Evening journal., 1912-12-03

other side that as Kent county had
the last Democratic Senator elected
in this State and at present has the
honor of having the Congressman
elect from this State, Kent county
had been fairly well and is fairly
well looked after. For our part, we
cannot consider Col. DUPONT, who at
present still continues to occupy
senatorial seat from Delaware, as the
representative of any country or OF
any part of the tsate, certainly not
of the Democratic party, the only
thing he represents in the Senate is
the largest amount of personal
wealth which any man in the stlts
has been able to accumulate.
We fail to see, Delaware being un-
represented in the United States Sem
ate at present except as above stat
ed that there is any claim by any
part oil the state now that any special
consideration should be given to what
part of the state a United States
Senator comes from. The State or
Delaware will have a representative
of her people in the Senate after the
4th of March, but only one. He wiz
be the Democrat to be elected by the
incoming legislature, which consid-
GRAFTON undoubtedly shows that the
third contention of our contemporary
is the one which needs discussion.
This third statement Of the State
News is that the whole country and
the State of Delaware needs at this
time It's "brainiest, best equipped,
most far-sighted, aggressive and pro-
gressve public man for the Sem
ate.
With that proposition we agree.
We do not intend to say anything
unkind or hostile to the gentleman
advocated ly the State News, but we
think we can suggest that the peo-
pie OF this state and the Democratic
members of the Legislature may be
inclined TO consider some other per-
son than the choice OF the State
News, admitting its third proposition
to be true. That IS a matter for the
Democrats of the State to consider
as to who is the best equipped man
and who would best serve the State
of Delaware in the position of United
States Senator at Washington. We
do not think the lower counties of
this state VIII have any fear that
should Mr.. Salisbury be chosen, he
will in any wise fail to understand
their wishes, needs OF conditions,
being in close touch with the whole
state by reason of his birth and resi-
dence in each county and of the close
relations he has had with the people
of every county in the state because
of his business, personal, profess
sional, political and property rela-
tions with them.
AS to the possibility Of satisfac-
h. in. h.
ton, It is hardly necessary to call at
tention to the fact which Is we'll
known that there is no man in the
state who has his personal acquaint-
ance and intimate relations with
those who will be members Of the
incoming Democratic administration,
and this because for the past year or
more Mr. Salisbury has been actively
engaged in furthering the candidacy
of President elect Wilson for the
nomination and i'm taking part ac-
lively in the National Campaign just
closed. IL is unlikely that any MEM
Der OF the incoming administration
will not have a close personal friend
ship with MIR Salisbury by reason
of the work he has done and the posi-
ton he has occupied in the pre-con-
vention fight for Governor Wilson IS
nomination and in the national cam
paign which has just terminated so
successfully.
Mr.. Saulshury's relation with this
newspaper are too close for us tc
laud him. or even to call attention
to what qualifications he has for the
! United States Senatorship, but we
think that We may safely say, with.
! out fear of contradiction, that the
people OF Kent and Sussex counties
/ will not be without feeling of pride
and satisfaction that he has been
1 able. snce leaving these counties as
/ q boy 10 obtain and maintain the
position he has in the city of VIII
mington and in the country at large
where probably no man has a wider
acquaintance and the personal regard
Of as many men Of prominence and
: Importance.
discussion along the line started
by the Delaware State News will no
lead TO rancor or to personal hostili
ties or factionalism. and while We ar,
on that subject. we might say tha
when Senator Kenney was elected {,
tie Senate by a combination Of al
the members of the Legislature op
losing Mr.. Salisbury, and then onl,
bY a bare majority of the caucus, MT
Sar sbury, we believe. was the onl,
one Of those voted for I'm the caucu
who went to Senator-elect Kenney.
Office and wished him success ant
high honor in the place to which ~
had been chosen