The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-14
MONDAY, JANUARY IA, 1901.
ADVISORY IMPERTINENcE.

ADVISORY IMPERTINENcE.
The case of the Delaware Senator
ships is perhaps the most interesting one
in the whole range of American political
history. At the end Of the present Con-
gress on March 4th, there will be two
vacancies, one of which has lasted eight
years, to be filled by the Delaware Legis-
lature, and in view of the high functions
of the Senate, as part of the treaty
making power, as well as of the Execu-
tive branch of the government, the cleo
ton of each Senator becomes matter
in which every citizen and every State of
the Union is directly interested; and
this interest is independent of political
parties except in so far as one or the
other may by taking low view of its
duty make itself responsible for the cleo
ton Of an improper person.
New York Sun.
We quote the above from an editorial
from another of Deaware's impertinent
and gratuitous advisers.
That Delaware has been cursed with
good advice during the last eight or ten
years goes without saying. Every loyal
Delawarean who believes that Demo
cratic corruption and oppression has not
succeeded in completely destroying the
civic spirit of the people here-who be-
lieve that there is left in the State abil-
ity enough, courage enough to emancipate
the State from this ruinous control, and
wisdom and patriotism enough left ia
successfully govern the State after its
liberation, are heartily tired of this insult.
ing gratuitous advice-advice from par
ties who know nothing Of our political
conditions, that have no real interest in
either the political or material well be
ing of the people of Delaware. Always
inisinformed, and prejudiced by its mis-
information the Sun, like the rest of its
kind, proves its incapacity for right
judgment, and therefore its incapacity
and impertinence when it assumes the
role of adviser.
One truth the Sun has fallen upon ant
set down-'.that the case of the Delawar,
Scholarships is perhaps the most inter
esting one in the whole range of Ameri
can political history" This, however, i.
more of a rhetorical introduction thar
evidence of 4 compensation and appre
citation Of the Delaware case. We gathel
from the context Of the Sun editorial tina
the writer of it has never seen o
thought of an incident or condition il
Delaware politics except that Which cam,
fltering through current opinion abou
the men who have represented the Stat,
in Congress. 1t gives us a reminder o
this-of current political ghost stories
in the following:
Surely the political elements of Stat,
which has had such Senators as TIL
Bayards, the Saulsburys, John NJ. Clay
ton, George Gray and Anthony Higgins
ought to find but little difficulty in form
ing majority to prevent the "syndica
tom of its Scholarships and their dis
posal like SO much merchandise or $
many shares of stock to the highest bid
der. q f.sstasgssx mi y N lgti
The political elements of this State ar
just what these gentlemen have mad
them, and whatever they be, the gentle
men named by the Sun have each and a
been the benefciaries gifts corruption an
injustice. Ii its Senatorial honors hav
been sold like merchandise" they hav
nbne nj Nft M
They have been the political leader
and teachers-the law givers-of th
people for nearly a hundred years. TIL
laws are of their framing; the customs {
the people are of their knowledge an
sanction. The men whom the Sun hi
named-at least it has named thos
directly responsible-are responsible #
the laws under which the State Co
! stitution was perverted SO that ele
tons to be decided by a majority vo
of the people We're impossible laws TIL
made the disfranchisement of half Il
| citizens Of the State possible if that WI
necessary for the success Of the Dem
cratic party and to keep these gentlemt
i'll office. So far as this was necessa
this was done; and it was done again
the labOrs, the protests and the ours
of the disfranchised and defeate
No state has lived 50 long on the bord
of political revolution as has DelawaI
nsSsr and over again, have the foremo
fcists Of the country suggested t
gun and the rifle, as the only a
fly effective political implemen
Belaware. The Republicans We
subjugated by political tyranny tn
was at once capable Of any legal infan
or any degree of corruption in admin
tration and the conduct Of election
Not only that but these Democrats Ii
invented an endless chain of politi,
infamy that was always certain to p
duce the desired resut-they had ma
the law 50 that the State and count
paid all their election expenses, and f
nished any amount of corruption fun
they decided was necessary; had mi
il possible to buy Scholarships with p,
lie monies distracted from the coul
treasures by DISTINGUISHING Republics
land RENTING the taxes of Democrats