Evening journal., 1912-12-02
Views of Democratic Press
on Delaware SenatOrship

didates to be voted for in caucus by
the people through their Assembly
men, should now be engaged in to
the end that the very best equipped
man in Delaware today shall be sent
to aid in the great reconstructive work
of relief and progress awaiting him
at Washington under our new admin
istration
Believing that such discussion can
not be entered upon clearly and in a
thoroughly Democratic manner unless
we all act in public and do away
with what President-elect Wilson
calls whispered conversations on
public Matters the Delaware State
News desires to present to the Demo-
Gratis of Delaware for their considera-
tion at this time, Former Senator
Richard r. Kenney.
In urging Mr.. Kenney as the man
upon whom the Democrats OF Della
ware can most successfully and har-
moniously rely we desire to advance
three arguments which. if admitted,
must lead TO his selection.
First.-This senatorial seat belongs
to Kent county. BY her work for
Democratic success and being de-
prived so largely of the fruits of vic
tory, Kent should have the senator.
BY the reason of the fact that New
Castle county now has one senator,
and the governor, lieutenant-gover-
nor and Encouragement. BY reason
of the fact, also. that Sussex has the
retiring governor, the state treasurer,
the state auditor or comptroller' the
insurance and banking commissioner.
Kent county is left with but one Off
cial and his business interests are in
Wilmington.
Second.-This senatorial seat has
for sixty years, with the exception Of
six years when it was occupied by
Mr.. Higgins, the Accidental senator, "
a Republican, been held by a lower
Delaware man-one from either Kent
or Sussex and in close touch with the
States large and influential rural
population.
Third. That the whole country,
and State of Delaware needs at this
time its "brainiest," best-equipped,
most far-sighted, aggressive and pro-
gressive public man for the Senate.
I'm Mr. KenDey, we have the man.
Here is a man equipped by one term
of active experience in the Senate:
one who has kept in close and con-
stant touch with the rural population
of Delaware: has made her affairs
his affairs; has promoted new enter
prises here. has been to the forefront
in matters of progress: has grown in
the admiration and regard of the peO-
pie with whom he is in daily contact;
he has, at his own personal expense.
made close study of big International
problems like the Panama Canal
which he has visited several times +;
has studied, first hand, general tariff
and duty conditions; has made a
lifelong investigation of proper deve-
lopment of Army and Navy having
served his own State and done much
to upbuild its military.
And, indeed. it would be a blum
der to send to Washington at this
time some inexperienced man,
dark horse" The man needed must
go ar once to the bottom of matters
instead Of spending his first few
months in finding his way in and out
of the Capitol and getting acquaint-
ed"
The Democrats Of Kent county from
the best investigation we can make,
are for Mr. Kenney with remarkable
unanimity. Indeed within the past
ten years, particularly the past five.
Mr. Kenney has developed; and in
that growth as a man he has won
sturdy men as his friends. Personal
opposition to him in this, the capital
city, once heard from influential
Democrats, seems to have entirely
disappeared.
Finally, it is the belief OF this
newspaper which tries to speak in
the interests of the rural people OF
the State, among whom il so sub
stantially circulates, that Mr. Kenney
is the man because he received the
unanimous endorsement of the Demo-
Gratis of Delaware Through their AS
semblymen) on the completion of his
term in 1901; and again in 1903 when
he would have been sent back but
the Legislature was Republican.
II is a subject for mature thought
from now until the second Tuesday
in January And such thought we be-
lieve, will bring thoughtful men tc
see the subject as we are today pre-
senting it in this editorial.