Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27
4 plea Tor a pemoeratle senater.

bWt CbnhtOT5uips at tlt uioppeh VI tuo \
coming session OF the Delaware Legis-
lature. I'VE have already expressed
the opinion, it says, THAT members
| Of the Legislature should rise above !
mere craftsmanship in the selection Of two |
Senators this winter" Very good. and
we wish the Delawarean would reit-
crate this opinion, and. stand by it con-
sistently throughout the session.
The Delawarean further expresses the
| opinion that the defeat of Mr.. Addioks
for one of the Senatorships is possible.
and also that his election is out of
the question unless brought about by
the laundering tactics OF those pretend
ing to oppose him." 1t suggests two
ways of accomplishing his defeat; One
by repeating the deadlocks of 1895 and
1899, and the other by the Democrats
and Regular Republicans voting for
the same candidates. Very properly,
however, it deprecates the idea of
deadlock, believing that it would be
dangerous, and that the seats should
be filled. This reduces the Della
warean's suggestion to the one that the
Democrats aud Regular Republicans in
the Legislature should ''yote for the
same candidates." and upon this point
it says:
The best solution of the problem,
therefore, in our Judgment, is for the
Democrats and Regular Republicans in
the Legislature to vote for tho same
candidates aud elect them. The present
political condition OF the Senate. the
fact that it will be overwhelmingly Re-
publican for four years, no matter
what the politics OF the Delaware
Senators, makes 1t much easier for the
Democrats and Regular Republicans in
our Legislature to rise above small
partisan considerations add 60 select
two competent men whose election they
believe will tend TO promote healthful
political conditions in this State. We
} confess that we are unable to see force
in the contention that the mere fact
that man is a Democrat and in politi-
cal accord with three fourths of these
who would contribute the votes to
elect should stand in the way of his
: election il he is otherwise competent.
( On the contrary, other things being
, equal, we think it might be preferable
, that one Of the Senators to be chosen
should be Democrat, the other a
. Regular Republican. What could tend
I more elfectually than such result to
the elimination of Mr.. Addicks from
Delaware politics, how could he be
, shown more plainly the hopelessness Of
! his ambition?
We are unable to see how the Della
: warean can reconcile its suggestion
that one OF the two Senators should be
Democrat with Its opinion that the
two Senatcrships should be filled by
(. the Democrats and Regular Republicans
4 "voting for the same candidates 1t is
n fact that the last election resulted in
q heavy Republican victory, which
v carried with it the election of ma.
jority of the Legislature. Had Demo
If cratic Legislature been elected, two
Democratic Senators would have beer
d regarded as the logical outcome. VIVA
"a good would it do for the Democrats tt
insist now that one of the two Senators
"a to be elected as the result of combi
n nation to defeat Addieks should be
Democrat? What good would a Demo
!. ciat in the United States Senate do tn
a Democratic party at this time? Ant
10 would not an insisteuoe upon Demo
,s cratic Senator as condition preceden
"a to the combination result 10 a Demo
IN cratic wrangle for the selection tina
m would threaten the success Of the com
ar hination, and open the way TO tn
q, election of Mr.. Addicks, instead Of en-
no comprising his defeat?
n. 1t ia not hard to estimate the motive
of underlying the strong desire of tn
90 Delawarean for combination to sen
one Democrat and one Regular Reput
lican to the Senate But it need nc
al fiatter itself that there is any proba
lie bility OF the man of its choice bein
ny selected, even if Its suggested combine
en- tion resulted successfully. The mant
of of the Senatorship would fall upo
To other shoulders.
Die But it is not possible to effect an
'st combination for the election Of DEM
ng crat and Regular Republican to IL
ay United States Senate. The Regula
ed Republican members could not affoi
IRE to go into such combination, and f
las the Democratic MEMBERSHIP insist upt
700 it would be to degrade an honorab
lly combination, for worthyipurpose,
)Oo the level of disreputable polite
AN deal Nor is such combination a
ks visable, looked at from Democrat
by standpoint. 1t could do no possih
Ids good and might work infinite harm.
Ing The thing for the Democratic mel
o a bef5 Of the Legislature to do-and
vas is acknowledged by the best Dem
cratic sentiment of the State-is
hat tender their votes in support of any t.
az reputable candidates for the Sena
'tiS whom the Regular Republicans m
"a name. This will defeat Mr.. Addic
Nc most elfectually. 1t will also leave t
'aIr Democratic party much stronger and
.ta infinitely better condition than wor
~ any attempt to make miserable dicl
ttls or deal. WITH a Democratic Senator
NJ, tho stake.
arm
/ as Comparing the total yote at
are recent election for President with I
hile total number of men of voting 6
we'd according to the last census, the Bosi