The sun., 1900-08-16

'ront and use all the patronage OF ms
ltlice TO bring about Mr.. AddickS de-
Feat. Bs this process Il caucus of Atr'
,ublcans was prevented and an open
held for tile whole session secured.
When that was accomplished the held
Of candidates combined against Mr.. Adj
dicks. George v. Massey who had de
rlincd TO he a candidate and had adj
viSpd his friends TO support Mr. Al
dicks put himself into the light. MI.
Higgins after a deSpairing fight was IN
ducrd to accept Col du Pont as ms
candidate and thus form coalition BE-
tween the Massey and Higgins men To
defeat Mr. Addicks. The whole field ol
candidates assented TO this. they al
agreed to oppose one man, ana agreed
to support amy one of the combine who
could defeat Mr.. Addicks. and declared
that while amy one Of their own number
ulrht ha elected. the Zone man whom
they al opposed should not he elected,
Mas that not making conditions!
Again. as we have noted "thc candidates
thus voted Tor choose to make the fight
IN tile Joint convention of the Assembly
preferably 10 the Republican caucus. 4
Was that not choosing their own
gr0und? What other conditions were
made by individual candidates. no one
not party to them may know. bui lhts
is known. There were men in tilul
field Of candidates who had demanded
their election 10 the United States Sru-
atc as il condition If Republican -lr-
cr<s. ana had seen the party 20 10 de-
feat as ii consequence. What men have
done thcy may do again and The proh=
abilities are thar they viii do II WhVll-
eyer il, circumstances demand it.
Mir Spprry's reference ii pr. Burton
in This relation is entirely -ratnitous.
| lIr has toll us nothing ne~ about ~"
Burton ana has said nothing good about
| him which we ctnnu, endorse. The
estimate of Dr. Burton held by MlS
| sporty and expressed in his letter Is
important in this discussion. This cap
able, educated gentleman who knows 50
much about Delaware politics. and 50
much about what the people want Is a
Union Republican: Il supporter of Mr..
| Addicks as senatorial candidate. lie
has never been hultcr, hut denounceS
the bolt of 1896 and the present dcs-
tructive policy Of the so-callcd regular
Republicans" as Il crime. We have
heard him do so very recently. Is Mr..
Spcrry ready to adopt Dr. Burton's ;
present view Of Delaware politics:
We think that in discussing this mat
ter Mr.. SpcrIy's feeling" is getting the
better of his mind He denounces the
acting governors return to the Senate
to takc part i'll the vote on the last day
of the session of 1895 as dirty trick.
But what about the course Of Governor
Marvel, and the men who induced hin
to brtray his antcclrction. friends ant
repudate his obligations to them! Il
Mr. Spcrry does not know about that VIZ
do. and we know from Mr.. MarvcF'
own lips. lie told us in his own hous,
that he owed his election to Mr., Nd
dicks ANA was under obligations To he'll
eject him Senator. Is it possible to thnl
that Governor Marvel did not tell tht
Auti-Addicks missionaries who mp
rnachcd him. upon the subject Of tn
Senatorial election, that he was unde
r obligations to Mr.. Aldicks and thai 1t
intended 10 meet them in good faith
w clHnot imagine that tie G0yclno
J failed in that. lie was in,urcd. how
r1.c.' 70 bclray his friend. How abou
thaj far "diriy trirk.' It Is general
acc, ptcd now that tie influences, what
cvtr and whoever they were. thutca
7 Till Governor to aid ii the drfcat of Mi
Atli Ks. hrought thc first kepuhlica
Governor ut Delaware tg his tcatl
Nc ura stl dealing with Mr.. Spclr%'
"u4ind. n"l his feeding" when we as
. him, N:lh his tragedy ia view If thcr
d ii i9t Il -re.aur potiutttl prime than
4, conditional 31ahfiaa Of money to
anWai4 u Who was II that hoil
4al GaWNia Maryg t9 .li apathf |
r r 'lo-o !yg - #as he HJdr hUnt
aaia ~ ihy Is IF palitieal AN
y A.!ralin- @i.a to Mr. slsfi,'+ inind.
Wo lcail his Lntc ahaut Acting Goyer
\ aat WATSON. WE u-k MI. %pnery is
j i dirty Hing for !; man to perform ii
+ sEoru duty: II Il dirty trick " il
I dice public official To do his swor
" duty? Cam ii reasonably he called
dirty trick for the chief of polit
" cal party in Il state to Join his colleague
- III legally preventing the election of a
I opposition candidate 10 the Unite
States senate? < little further OH
!, his letter Mr. Sprriy gives his who
= case against Acting Governor WatS0
" away. IU calls attention 10 the fact til;
- the failuru TO elect Il United States Sci
!. nlol' from Delaware lcallY impaired Il
:, organization Of the Srnatp-the col
:, " sttutioHal provision for Two Senator
y" from each State was moi obrycd an
= Til" Senate was npl really tn" Sena
~ as contemplated hy the cOnStiiutio
r We remind Mr.. Sp"rry that Il simil;
provision Of thc Delaware Constituti,
~ said. "lhr Senate shall consist of nil
: mrmhcrS." 1t also provided that oi
n. Of these nine members shold hc cectt
f. Speaker of III" Senatc: aud that th
Speaker should act ~ Governor in ca
/" Of vacancy happening during lis Ter
of office aS Speaker. Nov, to VI
r &prrry's mind ugain: Was Mr.. Watts,
-G 4 member Of the S"nai" when hn ~
i turned tn the Senate Chamber to Va
for United States senator: lie ccrtai
~ ly was Speaker of thr Senltr, and
7 Speaker he must have been Il mpmhC
That is The way il appears to otll, min
q and il appcare very clear e. ll~ tllut NJ
H. Watson was lot only III thr dischal.
ia. ~ his ,iuty It, Il Stdte senator, but ii
. h. charging m ohlieatun d tAc party
which he WAS tEcn chief. How th
r'' was lis art a dirty trick? +
h dirty trick" in that affair was the !
w t,anp to force Colonel dH lont hit" 1