The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-08


two United States Senators. 1t will
also end the Delaware Leg islature,
sor the year 1901, which great
many persons will hail with salts
faction and delight. If the Legis-
. lature ad journs without e!ecting
two Republican United States Sen
'ators it will be crime which the
Republican voters Of the State will
rcsent at the polls at the coming
election in this city. The Republi-
can members OF the General Assem-
by never had a better opportunity
TO make this State Republican for
the next twenty years to come than
now. Will they take advantage Of The
opportunity is one of those couun.
drums which hundreds of kepubli-
can voters have been asking them
selves for tine past sixty days.
There has never been a better op-
portunity for Delaware Repub-
llcans TO assert themselves
than now. To adjourn the Legis-
lature without electing two Sena.
tors would be blunder that years
Of good leadership would never uu.
do. 1t is up to the present members
Of the Republican Legislature to
say what shall be done. Are they
.aual to tine occasion? Dispatches
from Dover this afternoon will tell
the story. From the present indi-
cations the unexpected is not likely
to happen. To show the trend of
The situation several prominent Re-
publicans OF St. Georges hundred,
tried to arrange Tor meeting with
Senator Henry c. Ellison, OF Sum-
NIT Bridge, on Wednesday even
ing, but Mr.. Ellison positively re.
fused to meet with them. These
gentlemen wanted to impress upon
the mind of the Senator that
the Republican voters OF this huu-
bred wanted two Republican Uni
ted States Senators elected. They
wanted to impress upon his mind
that that was what he aud the
other Republican members were
elected tor. They owe that much
to their party and to shirk the re-
spons!blllty row would be nothing
greater than colos al mistake. 1t
means handing the victory gained
at the polls on November 9th back
again into the hands OF the Demo
Gratis who have ruled Delaware
With an iron hand Tor forty odd
years. We don't believe the men
who are holding out for the two
United States Sen atorsfully realize
what a mistake they are making.
But they will realize it when the
Legislature adjourns sine die today
ii two vacancies are lett in the Uni
ted States Senate from Delaware.
We want two Senators elected and
80 do the people. They are the
power and the sooner their wishes
are aeceded to the better for the
men who are posing as leaders OF
the Republican party in Delaware.
THE session Of the Delaware
Legislature will terminate today.
The influence OF the work accom-.
pllshed will be soon in the near tu-
ture. If party success follows then
they have done well, but if defeat
results then they have erred and
will be anathem ati2ed for their mis-
takes. a representative who does
not have an eve to the future sue
cess OF his party and the welfare
oi his Stale lacks foresight and will
lose popularity in his community.
1t is pleasant TO have the approba-
ton oil the people while it is urplcas.
ant to have their dispIeasure. The
short sighted, the selfish. will sink
into insigniicance, while the gen
erous, forgiviDg and manly will be.
come prominent and will be es-
teemed worthy Of reward, II has
been we'll tsa,d, that men
build better than thcv know. and
reward follows. Again there i, a
tide in TIE Affairs OF men which
when taken at It's food leads to tor.
tune, while neglect leads to ship.
wreck il not disgrace. I hose W no
have proved worthy will berevo-6-
ed while the unworthy Will be
treated with Ignominy and hum
bled 10 the dust. \ failure to per-
form duty is crime, and for that
the delinquent should be punished
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TIE cigarette bill passed yester-
day in the House but in such A
shape that its sponsor will fail TO
recognize it when he reads the bill.
The fight on 1t has been one of the
most pronounced oil auy Of the bills
that have come up before the Leg
islature II is big victory Tor the
American Tobacco Company and
its attorney in this State, William
+. Smalley, Jr., and the lobby
that had helped him 10 defeat the
bill. We don't think mach OF the
bill and there are others now who
have the same opinion Q! it.
ONE Of the largest crowds that
has vet attended the State Capital
we're on hand yesterday to watch
The vote for United States Senator's
They evidently expected something
put OF the ordinary to happen but
they were doomed to disappo,nt-
mens. Nothing out OF the ordinary
happened and Delaware Republi-
cans were once more dispraced
Delawareans Will have nothing to
crow over if two vacancies occur.
They have the opportunity Of a life
time and from present appearances
intend TO throw It away.
THE Board OF Education received
the sanction OF the Legislature yes
terday to borrow $50. 900 to pay
the debt oil Of the High School. DR..