The sun., 1900-02-17
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
is NOW ALL At SEA
Party is Not Like it Used to
be in the Olden
Times.
FALLEN TO SUPPLICATION
Old Leaders of the Party Whose
Counsel Beguiled and Whipped
all Rebels Into Line Are
Dead OF Removed From
Stage of Activity.
Special Correspondence to "The sun"

Special Correspondence to 1.-THE Sum-
Dover, DEL, Feb. 16.-Delaware
Democracy is in sad straits.
From arrogant independence it has be-
come dependent; from dictation it has
fallen to supplication. OF leaders the
party has none-of bosses too many.
Having no good purpose it has no power
OF cohesion and really has more factions
apparently irreconcilsble factions
than the Republican party. Stripped OF
the advantages of the old constitution
and election laws which, always assuring
success, also assured harmony, the ma
chine, which was kept in motion by the
| legal forces OF the State stopped, fell to
pieces, and cannot be reassembed.
The old leaders whose counsel be-
guiled, or whose power whipped the
rebels into line, are all dead or removed
from the stage Of activity" as the Sus-
sex Republican puts it. Senator kenney
who, wearing the dead and translated
prophets mantles-two of them-is not
either respected or feared. His success
sion is the result OF fraud, and his sena
torial career miserable failure. Where
the Saulsburys, Bayards and Gray We're
not only the peers Of the best in ability,
and general favorites with their COL
leagues, kenney is the impotent, often
} sive ghost of a great past. Getting his
seat by fraud, he is charged with keep
ing it by the desertion of his party in
J the Senate and becoming a servile
, protege OF Republican Execu-
tive. II Democratic success was
possible, Kenney could not win.
In the present conditions his record
is too heavy a LOAD for even the
Delaware Democrats. Ex-Congressman
Handy, as the last elected Congressional
representative OF his party, aspires to
State leadership and in this is seconded
r by John 6. Gray who figures as "me
too with Handy. AS compared with
, kenney, Handy is popular, and un'
: doubtedly represents the majority senti'
ment of his party upon the money ISSUE
the only one Delaware Democrats tall
: about. That having been persona
issue for go long time with the voters
: any phase of it is interesting, and it II
Z always apropos. Just now, and acid,
from any question whether it be of silve
! or gold, or paper, the question is how Il
n replenish the party's .'par'l.' The part,
is positively bankrupt. Its one hope il
for help from the Democratic Nationa
Committee, and this il the secret of th
open fight between kenney and Handy
The former, ,as member OF the committee
expects to succeed himself and handl
II the funds; the latter wants to oust Ken
ney and name his successor. In thi
interest Handy and Gray are making
fight for national convention delegates
III So far they have beaten kenney in ever
IL bout. Handy has Senatorial aspirations
le Gray aspires to membership in tn
" national convention and perhaps in th
| ~ nd
Of has chosen the Congressional route
o. the Senate, he chooses the committe
route, and in the meantime is ready
b, accept any old thing in the way OF q
IE Office.
l. Willard Salisbury, who has bee
3. prayingafor Senator Quay's success 8
II Washington in order 10 get an abbrs
at waited Senatorial term by gubernatorit
x appointment, is Senatorial candidai
H. by reason of being the son of one Sent
as tor and the nephew of another, ane
with the party, because he is suppose
j. to have "bar'l" ready to tap. Singule
b /; as it may seem Willard is not popular
v, the county homes of his ancestors. Hi
1d ways are not the ways OF the people her
,e- and although he is regular and fr
Il. quent visitor his reserve OF mann'
makes him difficult to approach and Civ
him the reputation OF being "upplsh,"
quality particularly distasteful to low,
Delaware Democracy. BY way of d
gression l may remark, that this san
au quality was always an objection TO 81
E. late Thomas f. Bayard; Democrat
as politics and an aristocrat IN person
IIv tastes and manner, he was an enign
~ which the moss hacker never could solv
tu Willard Saulsbury is building machii
- in New Castle county, more particular
N. in Wilmington, of which we hear dow
aaI this way. From this distance it appea
,er @ that he lie figuring more az corporate
al attorney than as politician. An obse
~ want old man said the other day: "Wi
:, lard should profit by the fate OF Masse
re- re- 100 much railroad spoils political amt
ON tiens."
en en 1t may be set down that none OF the
- candidates have the slightest chance
mo success at the coming election. Figu