St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-01
SEWELL, ADDICKS, ELKINS.
A Trio Of Plutocratic Politi-
clans Who Make the Hon.
est Heart Sick.
THE CAREER OF ADDICKS.
a Prospect Of the Everlasting
Disgrace Of Little Della
ware.


Special to the Globe
WASHING TON. Nov 80 The common,
everyday people who voted the Repub-
lican ticket a month ago and then went
wild hurrahing over the result, thinking
that their party had been changed
through defeat. are to be treated TO
most diSagreeable awakening. Instead
of victory for the people, the late elec-
tion is to be made a victory for the
milliOnaires and monOpolies. in Deia-
ware, New Jersey and West Virginia
senatorial contests are in progress which
are almost certain to result in sending
three more Brices to the United States
senate, the only difference being that
these three will be labeled "Republi-
can," and on party divisions will vote
with the Republican senators. On all
important questions they will, of course,
vote with Mr.. Brice
The three men who are the leading
"bidders' in the three states mentioned
above are: Ex-senator William j. Sew
ell, OF New Jersey, who has for more
than quarter OF century been
The Head Lobbyist
Of the PENNSYLVANIA railroad at Trenton
and Washington. and who for six years
represented that corporation in the
United States senate; Stephen B. Ell
kins, of West Virginia, the great coal
magnate and railway king. whose ca
reer in politics is known to almost every
one; the third of the lot, but the most
unfit and dangerous, is J. Edward Adj
dicks, OF Delaware. Mr.. AddickS lOOmed
up as a candidate because by the ex-
penditure of nearly 100000 he secured
the election OF One-thlrd of the mem-
bers of the Delaware legislature i'll the
DemOcratiC-cOunty of Sussex. Senator
Higgins and George Y. Massey, the real
Republican leaders. devoted their time
to working in the other two counties
where the Republicans had some show
ordinarily, but Mr.. Addicks went into
Sussex. and, after securing written
pledges from the ten Republican nomi-
nees, he furnished the money to buy the
votes needed to elect them.
Mr.. Addicks' residence In Delaware
Is for political purposes only, and CON-
menced only six years back. His money
was made in the purchase of gas plants
and the combinations he made with
them. His bribery and corruption have
been so open that there is possibility
of the decent Republicans combining
with the Democrats for the election of
some one else. Unless this is done the
state of Delaware will be disgraced by
the election of Addicks.
Michigan and Nebraska.
So much for the East. In the West
things are not much different. Million
alrc Mcmillan is certain Of reelection
in Michigan TO succeed himself, while a
lively auction is going on for the success
sion to the late Senator StOckbridge. Con-
gresham Burrows is candidate, but
he has no show to win, as he has no
money. The money Of young Mr.. Pat
ton, who has served few months by
appointment, will prove stronger than
the brains and the record of Burrows,
but happily there is prospect that
some other millionaire with more brains
than young Mr. Patton will outbid him.
In Nebraska the election of John NJ.
1huTston, the Union Pacific attorney,
seems assured. The Republicans in
that state seem to have forgotten all
about the gallant career of Senator Man
dersOn as soldier for the Union during
the war. Doubtless the three or four
small-bOre congressman from that state
will be just as violent in their denuncia-
tiOns of Pension Commissioner LCchren
and the administration for imagined
wrongs TO the old soldier as ever, but at
home the old soldier doesn't seem to
stand much show when the Union Pa
cifc is on the other side.
Resented Halls Remarks.
In his celebrated speech accepting a
denomination for congress at South St.
Paul, last September. Congressman Hall
vigorously called for a change in the
mode Of electilg United States sena-
tors. That portion of his speech was
published everywhere, and cost him the
support OF the leading managers Of his
party Decsuse they were hit. They en-
deay0red TO take away from MIN the
support OF tie Democratic national con-
gTeSsiOnal committee, and, while thew
were not successful in this, they were
able to do little damage in another
way.
That the speech of Mr.. Hall and the
declarations of the various Democratic
conventions in Mjnnesta for change
IN the way Of choosing senators were
right and are destined to become popu-
lar In the near future there is no doubt.
The election Of men like Sewell, Ad-
dicks, Elkins, Thurston, Mcmillan and
Patton would be absolutely impossible
If the people could vote directly on this
question. German would have gone
out Of the senate six years ago under a
system giving the people chance to
pronounce Judgment; Sherman would
have been retired long ago; Brlce would
never have broken into the capitol. nor
Quay, Dor Cameron, nor Murphy. nor
George Peabody WetmOre, the new SEN
at0r from Rhode Island, and nearly all
of the far Western milllonaires.
And for these reasons there Is and
will continue to be strong opposition to
any change in the method Of choosing
members of the United States senate.
The people, however, will take the bit
in their mouth in the near future, and
the change will come. The elections in
halt-doZen states next January will