The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-30

Souo piiheeu ~ liio sunuIy pnper In tn
State (a5 we'll us elsewhere, } against n N
concerning Mr.. J. Edward hddioks. a res
4ent OF Ciaymont 10 the county Of New
Chetie, In the state OF Dela ware who has
seen proper to announce himself a candi
GATE Tor the oilics of United S,ates Sena
tor subject to tho decision OF tue maiori
" OF Tho Senate and House OF Kspresen.
tatives OF the StGte OF Dea ware, when the,
Will convene In joint session for tic Dur
pose OF electlng u Senator OF the Unitet
statee III january next. for the term oil
six years, at which tlme this term fol
which the Hon. Anthony Higgins wa
elected to serve will expire. prompt nj
to reply thereto. The right of any citizs,
OF the State OF Delaware OF lawful age. tt
oner himself as candidate for the Office
OF United Statas Senator from tile Stat,
cannot be controverted.
Any attempt TO vlliify or bellttle tht
Reputation, Or qualifications OF any oia Of
such candidates ny any other candidate OF
by tho friends Of either Of the Candidate.
seeking such Office. for his or their owl
self ACCOMPLISHMENT. is a low base. mean.
contemptibls act. The unjust ne wspape
attacks made against Mr.. Addlcks by the
supposed friends Of rival Candidate fol
SAID oilice. forcibly reminds me OF The
ciamor OF the mob who selEed Jesus
Christ and brought Him before Pontll,s
fiiate 10 force his conviction and crusi.
nctlon. When Christ was brought belors
Plate and The accusation of the mob mad
been made against the accused, Plate OK.
claimed Il ilud no fault In thls man
Then 1t was that the rabbls cried out "a ore
vehementy than ever. "A way with him
cruelty Him cruelty Him r. And these
newspaper correspondents and newspaper
editors, who hHvo tulIon it upon them.
selves to slander. abuse and villify j. I'D
ward Addlcks, simply because he seeks Ia
represent the State OF Delaware Ia the
ceive the condemnation of every good,
well meaning citizen of this State, re.
gardiess OF his own political affiliations
Ino cruelhxion OF Christ did not prevent
ms disciples from thereafter firmly estab.
iishing the christian religion and extend.
ing IL TO the Known nations OF the world.
anu the persecution OF j. Edward Addiuks
by the lriends Cor supposed fllends) OF
any other candidate for the Office OF
United States Senator from Della ware. in.
stead OF gaining friends for rival candl.
date, Will lessen the support of his rival
md inure to tho advantage Of the sian.
dered. abused and prosecuted Candidate
for eaid office
have personally known Senator Hig.
gins Tor many years. He has for the past
SIX years illled the Office of u. s. Senator
with marked ability, but hIs term OF ofllce
Will expire with the eomlug session OF
congress. which meote In session In
much right to put himself In nomination
now as Mr. Higgins had In opposition to
Mr.. Massey and Mr.. Treat, his rival candi.
dates for that Office In January. 1889, At
the time MIR. Higgins was selected in
caucus he received In said caucus, from
the let to the 26th ballot. but two votes
Mr. Massey OH all of these ballots receIy.
ers, |.
During oil this time, Mr.. Massey re.
quifeu but one more vote to make him
the nominee by the Republican caucus
ior United States Senator. through the
determination OF this one man who de.
clared lie would not vote for Mr.. Massey
u lie was selected as the caucus nominee,
the votes heretofore cast for Mr. Mus.
soy were on the eth ballot cast for Mr..
higgins by Mr.. Masseys friends, to pre-.
vent tho election of a Demo ocratlc senator.
NOW MIR. Nassey's friends In that CAUCUS,
and the great mass OF the Republicans
~ Delaware who were In favor Of Mr..
Massey's election to the Senate of the
United States had lust cause to com plain
OF the slaughter of Massey and the cleo.
aon OF Higgins, by one single man hold.
ipn at doilanos and overriding the choice
OF Inembers out OF 10 constituting the
caucus. lay no blame on Mr.. Higgins
personally for the defeat OF Mr. Massey.
