Evening journal., 1897-02-08
]. EDWARDS DEFIANCE.

]. EDWARDS DEFIANCE.
Some weeks ago when we made the
declaration that the Addicksites would
put a ticket in the field at the ap-
preaching city campaign and that they
would refuse to compromise with the
regular Republicans along the lines laid
down by the want-to-win element of
that organization, some of the friends
OF compromise characterized the pre-
diction as one based on nothing but
partisan prejudice Knowing the tenn
per OF j. Edward Addicks and his main
supporters in this city, we were per-
fectly willing to permit their actions to
work out our prediction, and we are not
disappointed Both Mr.. Addicks and
State Senator Handy have stepped in
between the want-to-win elements of
the parties and declared that c0mpr0-
mise with the regulars is a matter OF
impossibllity unless they are recognized
as the leaders of New Castle county Re
publicanism. II this means anything
at all, it is a demand upon Edward G.
Bradford, Washington Hastings, Gen
eral James II. Wilson, Hon. Anthony
Higgins and their friends to walk into
tine Addicks camp and make an uncon-
ditional surrender or take the conse-
quences. If there are to be any terms
of compromise Addicks will frame
them and force them down the throats
Of his adversaries.
Addicks has nothing to gain by en-
tering into a compromise with the reg
ular Republicans. They would be prac-
ideally the sole benefciaries of such a
deal. He has never yet endorsed one
of their men without afterwards hav-
ing cause to regret 1t. The regular Re
publicans, whom he helped send 10 the
Constitutional Convention, duped him
numerically and seated but half OF his
Kent county delegation. His recent
legislative experience with the regulars
was far from agreeable. They refused
first to adopt extreme measures to seat
Allee, and then, sster he had organized
a rump Senate, they refused to become
parties to it. If he helps them in the
city campaign he will be similarly
treated
Addicks has learned a bitter lesson.
He has a plan which beats compro-
mise with Hastings, Bradford, Wilson
and Higgins He began it in Sussex
sevral years ago, it is now at work in
New Castle. AT the present time he
controls all but about 200 Republi-
can votes in Sussex, all but about 200
in Kent, and his support in New Castle
is almost as great as that Of the Hig-
gins men. He proposes to do here
what he has done in Kent and Sussex,
which is to wean away from the regu-
lar leaders their followers and run the
party to suit himself To compromise
or temporize with the regulars
would be 90 rehabilitate them
at the expense OF his own organiza-
tion. He can better afford to let the
Democrats carry the city election than
to let the regular Republicans carry It,
He does not want TO compromise with
the regulars. He wants to annihilate
them. They would be only too glad
to get inside his lines and begin sys-
Icmatlc Wolh OF ulscoiu ana ulSlhtegfa-
tion; but he does not propose to permit
it. He viii nominate a city ticket and
the regular leaders must accept it or
nominate one of their own. If they do
not set up a ticket they will lose their
following and might just as we'll so out
OF business. AS they are not ready to
go out OF business it follows that they
will set up a ticket, thus still further
verifying our prediction that the Demo
Gratis will carry the city in June.
It is needless to say that the bill now
before the General Assembly carrying
the city election over to the next gen
eral election will never become a law.
The members are practically a unit
against it, and It will die Of its own
weight.