Evening journal., 1897-09-22
MANHOOD VS.. MONEY.


at the first fitting opportunity, advance
definite terms which they deemed best
suited to bring about reunion with
the regular Republican party without
either organization doing violence to its
self-respect and political convictions
When that opportunity was afforded
them, they submitted to the considera-
ton Of the representatives Of the regu-
lar Republicans a paper containing
proposition which they knew could
never be accepted and which clearly
demonstrated that their sole object In
making their overtures Of peace was toI
entrap their political opponents into
giving their sanction TO a scheme which
would mean the perpetuation and sal
walton Of political system which is al
most dead Of its own rottenness, and
the destruction OF an organization
which contains within itself all that isI
left of the true Republican party of the
State of Delaware. Happily the snare
was discovered in time to permit the
regular Republican conferrees to retire
gracefully under the protecting shadow
OF the excuse that their powers were
such that they must consult with their
State Committee before binding their
organization to such an agreement.
In less than aweek the conferreeswill
meet again, and it will devolve upon
the representatives of the regular Re-
publican party to present to the repre-
sentatives of the Union Republican
party an answer to the proposition COW
ering such sinister purposes. 1t does
not require a prophet to foretell what
that answer will be. With self-preser-
walton as the first law Of nature, It can
only be a fiat refusal to meet the Union
Republicans upon the grounds and lines
they have selected for their own per
petuation. To apportion the delegates
according to the Union Republican
plan would be to give to j. Edward Ad-
dicks and his henchmen complete con-
troll of the convention, as well as of the
State Committee and minor branches of
the party organization. The election Of
the delegates to attend that convention
would be a special one not coming
within the scope Of the primary cleo
tion law, and the Addicksites could
well afford to spend large sums of
money to save themselves from the ut
ter ruin and dissolution which now
threatens them. knowing full well that
no power could bring them to book for
their violation of the spirit If not the
letter of the law A burned child breads
fire. The regular Republicans have
had bitter experience. They know the
power OF the rich mans purse upon
their own political destinies. They are
still smarting from the effect Of the un-
holy use of that power against them
selves. Their experience tells them
that they might just as well disband as
to enter into serious negotiations with
men who have done all in their power
to destroy the Republican party and to
debauch the manhood Of Delaware.
They have placed themselves unequivo-
cally on record as being opposed to Ad-
dicks and Addicksism, and to recede
from that position would be to stultify
themselves and to forfeit public re-
spect.
The race Of Addicksism is already
run. There was a time when a mar
guilty Of bribery could depend upon tn,
political prejudices found in the jury
box to stand between him and the
prison cell which he would so deserved
ly occupy were justice meted out K
him. But that time has passed. Neither
grand nor petit juries have any longei
anything to do with determining th'
guilt or innocence Of this class Of crimi
nails. That power is now vested in tn
judges themselves. II has been salt
that TO serve the ends Of justice an in
nocent man should always be tried b,
judges and rogue by jurors. Thi
holds as good In cases of bribery as Il
any other The very minute that tn
Constitutional Convention made ar
tele 8, of the new Constitution, a par
OF our organic law, it signed the deaf
warrant of the Union Republican part
and effectually damned the flood {
corruption which had followed in II
train. The power Of the almighty do
lar as q potent factor in our state pol
tics was destroyed and the Union RI
publican party was demonetized, so
speak, and robbed OF its great and onl
argument It was conceived in corrul
ton, born of venality and nurtured
infamy.
Men who braved juries will not bray
judges Their cowardly souls have
profound respect for personal safety.
long as they could outrage public d
cency with practical immunity fro
well-deserved punishment they put {
a bold front and told their would
prosecutors to do their worst. No
they will find new and menacing cond
tions confronting them. They will fl
themselves so beset with self-constitu
ed conservators Of public peace and m