The sun., 1901-03-16

tion and conscience, blindlxs vote for
any hopelessly unfit man. provided that
by making such compromise two SEN
utorial vacancies might be filled. Sen
ator Hanna says that he has been guild
ed ..solely by what / regard as the high
est interest of the party" 1t is appar-
cnt that his Judgment and his moral
sense are defective. If his logic is car
sneak thief or burglar than to have a
vacancy in the Senate.
The question of Mr.. Addicks' fitness
for the Senatorial honor and duty, is not |
a question in dispute in this State. The
proposition that he is not .'fit and cap
able" is too absurd for general discus
sion. 1t is heard nowhere except in cir
cles and among men and women where
impracticable sentiment, false notions of
| politics and ignorance of the man pre-
| vail. The idea that Mr.. Addicks is
| not the peer of any of Delaware's as
pirants for Senatorial honor and duty,
| in any OF the qualities which that place
does or can command, is too absurd to be
| dignified by notice. No man in this
State or perhaps in the United States,
| who is in public life, has been subjected
| to more searching inquisition, a more
malicious inquisition, during the last ten
years, and during his political career in
Delaware. than has Mr.. Addicks. In
every case, and upon every point raised
by his opponents, he has been justified
and vindicated. For one who knows Mr..
Addicks, who has sense and character
enough to judge intelligently and fairly,
the list of available candidates named
by the Ledger-"fit and capable" candi-
dates according to its Judgments a
fit passage for a roaring farce. We
know these gentlemen, and respect them
for their full worth; but the idea that
they should be put in position of saying
to the people of Delaware: ''We are the
little holier than Addicks coterie from
which Delaware must choose her fit
and capable Senator's" must appeal to
them as disgustingly ridiculous.
Then again we think, that to the peo-
pie of Delaware who know who it was
who voted against, and finally defeated
the election of United States Senators in
!. order to defeat the election of Mr.. Ad
= dicks, the assumption by the Ledger that
: .'lecency, honor and patriotism" or il
! the exercise Of "discretion and con
! science" and to avoid voting for "hope
J., lessly unfit man." is to reach the limi
I Of impudent absurdity in the Ledger
). defense, and marks the man who make
it either as a constituencies hypocrite o
3 a fool. This idea is carried out in tn
!. Ledgers reference to Senator Hanna
Judgment and moral sense. 1t is al
Ii parent that the Judgment and mora
G. sense of the Lcdger-whoever that ma
be, is defective, and that his politics
sense is expressed as nil. IL the logi
70 of the Ledger is carried ont the Unio
il, of States would be dissolved, and til
II Republic destroyed to crafty the i,
=, ~ venges Of defeated political aspirant
I, and conserve the interests of soc
and financial autocracy who care nothir
in for the rights of the people, nothing Fl
y the sentiment of patriotism in polite
~ whose politics is business, and who
VS. fetish is share of city coal gas stoc
Men of nice perception of honor al
- patriotism. who have any reasonal
IN
I've coae VI poii'i'ai liorah's' eahno' enuoi
old either the client Of the Ledger, or
sht defense.