Evening journal., 1912-12-16
Democratic and Republican
Views on u. S. SenatorShip

gan of Mr. Willard Salisbury, its
candidate for United States Senator,
devotes considerable space in an at
tempt 10 show that its candidate
should be elected because as Il
claims, he was from the first
staunch advocate Of the nomination OF
Woodrow Wilson, and did much TO Sc
cure Governor Wilson's nomination
and election, as though the chief quail
ifcation Of a United States Senator
should be that he stands in with the
President When il comes to that,
the fact is that there are other DEM
Ocrats in Delaware who advocated
the nomination of Woodrow Wilson,
we believe before Mr. Willard Sauis-
bury thought of il, and who took most
active parts in the nomination and
election of Governor Wilson, and VINO
have. besides, the other qualifications
for the Office of United States Sena-
tor.
The Democratic members Of the
Legislature will mistake their mis-
sion IL they allow themselves to be
deluded into thinking the party has
/ but two or three or four men who
should be considered and from among
whom a man should be chosen for
United States Senator. The fact IL
! that dozen will not count the avail
able. we'll qualified and deserving
Democrats, all of whom should be
considered. II is not the qualification
OF the personal ambition of any man
or the payment of a debt that should
| be considered, but the best interests
of the state and the nation and incl
! dentaly the Democratic party.
We reprint in this issue two editor
ials, one OF the Washington Post and
the other of the Every Evening. which
reminded many Delawareans of a
rather nasty piece OF troachery and
personal spite of a Delaware Demo.
crat who has for many years beer
more or less prominent in Delaware
politics. We do not pretend that We
do not know who this traitor is be-
cause we have been familiar with the
facts since the occurrence. So Ions
as the party was facing such outside
dangers as Addickism and duPontisn
il was better TO refrain from expos
ing such a straitor. but when the par
ty has come into power so far at leas
as to be able TO elect a Uniteg
States Senator. and such a man IL
an aspirant for that great Office, Il II
time the Democrats of the state knew
the facts.
The present editorial writer Of tn
State Senatinel seems strangely unfa
miliar with Delaware political history
II says that the claim that tn
Senator 10 be elected be sus
ceed Senator Richardson should com
from Kent county is contrary to tn
policy Of the Democratic party whei
it was in undisputed control Of IN
State that Senators Bayard and Ora
served togethed for nearly 20 years
and both OF them were residents q
New Castle county. AS is known b
most people and has been pointe
out by other papers Senators Bayar
and Gray never served together a
z all. Senator Gray was elected to suy
4 ceed Senator Bayard when the latte
! went into Cleveland's cabinet an
Senator Salisbury served from th
70 lower counties until he was succeede
by Senator Higgins. because of th
Z failure of Kent and Sussex countiG
to agree on a Republican. The fai
= is that the coming vacancy is OF
. that Kent and Sussex are entitled {
Il and the Democratic members fro
5 these counties. constituting % Of Il
y % Democratic members will be shor
q sighted and foolish TO surrender Il
u right to hll the place with a low
X county Democrat