The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-04
HIS SECOND
BPISTLE.
Rey.Mr. Willis Denies That
the Union Party Elected
Him to Congress.

Rev. Jonathan S, Willis in another open
letter TO the Milford News and Advertiser
declares that tho Union Republican party
never elected him 10 Congress that party
not having had an existence until two
years after Tho Rev Mr.. Willis was elected
and secondly the Union Republican party
would have made tho Rev. Mr.. Willis Its
candidate the second time had Mr.. Willis
consented to run again as the candidate
Of faction. but the Regulars having OK.
tended the olive branch in the person of
Mr.. Hotfecker, Union Republican, Mr..
Willis hustened to Dover and asked the
privilege of nominating Mr.. Hoffecker be-
fore tho Union convention and did noini-
nate him.
"And in tho matter of tho sena'orship
Mr., Willis never asked the Union Ropub-
lican party to make him senator, nor did
he ever speuG with but one Union Repul'-
licaD legislator on the subject from tho
day of the election to the adjournment OF
the Legislature If Mr.. Willis was can
didate in the sense of desire, he, ut least,
was not a candidate in tho sense Of can
vass Mr. Willis must trust to time and
tho Judgment of good and sensible men
for the vindicat on Of his motives and the
endorsement OF his acts; and he Is quite
willing 10 wait.
Referring to Mr.. Addicks' political
methods Mr.. Willis says:
MWhen heIoprnet the sluiccs of his wealth
to rcvolutionize Delaware politics. mad he
begun by opening FREQ library and read
ing room in Wilmington, something no.
tioeable and impressive, and invited the
yoang men OF the city to come and drink
of Castalan waters; had he established
factories In Dover, Milford, Georgetown
and Laurel where the poor might earn q
livelihood by honest toll, land it all won,d
have cost him less that it will cost by his
present methods to become United states
SENATOR say, had he done this he would
now have been tie cynosure OF all eyes.
The people would nave had the demonstra-
ton of his FITNESS both in heart and head
to DO senator; and the turn of his inner
would have secured him the place. and he
would not only, have left behind him rec
ord Of honor and phiianlhrophy, but would
have carried with him the inefrable salts
faction Of having done good thing
"ln view of all this l ask you sincerely
Dr. Layton, arc you really ''sGrry' that l
refuse longer to follow this man loader
ship? | now offer some thoughts AS u
summing M,
First. The political course OF j 5.
Willis heretofore, whether right or wrong,
and his position at tie PRESENT time
whether cousi tent or inconsistent don't
touch tho merit of this case.
Second. The method OF j Edward Az
dicks have been Il dc riment to the young
men and to !tepublicanism in Delaware
- hind. His plea and the plea OF his friends
fer majority rule is stultifyinG, falsely
based ana incOnc)uslvr.
Fourth, 1t popular government cannot
be Sustained except by tho Adoption OF BIS
met hods, then it cannot be sustained at
All, and our Revolutionary fathers made
II mistake; for popular government lmpl'
es general intelligence public morality
and oiitical scit-res sect
Flfth Mr.. Ad,!ick, cannot BIO senator
by ,hr successful continuance OF such
methods.
SIKH lie ought to got out.