Now did Mr. Masseys friends after the
accidental selection OF Mr. Higgins in
1889 rush Into the newspapers ana abuse
and Willy Mr. Higgins, because their
onndlueto VINO was undoubtedly the
choice OF very large majority Of the
Republicans Of Delaware, was by some
ms aterious manipulation defeat ted by one
man boiling the Republican caucusY
They did not but they have ever since
that time inbored as earnestly and ardent.
~ FOR the success OF the Rapublicun par
~ In this State as they ever did previous
TO the campaign. OF 1888 And now IL la
an outrageous and dlsgraceful aeL
Tor the supposed frlecds OF any candl.
date Tor Senatorial honors to villify and
abuse j. Edward Aidicks. who is now
seeking TO represent this State II: the
Senate OF the United States. Some OF the
newspaper correspondents huve gone so
Tar ns TO announce that In case Mr. Ad.
dicks ehould receive a majority OF the
caucus vote the Republican minority of
said caucus should refuse to support him
u the Joint meeting OF both houses OF the
General Assembly. which nndoubtedly
means that to defeat MIR. Addicks they
you'd advise combination with tho
Democratic members thereof to do SO.
sven IL such com bination should select a
Detno nocratlc Senator from this State. Did
Mf, Masseys friends advise or recon.
mend any such action to defeat senator
Higgins election to the Senate In Ja nuary,
1887 They certainly did not do so.
j. Edward Addioks Is n life long Repub-
ncpn. q resident OF this State for tho
past " years. he 10 msn Of large landed
interests In New Castle County and pays
. large cum OF money for tnxes thereon.
The very fact. that from comparat! yely
poor boy. he has accumulated many
millions of dollars In business In the oaat
twenty years, shows that he Is man OF
extraordinary sagacity and financial abill.
". Tho writer OF this article Ia personally
acquainted With j. Edward Addicks and
fra ~
toutside OF politics) and can trntbfully
say that have never met with socially.
or transacted business for more prompt
afiable geninl social or shrewder buslDess
nnn and II is on this account TINT | en-.
tirely unsolicited by him or any other
person have seit 1t to by my duty to pro.
test against the unjust and elanderous
communications and editorials which |
have been published to injure his repufa,
tion with tho view OF defeating hIf election
10 the Senate OF the Unitsd States. have
voted the Republican ticket since the |
party iirst nominated National eandI. |
dnte. when there were but a very small |
number OF persons In Delaware who had |
the courage to vote to endorse tho fuuda,
mental principles laid down In It's plat. |
form adopted In it's first National Con.
vention in 1856.
1 have Botwritten this artIeIe with tba nv
pressed view OF opposing MIR. Higgins re-.
eiecllon to the Senate. Ii majority OF
the Republican members OF the (;enerai
Assembly cast their votes for him, 1 will
cheerfully acquiesce In their cholce az
fhey were elected by Republican ballots,
hhd are presumed ut least to represent
the sentiments OF the Republican party
Of this State. II on the other hand a ma
!orlty OF the General Assembly shali elect
,. Ed ward Addicks TO seat In the Senate
Of the United States. every Republican n
should respect the choice OF such majority
and uphold cir actions. Personal abuse
of candidate for Office by rival oandI. |
late, or his adherents especially such ad. |
nsrents as hope to secure lucrative politi. |
cal appointments under the man they
Seek to elect are 10 rule the class OF per- |
Sons who vilify. abuse and attempt to |
npdsrrate the standing or qualifications
Of rival candidate for their own special |
and their own zeal to injuro |
another, theo will find. is plainly demons. |
lrated 10 the masses of our citizens The |
attempt to cruelty an aspirant for office |
BY personal abuse through the public |
press or otherwise. will rally many per.
Ions to the ardent sup pport OF the abused |
Hho would have remained Inactive, II no |
porsenel attacks had bseu made auainst