The sun., 1898-11-25

short years-eince o man OF nerve, who
was not to be swayed by foes either
within or without his party-took the
helm, this has been wrought. Well may
the Democrats howl Addicks! Addicks!
Addicks!
It was Addicks who laid the plan
which has overhrown them. It was
Addicks who advised fighting '.the devil
with his own 6re, until you have i'm
overthrown and then you will have laws
which will make you aN citizens"
This is the way the Republicans Of
Sussex county are feeling to-day; this is
the way they are talking: "How many
years did the Republican party cry for
the repeal of the infamous DISTINGUISHING
law of 1873; that repeal came after we
made ourselves felt through the leader.
ship OF j. Edward Addicks," said a
representative.elect of Sussex to-day.
"How long did we plead for Constitu.
tional Convention?" That also came
after. Through the leadership OF J. Ed
ward Addicks we secured the assessment
Of cur own ters, SO their voice could
be expressed.
They may howl about Addicks. They
have good reason to thus howl. The
burden OF their song is Addicks, as it is
the burden Of their wall. Do thev wish
to overthrow this man, who has led us
to victory? OF course they Go, They
know that as long as the Republican
party acknowledges fealty to J. Edward
Addicks, just so long is the doom Of
Democracy in this State sealed.
'This is plain talk" continued this
gentleman who has been q Republican
since the DAYS OF Abraham Lincoln, and
who will have vote in the next Legis-
lature, but the time has come to talk
plainly. l say plainly that we have
everything to be proud of in John Ed.
ward Addicks. l know the man. l
was at Dover when he came there az a
private citizen in 1888, seeking legisla-
ton as any other citizen had a right to.
l know that he was then introduced as q
life long Republican citizen Of Della
ware and heavy contributor to the
party's funds. l know that he was
presented with facts and figures then
and there stating that thousands of Re-
publican voters we're disiranchised by
Democratic assessors, collectors and
Democratic laws.
II know that he was astounded, as l
myself heard him openly assert in the
corridors of the State House during that
session that the thing was infamous and
add. Gentlemen let us pull together as
Republicans and right this damnable
wrong
"When we went to work what did we
meet-Democratic debauchery and vote.
buying everywhere. Will any Demo.
crat in Delaware deny this? We met it
we have overthrcwn it. The last elec-
tion was the purest and cleanest that the
State of Delaware has known in its his.
tory. Will any citizen gainsay this?
And" here the speaker was impressive,
'the Republicans won this pure, clean
election held under laws that guaranteed
to every man every safeguard possible
whereby he might express his sentiments
in his ballot without fear or favor to any
man. Who, say again, has done more
bring this about? John Edward Addicks.
"Understand me plainly" continued
this Sussex Republican legislator, 81
have not seen John Edward Addicks to
speak to him personally since 1888. But
| admire the man. know what the Re-
publican party of Delaware owes to him
and l am going to help the party to show
its appreciation by my vote in January"
This is the way Sussex Republicans
are squarely looking at things. They
are not afraid nor ashamed to compare
their leader with any man the Democrats
ever did acknowledge leadership under
They remember the Bayard law of '73
them at the will of any
partlzan collector or assessor Seriatunl,
match factory attorneys or rail
road attorneys, the Republicans can take
up Democracy's leaders; they can also
take up their methods Of debauchery,
coercion intimidation, and in all the list
they can show where the Wanted
strength of Democracy lay. When
again they point to the man whom every
Democrallc organ in the State has ma
ligned. blasphened, and howled them
selves hoarse about, all show this is
the man who led US to our victory and
you to your doom.
Old Sussex feels her freedom from the
BOURBON ThralI and she will in no wise
prejudice that freedom.