Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-20

As, to be- hated, needs hut TO be seen;
Yet seenttoo oft, familiar with her face,
We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
-Aterdadcr Pope.
It is nearly six years since there came
sumbling head over heels into the circus
ring of the Delaware Republicans, a
new actor who appeared to be of |
the comic kind. No one had seen
or heard of him before. His name
was not upon the bills ANNOUNCE
ing the performance. He smiled and
bowed; took serio-comic step or two |
and announced, al am candidate for
United States Senator" Who in the
world is he? What part of the show is
this1"
The Senatorial aspirant was J. Ed
ward Addicks. He had summer house
near Claymont. He was millionaire.
That was ALL MIR. Treat shrugged his
shoulders; Mr.. Massey smiled Mr..
Higgins sneezed; and everybody in Del
aware gave hearty gutfaw. Delaware
did not sell seats in the United States
Senate, We had heard rumors of such
things in other States less proud of their
record and less tender of their honor.
But Delaware had had George Read,
Louis McLane, Rodneys two, Claytons
three, Bayards four, and Saulsburys
two. Scholarships were not for sale in
just this latitude and longitude. Ad-
dicks was joke immensely amusing to
Democrats and not little Notifying to
Republicans.
The fight waxed hot and stubborn be-
tween Massey and Treat; and, while
they shook the tree, the plum dropped
Unexpectedly upon the coverlet of the
bed to which the responding Higgins
had retired for sleep.
The Republicans expressed general
and very decent hatred for this "monster
of so frightful mien;" it was their first
view of the proposition to buy the
Senatorship.
l But this actor was not altogether
clown. His desire to be Senator was
genuine and deep-rooted In its gratifi-
cation money was no object He was
Y tempter of no mean order. If tho acct
dental and evanescent ma; ority that the
Republicans had in the Legislature,
would not sell him the seat he wanted,
suppose he furnished the money to buy
them permanent power; how about it
I then?
Il In 1890, his purse was open. Their
fingers went in, and went in pretty
deep. They would take the money; but
they winked as they took it. Addicks
was playing the goose to be plucked.
A fool and his money is soon parted, !"
thought they, "for this man can never
hope to be Senator from Delaware"
However, they spent his money, or a
part of it at least, for it has been whis.
pered that some of them pocketed a
part. They were by that time familiar
enough with the monster to "endure' it.
In 1899 Senator Gray's seat was at
stake. Addicks' candidacy was no
longer a joke. He had risen into a
serious fact in Republican politics. He
said, as he had said four years before,
81 am candidate for United States
Senator" He and Higgins were now
well met. Money was still no object to
Addicks. Did he not give $4,000 to
buy votes that year? And they thought
they had won by the power of Addcks'
dollars. General Wilson became the
joker, and telegraphed news Of the vic.
tory before vote had been counted
SO far as Addicks was concerned, his
deal was nearly made. They We're
willing to let him have his senatorial
toy. "Poor fellow, he has fairly paid
for it," they said. 1--WE will send him
in Gray's place" They had learned tc
''pity" the monster.
The election now comes around again,
In the most practical way Addiclls has
Sqld to Higgins face; Il am still ,
Vldidate for United States Senator.
} Brgors! What cold pain is shooting
avn Higgins spinal cord 1t is surely
no joke to him now. His party seem
- ready to embrace the 'monstern and hu!
him to her fayoring breast. "Wny,
say some of them "the Republics
party supports Higgins, while Addick
supports the Republican party" Thu
Addicks has risen to dominate the Re
publicans. His star is high in thei
political armament,
As for Delaware, she says now, as sh
said six years ago, that she is too prou
OF her record and too tender of her homo
to sell one of her seats in the Unite
States Senate.