The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-25

of Mr.. Addicks' defeat--at least that is
what his language would mean any
where except in the Morning News office.
Our comment which the News calls,
telling the public that the appropriation
would be held up was as follows:
Suppose the Union Republicans in the
Legislature take Mr.. Capele at his
word and make the appropriation of the
hospital, for which he is one of the State
sponsors, secondary to the election of Mr..
Addicks to the Senate, what complaint
can he make?
The proposition to trade any, or all leg
islation at Dover to influence the Sena-
torial election came from State Hospital
Trustee George S. Capelle, and the News
is giving publicity to his Contemplate
suggestion
In its ebullition of charitable sentiment.
with splendid devotion TO the hospital
displayed i'll wind, it assures the public
and the wards of the State" that '.thc
State Hospital will not be closed. Isn't
it knows so much, what it is bowling
about? What complaint Mr.. Trustee
capable could make il his suggestion
that all legislation be made secondary
to the Senatorial electon-the election of
Mr.. .Addcks? Is it possible that the
News is so obtuse as not to understand
that uh1t .nIIl1 la g.
by the Anti-Addicksites to defeat Mr..
Addicks, could just as reasonably be
sacrificed by his friends to secure his
election! AT this point we assure the
News that there is no necessity for re-
sorting to the methods proposed by Mr..
Capelle for his defeat, to secure his
election, but if there is anything con.
temptble about the suggestion the peo-
pie of Delaware will know where to
place the responsibility Mr.. Ca
pelle who made it, and the News who
endorsed and published it.
The second reference which we made
TO the hospital affail-on Wednesday,
in the painest and most unmstakablc
words. We simply called attention to
the fact Of Il steady and large increase in
the amount Of money demanded for the
support of the hospital, and ms plainly az
it could be done suggested that the diff
liculty in the case arose from IL fault in
the law. We said:
1t appears that the cost of supporting
the hospital has increased ut n rate of
from $1,000 to 100000 Il year, an increase
That, to the laymen ut least. can only be
accounted for either in an increased
per capita cost for the inmates, or u
very large and steady increase Of popu-
lation. In making this suggestion we
are aware that the popularity of this
institution has had the effect of bringing
ITO it rs a patient every case Of mental
lniirmity where the patient has become
4 trouble to or tax upon his or her
family. The present law is probably
promotive of that end. At any
rate the steady and large increase of the
sum asked for in the seuli-annual ap-
preparations suggests the propriety of
an investigation to determine what is
really necessary iii the ease.
We have given more time and space
to this matter than it is really worth, SO
far rs it relates TO the hospital appro
priation bill, but that is not the matter
lt issue. 4 lie has been told about an
important public matter, and told for
contemplate purpose, and in the telling
Of il what we have said about il, was
falsely construed and made to appear
as bolstering up the lie, which, The
author Of it confesses. is contemplate.
Such, however, is, ana has always been.
the Stock in trade Of fractional fanati-
cism