The sun., 1898-12-13

Everybody knows vino will be United
States Senator remarked one of the
leaders of the Regular Republicans quite
recently to friend.
"Who do you mean," queried the lat.
ter, but the first speaker with an egimati
cal smile turned away and continued his
walk up the street, where he held a long
conversation with prominent Demo
crat whom he "chanced" to meet.
The above conversation and the
"chance' meeting with his Democratic
friend fully demonstrated to any OBJ
server which way the wind was blowing
and bears out the fact that has been pub
lished in "THE SUM- that by "every.
body knowing" he intended to convey
the impression that he meant the Regu
lar Republicans and Democrats.
The next United States Senator will
therefore, be Hon. George Gray, Admin
istration Democrat.
Both President Mckinley and Mark
Hanna have demanded his return to the
United States Senate, and, in order tc
accomplish this and defeat if possible
j. Edward Addicks, their common
enemy, they will merge with the Demo
Gratis and obey the Administration.
The remainder of the candidates, ex.
Senator Anthony Higgins, William S,
Hilles, Jonathan S. Willis Benjamin
Nields, Colonel Henry A. du Pont, Will.
liam du Pont and others, are receiving
very little attention.
The real fight at issue between the
Regulars and Democrats on one side and
the Union Republicans on the other is,
shall it be Hon. George Gray or shall ii
be j. Edward Addicks?
A political trickster should never be
elected to School Board. He is sure to
sacrifice the interests of public education
if necessary to his advancement to a
higher public position. Politicians with
future advancement in view often cause
unseemly wrangles in School Boards and
are apt to be nuisance to their col.
leagues, s,-Mhon Times.
The miserable condition of Sussex
county finances, as a result OF Republi.
can misrule, is an unsavory topic to
partisan Republicans all over the State.
But they should not squirm and twist
over the matter. They should toke hold
of and vigorously prosecute the work OF
reform.-Every Evening.
A Republican Levy Court has placed
heavy burden of debt on the people OF
Sussex county. Thousands of dollars
worth of county orders are floating
around unpaid, and the credit of the
county has been seriously impaired. Nc
one questions The existence of the obi,
cations, and the only thing for the
people of the county to do is to take
steps to meet them. Whether this be
done by an issue OF bonds or by raising
the tax rate, or both, Is a question
Whichever system is adopted the money
must come from the pockets of the
people. They have no cause to complain
for the work was done by men of theil
own selection. They made the costly
mistake of electing a Republican Levy
Court. .-Epening Journal.
Three weeks from tomorrow the Gen
eral Assembly will be convened at Dover
The body will be the first to meet undel
the new order Of things and the Senate
will consist of seventeen members in
stead of nine and the House will contain
thirty-ive members instead of twenty
one, joint increase of twenty-five. Tn,
Senate chamber and the hall of repre-
senta ives have been enlarged and tn
two houses will have more room ant
more cOnveniences than ever before.
The session will consist of but sixt,
days, and for the first time the Governo
will be called upon-not considering tn
special session last winter--to pass upol
legislative enactments. The Democrat
will have a majority of one in the Senat
and the Republicans majority of twelv
in the House. Thus it Is that no legisls
ton can be produced unless the two pal
ties are agreed and the Governor is will
ing to give his assent. 1t is thus mad
clear in advance that whatever OF legis
lation is attempted will have to be Of
character free from partisan suspicion
The way is made clear for the passage
measures that are absolutely demande
and the members-eect should be gettin
themselves in shape for settling down t
business at once.
The election OF United States Senate
will be purely partisan matter and tt
Republicans have the naming of the SUI
cessor of Senator Gray. That is matte
that will have to be considered seriousl
and with determination to make n
mistake 1t is question of the mo-
vital Importance and one that will natu
ally occupy much of the time of the M
jority members. The sooner it is di
posed of the better it will be. The
should be no unseemly struggle an
there should be prompt action. 1t wi
not do to give the entire session up
the electionsof Senator, inasmuch
there are several important acts neede
in order to put the constitution, pr
claimed in 1897, into full force and effec
The members-elect are, according::to Gu
rent reports, doing little or no talkir
on the subject of the Senator, and tn
may be taken as an earnest that the ma
ter is to be considered with the seriou
ness that it demands. There are enoug
Republicans, of good standing as sue
and as citizens. to make the selection {
a United States Senator possible in a fe
days. In the meantime, however, bill
should be prepared 80 as to be placed
the hands of committees at once. tt
session should Le one OF business frol
beginning to end.
The Inauguration Of the increased Gel
pral Assemhlv oh or1ld no tho ipouour