The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-02-01
THE SUN WILMINGTON DEIAwARE FRIDAY, 1901

Mr.. u. 7. Warner is on record. He
assumes the role of public advisor in his
individual capacity. He writes letters
certain thing-defeating Mr.. Addicks'
election to the Senate, for instance-the
statements he makes are not true. But
he has made them and made himself re-
sponsible for them, and upon them ad-
vised action in a public matter affecting
not only the State of Delaware but the
Government of the United States. Be
cause OF the untruth of his statements
what he advises the legislators at Dover
to do, would be wrong; fact to which
he testifies i'll his letter to Mr.. Ewing.
for the majority Republican vote of the
State, and sincere in his advice to the
members of the Legislature to elect
United States Senators in accord with,
that majority Republican vote, he is in
honor bound TO correct his errors, and
stand by the principle he has espoused-
he should now write letters advising the
members of the legislature to elect Mr..
1 Addicks to the Senate. Either that, or
stand convicted of wilful misstatement,
and wilful outrage Of the principle he
advocates to defeat Mr. Addicks.
In the letter from which we quote
Mr.. Warner says: 1T must be borne in
mind that sixty per cent. of the Republi-
can vote throughout the whole State
was in opposition to the election of Mr..
Addicks 10 the Senate" In our state
ment of figures yesterday. we showed that
Mr.. Warmers statement is at variance
with the facts, claiming that sixty pei
cent. of the Republican vote of the
State at the last election was upon the
other side Of the account and i'll favor OF
Mr.. Addicks' election to the Senate. a
further reference to the figures shows
chat the Republican members of the
Legislature elected at the last election
received 14,567 votes. OF these votes
9,945 We're east in New Castle count,
and 4,622 in Kent and Sussex counties
OF the votes east i'll New Castle count.
Bias votes, Or twenty per cent, wer
: cast for candidates known to be in fayo
! of the election Of Mr.. Addicks to tn
Senate. or the 4.G22 Republican vote
cast for members OF the legislature VIII,
were elected in Kent and Sussex countie
, all were cast for and elected candidate
known to be favorable TO the election 0
+ Mr.. Addicks 10 the Senate. Or the tota
' Republican vote east for and clectin
c members of the legislature, $40 votes
n or SO per cent Of the whole, were cast fo
|. candidates known TO be favorable to til
Il election Of MIR. Aldicks to tho Scnat,
: 1t will be seen That we have eliminate
r The vote cast for thp holding over Sena
! tors and confined ourselves strictly to tn
t vote cast ut last election, and the know
n synipathics Of the men elected and ar
+ sure that our divisions of the votes cal
! not be questioned, The result is thu
\ The representatives OF IS per cent of IL
II Republican votes by which the presel
IS legislature was elected, are favorable
,i~-'Ai..-. ..f AI.--A .llis.lss Ia tho Ga,
it or these figures would increase the Vol
:, favorable to the election of MI. Addick
y 20 1T least 70 per cent. Of the RepubIica
t votes cast for members Of the legisl.
II ture.
i # Mr.. Warmers advice Is good, an
: effective the gentlemen in the lcgislatu
, to whom he has written, must vote IL
It the election Of Mr.. Auuacks to Ill
United States Scnate-thcy must, if the
s. want q do right, follow Mr.. Warner
e advice where it is undoubtedly good.
Is respect the minority vote, and reject
t whcr" it is known to he wrong.
7 VI. Warner cannot object to tia
a even though he has unwittiugly mad
L himself an advocate Of Mr.. Addiek.
e election 70 the United States Senate.