Middletown transcript., 1897-07-17

claim on MS caro- OF admission 10 Deia-
ware politics. If this is all, it is pre-
sumption that snlacks of impudence,
while at the same time reflection on
the intelligence and moral character of
our people. Money should be no btr
to place or position and Is not so re-
garded, and if Mr.. Addicks comes with
mental gifts and reisonal and political
virtues, demonstrated by participation
in The affairs of his party and in the
veal of the commonwealth, then is
there an open field for Mr.. Addicks in
the race free for alp worthy aspir
ants. But let there be no presumption
when the moral sense Of the entire ma
tion is being quickened to the dangers
of political corruption, that little Della
ware can be carried in any mans wal
let.
Our citizen regards the statement of
Mr.. Addicks as given above, proph-
ecy as to subsequent political events in
Delaware, now eight years past. He
further claims that the Republican sue
cesses that have been gained were
made possible through Mr.. Addicks, as
a new leader and but for the part he
played, there would have been no new
Constitution. This conclusion is
reached because of the greatly in
creased Republican vote in Kent and
Sussex counties-that another election
they would have had a victory that
could not be annulled, and once in po-
session of the machinery could hold 1t
almost indefinitely by adopting the
same tactics of the Democrats. 1t was
this fact, our citizen holds the almost
sure certainty Of losing the machinery,
that might be weiled against them
with the same viciousness-that
brought about the willingness for an
untrammelled ballot where one voter
had the same privileges as another,
without being herded by money
"Times" July 7th.
In this the "Times" endorses through
a "citizenn that which its neutral pol
icy will not permit editorially. 1t has,
however, all the force of the papers
approval and we are sorry to say the
approval Of many other good Republic
cans. 1t has disrupted the Republican
Party. What did Mr.. Addicks
dOP
Mr.. Addicks appeared in Dover with
two of his lieutensnts, Smith and Dona-
hoe. in January, 1889, knowing scarcely
dozen citizens in the State, as the
"Times" says. He had money as the
"Times" says and his argument in ia
For Of his election at that time was his
ability to command Doodle. In the
caucus for Senator on the evening Of
January 14th when it looked as though
the balloting would not result in
choice, the chairman of that caucus
also ''prophesied;;" he said that the Re-
publicans of Delaware would not elect
Senator assigning as reason that
two agents of millionaire had talked
with him, saying they had large sums
of money for two Republican votes in
that General Assembly and had the
promise of one. One member bolted
that caucus and the Estate Sentinel"
Mr.. Addicks' private organ, said last
fall that it was through Mr.. Addicks'
personal influence that this boiling
member finally voted for the caucus
nominee.
1t has never been denied that two
years later Mr.. Addicks contributed to
the Democratic campaign fund in
Kent county to elect Mr.. Robert J.
Reynolds governor and thus defeated
the election of a citizen of Kent
county, Mr.. Harry A. Richard
son.
On May 9th, 1895, Mr.. Addicks
with four of his legislative followers
entered into a conspiracy with the
Democrat to prevent the election of
Col. Henry A. DUPONT to the Senate,
and he subsequently did all he could in
Washington to prevent the Col. being
seated.
These are facts, we'll known, and we
have so often wondered for which of
them such Republicans az the editor of
the ''Times' have given to Mr.. Ad-
dicks their endorsement and support.
We do not understand and ask for in
formation. We hope for reasonable
answer-no other can "pour oil on the
troubled waters" These facts de-
feated the Republican Party last fall
how can the stumbling blocks be re-
moYedp