The sun., 1900-12-29
THE SUN, WILMINGTON DELAWARE, SATURDAY, DECEMBE

these contests factional remnant OF
the party, assuming a monopoly of polit-
ical virtue have striven to drive trusted
and capable leaders out of the politics of
the respective states. To accomplish this |
they have hesitated at no political wrong |
doing by which their ends could be ac
complished, and never before, possibly,
in the history of this country has po-
litical lying, slander and misrepresenta
tion been carried to such iimits-never
has there been a more apparent doing
of evil, pretending that good would come
of it.
These two senatorial contests will af-
ford rich field for the historian who,
probably fifty years hence, will attempt
to gather up the records that have been
made and the unrecorded but not less
interesting traditions evolved out of the
memories of participants i'll them, and
when that history is written it will be
a romance of politics. The men who are
II DtlllS dSSt1ltu anu lhNh6hNh eNouss "tAe
be the heroes of the story. What they
have endured and what they have sac
rificed for the maintenance of principle
i and for the preservation of the right OF
the majority to the control of party and
national affairs, will be an amazing rev
lalation to readers who, removed from the
personal influences, prejudices and am
bitions which make impartial contempor-
AIRY judgement impossible, are able to
Judge the contestants on their merits.
1t is the worlds way to abuse, peise-
cute and cruelty its best men. There is
scarcely name in history worthy Of re-
memberance that did not belong to some
one of the rejected and maligned few
who, espousing a just cause contended
, for it in opposition to unjust misrepre
, sentation and persecution. The heroes
of today are the martyrs of yesterday
! So it is that these unreasonable oppon
j ents of Colonel Quay and Mr.. Addick'
t | have by their prosecutions, their unrea
$ sonable and unyielding opposition to {
clearly established right in liberal poll
: tics and government, made them tn,
$ civic heroes of the hour. That more than
t that whether they win present anticipat
V ed victories or are again to be defeated
e their names are irrevocably written upol
d the page of current history, aid vii
i occupy honorable places in the futur
e history of their states.
d The Inquirer assures us that Colone
J, Quay will win out Immediately upon til
i assembling of the Pennsylvania Legisla
n ture. That will be victory alike TO
e the Republican party, Colonel Quay am
o the Inquirer. The party will have sue
d cessfully contended with an insurrectio
II intended to control or wreck the party
IS Colonel Quay has fought his fight aide
h by able and faithful friends. The In
d quirer has made its fight in Philadelphi
n unaided. Its victory is all the greater
y | its need of honor the richer. We beliey
x that Delaware will join Pennsylvania i
le her victory over the disruEtors Of part
S. organization and opponents of the prl
b. ciple of majority rule, and that the hi:
r tory of the two states that has been S
@ long and intimately connected, will begi
q. the new century with a new alliance
Id is staunch Republican States both full
G. represented in the United States Scnai
IN by the men of their choice, candidate
is chosen by majority Of the Republica
il members OF the Legislatures and cleo
RS ed by majority Republican vote.