The sun., 1901-03-22
MR.. HANNA,s POSITION.

lem, which would have been satisfac-
cory to Senator Hanna, necessarily in
yolved the election of Mr.. Addicks to
Il seat in the United States Senate
necessarily, not that Addicks was Han
mas first choice but that there was no
alternative to Addicks' proposition
Public Ledger.
The only solution of the Delaware
problem which will satisfy the Republ-
cans of Delaware is the election of Mr..
Addicks to the United States Senate.
The Republican Senators to be elected
must be the representatives of the people
and not merely of Colonel du Pont and
the editor of the Public Ledger. 1t is
this determination of the Republicans of
the State that makes the Senatorial prop
osition without alternative. The du
Pont proposition. which the Ledger ad-
vocates and for which it is lying about
the Delaware Republicans, was simply
that the people should not elect the
candidate of their choice to the Sen
ate. That proposition was made with
out alternative. 1t was simply an as
sertion that Mr.. Addicks should not be
elected to the Senate. 1t was impolitic.
unjust and impudent-the people had
chosen Mr.. Addicks as their candidate
for Senator, and some of the men whom
the people had elected to ratify their
Df IA 81 tix.A 10 Il,
now understood, entered into an agree
mcnt with Colonel du Pont or his sup
porters not to allow Mr.. Addicks to be
elected. This agreement was made be-
fore the legislature convened. 1t was
made to defeat what the people had won
at the polls. II was made deceitfully
and i'll violation of the agreement for
common primaries. which the party de-
mandcd, which was made, and after
ward endorsed by the voters generally,
rs an agreement for party unity and for
Il return TO the principle of majority rule
rs the cardinal rule of Republican poll.
tics. The defeat of this purpose and
agreement made for, and by the ma.
jority Of the Republican voters of the
state, was political treason of the rank
est order. 1t was the men who did thi.
betrayed the party-that made the Sen
atorial proposition for the defeat Of Mr.
Addicks. and made it without alternatiy,
they said: Mr.. Addicks should not b,
elected, and expected the Union Repub
licanS of the legislature to surrender t.
them and thus abrogate the majority
rule principle for which they had beer
contending with the Democrats for fort,
years. If any man ever represented al
essential principle in the politics of ,
State, principle that could not b,
forgotten or ignored, that is at once tn,
hope and the life of the party and tn,
movement he represents, that man il
Mr.. Addicks.
The election of Mr.. Addicks to th
nited States Senate is essential to com
plete Republican success in Delaware
That success in Delaware will not com
III this generation except as the rcsul
Of his election. All the antecedent step
IN the program TO make Delaware a Re
publican State have been taken. Every
thing else necessary has been achieved
and has been achieved under his leader
ship The Republicans Of the stat
know this, and know that to Mr.. Addick
: is due the honors of the victory they hay
won. and they are not willing, will nc
surrender what is vital in principle an
Just in practice-majority rule as a part
!. principle and the giving of honor t
whom honor is due as party practice
to allow Mr.. Addicks to be defeated an
all the fruits of the Republican victor
to be lost.
IL. Senator Hanna stands with til
:, Union Republicans of Delaware for this
;. principle and practice in politics, he
i. right despite what Colonel du Pont ma
!, think, or the Ledger say in his behalf.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
]. Pierpont Morgan is going TO Euror