Smyrna times., 1897-07-07
Mr.. ADDICKS-A PROPHECY.


Mr.. ADDICKS-A PROPHECY.
One of Our citizens in looking over
the contents of his desk recently. found |
a copy of the SMYRNA TIMES bearing
the date of Jan. 9th, 1899. In exami-
ming the paper he discovered an arti-
Gle headed "Addick's Candidacy in
which it was stated he had the endOrs-
ment of the Daily RepuJJic0n, Freie
PrcSSc (Germau paper and the Mil
ford UrOnicle. In the article is the
following taken from an interview of
Mr.. Addicks which our citizen regards
as a prQphecy, and asks us, with this
idea in view, to reproduce it as fol-
lows:
Yes" he said, sit is true that I am
candidate as stated. l have a coun-
try residence at Claymont, and 1 re-
turned to Delaware last November to
vote for General Harrison. | am ma
tive of Pennsylvania, and resided in
Philadelphia for many years, but some
y
there and bought a country seat at
ClaymOnt, where my family have since
resided in summer. A couple of years
ago we came to Boston to pass the win
ter on account of my gas interests here,
but | am still a citizen of Delaware.
"Just what is the political situation
there nOw?" was asked.
''In Joint convention the Republicans
have a majority of two. decided to
enter the lists as a candidate for the
Senate because / saw a chance for a
dark horse and because / believe the
election of some new man to the Sen
ate is essential to keep Delaware Re-
publican State. [ do not antagonize
any of the other candidates.
"WhO are the leading aspirants?"
"There are three-Charles H. Treat,
formerly of Maine, who is manufac-
urer; George V. Massey, of Dover, a
lawyer, and the attorney of the Penn
sylvania railroad, and Anthony Hig
gins, of Wilmington, also lawyer. It
is sort of Kilkenny cat fight, and the
election of any one of them would i'm
peril Republican supremacy in the
state. A new man is needed to hold
the State, which l regard as the first
step toward breaking the solid south.
I am greatly interested in the success
of the Republican party, and 1 feel that
by my election Delaware can be kept
Republican State, while the election
of any one of my opponents would
make its retention very uncertain
on account of their relation to the fac
tiOnal contests in the party. The young
men have shown n disposition to rally
around me and 1 shall go to Dover
next Monday to remain until the con-
vention is over"
The same issue of the TIMES has an
editorial in reference to Mr.. Addicks
and the article in question, which reads
MS follows;
A new factor in Delaware politics
has appeared in the person of J. Ed.
ward Addicks, of Claymont. Two
weeks ago there were hardly dozen
| persons outside his immediate vicinity
in the State who knew there was such
n man in existence; now he aspires to
be Republican leader and is reaching
out after its first place of honor,
the SenatOrship. Mr.. Addicks is rated
as a millionaire and this is said to bt
his claim on his card of admission Il
Delaware politics. If this is all, it i,
a presumption that smacks of impu
denee, while at the same time n refiec.
ton on the intelligence and moral char
acter of our people. Money should be-
no bar to place or position and is not 81
regarded, and if Mr.. Addicks come,
with mental gifts and personal and pO
lltlcal virtues, demonstrated by partic
lpatlon in the affairs of his party anC
IN the veal of the commonwealth, theI
is there an open field for Mr.. Addickl
in the race free for all" worthy aspir
ants. But let there be no presumption
when the moral sense of the entire ma
ton is being quickened to the dangers
OF political corruption, that little Della
waro can be carried in any man
wallet.
Our citizen regards the statement o
Mr.. Addicks as given above, proph
ecy as to subsequent political events il
Delaware, now eight years past. H
further claims that the Republican
successes that have been gained wer
made possible through Mr.. Addicks, a
a new leader and but for the part h
played, there would have been no ne,
Constitution. This conclusion
reached because of the greatly increas
ed Republican vote in Kent and Sus
sex counties that another electio
they would have had a victory tina
could not be annulled, and once in DC
session of the machinery could hold
almost indefinitely by adopting tn
the same tactics of the Democrats. ]
was this fact, our citizen holds the a
most sure certainty of losing the ms
chinery, that might be weiled agains
them with the same viciousness tina
brought about the willingness for a
untrammelled ballot where one vote
} had the same privileges as another
without being herded by money.