Evening journal., 1901-01-11
"STAND BY THE sUNs!'

Here Is a strong editorial. from the
New York Sun, one Of the most intlu-
ential and powerful administration or
gans in the United States:
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 Congress on March 4, there
will be two vacancies, one OF which has
lasted eight years, to be filled by the
Delaware Legislature, and in view of
the high functions OF the Senate, as
part of the treaty-making power, as
well as OF the Executive branch Of the
Government, the election of each Sen
atOr becomes a matter in which every
citizen and every State Of the Union
is directly Interested; and this interest
is independent OF political parties ex-
cept in so far as one or the other may
by taking a low view Of his duty
make itself responsible for the election
of an improper person.
In the case under consideration
both of the great national parties are
profoundly concerned, for no man can
be elected 10 fiji either vacancy, as
the matter now stands without the
concurrence OF both parties. The Re
publicans or Regulars, elected as anti
coTupticnists, have eleven votes; the
Union Republicans, or Addicksites
elcted as favoring "Addicks or no
body" have eighteen votes, the Demo
Gratis, elected mainly as representatives
OF the opposition, but honorably hos
tile to Addicks control twenty-three
votes, Twenty-seven, il all are pres
ent are necessary for a choice. Hence
1t will be seen that the Regular Repub-
licans hold the balance OF power, and
Addicks must obtain nine votes from
them or elsewhere in order to secure
q seat
THE Regular Republicans represent,
in the name OF the party politically
dominant in Delaware, the solid and
respectful interests, the honest and un-
purchasable vote Of the State and as
such ought to stand by their guns to
the end and to receive the support OF
every GOOD citizen and every honest
newspaper In the United States. They
favor the election Of Senators by hon
est means, without corrupt induce
ments Of any sort, for their moral and
intellectual worth, rather than for their
money or their daring financial oper-
ations. They are fighting the battle
OF the weaker States against the sale
Of Senatorships to the highest bidder,
and II they lose it it will be a distinct
and calamitous loss to the whole ma
tion. II they and the Democrats can
mot unite to defeat the shameless plans
by which it Is proposed to send a no
toriously unfit PRISON "and one Repub-
lican" to the United State Senate, the
case viii present the best and most
unanswerable argument ever made in
favor Of the election Of Senators by the
people.
1T is evident from all we can learn
that there is no chance Of coalition
between the Regular Republicans and
the Addicks-or-nobody" men. The
basic principle which holds the latter
together by it's terms makes that inn
possible. And indeed il ought to be
impossible, for in spite of the motor
ious unhtness OF the candidate for the
high honors he seeks, they have plant
ed themselves upon a platform which
is destructive Of all party organiza-
tion. The only chance for an honora-
bic escape from the impasse seems to
be by a coalition between the Republi-
cans and the Democrats And why
should not a coalition be made?
Surely the political elements OF a
States which has had such Senator's as
the Bayards, the Saulsburys, John NJ
Clayton, George Gray and Anthony
Higgins, ought 10 find but little diff.
Guilty in forming a majority to prevent
the "syndication' of its Senatorships
and their disposal like so much mer
chandise or 50 many shares Of stool
to the highest bidder"