The sun., 1901-07-30
THE COST AND THE RISK.

cost. and without thought of the RISK.
rhis il true in Delaware. The cost of |
the Anti-Addicksite defeat Of the elec-
tion of ]. Edward Addicks to the United
States Senate has been enormous, ahd
the risk involved makes II possible cost |
that is beyond estimate. 1t is cost
that cannot he reimbursed The risk
is of opportunity that once lost cannot
lie reclaimed In the cost must be reck
oned the loss of the States honored place
among the States Of the Union; the loss
Of this city's prcrminence as an Ameri-
can iron shipbuilding center
1t will be remembered that few years
ago. this city was the foremost iron ship
bulding city of the Union, and the
Christana was called the Clyde of
America" In the march of progress
Wilmington has fallen hchind, The
shps Of war and of commerce have
grown too big for the ways Of her shin
yards and for the width and depth of
her river channel. Contracts for til"
building of big ships go elsewhere. T'lh'
promoters of great enterprises go else
where for sites: ana Il river that might
have been the roadway of Il great indus
trial commerce is likely to become only
sluicr way for city sewage. Whether
this is admitted or not, it is truth. The
Ia Ia.
hrr,s and gone. They admitted that the
natural advantages of the place wcfn
al that could be demanded. hut the pos
sihility Of an early improvement Of th"Sc
advantages. to make them available, was
too remote The seekers went elsewhere
1t is true. too. that every local establish
mrnt on the Christiana is complaining
about Tho narrowing Of the stream and
the Swallowing of thee hanncl The gen.
ing of the bridge openings, ana there are
objections to continued dredging uf the
river channel hccausr Of the constant
filling IN from sewage. Here then is n
dilemma. Il serious one involving the fu.
tiIrr Of the city and State, from which
there is no escape. except by the saving
intarvanti"~ 80 ~ .-".,."si .-.5---
and it occurs when the State is absolute
ly without Influence in the Nationa
legislature.
Exactly the same condition uould NJ
obtain in any other state. Delaware I
ana must always Il" dependent upon he
Senatorial representatives in the Nation
al Congress. She can never have hn
one member of the lower house Of Cor
grcss. The probabilities are that the Ii,
c"ssary rradiu~tmrnts of rrprrscntatio
to population will be u permanent bar /
1luus" of Representatives. II follow
that nclawarc'S only reliance for Col
grrSsional influence and protection mu,
hr upon her Senators. For this rcnso
delaware can ever submit to amy III
equal adjustment of the States Senate
ial representation, nor to the abolitl,
Ai lli' ulIt'l ENlNliS 'NtllHN'' NllltNN -
shall lie willing to surrender her stat
hood. ON tnr other hand it must
plain Ia any thinker about these thing
that DelnwArr'S influence III the Hon
of Representatives amounts to nothin
Almost every man who has ever lie,
scnt tn Congress to the lower House
from this State has hr"n practical
buried alive. To every one. with a sine
exception. The election 10 Cpngr
sccincd to be- the end Of their polite
rurcrrS. Another thing MS easily prov,
is that not ono Of Drlnwarr's Congrc'
men for the last forty years has ~
been ablc to raiSr even Il rippl" upon I
surface Of congressional prucecdin;
The reason Of this is easy Ia find. DE
wHrnS representation in the House
whole. That Is Il fraction too small
H. appreciated That has boon 50 for
long while. IN this condition. with,
Senators tlr State becomes Il depend,
sovereignty an anomaly III Il Nnlol
equal States. This is the hlmiiatug
sition tn which Anti-Ad,licksism has
tlucrd one Of the glorious original III
trrm States, and the first State To "n
Tho I'uinn Is thr adoption or thr F,',lr
Constitution.
There are doubtless many incidents
the experience ~ Drlnwarr's Cnngrr
men. which il they would tell abt
them would forcihly Illustrate what
have said about their influence an"n
ing to nothing in Congress In the ii
incident Of this Kind which We recall, \
IS Ills. then in Congress was called
ly spur of his constituents for inform
tion, ami had given them the rcuniI
''asSuranccs" The visitors from De
ware. dcsrouS of making assulau
douhy sure. decnlcd tn call upon Sol
Of the Senators. In telling their ste
Ia one very prominent Senator, one
the visitors remarked that
Mr.. Willis said, so and So"
Mr.. Wilis?' inquired the Senat,
''who is he?''
The Senator had forgotten by VIII
nam" Delaware's one-fourth of one i