Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-18
Delay WIN Be Dangerous.


The Sussex journal Of Georgetown
takes a practical view of the senatorial
situation and makes valuable sugges-
tion in the following editorial from
Its issue of last week:
But Addicks is boasting again that
he will be elected tho coming session.
There are six, If not nine, Regulars
who will never vote for the man from
Massachusetts. Then he must be de-
pending on the votes of Democratic
members, either directly or indirectly.
1t is said further that no Democratic
member will vote for him in open
session, but that a great many will
have a pain in the stomach on a
prearrnnged day. We wonder if any
Democrat thinks he can stay at home
and escape the lust conclusion of public
opinion2 Hanging will be too good for
the Democrat who votes for AddicKs,
either by shirking the sessions or by
voting for the gasman in open session.
What ought to be done in the way
of electing United States Senators
SHOULD be done by combination of
Regulars and Democrats, and it should
be done on the first day for slecting
the Senators. Delay is dangerous.
There is nothing in the personnel of
the Democrats elected to the Legisla-
ture to give occasion for any fear that
they will aid in the election of Ad-
dicks to the slightest extent, either
BY remaining away when ballot is to
be taken, or voting directly for Ad-
dicks as did Farlow, Clark and King.
And yet the same thing could with
truth have been said about these three
renegades at the time of their election,
and at any time before they disgraced
themselves and betrayed their party
by selling their votes for price.
But nothing will be gained by delay
ing the matter of electing two Senators,
one of whom shall not be Addicks, by
combination of all the Democratic
and Regular Republican members.
The sooner it is done, the better, and
the less will he the liability of Demo.
cratic members yielding to the tempta
tion of Addicks Republican money ant
doing that which will tend to,securt
the election Of Addicks That suct
temptations will be spread about tn,
halls of legislation cannot be doubted
they were so spread before, and th,
net is still ready, amply supplied will
the golden bait. There will be nothing
Of good policy in proionging th,
decisive action, for delay will but en-
courage the agents of Addicks Repub
licanism to stronger efforts in behal
Of their leader.
III it were done, when 'tis doue
then 'twere we'll it were done quickly. ;
These words are placed by Shakespear
in the mouth of the guilty Macbet
when he was contemplating the murde
Of the good King Duncan. They appl
most aptly to the senatorial situation
that will prevail at Dover next month
The defeat OF Addicks is somethin
that should be done, and not, like tn
murder Of Duncan, something tina
should not be done. Therefore, it i
all the more desirable that it be don
quickly" Delays may be dangerous
assuredly they will be undesirable an
impolitic, The supreme duty of th
hour will be to defeat the aspiration
of Addicks to 5 seat in the Senate, an
the surest way to defeat those aspire
tions is to elect two Senators, one {
whom shall not be Addicks. And th
sooner this is done, the better.
The coalition should be made whe
the first ballot is taken in the y
houses of the Legislature, on Tuesda,
January 10th. Then the joint sessio
of the two houses on the following da
will complete the election and Addict
will be effectually beaten. To della
will be to invite danger.