The Delawarean., 1900-12-22

try ought to have tihe services in the
Senate of Two good and competent
men frolm Delaware.
The best solution of the problem,
therefore, in our Judgment, is for the
Democrats and Regular Republicans in
the Legislature to vote for the same
candidates and elec; them. The pres
ent political condition of the Senate,
he fact that it will be overwhelmingly
Republican for four years, NO matter
what tlhe politics of the Delaware
Senators, makes it much easier for the
Democrats and Regular Republicans in
our Legislature to rise above small
partisan considerations and to 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 Democrat
and in political accord with three
fourths of those VINO would contribute
the votes to elect should stand in THE
way of his election if he is otherwise
competent. On the contrary, other
things being equal, we think it might
be preferable that one of uhe Senators
to lbe chosen should be Democrat the
other Regular Republican. What
could tend more effectually than such
"a RESULT to the elimination of Mr.. Ad-
dicks from Delaware politics, how
could he be shown more plainly the
of his ambition?
We are not ignorant, of course, that
some Democrats and some Democratic
newspapers are urging the election of
two Regular Republicans by Demo-
cratic votes. In our Judgment such
a result is utterly out of the question.
1t would doubtless be better for the
Democratic party for two Regular Re
publicans to be elected than for Mr..
Addicks to be chosen, but we believe
it would be utterly impossible for two
Regulars ever to secure enough Demo-
cratic votes. Nearly all the Demo
cratic votes would be needed, and, with
the strong sentiment in the party TO
the contrary, with the supporters of
Mr.. Addicks ready and anxious to
make any deal or combination ito Sc
cure his election, sufficient number
of Democratic votes could not be sc
cured.
Neither are we unaware that there
is a sentiment in the party against the
election TO the Senate of any Republi
can by Democratic votes. 1t is con-
tended, not without force, that the
Democrats in the Legislature were not
sent there to vote for a Republican,
that they were elected as Democrats
and by Democrats, and that they ought
to nominate two good Democrats and
vote for them from START to finish. We
by no means underrate the force of tn
arguments in support of such conten-
tion and the sentiment in favor of it,
But in view of existing conditions in
national and State politics, as we have
already described them, to prevent the
union of the two Republican parties
and the election of Mr. Addicks or to
keep our State from being unrepre-
sented in the Senate, we believe that
the Democrats and Regular Republi-
cans would be justified in meeting
each other on fair and liberal terms
and in choosing two Senators who
would creditably represent our State
at Washington, and might bring about
more healthful political conditions at
home.
Whatever may be dome, we urge
Democratic unity. With amy serious
dissension or division among luhe
Democrats in the Legislature, nothing
can be accomplished which does not
include the election of the Union Re
publican candidate for Senator. By
standing solidly together they may
defeat him and render their party and
State a signal service. They should
therefore determine in caucus what
they will do and vote as unit to
carry out the decision of the majority
The New York Sun dis of the opinion