Evening journal., 1899-03-14
TUESDAY. MARCH IA. 1888
rHE WORK OF TRAITORS


IL there be anything in the theory OF
the transmigration Of the human soul
that OF Judas Iscariot must have
found lodgment in the bodies Of state
Senator Farlow, Representative King
and Representative Clark Never in
the history OF the state Of Delaware.
has there been such demonstration OF
political perhdy as that which occur
red at Dover yesterday when these
three men, in the eleventh hour of an
exciting struggle for the United States
senatorship, left their colleagues and
went over to Addicks. It was an ac-
tion which aroused public Indignation
to the highest pitch. and forever ruin
ed and disgraced the participants in it,
They have made themselves the scorn
Of every man. and even the Union Re
publicans. who profited 10 a degree by
their action, loathe them in their
hearts. although they assume to take
a friendly interest in them.
We do not say that Senator Farlow
and Representatives King and Clark
sod their votes. That is a matter Of
inference. The fact remains that they
voted for Addfcizs. and that they can
give no satisfactory reason for so do
ing. Their whole demeanor was that
Of guilty men, but we do not propose
to measure, by dollars and cents, the
depth OF their perhdy. They have az
ready been tried and condemned at the
bar OF public opinion, and nothing
which we could possibly cay would
change that verdict Their social and
political status is fixed for all time to
come. No explanation which they may
ofrer can change it or wipe away the
stain. From this time forth they are
social and political outcasts. and they
know it. The ordeal through which
they passed in the State House, on the
streets OF Dover. at the railroad sta
tious, and at home was enough tc
make them wish thai they had died
before playing such a treacherous par
III lnc uOluBp OF lle Qdl.
Senator Farlow and Representatfv,
king snealred into Laurel like fugi
tiyes from justice. They were guilty,
they looked guilty. and they acted Hk,
men whose conscience was their wors
accuser Instead OF passing along th'
main streets Of the town they took t,
the back streets to escape public at
tentionl
Representative Clark whose natura
course homeward was by way Of Clay
ton. left the train at Cheswold an,
drove fourteen miles across country t,
reach his home unobserved
These actions speak louder thai
words and from them the public viii
draw its own conclusions.
The three Democratic traitors Civ
various excuses for their action. Tn
principal one was that they voted 70
lAddica1s TO prevent the election Of
Regular Republican. This viii no
stand thestest Of analysis. In the frs
place. there was newer time durin
the balloting when a Democratic vot
was cast for Regular Republican.
the second place. there was no nee
OF voting for Addiclxs even had sue
an emergency confronted them, fc
they could have continued voting fC
a Democrat. and their votes woul
have counted just the same. Had tf
Democrats and Regular Republican
seen fit to combine and elect the vot,
of these three mer would not ha,
prevented it. After their treacherol
desertion there were stiH eightes
Democrats and eseven Regular Repu
licans left, making twenty-nine vote
where but twenty-six were necessat
TO elect. but no such motive inspr
them. They wanted to elect Addicl
On every ballot to separate they vot
IN, the negative When Senator Shake
peare. Regular Republican, voted I
Hon. George Gray they continued
vote for Addicks, ignoring the impC
tunities OF their party leaders. andnl
ing up TO their bargain, whatever
wes
There IS no palliation for their
fense. II stands as a black SPIT on
pages Of the history OF Delaware, a
will never be wiped out
Senator Farlow lis a holding-o,
member. There are those who ccun
moderation In dealing with him.
are not Of the number. The Democra
party has hcnored a traitor, and
should receive traitors deserts at
hands. It is useless 10 try TO g1
this thing over. or 10 shift all
blame on Representatives King
Clark as matter OF Political ex
diency. n Senator Farlow cannot
impeaehed and removed from a {
which he has disgraced, the car,
student Of politics viii never ae
cornt him Democrat when figur
out the standing OF the next State s