The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-29
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1901.
HOW TO DO IT.

catching of the nafe however, was tue
decision, or agreement, to do it.
These precedent rules apply Just as
reasonably to the election of two Re
publican United States Senators as they
do to the catching and cooking of
hare--there must be the decision, or
agreement to do it, The people have
agreed to do that-to elect Senators
and have elected men TO the State Legis-
lature charged with the performance of |
that duty as provided in the statutes Of |
the State. These selected agents have |
accepted the trust and assumed the re-
sponsiblitics it imposes. Ordinarily this |
would reasonably include all necessary |
precedents. In the Delaware case this |
is not true; and, paraduxical as it may
seem. it is nevertheless true that the
individuals who accepted the trust under
the agreement of the people, have not
agreed among themselves to perform the
imposed and accepted duty.
Precedent to electing Senators must he
an agreement among those who must do
it, to do it. The important question
about this matter is, have the Repuhli-
cans in the Legislature decided TO elect
the two Senators: 1t may be stated for
The Union Republicans. that they have
decided and agreed to vote for and elect
two Republican Senators, and have
agreed upon one Of the candidates; and
further agreed to allow the Regulars,
as they like to call themselves, to select
the other candidate. 1t may be said for
several other Republican members of the
Legislature that they have agreed to
elect two Republican Senators, whenever
the Republican members all agree upon
two candidates to be voted for. These
two sections or divisions of the Republic
can Legislative delegation are in agree
ment. Another section OF division Of this
delegation have not agreed with their
colleagues upon anything relative to the
Senatorial election. Another thing about
this, that is important. is this: The
-1 49, os.o-s -Io" ',i.~... 49, -
pies agreement imposed the duty ofelect
ing United States Senators. are in agree
ment aud ready to perform the duty for
which they We're elected-the majority
agrees; the minority dissents and refuse,
10 comply with the election agreement u
the people at the polls.
1t is not difficult under such circum
stances to locate the obstruction TO til,
election of Senators. 1t is among thos
who have not agreed to elect Senators
1t is upon this point-the point Of dis
agreement-that the force or forces
necessary 10 compel agreement and &C
tion must eNpeud themselves. Tn
agreements. and the agreeing parties ar
all right. The disagreement and til
disayreeng parties are all wrong. Their
cannot be any doubt about that wit
any one who accepts the theory of COY
ernment by the people, the majority opii
ion as law, aud the majority action Us d.
cisive.
The Republicans Of the General a
sembly ought 10 elect two Senators. y
one will dispute that, Then it may
SET down that what ought 70 be don
can he done, and may be done. There
authority and force somewhere capab
of bringing that about, That force al
authority i personal but not indiyidu;
1t is legal but not of the statutes.
is the force of an enlightened, al
aroused public opinion. That authori
is greater than the law, and that for
is greater than that Of armies. 1t
just this authority and force that
lacking in the local Senatorial CONT
versy--the people have not been arous
in the sense Of culnprehending that
great public injury is threatened by
delay-a refusal-of public servants
regard the laws Of ordinary government
usage as binding, and the ballot box {
cision as final authority This is cas-
accounted for in the fact, we'll au,hen
Gated Of the misuse Of the sources Of
formation; and again iii tile currency
fictitious and hypocritcal polite
moral sentiment.
Circumstances for birth, society d
business have given the opponents Of
fictitious polticaI-moral sentime
means, position and influence. I'll
have the public ear; they are suppo-
To represent public interests. to care
the civic rights Of the people and
respect pubic opinion The truth is Il
do nothing If tile Kind. Their interc
they regard as for transcending
rights of other people and they are
dustrious ana INSCRIPTIONS III cultivat
their interests at the expense of otl
peoples rights: their lacieyS, mon
pieces and organs are always at I
work they are insistont, camornus =
sistent and noisy. They attract att
tou: they are fat. sleek and we'll favor
and present all the outward appearan
Of inward purity-all the visible Sij
Of Il desilGG4e moral, mental and physi
condtiOn-me ostenSihly the great ;
good people Of the community. Res
this clment of the people is small. III
interests over which they make so M
noise, compared with the great comm
ity rights of the rest of the people are
one mill is to the millions of dollars
tile national treasury. To listen to Il
clamorous mouthings they appear
the few frogs in a mill pond as if til
was a million of them This clamor