The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-04
LEGISLATURE
SHOULD ACT.
What The Best Thinkers
Say of Current Events.

A correspondent Of the Dover Sen
tinel says:
Editor of The Sentinel
Dear Sir: As the Legislature is now on
in full force and every day as the clock
strikes the hour of twelve, the Senate
marches over to the House and goes
through fruitless effort to elect two
United States Senators: and the only rea-
son that is assigned or given for this
fruitless effort, is because just seven inch
say by their actions that they will rule
the Republican party in Delaware or ruin
it.
Now. Mr.. Editor, I would just like to
say that perhaps those seven men have
never stopped long enough in their nom
sense and foolish ways to think seriously
what the outcome of this deadlock will
be. If they fail to elect two United States
Senators. First, the Regulars should
ask themselves this question:: Would we
have had the opportunity of electing
two United States Senators il 1t had
not been for the assistance of J. Edward
Addicks? Second, they should also ask
themselves: Would John HUM have been
Governor today IL it had not been for
J. Edward Addcks? Neither would the
Hon. l.. II. ball ever have attained his
seat in the National House of Congress
if it had not been for Mr.. Addicks. The
Republican party never would have got
ten control Of these two lower counties
if it had not been for the aid of Mr..
| Addicks. These are facts that you gem
| tlcmen of the Legislature cannot deny.
And while Mr.. Cause and Mr.. Geo.
II. Hoffeckcr may command you to stand
| firm TO the principle of creating two
vacant seats rather than cast your votes
| for the man that has made the Repub-
| lican party what it is, l would like for
| you to ask yourselves this question:
Who has done the most TO bring about
| Republican success in Delaware, Mr..
| Cause Mr.. Hoffeckcr, or Mr.. Addicks?
| Give an honest answer and l will be
perfectly willing to accept it, l would
| also ask you, the Regular Republicans of
! the Legislatures: Do you think you would
have been this day occupying your soft
| seats in the State House If it had not
| been for Union Republican votes in New
| Castle county? And do you not think
those men have rights that you ought to
respect as well as Mr.. Cause and Mr..
| Hoffecker?
Gentlemen, these are SERIOUS questions.
| You were elected to your seats as repre-
scntatives of all the people. not part of
| the people; and the voters of all the
State were of the opinion that you gentle
! men would be men who could be trusted
| to settle the difficulty Of the past by
| elccting two Republican United States
| Senators, one from each faction. Now.
| gentlemen, after being elected with that
impression upon the minds of the voters,
are you going to prove false to that
| trust that was reposcd in YOU? Nine
| tenths of the Republican voters of this
| State, today, are demanding of you to
elect two Senators, and they prefer the
| Hon. Anthony Higgins, n tried and true
| Republican, one that can take care of
| himself in the National halls of Con-
gress; and John Edward Addicks. a self
made man. and man that has helped
to make you more than any one man has
ever done. These are grave questions
| and we ask you to answer them honestly
and then cast your vote accordingly. and
we are willing to abide by the result.
| Yours respectfully, q. w.
| Jau. 30, 1901. Dover, Del