipes so tina
the vote would not be challenged
There is some sense in voting a goa
when the fight is close. because q. goa
has .whiskers as a qualification, but w
have got 10 tiYaw the line sOmewhefe.
When I look back and consider tha
on0e /, was 'nothiRg ,balt N poOr' miser
able Outcast Addicksite | can scarcel.
realize the transition which has follow
ed my change Of heart The who'll
universe seems changed. The field
look greener, the flowers bloom fairei
the sun shines warmer. In short, Ma
ture seems to be singing a loud, swee
song. II seems to me that / ann in
delightful trance. / realize what tn
feelings OF those Mott street opiur
fiends must be. The sensation is S
nice that 1 tell the people down her
to walk softly and talk softly for fea
oi waking me.
II You see Jack Spring tell him tina
he will have to go down to the mourn
ers bench and repent Of his Eight
wand sins before i can advocate hi
nomination for coroner. He has muc
to be sorry for, and but a short tim
in which TO repent. To square hin
self he will have to mourn overtim
and work seven days a week.
4 understand that Senator Higgir
went to your office on Tuesday morI
ing and had talk with you. Did D
say anything mean about me? l HOT
not, for I don't want to backslide at
time when l ann doing my best TO les
a better life and to forgive all tho.
who abused me.
My old enemies are sending in the
congratulations thick and fast. Il
astonishing how friendly an Old enen
can become when he wants to use W
All cOIlNlAluBs
Do You know Hugh, never realize
until last Saturday morning, what
real nice fellow Washington Hastin.
is. He is certainly a peach. In hon
of his birthday ] had a flag flying ye
terday. There are some men to who
YOU have to get very close in order
fully understand and appreciate the
many good qualities Wash Hastin
and l have been living in Wilmingt
all our lives. and get I never got with
three squares of him until Saturd
morning. | never thoroughly und,
stood him until he said to me on t1
day: Dan, wo have determined 90 r
you for state senator" Then I
scales dropped from my eyes, and
saw him in his true light--a broa
minded. big-hearted llberal-spirii
and generous fellow. In short, a p
lanthr0pist of the Childs and Poabo
type. am unable to understand n
such a small body can hold such a
brain. such a large heart, such an
pansive soul, such a world of generl
feeling. to say nothing of half a no