Evening journal., 1899-01-14
SATURDAY. JAN. IA, 1889
A PooRLY-coNrRIvED FAKE.


Thomas B. coursey on ballot reform
and on the final settlement OF the Bur-
ton-Maull senatorial contest, but II |
came to the front smihngly last even
ing with a stupendous exclusive story |
that by Monday "a man who Is expect.
ed to figure prominently in the sena
torial battle" would have a corruption !
fund Of 100000 in Dover TO be used In
buying legislators at $4,000 a head.
We wonder who this man is? IL can
not be Hon. Anthony Higgins, Rev.
Jonathan S. willis or Judge james
Pennewilh The first two named
haven't 100000. and Judge Pennewill
not only hasn't it, but he wouldn't
use IL as corruption fund II he had.
Colonel Henry A. DUPONT and J. Ed
ward Addicks are both credited with
being millionaires, hence each must
have at least 100000. Now the ques'
tion is, which OF these two men does
the Every Evening mean? In its GUS
tOmary way OF making a charge IL
leaves beth Of these men under eus.
picion in the public mind The other
senatorial aspirants can file an ami
davit OF indigency when confronted by
the charge made by our indefinite
neighbor up at Firth and shipley
streets, but Co.onel DUPONT and Mr.
Addlcks cannot. The bfst that they
can do is to appear at the bar Of pub
lie opinion and plead not guilty This
teiegraphic beat even goes farther than
that 1t leaves both the Regular Re.
publican and Union Republican mem
bers OF the General Assembly under
suEpihion. A Union Republican cannot
vote for Colonel DUPONT " he wants
to for fear OF being accused OF having
accepted a $4,000 bribe, and for the
same reason a Regular Republican
cannot AFFORD to vote for Mr Addicbs
The Every Evening has not only
Haunted an insult in the face Of every
Regular Republican and Union Repub-
lican member Of the General Assembly,
but il has complicated the situation
by holding up to public csntumely the
only two men in the contest who have
100000 to spare-Colonel Henry A.
DUPONT and j. Edward AddickE. The
innocent party should appear in court
forthwith and compel the Every Even
ing to file bin OF particulars.
But this exclusive telegraphic story
has ear-marks which are so peculiar
that they cannot be passed by without
comment It's opening paragraphs are
as follows:
Will Republican members OF the
General Assembly disgrace their state
by selling TO the highest bidder. like
an article being disposed of at vencue
the honorable office of United State.
senator, soon TO be vacated by Hon
George Gray. a Statesman and patriot
VIII the people neglect TO cmrtl
vials of contempt upon their servants
who would dare TO accept any Of Oh.
golo alleged to be on tap heree
Will the citizens permit me maj
who Il is asserted. Will give none.
for votes for the senatorship tc repro
sent them in the chief legislative boa
OF the nation?
Now we Wish to refer this matter q
the sober sense Of the newspaper me-
OF Wilmington. Would any CORE
spondent fire three such glowing. red
hot interrogaUves at his paper owe
the wire at one-third Of a cent a Nor
without first requesting the editor-ir
chief TO resign in his favor? The an
swer must be in the negative. Thos
questions either did nct come over tn
wire from Dover or else the Dove
STAFF correspondent never wrote then
He knows too much about newspapt
work to send such strictly EDITORS
gun over the wires while his pap
has an ed.tcr-in-chief. In other word
he knows his business 10 well to {
X. No newspaper correspondent ev
wrote those three paragraphs. Tn,
were either written in the Office he
in Wilmington by the editor. or we
written at Dover by some man wi
knew absolutely nothing about newsp
perwork over the wire. They show that q
100000 corruption fund Dispatch W
made up in the office here in town.
else written by the DUPONT or Addic
political managers at Dover and plac
in the hands Of the stan corresponds
for transmission.
Here are other evidences OF the ia
character Of the story.
Doodle amounting TO $4,000 +
been cent here this week.
The corruption fund ia in charge
a member Of the General Assembly
Ten thousand dollars each is bel
offered for votes for United sta
senator
BY Monday next "persueeic
amounting 10 100000 vall be in Tor
No newspaper man in the employ
the Every evening ever WROTE that.
Is not the Every Evenings sty.e, a
with a newspaper man his pape