The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-23
TIMELY OPINIONS.
What the Best Thinkers Say Of Cur
rent Events.
Wow Ponuli. Won Dei.

From Chester Mornlns hepupncan.
A nit is Latin, and its meaning in
anguish Is ''lhe Voice OIL the feopie is
the Voice OF God' And just 10 snow
jar command Vi foreign languages, we
,yni Inentlon that III German the SON
Jfods lraiisiation Is tolkesstiinme ls
which is rather short for
Serman. 10 bring tins home to PLAIN
every Jay people, we will state that we
coiislruc tins 10 mean that the voice OF
the majority is the will OF all under our
form oI government, and that this is the
very cornerstone OF Tree institutions.
lie triumph Oh this principle VIII bring
order ana harmony where now is discord
ana inasmuch as Its most rigid applica-
iaw in it.
The Republican party OF Pennsylvania,
which means to q very large extent the
people OF this state, has only JUST sue
ceeded in re-establishing that principle.
1t took years of effort to succeed in doing
this, and there was ut times grave danger
that the party would be split asunder in
the effort; but the triumph OF Nj. s.
Quay was also the triumph Of this prin-
ciple, and we do not believe that the
principle once more triumphant, after all
the efforts to have it otherwise, will ever
again lose ground in the hearts of the
people. A party divided is weak. A
party united, whether it is the majority
Or the minority party, is a factor that
must be respected. A party that cannot
by party rules control its members is
simply a rope of sand.
The people of the different States are
becoming aware Of the Importance of the
rigid establishment of this principle, and
they are becoming very FESTIVE under the
numerous attempts to overthrow it
The majority should rule. The majority
must rule, or the principle of free govern
ment Will be overthrown. And mas
much as the voters in Republic are
and will ever be divided into parties, il
stands to reason that if we would not
have chaos reign instead Of law and or
der, the majority of party must con
trol that party's action. Where thai
principle is set at naught, where tina
right to govern is deiied, the party suf
'ers. and the State does not so unscathet
either.
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\ striking example of this truth is nov
seen in Delaware. There the will of tn,
majority of the Republican party Is de
fled by n band of men who seem to thinl
hat their individual dislike to the choic
Of the Republican majority absolves then
from obedience to party rule. They hav
set their will against the decision of
majority of the party to which the.
owe allegiance, and in consequence tn
interests of the State are allowed to &
uncared for at Washington, where tn
best efforts of the representatives of
State are necessary to obtain for thei
constituents the consideration they are o
think they are entitled to.
| 1t matters not to us who is the choic
of thai majority at Dover. His right t
90 to the Senate should be acquesced i
{by all who believe in the justice and il
the wisdom of the motto at the head o
this article. The voice of the people
the voice of God, and in no other wa
than through the majority can that voic
make itself heard. We hate to see tn
party deprived of all it won in the strul
gle at the polls. And we would like t
see the business interests Of Delawar
deserve. And this consideration they wi
never get until full State delegation
Of the party in power is on the ground
demanding for our little neighbor wha
she should have at the hands OF tn
Government. The first step to thi
contamination, then, is acquiescense i
the will of the majority of the Repub
cans of Delaware. That will is the ele,
ton of J. Edward Addicks to the Unite
States Senate.