Evening journal., 1896-09-29
LISA "REGULAR" PLEA.
He Wants Harmony and
Wants it Badly.
ADDICKs MUST STAND ASIDE.

HIS LIEUTENANTS SHOULD NOT
PERMIT HIM TO STAND in THE
WAY OF REPUBLICAN SUCCESS
AT SUCH A TIME AS THIS-HE
MUST LISTEN TO REASON.
If a prominent regular Republican of
Sussex county is to be permitted to
map out the line of the political con-
duct of j. Edward Addicks, harmony
will soon be restored and Addicks de-
posed This Is an extract from n long
letter received from him by an Ad-
dicks man of New Castle county, and Is
evidently part of a regular Republican
scheme to make Addicks more subser-
Went to the influence of his leading as
sociates:
"The news comes to us from New
Castle that there is absolutely no hope
or chance of Addicks permitting his
followers to make any arrangement by
which the Republicans will have a sim
gle state ticket. With Mr.. Addicks, it
is, and always will be, the same un-
compromising, obstructive and destruc-
tive policy, 'Addicks or nobody which
seems to be the one and only plank in
his political platform. The situation, in
my opinion, is simply this, that unless
you and other prominent men on your
side, take up and consider this matter
and make a demand on Addicks for a
different policy, our defeat in Novem-
Der is certain and sure and / will go
further with my opinion, that il we are
defeated this year the Republican party
in Delaware can have little or no
chance Of success for another ten years
at least. The whole matter has at last
come to the point where the best OF
Mr.. Addicks' followers must advise him
what to do. and insist on his doing it.
Our party must not be abandoned and
left to rot and die in this way. There
are some brave and fearless men In our
party, and enough, / believe, to protect
and save il. They will not so far forget
their gallant battles and rallies of the
past, that they can stand calmly by and
see the Republican flag trampled under
foot. Has our party no real friends? It
is now in great danger. It cries for
help. viii no one on your side step out
and boldly say this thing shall not be
done? Where are the men who formerly
inspired us with party love and zeal,
who taught us the glorious principles
of our party, and told us again and
again it's wonderful history? From the
high place it once occupied, our party
has been pulled down by a band of
corruptiOnists. The honor and very
souls of men are being trafficked in and
bought The only inducement these
despoilers of the purity OF the ballot
and traducers Of the sacred rights OF
citizenship, who claim to be in rightful
charge and command Of the Republican
organization OF our state, hold out to
IN, for
their cause, is for money cOnsidera-
tion. In this part of the state no man
is expected to vote the Addicks ticket
without pay. Are you people of New
Castle county willing to have IL pro-
claimed to the whole of our country
that Addicks has bought up our little
state; to have the body polite and en-
tire government turned over to a man
who does not know a single date OF
American history, or a page Of its his
tory of our own state-to man who
is without political honor, who de-
spises political parties, man who
cannot speak five minutes on any po-
litical subject were his neck TO depend
on it, a man who is ready to sell or
buy. to a man who has never given
utterance TO a single creditable or in
telligent political sentiment or express
sion, a man who is ever ready to be-
tray political confidence. God forbid
that the destiny OF Delaware rest in the
hands of such a creature!
1T cannot be that any considerable
number OF Republicans in Della
ware prefer the crushing and
continuous defeat OF their party
unless there is a complete and abject
surrender to Addicks. It cannot be that
all that the Republicans of Delaware
have striven and struggled for during
the past thirty years can be cOncen-
trated in this one man. To loyal Re
publicans, to those that know why they
are, and why they have been fighting
their party's battles, it cannot be that
they are blind to everything else eX-
cepting the elevation Of and the con-
quest of the Republican party and the
State of Delaware by Addicks. AS long
as he pursues his present methods, and
until it is made certain by
his own acts that he is a
Republican first, and for HIM
self afterwards, / believe there will be
enough people in Delaware to guard
successfully the sacred altar Of our
party, and prevent its capture and desc
Grafton by this man, or any other po-
litical adventurer coming into our
state. There are some Republicans in
Delaware, / am glad to say who prize
the honor and glorious history of their
party too highly to ever consent for il
to be used for base and selfish pur-
poses by any one man, or set OF men,
and certainly never by a man whose
methods bring the blush OF shame to
every honest man and good citizen OF
Delaware. In politics, Addicks may be
a Sampson, but like Sampson OF old
sooner or later he will pull down the
pillars and the temple will fall in
wreck and ruin upon him and his fol-
lowers. To me, this is the inevitable
and until the unfortunate comes (and
the sooner the better for the party
the star of hope and promise will cease
to gulue and cheer the Republicans OF
our state.
"Addicks stands on the political
track with his scowling and grim coun-
tenance; behind him stands gang OF
men masked and armed, and as the
Republican train comes onward he re-