Evening journal., 1899-02-06
oRoss MrgRllpREsENTArIoN.

the House Of Representatives.
GROSS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
On Saturday afternoon a conference
OF the Regular Republican members
Of the General Assembly was held at
Dover. They decided to prosecute to
the bitter epd their fight against Ad-
dicks and Addicksiem. Senator Blake
ly and Representative Ewing and
Frizzel were not present, but Unis cir
cumstsnce will net justify the Union
Republicans in claiming tae votes Of
these men for J. Edward Addicks for
United States senator. They have
been accused OF having such lean
ings, but in their course OF conduct
there has been nothing 10 hatter the
hopes OF the friends OF Addicks. II is
true that they have not always follow
ed the lead OF their regular RepuDli-
can colleagues, but there were reasons
for this with which the Union Repub.l-
cans had nothing To DO. The Union Re
publican workers have endeavored to
use these conditions 20 swing the
three men into line for the gas man.
but thus far they ahave been unsuc-
cessful, and we are inclined 10 believe
that none of the three win IN anywfse
betray the sentiments OF his constit-
uents in this particular, They are men
Of good sense and fair understanding.
and they realize that they cannot af-
ford to sacrifice their personal repu-
tatlons for the mere sake OF elevating
to a place Of honor a man who holds
that every other man has his price in
dollans and cents. II is this reputation
which Mr.. Addicks has made for HIM
SELF which keeps men away from him.
We're any man at present antagonized
to AddiclSs disposed 10 change his vote
and cast it for him, he would be de-
.erred by the full lznowlege that such
a step would brand him in the public
eve as a man who had sold out, and
the odium would have TO be borne by
all belonging to him. He might be as
innocent as an angel Uf heaven; and
from the housetops he might pr1tes
his innocence, but nine-tenths Of the
people in the state ana country would
still believe him guilty. BY his very
process Of letting It De understood
that he is a buyer Of men, AddiclSi
has raised a barrier which he canno
overcome. Sen-respecting men are mo-
/ going to load upon themselves an,
their families n lasting plight for thl
+ cake OF landing J. Edward Addicl.
IN Congress. He would De the las
E nan in the world to relieve tnem O
r The odium after he mao obtained wha
S he wanted. The Daily Republican
+ and other Republican newspapers havI
b seen fit to characterize Senator Blake
r ly, Representative frizzel and Repre-
\ sentative Ewing as men who wer
o likely to take that very step. We nav
D watched their course OF conduct YER
e carefully, and SO, doubtless. hav
T their constituents, and in II, when a.
% things are understood, tnere Is moth
IS ing to Justify such representations. 20
+ a member Of the General Assembly {
k Tote for AddiclSs with grace, II mue
e be done on the stan, and not af,e
y the session is on the wane. Their
n have been instances where men nav
IS left Addicks TOWARDS cne close Of
S. legislative session. but none in whic
u men have gone to him. HIS strengt
J. has always been fully developed q
IN the start; and It has always weaker
10 ed towards the close.
~ Addichs is paying the penalty fC
Iy The irreparalble injury winch he IL
Al hlcted upon the Republican party
IN Delaware four years ago. Then 1
to used six men to deadlock the Gener
he Assembly. He ignored the princip
* Of majority rule and set at defian,
rs the binding caucus. He mas no ju
10 ground OF complaint. senator B,alk
III ly, Senator Knox, Senator McFarli
er Senator Shakespeare, Speaker Ciai
r and Representatives Ewing. Frlzzl
e Lettomus, Kitchen, Burns, Hazzar
by Dennison, Robertson and West a
III simply paying him of in his own col
ey No one condemns them. They on
nd Addicks nothing but a deep-seat
1t grudge, and they win see to it tn