Middletown transcript., 1899-03-25
TRAIToRsl
ELISHA H. f. FARLOW,
WILLIAM F. KING,
JAMES B. CLARK.

1
These three men, by their contempt
bic treachery Oh Monday last, hav
branded themselves forever as traitors
The first is Senator and the two las
are Representatives in the General AS
sembly. They were nominated anC
elected as Democrats. However Demo
Gratis in this State may have beer
divided upon questions Of public policy
they all at!least professed uncompromis
ing opposition to John Edward AddickI
and to the corrupt methods of th'
Union Republican party. Yet on Mon
day last Farlow and King voted or
every ballot for John Edward Addicks
and Clark voted forhim on every bal
lot except one. Their action was ar
outrage upon their party, an insult tc
their constituents and gross betrayal
OF the trust committed to them. By
that act they impeached their honor,
sunk their manhood, soiled their Dames
and disgraced their families.
These wretched men have harmed
themselves more than they can ever
harm anyone else. and unless they are
entirely without conscience their pangs
of remorse must behorrible. For some
reasons it would be more agreeable to
us to pass them by with plying con-
tempt. But that cannot be. We
should DO Ieersant to our party and
State If we should fail to denounce
their perfdy.
When they came to Dover last jan
uary they were looked upon as honor
able men and were trusted. Last Mon
day when they sneaked to their homes
upon which they have brought suffering
and disgrace they we're regarded all
over the State as renegades and trail
tors. The outward demonstrations of
contempt with which they were greeted
everywhere they went Monday after
noon we're but feeble indications of
what decent people think of them.
They hadsbeen trusted and were false;
they had been honored, and proved
themselves unworthy. They have dis
graced the names of their fathers, they
have put stain upon the names of
their children. They have proven false
to themselves, false to their party, false
to their State, false to their country,
and false to their God.
We do not say just why they took
this fatal and dishonorable step last
Monday, but there is only one reason
in. the minds of the people.
The Democratic party of course is
responsible for the nomination and
election of ttese men, but not for their
desertion of duty and for the betrayal
of their trust. 1t is not the first time
that men selected for high and honor
able service have proven unworthy.
One of the disciples chosen by our
blessed Lord betrayed his divine Mas
ter. Benedict Arnold, trusted and hon.
ored by the American patriots, betrayed
his country. There have been traitors
before the year-1899.
These men even yet do not realize all
they will have to suffer. The traitors
lot is always hard ole. Wherever
they go the finger of scorn will be
at them; wherever they are known de-
cent people will shrink from them as
from leper. And the remorsel
Better for them if they had never been
bornt Traitors are always unhappy.
Judas lscariot hanged himself. Bene-
dict Arnold went to those to whom he
had betrayed his country. But those
who had used him despised him. He
lived and died in misery. 1t is not
likely that these three men will remain
long in the. State of Delaware. Their
lot would be unendurable. They are
hated by the party they have betrayed
and despised by the party to which
they have just gone.-Delawarean.