The sun., 1900-01-01

senator Higgins, OF Colonel Fl. A. du :
Pont, Of George V. Massey and a hall
dozen or so more Of bolter political
saints, TO be elected United States Sena-
tort They weEs willing TO condone the
crimes l7) committed, II any were COM
miited. and become participants in them
for she sake of the Senatorships. II the
Union Republican leaders are guilty OF
corruption, how is it that these willing
participants in that corruption are not
also guilty?
In the campaign OF 1895 the State was
won by the Union Republican leaders.
The Union Republican electors we're
elected and voted in the electoral college
for William Mckinley. Upon the
strength OF that vote the bolter Repub
licans Of Delaware claimed and received,
through the distribution made by
Colonel II. A. du Pont. all the Federal
Offices in this State. These offices we're
claimed and distributed as the fruit OF a
political victory won by the Union Re-
, publican leaders and was necessarily
tainted, II the News and Advertisers
story is true, With ''debaucheTy" and
: corruption" Now, how, upon the
/ principle tfat the receiver OF stolen
!. go ds--that is, Offices unlawfuily OBJ
! tained--is as bad as the th ef, is the
) News and Ad vertiser to exonorate Judge
I Bradford for accepting Office at the
. hands OF Mr.. Mckinney How exonor
q ate q. s. Marshal Short or Postmaster
4 Browne, or U. s. District Attorney ByIne,
q and score or so OF minor postmasters,
a etc, all frienCs OF the News and adver-
e tiser, from participation in the guilt (')
i which it charges contami mates the poll
/ tics Of the Union Republican leaders?
ri In 1898, the Hon. John II. H, fecker
0 was elected to Congress by vote thai
!, was two-thirds Union Republican, and
a was cast under the direction OF the
; Union Republican leaders. Dares the
"a News and Advertiser say that his title 70
q Office lie tainted? In that same cam
e paign the bolter Republicans joined with
;: the Union Republicans in the election
r. of legislative ticket and Republican
.e Legislature was elected. At once every
Is bolter Republican leader OF the 81 ate be.
r came candidate for the Office of United
ss States Senator. Every single one o.
of them was willing TO be elected Senator
,e by the votes OF the Union Republican
n leaders who were elected to Membership
" In that Legislature, and were 60 anxious
T. to share in the fruits Of Union Republi
is can political methods. thai hey prevent
Of I'd the election of a Senator-they wer,
of 80 anxious about that particular fruit o
T. Union Republican politics, that the,
el could not agree to allow Senator to b
- elected. How does the News and Ad
a yertiser excuse these men for their PAR
EE ticipation in Union Republican politics
il There is another point in this Discus
Of sion in which tse charges Of the edito
of the News and Advertiser are discred
tied. Union Republican leadership hai
IN made Republican victory in Delawar'
a possible at the next campaign. II mad
40 the new constitution possible It result
~ - ed in the destruction of the old Demo
h, cratic political barricades, and FORGET
es the Democrats to figbt in the open field
n IL has made all State officers elective, ant
- made them practically elective at on
N time. Iese are facts which go home Il
n tile bolta heart--there is Office in sight
), They N now wondering how
10 are discussing plans and formu
lv lating propositions upon which they
= the boilers, can get together with Il
=. Union Republicans, to win upon Uninl
:, Republican methods, and under Uniol
10 Republican leaders, in order to secur
i. and enjoy some of the fat State Office
"A which they see in view. How does / Ii
editor Of the News aud Advertiser ex
,es plain or excuse this palpabe willing
a. ness 10 condone, and participate in, an
s. benefit from the results OF Union RepuE
i ican leadership?
., The charges made in the paragraph "
4. have quoted are lies, or the man Vii
4. makes them upon an assumption % 7
knowledge Of the fac 3. at.a hides them
i is confessed poitiaai corrnptonist. W
:. challenge his proofs to the contrary.
itr From Fhe Seasons"- Wintar