The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-06

Mr.. EDITOR:-I am voter Of the State
of Delaware, and as such l am very much
concerned about the welfare of our dear
little State. We used to be as happy and
contentod set of mortals as could be
found anywhere on this beautiful earth of
ours. Did say happyS Yes, happy WhyH
Because handful OF men in Wilmington
could make our nominations, put up their
men in both the city and rural districts
and tell us follows to vote for them, and
we yotsd That made happiness The
handful that put up the ticket was happy,
and us fellows were happy, because we
were looked upon as good clean Republi-
cans of the first water, with no bad smell
or unpleasant odors arising from our
quarters.
The swell gents with the long coats and
new breeches took us by the hand and
made an awful ado over us. Made us
think We were even greater and grander
than they themselves. They were happy
because they fooled US, andwe were happy
because we wero fooled. But now it Is all,
somehow, changed, That blasted Addicks
has come down TO Delaware and done the
dog.o meanest things you ever heard of.
He first built big house here in Will
mington, spent lots of money, employed
lots of men to work for him; but just
think of it, the kind Of men that worked
for him wore overalls and had their sleeves
rolled up, and there wasn't one with
long coat and new breeches in tho lot
Well, when he got that house up he called
1t gas house, and wanted to take all the
water out of the river and make 1t into
that internal gas he Is always talking
about, because 1t Is cheap.
Now, us fellows who have to work,
wanted cheap gas, and wanted work, but
that don't make much difference what q
poor man wants. But Addicks, he Is get
ting worse and worse all the time. l see
by your paper that be has bought the gas
works ut New Castle, and Is going to
spend lot Of money down there He will
put all the working people to work to en-
large the works so he can furnish New |
Castle with gas for fuel. Now Mr.. Edi- |
tor, am about tired Of this thing. The
next thing We know he will need so much |
water at New Castle to make his gas and |
he will take it from the river, and then |
the big boats can't come from Jersey and
bring us any watermelons.
Now, Mr.. Editor, wish you would have
q committee appointed to go aud sec Ad-
dicks and tell him us fellows are tired Of
him, and that the men that woro the long
coats and new breeches are tireder of him
than we are.
Now Mr.. Editor, we read him out Of the
party. We thought that would fix him,
but it didn't do any good. Then we sent
him out to St Louis, but he didn't have
any place to sit down. We thought that
would end him. but it didn't, he just came
back home, smiled about it and bought
gold mine. Then some people asked him
out to Hockessin to address meeting and
when he got into that meeting, there was
a lot of nice people Jumped up and howled
halloed and wouldn't speak to him nice
and they acted like they say the people
did at the convention at Dover on the l2th
of May, but guess that can't be SO, cause
l have always heard that Hockessin peo
pie behaved well when they were away
from home.
Everybody said that would stop Addcks
but it didn't. He just went to work and
put Il ticket in the field; then the Demo
Gratis said he didn't have any right to be a
anyhow, and when We heard
that We all laughed and said that will kill
Addicks, but 1t didn't. He just laughed
quiet laugh and went down to New Castle ,
and bought their gas mill, Now, Mr.. Ed /
ltor, we have done all these things, and it
hasn't done any good as can see, and as
you keep printing shop, and sell papers ,
and must be q pretty smart kind Of a
chap yourself, l wish you would go up
and see this man Addicks and just tell
i'm in kind way to please take his gas
mill and go over to New Jersey with it,
BECAUSE if he stays here he will only keep
loing something, and | ain mighty much
afraid that the next thing We know he
will be In the United States Senate.
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