Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-13
4 nlufr by an AadIeks Organ.

The Addicks Republican Origins are
evidently becoming desperate over the
determined Republican opposition to
the election of Mr.. Addieks to the
United States Senate--an opposition
that threatens to defeat him--and are
resorting to bluff and buster in order
to bolster up his failing cause. Here
is the latest bluff, taken from the
columns of his chief personal organ in
this city;
1t is now tho prevailing opinion
among leading business men of Will
mington that unless two Republican
United States Senators are elect d
early at the coming session OF the
Legislature it will be useless to ask
Congress to appropriate half million
dollars for the permanent improvement
OF the harbor OF this city, as the board
of Trade intends to do.
That this opinion is not at all amiss
was born out in an interview hau with
n prominent member Of the Board Of
Trade by representative of the Sun
yesterday afternoon.
The gentleman had OCCASION to 60 to
New York on business during the rast
week and while there was introduced
to prominent United States Senator.
Having a deep interest in securing q
munificent appropr iation frou Con-
gress for the Wilmington harhor no
Brought up the subject of the needs OF
an appropriation for our harbor and
commenced to present facts galore
about the widening and deepening Of
tho channel OF the river.
l nha hnu nft tsta ,s,,a
for some time, told him very frankly
that there would absolutely be no use
OF making an effort to get an appro.
priatiou unless there were two Repub.
lican Senators elected from this State.
IL can be seen by this that the Re
publican members OF the United States
Senate are thoroughly alive to the
situation and look to, and expect, tht
Republican members Of the Legislator,
to do their full duty by electing tw,
Republican Senators.
There is no occasion for this sort O
bluff and bluster, and it will fail o
effect. So for as the election of tw,
Republican Senators is concerned, i
is within the power of the Legislature
to do this without making Nj. Addicls
one of them. Then, according to th
argument used in this Addicks bluff
there will he prospect of obtainin,
} an appropriation for the improvement
, Of the Christiana at the coming session
Of Congress.
There is also no doubt that tn
, Legislature can FIJI the two Senator
t ships with men who would prove ia
more influential in the matter O
, securing legislation favorable to Della
!, , ware than Mr.. Addicks possibly coul
j be, and who would represent the Stat
{ with infinitely more credit, dignit
: and ability. d.
Given the alternative of electin
Addicks to the Senate or going witt
out an appropriation for the improve
j ment Of the Christiana for couple {
2 years, and we have no doubt that
large majority Of the people of Del,
ware, and majority of the Republ
: can voters, would choose the latter.
: But, even according to the bluff I
! the Addicks organ, our people need nj
: be subjected to a choice of these alte
!, natives. In order to secure share
the Congressional favor when the appr
|, priations are being made, it is nece
= sary only for the Legislature to ele
= two Republicans to the United Stat
Senate.
And the Legislature can elect tv
Republioans--two good Republicans
,f to 'the Senate, and still leave NJ
is Addicks at home, And it should {
D. this very thing.