The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-06


day that two Republican United
States Senators would be elected
this week certain. There is no
doubt but that Is what well think
ing Republican voters want in New
Castle county, as we'll as in Kent
and Sussex counties. The Governor
wants it and will be a much disap-
pointed man it the Legislature
should adjourn and no Senators
are elected. Never has Delaw are
peeded them more than at the pres.
ent time. The Republican mem =
bers who sit in the Legislature owe
it to the men who have been Repub-
licans for years and who to secure
the privilege OF voting the Republi-
can ticket Fave lost time IRON their
work and had to fight besides to
cast their ballot alter securing 4
county tax receipt. The Demo
cratic papers are giving the Repub-
Iican members advice which is kind
in them. being given in such dis
Interested way. OF course they
all have the welfare of the
Republican party in Delaware at
heart and with that end in view they
have written column upon column
On the Senatorial situation in Della
ware. We have heard as many
unkind remarks made on one side
or the other, blaming them for the
unsuccessful attempt to hold up tne
election of two Senators. The men
who are now engaged in the task
OF holding up the election OF two
Republican Senators vii! be mark.
ed Tor life. Under the circumstances
in black balling would not be
any too good for them. And the
men who have been holding this
State up to contempt by their lies
aud sensational stories sent out OF
Delaw are to the press all over the
country deserve the late of Ananias.
1t remains Tor the men who are
holding up the election of two Uni.
ted States Senators to contemplate
what the deadlock means to the
rank and file OF the Republican
voters and workers as well. 1t
means handing the State back aga ain
into the hands of the Democratic
party two years hence. With this
end IN view the Evening Journal is
working with all the fading energy
it possesses. What is wanted is
that delegation armed with some
thing more substantial than their
breath should visit Dover not later
than Friday morning aud see to it
that two Re publican Senators are
elected. The case is desperate and
should require desperate means to
break the deadlock. Beth OF the
factions should have the right to
decide upon whom they want and
then if they cant agree they should
be made 10 agree. Desperate dis
eases require desperate remedies.
The people rule and their servants
should be made 10 listen to reason
or take the consequences,
THE Senate Yesterday passed the
House bill creasing the Levy
Court Commissioners from FIVE to
seven, the two members 10 be APP
pointed by Governor Hum. The
bill has been enrolled and by the
time the REPUBLICAN will have
reached its readers it will have be-
come law. Some of the Republi-
can members, among them Repre-
sentative Theodore f. Clark. want
ed twelve Comm SIS toner's. but there
were others who did NOT want more
than seven, and that number five to
be Republican. Representative
Frank Ewing it is said will be one
Ut the new commiss toner's. il two
Senators arc not elected the Dem
ocrats will change that body two
years from now by wping it off the
face of the earth. Not only that
body but several others will be
treated to the Democratic manner
OF turning Republican officials out
OF Office and putting Democrats in
their places, The bill went through
with only the usual opposition,
which could be expected it would
have, being a partisan measure.
The Commissioners will be appoint
ed at once so we have been creditably
informed. The presen. officers viii
serve their terms out before
being replaced, if they do not sue
coed themselves.