Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-15
NOT AMATTER OF SENTIMENT
Republicans on the Sena-
torial Situation.
1T IS AN AFFAIR OF BUSINESS
What Addicksism in Local
Politics Means.
An Open Confession That the State of
Delaware mas Been Sold for Money
Not Surprising That Respectable Re-
pubiicans Feel Chagrined.

In the local news feature of the next
United States Senatorship, talking as
one citizen does to another, the Republic
can cry to his Democratic neighbor,
"Oh, give us rest now. You have
talked enough about bribery" is all
very well.
There is no reason for surprise OF the
exclamation. 1t means just as much of
chagrin over the truth of the charge as
IL is a cry to be excused from denuncia-
tion.
But us II stands now and as the Re-
publican party in Wilmington and
throughout the State of Delaware has 10
look at it the position is not one of senti-
ment or feelings. The Addicks. Higgins
position before the people is one of
business and facts. The Republican
organs of this city and Of the State con-
NSede that the Claymont millionaire is
entitled to the goods he paid for. They
do not deny that he paid hard cash for
the honors. In fact the city Republican
papers carefully publish letters openly
demanding what they describe as
Addicks' rights aud ask for the with
drawal of Senator Higgins.
1t has come to this that the Republican
party makes open confession that the
State has been sold for money, and that
rather than allow Democratic victory,
which, in the absence of an expenditure
of large sums of money In the lower
counties at least, would have been
sure, the Republican campaign manage
ment overly decided to ask Mr.. Addicks
in. Incidentally of course the trouble
now is that he is requiring every title Of
the bargain being kept, and that all to
his own advantage personally, leaving
nothing to Mr.. Higgins.
That the decent Republicans of Will
mington should feel chagrined over this
is no matter of surprise. They vince
over the fact that now at last they have
given over their State for the first time
in its glorious history and placed it in
the disgraceful list of degraded State
hood that for the future is open for sale
on the national bribery market. Della.
ware is blacklisted forever and the guilt
lies at the door of the Republican party.
II is the record before the whole world.
And that is the real reason for the cry
Of chagrin, "Oh, give us a rest now.
You have talked enough about bribery |"
The advent Of Mr.. Addicks on the
field of Delaware politics means some
thing entirely different from the politi.
cal management and direction Of affairs
as 1t has existed hitherto with either of
the leading parties.
II is, or will be, it should be said,
clean.cut business affair There is no
sentiment whatever about it. New
England custom of paying for and re-
ceiving value therefor will rule. In fact
there will be no politics at ALL II will
he finance and the moving Of all en-
ginery to the end of maintaining power.
1t will be cold calculation. Whoever
has power or influence has the equiva-
lent for which Mr.. Addicks' lieutenants
will deal or will pay any attention to.
For instance, the liquor interest, always
u condition in politics, has, it is stated,
already moved across to the Republican
side. The new business political ad.
biinistration will take proper care of it
and will give all the guarantees against
State legislative encouragement of the
Prohibition party which, it is now
rumored, the liquor interest fears.
That interest, it is openly stated, def
nitely refused to give the aid it has
done hitherto In the campaigns to the
party then in power. The liquor inter-
ests is a business aggregation and would
naturally line up where its interests
could best be protected, or have promise
of such protection.
With Mr., Addicks in the saddle all
patronage, State, national, county and
city, as far as it is possible, will be for
those who will and can give guarantees
for the millionaire support through
thick and thin. No political sentiment
enters into the bargain. Service must
be rendered for position, and Democracy
or Republication will not be known.
As stated, it is a new administration
of matters. 1t will be syndicate
thoroughly drilled and held in line for
whatever orders may be issued from Mr.
Addicks. Sentiment or opinion on
tariff or other public question will
have no bearing or influence except as
the chief may, in his judgment, use the
terms as an assumed cloak for further
Ing his personal policies of financial
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. In one word, Della
wgfeans must now say good-by to all
public questions and the consideration
of them. The State of Delaware is
mortgaged for the special benefit, for
the next six years, of one person, j.
Edward Addicks, and in his interests