Evening journal., 1906-11-10
NO ANNEXATION
FOR DELAWARE
State Perfectly Satisfied to
Remain on Map as
She Is

In a communication to a Baltimore
paper, Queen Kent" Of Chestertown.
Md, urges the annexation OF Delaware
and the Eastern Shore OF Virginia to
Maryland. arguing that the time is not
far distant when the great States OF
the nation viii not consent to equal rep
resentation in the United States Senate
OF little ones.
Queen-Kent's letter follows:
NOW that the election battles are
ended. the smoke clearing away and
the esteemed dead gently Inferred. to
be soon resurrected, let us hope, to a
new and brighter career, let me per-
NIT agitation OF a great matter which
lies close to the hearts OF thousands Of
Marylanders. Virginians and Delaware
ans. The day will come when the great
commemorative OF the federation will
insist either that the lncongruous body
OF the Senate, as now organized, shall
be abolished or the representation shall
be distributed I'm a more intelligent and
equitable manner. Texas. for instance.
800 miles from north so south. and $50
from east to west, with 2657S0 square
miles OF area, win insist that diminu-
tive Rhode Island and Delaware. which
Is hardly larger with It's 1000 square
miles, shall not have the same repre-
sentation IN the upper house as that
Of the mighty empire wrested from
Mexico In 1Si5.
Now. why should not Delaware an
ticipate the inevitable day when she
viii be commanded to unite her limited
destiny to that OF some greater neigh
Dor? That day Is certain to come, and
the question VIII not be left absolutely
to the will of Delaware. The inexoral)l,
law Of nature impels the smaller atoml
always towards a union with thi
larger OF greater magnetism. centrali
zation Is the tendency in the movemen
OF the entire universe. Delaware Ia
already exhibited a marked indifference
to her representation IN the Senate. ant
therefore. upon this ground her pcopl
might rather be glad to dispense wit
the sort OF political games that haN
been played on account OF senatorif
ambitions and cast her fortunes wit
her neighbor and best friend--the Com
monwealth OF Maryland
''The senatorial matter aside. how
ever, the simple logic Of affairs sug
gests and urges the union OF Delawar
with Maryland. Geographical acci
dents are often mighty In shaping com
p mercial incidents, and granting tina
there Is no such thing as accident. am
that all things were made for a specia
destiny, surely the divine intention
could not be manifested more clearl
In anything than In the fact that On
b bonds Of business commerce, ipdustr,
b and affectionate fraternity should bin
e the counties Of New Castle. Kent an
Sussex. I'm Delaware, and the two coun
ties of Accomac and Northampton. q
= Virginia. TO the Eastern shore OF Mary
land as fondly as that Eastern Shor
Is bound by ties OF closest and sweetes
wedlock TO the larger body Of Marylan
= west OF the Chesapeake bay.
b Great things commercially are
b store for the Eastern shore in the nea
future Baltimore's new. spacious
deep-water docks; the deeper bay chan
mel; the amazing growing commerce
the certainty Of direct railway connec
ton with the great West Northwes
Southwest, Mexican Gulf and Pacif
Coast. as evidenced by railway deve
, opments OF the last few days, and q
ship canal. which will inevitably lea
TO the commingling OF the waters Of n
3 Chesapeake and Delaware bays. mu
f: knit all Of Delaware and the Easter
- shore fragment Of Virginia more an
more closely 20 Maryland All "a
y Marylanders In spirit and sympati
q now. and the new commerce will pro
:. that the interests of Ell, In national a
fairs and relationship, can be FAR bett
conserved by an erasure OF absurd sta
" lines and Of separate state interes
3 which are grotesque. irrational and IA
cial from every viewpoint Of the civ
}. economies.
"The chief and intensive argument
that by the nature of things we a
made a people OF similar. concentrat
% and perfectly harmonious interes
y our futures are welded. and the wei
ing win constantly grow firmer.
the wisdom Of our combined peop
l. therefore. reject a slow but certain pr
,e cess Of evolution ana decide with spo
p taneity and enthusiasm upon uni
IN with such celebrity as Is compatible wi
y legal and constitutional limitations
III Attorney Says II Is Possible.
Replying TO the letter, "Attorne.
writes as follows.
Whether It be a logical result OF col
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