Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-03-20

Editor gThe Gazette Who shall he
considered us the Democratic candi-
dates for United States Senators, after
the Democratic nominations for tho
General Assembly may be made as the
result of the Democratic primaries this
year?
On the surface it may be said that the
only candidates are Willard Salisbury
and ex-senator Richard X. Kennny.
But there are Democrats leadars
and workers, as we'll as ordinary voters
who say, Nay, nay"
These people say tWhat are Kennay
and Salisbury to us? Iienncy had to
twice defend himself against criminal
Indictment. lie voted 10 seat Guay.
Salisbury has yet to exploit himself
as Il statesman. And yet We have had
Democratic Senators like tho Eayards,
the elder Saulsburys and George Gray.
They reflected credit upon the State.
They, by their able representation,
made Delaware the peer, in point Of
ability in the Senate, of any other
State in the Union. Now, if Delaware
cannot continue to thus make her
Statehood conspicuous in the United
States Senate, it matters little, aside
from political considerations, who may
be elected Senator. But is the oppor-
tunity exhausted to have our people
represented by at least one Senator
who can hold himself the peer Of the
ablest Senators sent by other States!
If it is. then givc us Kenney and u
modern Salisbury. Ii it is not, then
give us some one else. =
Democrats there are who say that the
only way to defeat the election of Ad-
dicks and Union Republican col
league Of his stripe is to pin the Demo.
| cratic faith to Willard Salisbury and
ex-senator Richard Il. kcnney. Other
| Democrats there are who say to the
contrary. They claim that the Demo-
cratic party cannot afford to 90 into II
political campaign filled with such por-
| tentous issues as the coming campaign
promises to he pregnant with, with no
other issue than that of ex-senator
| Richard r. Kpnney and willard SUuls-
bury on the one hand, or j. Edward
Addicks and congenial colleague on
| tho other hand, asthe representa-
tives of Delaware in the United States
Senate.
Then, says this conservative, but ey-
pressiye Democratic sentiment, where
shall we look for Democratic material
! for the two Unite States Sanatorships
that shall rally the support of the
consistent and conservative, as we'll as
the aggressive, elements % the Demo-
cratic party Of Delaware?
The answer is easy, says some
enthusiastic Democratic voter, who
! may, perchancc, bn actuated more by Il
desire for Democratic political virtue
than for mere Democratic policy. Let
us insist upon the nomination and
election of George Gray for ono of our
| Senators. He was II Senator who ably
| upheld the best Senatorial traditions oil
our State. 1t has been our beast that
from the foundation of our government
| the State Of Delaware always had at
least one Senator who was the peer OF
any of his follows in the Senate; and
frequently we had two That was tho
way by which Delaware -litCle Della
ware was made conspicuous among
the sistorhood OF States: not by hel
diminutive size, but by the largencss
of her representatives in the Senate
by her Van Dykes, Ridgelys, Bayards,
| Claytons, Sanlsburys the elders anC
her George Gray.
George Gray is now u judge of the
Federal court a lifo position. 1t is
uncertain that be would consent tc
resign this position in ORDER to resume
his seat in the United States Senate at
the hehest Of the voice Of the Demo
Gratis of Delaware, even if he were
asked to. But that is no reason, it is
held, why the Democratic voters o!
Delaware should not ask him to.
But, even il Judge Gray should bt
considered as outside Of the question
altogether, still it will remain {
problem whether the Democratic voter:
of Delaware should continue to pir
their faith to Willard Salisbury ans
the debataEle and dcfnnsihle Kenncy
They claim that there are other Demo
Gratis in Delaware worthy to be choseT
Jniteu States Senators who may no
lay their claim, like the one, on being
''the son of his father or, like tht
other, of asking from the people /;
vindication from u criminal charge
which jury of his peers twice dc
liberately refused to grant him.
In view of this situation of affairs
the issue that confronts the Democratic
voters of Delaware is this: Can w
, not nominate candidates for the Legis
lature who will refuse to bind them
selves to the fortunes of either Sauls
bury or Kenney, or Of both, and vii
saw to the reople 81 care not TO
either; | will cschew both; / vii
pledge myself to vote against Addick
and in favor of Democrats for tn
United States Senate who will no
stand forth as the tools OF faction, bu
as the representatives of sound Demo
cratic sentiment And, above all, a
worthy and creditable representative
] of the State of Delaware. "
This sentiment in favor of non
committal Democratic candidates 70
the Legislature, who shall not b
bound to either Kenney or Saulsbur
for United States Senator, is not onl
pronounced, but is growing. In on
legislative district of this city-th
Fifth-it has found expression in th
candidacy of ex Chief of Police Johl
II. Dolan for the Democratic nomina
tion for Representative. The presen
Representative, John +. Hesloy.
!. understood to be in favor of Nillar
l Salisbury for Lulted States Senator
but ex Chief Dotan will be antirel
-committal, only with prod'ection
in favor of Judge Gray for Senator i