Evening journal., 1902-05-09
THE DELAwAREsENAToRsHIP


A local sheet had something to sa
recently concerning the opinions of
Philadelphia Ledger correspondent re
sarding the senatorial situation here
that it may not be amiss to print wha
the same great paper says editorially
Here It is:
On March % last the seven Regu-
lar or Anti-Addicks Republican
members of tho Delaware Legisla-
ture submitted a remarkably lib
eral proposition, designed to iill
the vacancies in the United States
Senate. but the Addicks contingent
rejected il. The offer has been re-
peated. In the first instance, IL
was made to the Union Republi-
can State Committee, which reject
ed the offer without submitting II
TO the members of the Legislature.
and now the plan is presented di-
rectly to the members of the Leg
islature themselves. The offer OF
the Regulars. If il be rejected, will
bring out with the utmost clear
ness the fact that the Union Re
publicans have two objects in
view. They wish to elect Addicks
a senator. and if they cannot do
that, they are bent upon venting
their malice upon the State and
nation by depriving Delaware of
any representation in the United
States Senate.
Nothing could be more liberal
than the proposition made by the
Regulars. They name ten men,
most Of them Union Republicans,
from the two lower counties OF
Kent and Sussex. and promise TO
vote for anyone in the list selected
by the Addicks or Union Republi-
cans. Next they suggest that the
Union Republicans shall submit to
them the names of ten men from
the remaining county OF New Cas-
tie. and from this list the Regi-
lars promise to select one man, to
be voted for as the other senator.
BY this plan, though, of course,
the Regulars would not select from
the New Castle county list the
name of Addicks to be voted for,
vet the Union Republicans have
the power to elect two United
States senators who shall belong
to their own faction. AddiclIs is
practically eliminated, but with
that exception the Union Republi-
cans may choose both senators
from Delaware. Those who know
the "rule or ruin" character of the
Addicks faction do not have much
hope that even this great conces-
sion win be accepted, but surely
after the offer has been made and
rejected neither the President,
Postmaster-G General Payne nor
anybody connected with the Ad-
ministration will be justified in
giving any aid or comfort of any
kind to the dog in the manger
policy" which for so many years
has caused the Delaware situation
TO be regarded with wonder and
disgust Senator Hanna was large
ly instrumental in permitting Ad- y
dicks TO be made a National Com
mitteeman. but did not win much
glory by lending his aid and coun-
tenance TO the Addicks system,
and if the Administration is to
take any part in the contest it
should make every effort to help
the Regulars to wipe out the de-
morahzing faction which is a dead
weight upon the Republican party.
The Governor of Delaware is
pledged TO call the Legislature to-
gether in extra session whenever
it becomes clear that an election
of senators is feasible. and the
message of the President and all
members Of his Administration to
the Addicks followers who talk
about the senatorial situation
should be; go and fill the sena-
torial vacancies in accordance with
the wonderfully liberal offer made