Evening journal., 1903-02-17
Politics in Delaware.


From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Wilmington Evening Journal, a
paper founded and conducted in the
interest of the Regular Republicans OF
Delaware who are fighting AddiclSsism,
remarked ca Saturday last:
AN impression has gone abroad
that there are twenty-One patriots
In the Legislature. and that they
are all Democrats"
This was by way Of irony and gentle !
reprcof for hasty judgment on the
backing and filling and the inccm- |
Creheusg gDle course of the Regulars in |
the Legislature who seem to
nave forgotten what their mis-
zion IS. They entered The
Legislature this session with o
mandate from their constituents which
agreed exactly with their own con-
sciences, or at least with their repeat
ed professions that they had a duty to
perform to the state Of Delaware, 10
I the Republican party and to the cause
of good government in the United
States. The one way in which they
were to do this duty was 70 prevent
/ Addicks from going to the United
states Senate, and TO strike such lb,ow
to the AddiclSs system that it would
perish.
By the greatest good fortune states
manship presided in Democratic cCun-
ellis and the Democrats. who number
/ bwenty-Cne, made the very liberal Offer
to aid the eight Regulars to elect
Republican senator for the long term
Of four years if the Regulars would in
turn help elect a Democrat
for the short term of two
lyeals. Paralysis prevailed in the ranks
of the Regulars, and they did not ac-
lcept the offer. Deeds speak louder
than professions. and let the world
judge whether the Democrats do mot
now stand in a fair light
1 ,AddiclSs then laid a trap by an
Inouncing his withdrawal. on the con
dtion that the Regulars would enter
caucus and surrender the fight by
choosing two Addicks men other than
himself. This proffer was properly re-
p jected Ilut from that time en- the Reg
[ tulars have been pursuing a fatuous
lpclicy, which bids f2ir to create hos
4 tility in the ranks OF the Democrats
1 their best hope. and to aiienatc the
lsuppcrt of their wellIwishers. Theil
e last proposition, made on Friday was
1 that they shcnld have one Of the sen.
, latorships, and that the Addicks fac.
. ton should select the other, excepting
Addicks himself 1t is said the Regu
lars were prompted to make this oife
4 | which, If accepted would have led Il
a results distinctly disappointing, partl!
], for political effect, but at any rate i
is to be noted that the AddicSs factiol
has cOntemptuously rejected the plan
Is it not now time to ask and de
3 mand CT the Regulars that they shal
7r return from the mire in which the
ID have shown a tendency to wade and
he something? Delay means very probabl
re that the forces of corruption win in
=, peril their chances and leave them 2
the end Of the session in a positic
OF which will be only less pitiable an
OF ilamentable than 'it would be contemp
ible There never was a fairer prS
.e. posal than that made by the Democrat
,is before the session opened. and
seems clear to the world, If not to ii
Regulars, who ought not to be ign0rai
an of the fact that there is such a thir
d. as pitch, and that this pitch doth d
al 1 file. They should know after all the
Dr. years of experience that they cam
ro strike amy bargain with Addicksis
which win result in advantage to Il
''O party fame to the State or honor
sas themselves.
hat Those who have followed the couT
to of the Regulars in their splendid stru
ust | gle IN the past do not doubt the 81
,bo lcerity of their motives but becar
they have done well in the past mu