Evening journal., 1897-01-01

vote on age at the next election. For
get that you are men; forget that YOU
nave hearts to burst and souls to save.
Strike for your liberties. and after YOU
nave secured them send me the bill and
certificate of election to the United
States Senate. | will go to Washing
ton in butchers wagon, and the road
will be paved with the clay of those
who would rob me of what | have
bought and paid for.
Downey-But will our belligerencv
be recognized?
Addicks-I should say it will You
see the only reason that the belliger-
ency OF the Cubans is net recognized is
that the revolutionists have no civil
form OF government. With us It will
be different. As soon as we get in the
held we will form our rump Legisla-
ture and send our duly accredited am
bassador to Washington. OF course
we can { hope for much from the Cleve-
land administration because it's in ia
yor OF the present form of government.
but II Billy Mckinley don't recognize
us as soon as he is inaugurated wen
drop the fight here and march against
Washington Ii is useless to- div daily
with men like Cleveland and McKinley.
They must be given to understand that
they must mind what is told them. III
the Democrats elect a silver United
States senator the Cleveland admins
tration may recognize us forthwith.
and then Wen be In clover. MY diplo-
matlc agents in London, Paris. Berlin.
vienna, Madrid, Rome and ST. Peters,
Durg inform me by cable that there is
every likelihood of a general recogni-
ton IN Europe. Here is a telegram of
congratuiation from President Diaz. Of
Mexico. and an Oifer of troops from
General Hastings, the present governor
Of Pennsylvania. The car has written
me an autograph letter, requesting me
TO visit him in st. Petersburg as soon
rs | get through with my work of ex-
termination.
Kiuinger-Mr. Addicks, here is a
telegram announcing the shipment of
l2,OOO Martini-IIenn rifles. 1000 OOO
rounds Of ammunition. 80 Maxim guns.
and lS field pieces, together with one
car load of swords and epaulettes. two
car loads Of machetes and 81 tons of
dynamite. They will arrive in Dover
On Friday morning Also a telegram
from New York that the 1000 horses
Tor cavalry service, together with their
accoutrements. are on their way and
may reach here on Friday night. have
made all arrangements for provender.
Addicks-Good. AS soon as they get
mere put four or FIVE out on ex-Chan-
cellor WolcOtt's terrace and see how
he takes il. Those whom the gods
would destroy they first make mad.
charlie, go down to Roberts and tell
MIN to strike Off flaming posters call
ing for 1900 volunteers. If they
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make draft. Also wire to the Du-
Points, Tell them to rush along their
smokeless powder. Here they have
been working for me night and dav
FOR several months, and the uewspa-
pers have all been saying mat the
powder was for Spain. II is astonish-
ing how the average newspaper man
viii jump at a conclusion. Captain h.
L. Rice, former commander of Troop
b, will command the cavalry. / had a
talk with him at Ninth and Market
streets, in Wilmington, on Tuesday.
and it's all fixed.
ffaim-is our vengeance to extend
TO regular Republicans as well as to
Democrats?
Addicks-By all means. Bach. Bill
lany and that crowd is now endeavor-
ing TO sneak into our lines on a Frank
Alice basis, but any man with half an
Eye can see through their fimsy pre-
lense of friendliness. Shoot the whole
gang down on sight. I'll give 800 re-
ward TO any man who brings me the
scalps of Higgins and Bach with a GER
tihcate accompanying each.
Fraim-I'm not much of a. soldier. I
enlisted in the Salvation Army once.
but that was many years ago. Still. if
this is going TO be a general massacre.
| ask as an especial favor that Colonel
8enjamin Nields be turned over 10 my
tender mercies. / owe him a debt OF
gratitude for the manner in which he
engineered the settlement of the fight
over the Walker estate without the aid
5f me and Ned Bradford. I'll give him
two minutes in which to say his Now
| lay me, - and then-schweeti
Addicks-Bob, he is yours DO any
thing with him you like. Have you
any other request?
Fraim-fes, / would like TO put in a
good word for Ned Bradford. He's al
ways been a good friend to me and I'd
hate like l. to have him cut off in the
prime OF life With several cases in
which we are both interested stiu pend
ing. He's pretty good fellow. take him
altogether. ! never had "a man more
useful TO me ina the matter of prepar-
ing briefs
Watsoh-I protest against any mercy
being shown him. The greatest pleas
IRE of my life will be TO put Bradford
and Spruance to tho sword Didn't
they knife me and my colleagues in the
Constitutional Convention? Haven't
they been agin us all along? If every
fellow is to pick out two regular Re
publicans for mercy there won't be
half enough to go around and none of
them cut off, My friends. this must
be fight to the death. AS our leader
says, there must be no quarter given
or received. An, here comes Frank
Alice
Addicks-How are you Frank? What
do you learn?
Allee-ThOse Democrats arc going
TO seat Meredith and the whole burned
business. They're going to organize
both branches of the Legislature. and
refuse to have anything 10 do with us.
It's an Internal shame Here / had
picked ont my seat and everything Of
that kind and tonight 7 met John
Salisbury on the street and he saws: