Evening journal., 1897-01-23
GOD SAVE THE sTATElp

case Of misdirection and waste, and
possesses no value as a public docu-
ment beyond showing to what lengths
desperate men will go to bolster up a
hopeless cause in an attempt to justify
themselves in an unjustihable man
ner.
The constitutional and orderly sue
cession of government has been perpetu-
ated in a free state and the recognized
common rights Of citizens have not
heen denied to anyone. Only those
voters who had sold their franchises
were denied the right of delivering
the goods" and surely this was in the
interest of law, order and good govern
ment 1t is but right that the laws
should discriminate against non-prop-
erty holders of venal character, for the
vote of an honest citizen possessed of
property is certainly of much more
value to state than that Of venai
man who gives his vote to the highest
bidder, regardless Of the consequences
which may ensue.
The state treasury has not been
looted in the interest of a political
party The state credit is good and
the assets exceed the liabilities by sew
eral hundred thousand dollars, as is
shown by a state treasurer who is an
Addicks man, but entirely too good for
the association which he keeps. Our
state bonds are gilt-edged securities
I.. t.
vestors. 1t is useless for men who
have looted the pocket of their patron
to attack a state credit which is invul-
nerable
The executive and legislative au-
thorities of our state have been pro-
tected and perpetuated and not over
thrown. They exist to-day in full force
and effect and will continue to exist in
spite OF the shameless assaults which
the promulgators of this brazen mani
festo have made upon the electorate of
the state The Addicks legislators were
not eyicted from the State Capitol.
They were SO conscious Of their unfit
ness and lack Of qualification TO sit
there that they retired meekly to the
recesses of a hotel, where they made a
ridiculous pretense Of performing pub
lie functions which were nowhere else
recognized as the acts OF public offi-
cials in even remote sense. They were
there merely MS the representatives of a
man who had attempted to buy a state,
E but whose. machihations had been cir
ctmvented by men who would not sub
NIT TO such an,unholy traffic in the
votes and offices Of our little common
wealth. ni t-s4
|rhe declaration for.,a free pure bal
lot n fair count and an honest return
comes with poor grace from a political
organization which owes its existence
to the lawless and seductive influence
of the almighty dollar upon the cupid
ity Of men who value money higher
than they do the privileges of freemen
II the judicial and jury systems o
our state were sufficient, the master o
the conspirators who enunciated this
tissue of lies and hypocritical declara-
tions would be languishing in prison
instead Of parading in the lobby of the
United States Senate at Washington
with rump credentials, and many o
the men who are backing him in hil
pretensions would be keeping him com
pany in his involuntary retiremen
from participation in public affairs
These men owe their liberty to a com
bination OF circumstances which ren
der a righteously- disposed court an,
attorney-general powerless to convic
men who are guilty Of gross violation
of laws designed to protect the purit
of the ballot-box. With trial by Judge
substituted for trial by jury in all elec
ton cases, the Delaware judiciary will
soon convince Mr.. Addicks and hi
henchmen that the courts cannot b
successfully appealed TO in defence c
a violent and corrupt political outrag
such as that which has characterize
the whole course of Addicksism in tn
State Of Delaware The spirit of jus
tice has not been eliminated from IN
law. Il is bound hand and foot by IN
partisan prejudices which exist in III
Jury lox and not upon the bench Civ
the Judges an opportunity TO reac
these arch-consprators and they wi
soon be convinced that political o
Tenders, boasting of their defiance
the law in the commission OF outral
cous political wrong-doing. will n'
long go "unwhipped of Justice" Tri
by judges will soon wipe out evei
scmDlance Of Addicksism. Our polite
battles. which. by means of a loI
purse and corrupting hand, have be-
removed to the auction-room, will
restored to the field of intelligent a
gument which appeals to mans reas'
and not to his venality. The whimp
of the Addicksites against the propos
constitutional provision for trial
their cases by judges is ample proof
their wholesome regard for our ben
aud their utter dieregard for cur juri'