Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-10-02
WILLIAM MICHAEL BYRNE RESIGNS.

William Michael Byrne Thursday sent
the following letter to President koose-
yelt, resignipg his office as United
States District Attorney for the Dis
trint Of Delaware:
Sept. "a, 1902 The President, Washington,
d. O.-Sfr: A week has now elapsed since
] made 1t plain to your secretary that
would not submit to coercion from my
Delaware enemies, sitting my independ-
ence OF thought in political affairs. ~
Your refusal to act on their suggestion
that be driven from office because would /
not submit to their political tyranny is a :
fresh proof of that spirit of Justice. which
dominates your life. 1t Is no wonder that
the young men Of America are attached to
your cause, since while guiding the affairs of
the nation with a firm arm you disdain
TO use your strength to. crush the aspirations
of youth.
The Republican party in Delaware is
faction-torn. In the language of Browning
its hostile forces are
.'Alien of end and of aim,
Adverse, each from the other heaven high,
hell-deep removed"
To help in a small way to allay this spirit
OF strife, to beseech my countryrnen to live
in peace, harmony and fraternal concord.iI
| have accepted a nomination for Congress,
| and that may enter the battle without any
| handicap arising from official duties,
United States attorney for Delaware, to take
| effect October list. ~
In handing back to YOU the office be-
slowed upon me by the martyred Mckinley,
it refreshes me to remember that your illus
trious predecessor stroye yalantly to in
/ augurate reign of psace among Delaware
Republicans, and he personally besought
| me TO aid him In his great design by labor
/ ing for the election of Two Republican
United States Senators iron, Delawore, be
moving that Mr.. Addicks would inevitably
be one Of Then. His putatiye friends in,
4 Delaware deserted him in HIS great effort,
but / stood faithful to him till the last and
| In the coming battle when l am aiding our
1 people TO keep the political 6estinies of q
| stat in the hands Of a Repubicanism, In
i elusive of Mr.. Addicks, rather than turn
| them to the tender mercies Of an incom-,
| petent Democracy, ! shall be refreshed by'
\ the memory that ! am carrying out the
/ identical plan In Delaware politics, per-
/ scnally laid down for me by the pure sonled
| and high minded Mckinley. Ask Senator
Hanna Ii President Mckinley did not fire.
| quently express the hope that Delaware Re-
| pubticans would send hun two Republican
United States Senators, Mr. Addicks being
| one of them. In the coming election we
will do for you what your illustrious prede-
cessor SO ardently desired us to do for him.
The Union Republicans Of Delaware, under
the leadership of Mr.. Addicks. aided by
every Regular Republican who Is not a
party sinasheI,' will keep the sovereign
State of Delaware Republican and send to
Washington two Republican United States
Senators, elected by a customary and regu-
lar caucus of Delaware Republican Legtsia.
tors. ! am, sir, respectfully yours,
la,t 81 William Michael Byrne.
Recently it was intimated that an
effort was being made to GUST Mr..
Byrne from his Office because of his
candidacy for the office OF Congressman
from { Delaware, being on the Union
| Republican ticket, and his action is
lnot at all surprising to those who are
ion the inside. The general feeling
Iappearslto be that his action. indicates
: THAT the administration would not per-
NIT him to hold one Office and be a
, candidate for the other under the exist
/ ling conditions, and as he insisted upon
! remaining in the Congressional fight
there was no alternative but to re.
: linquish the district attorneyship.
When questioned relative to the
reasons he had resigned, Mr. ByrDt
said: Il have resigned for the purpose
.. of entering the fightIntramtnelled by
] official duties and shalt dsvote the
entire month of October to the work o.
, presenting to the people of Delaware
the reasons why the Republicans Of
the State of Delaware should defeai
the conspiracy tending to promote
Democracy in Delaware as a remedy
for the present political condition.