Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-17
JOHN FILLING AGAINST ADDICKS.
His Emphatic DseIHration of What Al
dicks' EIsntion 10 the United states Sen
ate Would Indicate.

dlrkA' Eisrtion 10 the United states sem
ate would Indicate.
X John Pilling is the Representatives
elect from the White Clay Creek dis
trict Four years ago, in an interview
respecting the candidacy of Mr.. Adj
dicks for the United States Senate, he
said:
"what do 1 think Of Mr.. Addicks'
attempt to buy his way to the United
States Senate? Why thore is only one
thing to think about it--and that is
that it is most disgraceful in every
way" and Mr.. Pilling's great fist came
down on the table with bang for the
sake Of emphasis.
Not daring to insult Mr.. Pilling by
asking him il he was opposed to the
sale of tho United States Senatorship
waited for him 10 continue.
II am unalterably opposed to Adj
dicks candidacy and / hardly know
words strong enough to convey my feel
ings on tho matter. At first ] was dis
| posed to treat the matter lightly be-
cause considered it impossible, while
now consider Addicks' election pos
sihle but by no means probable. This
possibility, however, is what we must
| fight against, and it appears to me to
be the duty Of every true Delawarean,
without regard to party, to protest
against the election of man who bases
his claims solely upon the possession
and expenditure OF money. Common
report has it that Addicks spent i'm
mense sums of money in Kent and Sus-
sex counties and | am not disposed to
doubt it. I have heard, too, that he
| has seven votes pledged to him in the
Sussex delegation, but this I cannot
] hardly credit"
"But don't you think he has claim
| on the party nevertheless?"
Whereat Mr.. Pilling's ponderous fist
came down again with louder whack.
"None at ALL" he continued. 81 was
the chairman OF the State COMMITTEES
and distinctly remember writing to Mr..
/ Addicks and asking him for contri.
button Of money to help defray the
many legitimate and necessary ex
penses Of the campaign, the letter being
1 the same Ms wns sent to other promi
nent Republicans throughout the State.
No notice OF this was ever taken anc
not cent was contributed by Mr.. Ad
dicks TO the committee, directly or in
directly.
And / will tell you something else
since We are on this matter. Nv,
years ago Addicks walked into tn,
office of the National Republican Com
mittee in New York and introducing
himself to member of the committee
he declared quite pomppusly that b,
was u candidate for United State
Senator from Delaware and for ever,
dollar that the National COMMITTEE
would send to Delaware he would con
tribute like amount. The Nationa
Committee advised with prominen
Delaware Republicans and when
learned that his scheme was to bu
his way TO the Senate it declined to b
n party to his plan of corruption. Mr.
Addicks then went TO the Unio
League and the Manufacturers Clul
in Philadelphia with proposition O
the same sort, but both Of thes
organizations positively refused an
negotiations with him in this con
, nection when they discovered his pur
pose. sF
What money .he has spent l do no
know, but / do know that IL has no
been spent in the interest of the Re
publican party or through the regula
party channels, and even il it ha'
been it would give him no right +
represent Delaware in the Senate. II
has looked solely to his own interest
and not to the interest Of the Republi
, can ticket as a whole. He has spen
, his money himself and through hi
own lieutenants, solely to secure tn
election Of men who would advanc
, his interests instead of the party's
, In all my acquaintance among Reput
licans know of only one man who
for Addicxs
There are plenty Of good men fc
, the Republicans to send TO the Sena,
such true-blue Delawareans as Nj
!. Higgins, Mr.. Bradford, Mr.. Nieldl
Mr.. Bird, Mr.. Spruanoe and others
a without taking up a man who has d.
bauched Delaware politics, and VIII,
if elected, will bring disgrace upon Il
whole State.
And you may say that il the R,
N publican Legislature sends Mr.. Addict
: to the Senate it will be the last tin
: the Republicans will have chance
n elect Senator for 90 years-perhal
4 more. 1t will be suicidal.