The sun., 1901-11-18
THE MORAL ISSUE.


papers throughout the country are well
informed and thoroughly understand the
Delaware political situation. 1t says:
The President understands the situa-
tion thoroughly, and so does every news
paper in the country and the papers re-
fleet the knowledge Of their constituency.
That is the News vouching for its own
veracity; seeing that the information
about the Delaware political situation,
that gets to the President, and to the
newspapers of the country. comes from
its side Of the controversy as to the
President, and from the News oliios 10
the newspapers Unfortunately the
known prejudice OF the News and OF
the writer's on its staff who supply tile
information, makes reasonable doubt as
to the accuracy Of what they write; and
this reasonable doubt has been madea Ger
tainty by the impeachment of the veruc-
ity Of the News as source of informa-
tion. Coincident with what we quoted
from the News editorial column we have
a sample OF that information in il cur
rent letter to the Public Ledger. which
is generally understood to have emanated
from the News office, which we think
proves the untrutk of what is said in
reference to newspaper information
about Delaware politics. The Ledger Of
the same date as the News from which
we quote, says:
If politics were the only question in
volvtl. Senators could be elected any
day that the legislature be called together
but the issue in the Republican party
being one of public morals, n settlement
at present is considered impossible.
Is that accurate information? If it is
accurate what does it mean? What is
this moral issue, and who are the moral
time that some Of these general charges
are made specifc-that the immortality
shall hc specified and the party guilty of
it named. Does the Ledger, or the
News who vOuches for the accuracy of
its information, know Of this immortality,
and does it know who ii is that is guilty
of it, and knowing dare it give time.
place and name. to locate the act and fix
the blame? Granting that they know,
for the sake of the argument they dare
not nnme time, place or person; and vet,
presching moruls(D they are too coward
ly TO do more than insinuate, to make
general charges of immortality. SO made
as to direct inference to parties whom
they dare not name. This is not only
cownrdly, but III the absence Of evidence
may bc called lying.
The issue in this State is purely politi-
cal, with no lEusual moral quality except
that which has grown out Of the misruc
of power by the Democratic party-the
immortality Of a bad government muin-
tanned by pcrverSions Of law, and fraud
at elections. The Senatorial election is
the issur in this State; and that issue the
Public Ledger Says, the News vouching
for il, lis Il moral issue" As that issue
stands, the Union Republicans naming
Mr.. Addicks as their candidate, are ON
one side Of the issue and the Anti-Ad-
dicksitrS. Democratic and Republican,
mainly Dcmocratic--arc on the other
Now with the line drawn there, dare
the Public Ledger, or the Morning News
name Il candidate, or any Of his support
ers IN the legislature or out of il, MS
guilty Of immortality ana name, timc and
place, and party? If it cannot do that its
charge Of immortality becomes slandcr;
and it+ sllcaking behind Inference and
inneldo is hiding behind ii coward's
shi"ltl and coward is not Il mOralst
aud its contemporaries in slnndrring this
State and its people. have been at this
work for ten years. Iteration and rctci'-
alton of its general charges of corruption
and immortality against the Union Itcpul-
lican party ANA its leaders, have gone ont
over the country, to the newspapers, and
the general public, until il has made the
people believe those who believe lies.
that the Union Republicans Of Delaware
are 4 SIT If thieves and Scolndrels. ready
to rob individuals and steal from tile
state: that they are seeking 10 corrupt
the laws. to dchnuch the courts. to poison
the springs 1T public life. ana 10 invade
the homes of the people to corrupt and
dehaucl tho domestic life Of tho State.
That is the monstrous liz that haH bcrp.
and Is being told under such cover rs the
quotation from the Public Ledger, ;nd il
is upon this Kind Of information sent
out from its own office. that the Morning
News says the President or tbn TnitnI
States ana the newspapers of The coun-
Try, thoroughly understand the Delaware
situation. 10 imputc such things to The
Union Republicans Of this State. is tC
tell what the Morning News knows tt
be u munStrouS lie: and vet that il tn,
impression that has been made ana is
being made, by the editorial writing Of
the News and the information (?l being
sent out upon its authority. To have
lectures TO the public on moral issues
from such n source is disgusting 10 mnt
of clean purpose and good thought: it is
insulting to hundreds and thousands of
Union Republicans who are every whit
as good politically and morally, and as
intelligent-are as devoted to tho we'll
being of this State and Of its people--as
are any of the moral and intelligent
readers of the Morning News or the