Evening journal., 1896-05-09
Rsnplnr the whIrIwlnd.


The Republican party sowed the wind;
10 is reaping the whirlwind. The forces
which It invited for its salvation are
working It's destruction. The hospitali
Ties Of the Republican household have
been accepted and outraged; the guest
threatens to dsvour the host and In
abort time nothing but ruin will remain.
There was a time when elections in
Delaware were comparatively lnexpen-
slve. When a man could vote according
TO the dictates Of his own conscience.
without fear OF intimidation or the se-
ductive wiles OF the vote buyer In
those days the state was Democratic by
nearly 1900 majority. in spite Of the
repeated efforts of the Republicans to
alter the condition OF things and gain
the assendency.
Finding that the state could not be
won by honest msAns, they eagerly &C
cepted the tender made by j. Edward
Addicks to supply the funds necessary to
carry the State by debauching the elsc
torate. They used him and his money
without stint, but Democratic principles
we're too deeply grounded In the Dsls
ware heart and mind TO be uprooted IN
one or two elections But year by year
this campaign OF corruption reduced
the Democratic maj ,rity until the State
hung In the balance Bg that time the
Rspubl ans, who had invited Addicks
and his money, had catered so literally
to the venality OF the voters that they
could not carry on campaign without
large sums Of money for the purchasable
class OF electors who had slowly but
surely raised their standard OF value In.
d,llars aud csnts until their demands
were almost too great 20 meet.
Then the thought occurred to Addicks
that II he could buy the state for others
he could buy It for himself. be had ne
sooner announced his determination to
do so than those who had been using
him and his wealth to accomplish their
own ends turned upon him and
denounced him as a foreigner, a bood lei
and everything elss that was bad
Knowing the potency of his purse against
the Democrats they naturally feared It's
influence when directed against them
selves Then they endeavorsd to rid
themselves OF him. but he would moi
permit himself to be driven out HI
stuck to the party like leach aud SLOWLY
but surely sucked the lifsblood from the
party which had been 50 prone to glv'
him shelter and couutensnce
Bsing dlstrustful OF his former disburs
Ing agents be sought others in whom h
reposed confidence. Then began tn
work Of dislntegration. He turned hi
purse against those who had once 8
eagerly dipped their fingers in it. and hi
golden dribs soon honeyoombed th
Republican electorate just as they ha
formerly worn away the Democrat
msjority in the state he organized hi
own county. hundred aud ward commit
tees; established separate headquartei
and soon gained recruits in large nun
bers. Each year increased his strengs
until finally be felt himself In q posltio
to set up states and play rule or rui
policy whenever and wherever he desire'
he sven went so far as to block Il
election OF Uaited States Senator.
HIS former Republican friends raue
against him They denounced him as =
arch traitor and read him out Of q
psrtY. He went right on making al
executing his political plans and wei
coming the hungry. the sore-hesded. Il
weary. the needy and every other cond
tion Of Republicans to his camp.
Now we have him threatening th