The sun., 1900-06-01

If 1895. The canvass preceding that
election had been one OF the most inter-
esting and important in the history OF
The Republican party. 1t had resulted
in the election OF the Republican candl-
dates for member of Congress, Governor
Of the State and majority OF the ke-
publican legislative candidates. ASIDE
and in addition to the interests involved
in general election for State otflcers,
that canvass involved the election OF
United States Senator to succeed the
Hon. Anthony Higgins. MIR. higgins
was candidate to succeed himself. lie
was opposed by Mr.. J. Edward Addicks.
The result of the election turned upon
the issue between these two candl-
dates. 1t was conceded at the close oil
the canvass that Mr.. Addicks hao
won. In Kent and Sussex counties
the legislative delegations, making
majority OF the General Assembly had
been won by his friends; had been won
with the expressed and generally accept
ed understanding that success was to as
sure the election of Mr.. Addlcks to the
United States Senate. Every man who
was nominated and elected to the Gen
eral Assembly OF that year was noini-
mated and elected with that understand
ing. All of the candidates OF that year
understood that and the canvass turned
upon that issue. The candidates for
Governor OF the State, and for member
OF Congress acknowledged it. That state
ment is not opinion or hearsay. Both
Governor Marvel and Congressman
Willis made that acknowledgment to the
writer, and moreover, acknowledged
their obligation to use every honorable
means at their command to secure Mr..
Addicks' election to the Senate OF the
United States. These gentlemen UNDER
stood, and the voters of the State under
stood and believed that majority of the
voters had decided in favor of Mr.. Ad-
dicks and that the General Assembly
would recognize that fact, and act in ac.
cord with the decision Of the majority
az ascertained at the polls.
In the interval between the election
: ana the meeting of the General Assem-
bly,, the opposition to Mr.. Addicks, dis
regarding the decision at the polls, begar
bitter and relentless campaign OF per
q NAL abuse and misrepresentation
against him, and of all kinds of social
business and political influences to win
buy, and frighten the members OF th
General Assembly away from him, ant
, prevent their voting for him. BY thl
means the majority OF the members c
{ the General Assembly were induced t
disregard the primary decision OF th
majority made at the polls, and attemI
to defeat it by voting against the popula
majority candidate for United State
s Senator. Four men, who could not b
4 caj9led, bought OF driven into becomin
part of such conspiracy, refused t
t disregard the votes OF their constituents
i and gave their final vote for Senator, o
J, the day named by the News, for NJ
+ Addicks. That is the political histor
a leading up to, and OF the legislative a,
. ton Of May ., 1885. The men whoi
!. tie News condemns were the trne repr
a sentatives Of majority rnle-of majorit
! rule as determined by the ballots Of tt
y citizen voters.
II, -, T,I
/ one year later May, 1896, iifty-four me
: elected as delegates to the Republica
d State Convention called to select del
j. gates to the Republican National Coz
e vention of 1896, because they could n,
t compel one hundred and six other del
1t gates to that convention, to adopt res
y luton offered by one of the tifty-fol
u delegates, bolted from the conyenvio
'e being the minority they usurped majo
i ity powers, organized a bolter and insu
d gent party and have persistently workt
y to defeat the Republican party in th
d State ever since, and in that defiance
10 the will OF the majority have had Il
er support, encouragement and defence
y the Morning News. 1t has had this
1t direct contradiction Of the ayowed bell
Of of the News, in majority rule.
u Again, the Morning News has time al
ar again denounced tue action of the TO
n Republican members OF the General A
N sembly Of 1895, who voted for Mr.. A
We dicks, as a political crime. At the sar
ne time, and in the same issues, it has 4
OF Tended the insurgent Republicans
ry Pennsylvania Tor defeating the Hon.
S. Quay, the Republican majority al
caucus candidate for United States Sen
tor from that State.
Us What the News has denounced as i
n litical crime in Delaware, it has laud
= as virtue in Pennsylvania.
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