The sun., 1898-12-20

money had been diverted to another
State.
president Arthur was sick when this
was reported to him, but so interested
was he that he got out OF his bed, and
sent out for information about it. lie
afterward reported that Secretary Robe
son had diverted the money intended for
Delaware 10 another State upon the ad-
verse representations OF Messrs. Higgins
and Massey.
II remember this statement, for Dick
and Anthony had cussin' match about
it afterward."
The man who tells and vouches for
the truth of this story, has probably for
gotten more of Delaware's political his
tory than Republican (?) Glasses ever
knew.-Union Republican Glasses, Sun-
day Star.
The Republicans have very wisely re-
Trained from discussing the Senatorial
matter in the newspapers, and it is not
likely that very much will be said until
the Legislature meets and the true status
of affairs is found out. Then there may
be some discussion over the matter, and
every Republican newspaper in the State
will urge the Legislature to elect some
good man to the Senate, 80 that the mis-
take of a few years ago may not be re-
peated. The Republican party in this
State could not stand mistake like that
again, for it has just recovered from the
previous one, and some Of the old sores
are still unhealed.
1t does not need to be pointed out to
the Republicans that the opportunity of
their life is before them and that if they
make no mistake this time they will be
sure of the State for several years to
come. If they elect Republican Sena-
tor this time there will be every chance
for them electing one two years from
now, and there will then be two Repub-
lican Senators instead of one. The DEM
ocratic party is in trouble, for the surge
ons knife is being applied to some of
the tumors which have been growing
upon its body and it is not likely that
the patient will recover in time to strike
very effective blow at the next elec-
tion. In fact, the patient is almost dead
now, and there appears to be but little
hope of his recovery. But the Demo-
cratic party in Delaware has shown Won
derful vitality in the past and it appears
likely that the failure of the Republi-
cans to do their duty in this present
matter might have the effect of reviving
it considerably.
From present indications it is likely
that all of the offices in the two houses
of the General Assembly will be captured
by men from the lower part of the State.
This is easily accounted for. The Union
Republicans will have control of the Re-
publican majority of the House, and
are therefore likely to elect mostly Union
Republican officers. In the Senate the
two lower counties gave the Democratic
majority, and it is therefore likely that
the Democrats from the two lower
counties will take possession of the Of
fees in that body. For this reason very
few .men from either party have been
mentioned for offices in this county.
There would be little encouragement for
them to do so, and the applicants ap-
pear to recognize this fact. 1t is not
likely that there will be very much diff
fculty in electing the officers of the two
houses, LOT tney Will nearly all De
selected before the Legislature meets, and
the caucus of each house will soon fix
the choice Of the majority.
The coming Legislature, being the
first which is really constituted under
the new constitution, will have an op
portunity to show the people of the
, State that the business OF the State car
soon be disposed of when the members
have nothing else to bother them. Tht
Legislature this time will not even hav'
, to elect State Treasurer and State Audi
tor, for the people now have that dut,
to perform and the officers named hav
{ already been elected. This takes som
y trouble and work off the Legislature
and as the consideration of numerou
= small measures has been relegated t
!. other bodies by the new constitution
: there is no reason why public bushes
= should not be considered in an ez
:, peditious manner Wilmington Core
pondem, Philadelphia Inquirer.