The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-25
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"A CONFERENCE.-THE SUCCESS
Charity is splendid element in human
nature. In the enumeration of the hui
man virtues il is given the highest place
and is admirable in most any guise. Be
cause Of this fact hypocricy often poses
as charity. An in lance of this is the
furry the Anti-Addicksites are making
over the State Hospital appropriation
bill. or this matter the Morning News
says
There was No objection to that course
But the public has been told. in n news
paper printed in this city, that the appro-
lfintiOn was to he withheld-that is the
two-third vote necessary to its passage
would not he assured until the senatorial
question was disposed of. 1t was further
SET forth. III effect. that Legislation per-
taining to New Castle county" was to be
held in alb vance. The day after this an
nouncement was made the same paper
set forth. i'll u covert way, that there was
Il suspicion that the demand Of the
State Hospital has been created in some
Irregular WHY, and that perhaps nm investi-
gation would not be out of order All of
which has revealed to the people of the
state the existence Of project to use
the insane wards of the State as a po-
litical weapon.
The State Hospital is not to be closed.
and the unfortunate inmates are not to
lie turned loose. The State will continue
its work in that direction, and no delay
In providing the necessary appropriation
Will prevent the trustees from performing
their duties. The necessary money will
lie forthcoming in some way. To declare
that such I'm institution is to be made the
ways and means of bringing about the
settlement of q political question is n
contemplate suggestion. The people Of
Delaware should take cOgnZancr Of this
outrageous thrcat-not made openly Mt
Dover but in the columns of news
paper If it We're defeated the
people If Delaware would then know
Whore to place the responsibility
The object of this article from the
News is to make the impression that
the Union Republicans have proposed
10 make = political weapon out of the
Hospital bills to deceive the people
into belief Of that kind Now Webster
defines a lie as an attempt to deceive.
The News article Is an attempt to de
ceive
The reference 70 newspaper is doubt,
loss Il reference to The Sun, No other
paper Of this city, so far as wearcaware
has made any reference to the de
maud" Of the hospital rs making sug-
gestion Of investigation. That we did,
and th0t We repent. We do it with as
much charity for the wards of the
state rs the News can possibly enter
tain. and with rs much respect for the
hospital management if not more, than
the News is capable Or 1t is tile News
ana its friends who are making Il po-
liticIl weapon ont OF its gushing sym
lHtthy for the wards of the State. 1t is
doing this is contcmptible way-lying
about. Here are the facts.
We did not do what the News alleges.
We did The contrary and explicitly denied
that there was any opposition to the
Hospital bill. What we said on Tues
day, the first reference to this matter.
was said i'll reference to il published
statement credited 10 Mr. George S.
capellc, Il hospital trustee ana IN Anti
-Addicksitr Of the thiIty-thira degree. who
was venting himself ancnt tho Senatorial
election and the suggestion made by
members of the Board of Trade. that
the prolongation Of the Senatorial contest
l,y the Aitti-Addickaitcs would delay
and prevent necessary legislation. So far
rs We know the Hospital bill was not
mentioned in what he said. We quoted
him as follows:
Next to that in Importance comes the
election of two Republican Senators
Una / no condition must the public de-
sire for certain legislation be made of
FIRST Importance. AS business man |
NriIt Ia shy that no member Of the
Hoard Of Trad. no matter how promi-
nent he may be, has any right to repre-
sent me rs being in favor OF the election
Of Mr.. .Nddicks under any condition.
neither do believe that any legislation
national, State. county or city-is of
such vital Importance as to demand
sarch IN elective Sncriiicc.-Georgc $. Ca
pellc
II will bc seen that Mr.. Capelle laid
down the proposition that the Senatorial
election Is Of first Importance, and that
under no conditions must the desire for
other legislation be made Of first import
ancn. Then he specifies that in his opin-
Jon "neithcr any legislation national,
State. county or city" should be allowed
10 interfere with the defeat of Mr.. Adj
dicks. That is saying that he would will
linely sacrifice all other legislative inter
Cats. trade them off, for the assurance