Evening journal., 1900-11-15
NEWSPAPER OPINION
The Situation IN Delaware
From ihe Philadelphia Publlc Ledger

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The courts Of Delaware have decided
the election contests for seats in the State
Legislature. with the result that the SEN
nte will be composed Of nine Republicans !
to eight Democrats aud the House OF Rep |
resentatves will have twenty Republi |
cans 20 fifteen Democrats. One senatorial
contest, which will be taken TO the Legis
lature. viii probably result in ousting a
Democrat and seating IN his stead a Re
publican, and then the Republicans will
be- able 10 muster thirty votes against a
total Of twenty-five by the Democrats.
There are two vacancies IN the United
States Senate to be filled, one for the
short term OF four years, caused by the
failure to elect senator in 1898 on ac-
count Of the Addicks deadlock. and the
other for the full term in succession to
Senator II. X. Kcnney whose seat be-
comes vacant on March next Under
ordinary circumstances two Republicans
would be chosen without difficulty; hut j
Edward Addiclis is still holding on in
Delaware politics pertmaciously, and is
now assuming that the fruits Of the vic
tory belong 10 him. In the interviews
which have recently appeared Mr. Ad-
ing that he viii be senator and that he
will cast the bauhle OF the other senator
ship 10 the person who happens to meet
his favor. II Mr.. Addicks does not over
estimate his strength Dclawareans have
before Them the prospect Of being repre-
lsented by two very unworthy and wholly
unfit senators.
! In order 10 understand clearly the de-
gencracy which such calamity would
denote il is only necessary To- recall the
fact that few years ago when bela-
ware was represented by Bayard and
Gray the little state. with the population
of one rural county Of Pennsylvania or
New York. had more influence in the
United States Senate than the two great
est commonwealths of the union. with
four senator's and combined population
of ten millions. The fact that Delaware
sent her best men 10 the national coun-
ellis was m honor to the state, a benefit
to the nation and an object lesson in the
success OF good government. which was
of inesiimable value and influence at a
time when mOuntebanks, bosses. corrup-
tionists and unworthy manipulators of
State Legislatures We're finding a way in
increasing numbers to reach the senate
ana lower its efficiency and standing.
Because Addicks is hoasting that he
will be elected senator in January, the
friends Of good government should not
hastily assume that Delaware will ever
chose him There win be n desperate
struggle. but the Regular Republicans
have the power, il is believed TO defeat
, Addicks ana rebuke as they have before
the impudent nretensions OF carpet bag
ger, who Is unfit for the senate himself
and prevents the election Of Republicans
who are iit In 1898, when the Union Re-
publicans who support Addicks refused
to vote for anybody else and thus Pre-
vented the election of senator. the Re-
publicans had 81 of the 90 votes on Joint
ballot, and the Regulars. who have
fought Addicls for ten years mustered
sufficient strength 10 keep Addicks ont Of
the senate. Tho conditions are now about
the same. The Regulars are said to hold
the balance Of power, and the only qucs-
tlOn Is, are they as determined now a.
they have been in fighting for the honor
Of their state and for the cause which
will strengthen and encourage the friends
OF good government everywhere? Some
of the Regulars are reported to have fall-
en- by the wayside, but there is saving
remnant with conscience and character
and the battle will he fought. 1T would
be sin to doubt the issue"