Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-03-27

cabIy Cummitted 10 Two Mnn-rNo Time
for the Mere GratificatiOn of selfish
Ambition.
Editor The Gazette: Unpledged
nominees, bearing the true interests OF
the State and tho party NJ heart-such
is the standard suggested for the
Democratic Legislative campaign by
tried and true citizens. The recent
communications in The Gazette
which advocated such u stauc ard-a
return to the old Democratic method
have aroused favorable comment from
humorous readers. They were perhaps
not welcome reading to those who put
personal ambition above party OF State
pride; but they found an answering
chord which spoke Of their truthful
ness to those anxious only that iJela-
ware shall not bow her head in shame
when the Senatorial vacancies are
filled.
For the interest in the legislative
campaign grows out tho fact mat the
next Legislature may selecr tNu tlni;ed
| States Senators 10 takr the seats vacant
since tue terms Of Genrge Gray anG
| Richard u. Kcnnfy expired. May
| select is usei advisedl,. for no man
can tell what the next Legislature will
do Whether Republican divisions will
| give The Democrats il majority Oil i,int
ballet; whether the Republicans will
forget their differences and join Tor
common victory; Nnetner one OF the
| Republican iactiuLs will overcome tho
other NJ well as. the Democrats, arc
problems for tine future 10 ueciae; but
the greater pruiiabihties shtm tc DO
| that neither thf Democrats nor either
of The Republican factions will control
the Legislature, In Other woldc that
thu SITUATION vii! ba very like what It
| was last triangular.
In yioW OF tho indication thai
another three sided iight is TO ne
in TIC lauy c1uhz"ls in tia past and
whnss regard fuD III traditions Is o
part OF thoil mature, view with grave
concern the eifurSs of Richard Il.
kenney and Willard Salisbury to
establish uhe,Nsrlyes rs The expeGtant
canudattt. fol tue United States Sena-
turShip. som" observers are coming
to think that it il No worse for the
Union krpubicans and j Edward
Addicka to chant "Audicks or No
body, than foI Renney and Sapls-
bury &c maintain "Us or EGaody. y
Fer they see in the attilade assumed
rS ktuney and Salisbury in the rasl
and in their campaigning now anc
! t. cent vsritabto counterpart ol
Aridicks' dog H. the. mangsr policy,
Not That any ihan tan say that Ken
nay and Saulsliur. have not the Alneri
can right 10 aspire to seats in thu
Senate rather what gives us pause ii
an apparent determination that the,
and they alone ARE to be oonsideret
from tho Democratic side. We'll, ;
one might say. III that is The op!nio,
of the Democratic side, very we'll bu
it IL the opinion OF Messrs. Konne
not constitute the Democratic n.il.,
hence tho field is not closed 10 cthe
Democrats. F."
From strategic point Of view
kenney and Salisbury have secured
strong position. At time when iii
opposition TO }. Edward Addicks be
came SO vigorous that an alliance {
Democrats and Regular Republicans t
elect two Senators was suggested
Kenney and Salisbury secured contrt
of the Democrats and held then
generally for kenney and Salisbury
and they doubtless propose the sam
programme for the coming campaign
A strong position, yes, and therefor
weak. It is not for nothing tina
Democrats and Regular Republican
have fought Addicks these years-the
have not fought the personal ambitio
of onu man they believed untitled fc
the position simply to elevate TO powe
two men Of similar personal ambition
1t has often been stated, indeed, thu
as between kennny and Salisbury @
one side, and Addicks and another RI
.l.Is ON ..tl a.r tlF.sa |,
choice. Danger lies in the insistnr
candidacy of Kenney and Sauisbun
for their policy of trying TO cent?
Democratic hopes in them, will, it
feared, but result in driving tho r,
publican factions together for I'll
election of Addicks and another r,
publican. Hence again the desire
inject into the minds of tho poop
throughout the State that now, II eve
is the time for the preservation of IL
good name Of tho State Very low b;
she sunk in tho dregS OF corruption
and the triumph OF the man and I'll
methods which foster corruption wou
but sink her lower in the scale.
So it comes about that men of bot
parties, in private conversation, 81
there is ample material for two Sem
tors in the Republican and Democrat
parties, material that would not brir
the blush of shame to any Delawarean
cheek That from it two Sci
ators can be found who sha
49, strongly uphold the best traditions
g DelaWare's power in the counseli
v. the nation. BY securing two sue
he representatives in the Senate, Del
Is. ware will have again postponed u
il fultilment of the ambitions OF Addick
n Saulshury and Kenney and taken
fresh hold on pride, with hope thi
he the evil days have gone forever
IL Good Politics.
NJ Wilmington, March 2lst, 1902.
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