Milford chronicle., 1903-02-06

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appeared in the Philadelphia In
quirer" of last week, and it so
closely sizes up the political stu
alton in Delaware, that we repro
duce it this week.
In view of the fact that the
Pennsylvania railroad folks are at
tempting to land John Briggs, a
Democrat, and any anti-Addicks
Republican, by a coalition, this is
an interesting bit of reading. This
attempt at coalition by the Penn
sylvania railroad forces accounts
also for the petition from Milford
Regulars, 'or Democrats fusionists
to bring this about. They are
satellites Of Massey.
One of the morning contemporaries
of "The Inquirer" is dreadfully upse,
because it believes that various Nat
ional leaders, friends of President Roose-
welt and Senator Hanna, are opposed to
the proposition to elect a Democrat to
the United States Senate from Della
ware. 1t wants to know why ga fit
Democrat" should not be preferred to
ian unfit political adventurer labeled
Republican" 1t declares that for nine
years ''the respectable, public-spirited
citizens of Delaware have been waglng
a heroic, patriotic contest againt the
sinister ambition of Mr.. Addlcks," and
it argues that one Republican opposed
to Addicks and Democrat in the Sen
ate would offset each other and not dis
turb the majority.
A few hundred columns might be
written in behalf of such comDina-
tlon, but the above epitomizes all thar
could possibly be said, and the argu-
ment is easily demolished.
The Republican party has carried
Delaware and is entitled to two Repub-
Iican Senators. To send Democrat to
Washington would mean the represen-
tation of the minority, the forcing upon
the people of something that they have
not voted fora virtual fraud
II Mr. Addicks is unfit that is a
matter which does not concern an out
side newspaper, but the voters of Della
ware alone They have a perfect right
to pass upon their own public servants,
10 elect anyone they desire. They have
indicated their wishes at the polls. Ad
dicks has been a direct issue, and that
issue has been settled so far as the voters
can settle it by giving him an over
whelming majority. 1t is presumed
that the citizens of the State know what
they want.
The newspaper in question remarks
that only few days ago the President
proclaimed his intention to make ap-
pointments solely upon merit, and it
asks, "If merit be a necessary qualifi-
cation for a fOurth-class postmaster or
q tide-waiter, why is it not similarly
necessary for United States SENATOR"
Who is to be the judge of the qualifi-
cations Of Delaware Senator, a dis
gruntled Philadelphia paper OF the vot-
ers who live in the State? The latter
have spoken in the most pronounced
manner. They have chosen two-thirds
Of the Republican membership of the
Legislature. Their popular vote in No
vember was nearly seven times as large
as that of the Republican opponents Of
Addicks. Certainly they have every
right to expect that the few shall obey
the wishes of the many.
II friends Of the National admlnistra.
tion are interested in the election of
two Republican Senators. it is because
they desire that the Republican party
shall enjoy the fruits of its victory won
at the polls. 1t cannot be imagined
that any Republican leader, from the
President down, can regard without as
tonishment or regret any movement
that looks to the downfall Of tie ma
jority. It is not the man that they are
interested IN, but the great principle in
volyed-that of majority rule. A mi
nority Of Democrats propose to unite
with minority of ofRepublicans and di-
vide the spoiIs in defiance of popular
government. public sentiment and the
rights guaranteed by the Constitution
That is the obnoxious scheme.
A naI.
ware Certainly not
Far better that the State should re
main unrepresented than that it should
be misrepresented by men elected
an alliance of six bolting so
called Republicans and some Demo-
lrats itching for an opportunity to steal
What was denied them by the direct
rOtes Of the people.