Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-01-07
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From the howl that fs made through
The Democratic press against y. Edward
Addicks, . candidate FOR United States
Senator from Delaware, Il becomes almost
. question for debate whether he does not
come nearer an eccentric crank than the
high-mindsd, honorable gentleman tina.
be 10 shown 70 BE-.
What b there IN Mr.. Addicls' career 10
cause this sudden fear and trembling In
the ranks OF the Democracy OF Delawsrts
He has for eleven years been quiet, I'M
assuming citizen OF Brandywine hum
dred, paying heavy taxes upon property
which be owned, without complaint He
went unostentatiously and quietly back
and forth 10 Philadelphia, New York and
Boston, attending to business which has
prepared In his hands and which has
doubled his profits so often that now he is
said TO be several times millionaire.
There surely was NO harm in this. His
character for honesty and morality is an
Assailsble. Then what 10 the matter with
Mr.. Addickei He has announced himself
- candidate for United States Senator
any harm In this? Oh, but he ID wealthy
and will buy his election, win he? Has
he offered TO buy anybody ia Delnwars7
Has he done more than other candidates
have been doing 10 inRrafIaie himself into
the good graces Of De awareanss Has
anybody been bought yet, or Is there any
body for sala9 Can any Of these questions
be answered In the aflirmativel II they
cannot, where Is tho great objections to
Mr.. Addicks3 Oh, but he Is not known
by the people OF Delaware. Is this an
oifense7 On the other hand, there arc
others too well known, and there are
maiiy good men in Delaware, Republl-
cana, who have never been known in
politics simply because they have been
anowed under for many years by an ava
ianche Of Democratic assessment and col
lection frauds.
The truth Of the matter is just this,
Mr.. Addieks sees chance to redeem
Delaware from Democratic rule. The
late election was the point OF departure
rom the old Democratic mocrings. The
barnaeles are TO be knocked from the old
ship OF state and abe Is TO be trimmed out
In Republican colors and manned by Re-
publican seamcD.
Mr.. Addicks wants to have hand In
this work and he has offered his services
10 the Republican party for that purpose
He look ed ahead and he saw possible
deadlock In the election of United
States Senator. IL vas an honorable am.
bitlon that moved him 10 offer himself AZ
a compromise Candidate. There may bt
no hope OF Mr.. Addiek's election now hui
there may be In the future. This much
can be said for Mr. Addicks without CO.
pousiDg his candidacy, this much is due
MIN as candidate.
But Mr.. Addlcks has money and he
will throw It into the campaigns and con.
troll votes, do you sayi Very likely hi
may do ~ other candidates have done
II he did not contribute largely TO deiray
the expenses Of campaign he would bl
thought merecnary and mean.
Let Democratic candidates who hav,
contributed largely for campaign pnr
poses cast the frat stone ct Mr. Addleks
Have the Democrats no Standard Oh
eenstor from Ohio, aud Senate
from California beth OF untoli
wealth, who are charged with buying
their way Into tho gsnase2 Have they
not Senator from Indiana and one from
New Jersey whose rights ere yiteatet
with fraud? Are these the men VIII.
sniff danger IN the distance when Re
publican with a few millions at his bael
offers himself for an ONCE In Delawarel
To sum up the situation, MIR. Addlcks
Is only exercising citizens right In be
coming candidate for United State
Senator from Delaware, and In the fat
and lea itimate prosecution OF his objee
he Is entitled to fair and respectful con
sideration.
The REPUBLICAN has not eepoused hl
cause nor the cause of any other candl
date. The man who is competent ant
honest, the man who can do the most 70
the material interests OF Delaware, AM
after that the man who can do most d
keep Delaware Republican State, is th
, man the Republicans of Delaware need :