The sun., 1901-02-25
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25. 1901
THIS WEEK At DOVER.

Beginning with today and with the as
sembling of the legislature this morning,
Republican sentiment-the sentiment
that is serious thought, earnest desire
and intense feeling--will be more direct
ly centered in legislative action than
ever before in this State. The session
is nearing its close. The most important
political duty Of the Republican majority
in that body is still to be performed
and no good reason is assigned for the
delay. The anxiety about it throughout
the State is becoming intense. Republi-
cans are everywhere voicing their dis
content over the present conditions and
over what they fear is to be another
failure to improve an opportunity for
good and permanent work that has
come to their party. This discomfort is
directed toward the minority Republi-
cans who are apparently refusing to do,
under conditions in every way fair and
just to them, even generous, what they
were elected to do and thus complete the
success won by the party in the last
campaign.
As we have said 10 good and sufficient
reason is given Tor the delay which
threatens evil consequences that, to Re
publicans, appear too serious for calm
consideration. The State needs to be
represented in the National Senate. The
National Administration needs the help
and strength which two Republican Sen
ators from this State would give it.
The people Of the State are clamoring
for their rights in the case, and the
National Administration is demanding
that the Republicans Of the State As
sembly do their duty, complete the Ma
tional legislature and complete the
States relations to the Nation, and yet
in the face of these demands men who
were entrusted with power for this very
purpose, who are sworn representatives
OF the people for this purpose, refuse tc
perform that duty and do not even pre-
tend to give reason for their destructive
course. The people are demanding thu
election of two Republican United State,
Senators. The Republicans, whose repre-
sentatives in the General Assembly hav,
the power to elect these Senators, are de
manding the election of two Republican
Senators, one Of whom has been namet
10 .,
---s.--s- ---,----A @.oaivhs. There can b.
no doubt about that being the overwhelm
ingly dominant Republican sentiment 0
the State. We have it on good author
ity, that in some of the strongest SO
called Anti-Addicks districts of thi
county, there is not a half dozen mel
who are opposed to the election OF Mr. Ad
dicks to the Senate, and we are sure tha
if an election could be held in this coun
ty to indicate Senatorial candidates, Nj
Addicks would be chosen by an al
most unanimous vote II these legsls
tors are not void Of wisdom, if they ar
not entirely ignorant OF public sentiment
they must know Of tins condition Tha
they do know OF the situation, both her
and at Washington, is beyond doub
These facts make it difficult to fin
any reason to assign for what appear
to be only political, or, what is possibl
worse, personal obstinance. That thi
should be possible in a State and natio
like this is increditable; and yet ther
appears to be no escape from it. Me
are assuming that their personal pref
srences are Of more importance, an
their judgment better, in questions {
politics, than are the wishes Of the pee
pie and the decision Of parties.
Under these conditions there shoul
be a concentration Of will and purpos,
by the people, during the present weel
that would compel respect for an
obedience to the popular will 1t is nc
conceivable that the people have 10.
control Of affairs in this State; they hsy
not, they must not lose it. The me
who are members OF the Legislature al
not masters, but servants OF the peopl
They We're not elected to carry OF
their schemes, but to do according
established rules and methods what IL
people decided should be done and rh,
the law requires.
Surely the people have this powe
tho power to enforce public will, to pr
vent State and National injury at IL
hands Of the men to whom they hay
entrusted the execution Of the law Il
qniring the elction Of two United Statt
Senators, and surely, too, the people ha1
still the power and right to exercise
TO compel the election OF Senators.
accord with the decision reached at Il
polls in November. 10 do this, evel
possible concentration OF thought des
and effort ought to be brought to be,
on the Legislature at Dover during Il
present week.
LhDDJMo DaY