Middletown transcript., 1899-03-25
DELAWARE DISGRACED.
DAMNABLE POLITICAL "INFLU-
ENCE',-THREE AND THREE
OF A KIND.

] ENCESS-lhtEE AMI
OF A KIND.
If the signs are not all misleading
Addicksism has reached its high-wafe
mark, and the ebb has already set in
Our best citizens have known that tht
time would come when the public con
science would revolt at continued and
widespread debauchery. 1t has come,
The divisions are no longer divisional
and factional; all citizens must align
themselves either in favor Of unblush-
ing, CONSCIOUSNESS. political debauchery.
or stand as rock against this evil.
i This movement to elect Addicks was
conceived in sin and in eorrup.
tion and 80 1t has flourished and thus
it will die. Without money, this carpet
bagger could not have been elected
constable. But his campaign was care
fully planned from the beginning. The
press, consisting of those papers tha
were open to improper influences, wa s
to be secured. Other papers were to be
founded by this leader, and supported
by his money. The local leaders were
to be secured in any manner possible,
and the way was soon found. The de-
liberate plan was to elect Addicks Sem
ator, but if at any time this should
prove impossible, the election of any
| one else should be blocked. Four years
ago the Republicans had majority in
the Legislature. Under the leadership
of Addicks and his lieutenants four of
these men held out against fifteen to
the bitter end, thus defeating an cleo
tion. The Regulars, then as now, were
welded to no one man, any one of fit
ness would have received there support.
But it was "Addieks or Nobody" The
result was that two years later a Demo-
cratic Legislature elected AIr. Kenney
to the seat which should have been
rill6d by Republican.
During thelast campaign the factions
got together. The Regulars nominated
for Congress the former Union candi-
date for Governor. The agreement,
expressed and implied, being that if
Republican Legislature were elected,
some suitable candidate shoald be
named for Senator. When they met
in Dover they could not organize the
House save by naming all Union ofie-
ers. 1t was nothing that legislation
was blocked; they were there with
single purpose Ito elect Mr.. Addicks
Senator; nothing else was worth con-
sideling. The Democrats solved the
problem by voting for Mr.. Clark. When
the balloting began the Union men
voted for Mr.. Addicks and the Regu-
lars for Mr.. dupont. 1t soon became
evident that compromise was necess,t
ary. Consequently the Regulars, from
time to time, supported other candi,
dates. To the extent of voting for
every Union man of any prominence.
But the Addieks forces would not
bulge. They said by their conduct,
'there is no man in Delaware suitable
for the Office. not even excepting the
leaders of the Union party"
Then came the most disgraceful
chapter of Delaware politics, the un-
dermining of members honor by cor
rupt influences. Three Regulars were
'infuenced"-we all know how. Those
Addicks suppers and powwows 10
Philadelphia were not the sole consider
alton, but they offered the means and
the opport unity of suggesting motives
to these men and then the agreement
was concluded. But there were still
eleven Republicans who were not SUBJ
ject to such influences. But the Ad-
dicks managers INDUCED the hope that
with these three secured, they would
have the effect of numbers, and that
others would follow. Vain delusionI
These men were not for salel They
respected their oaths, loved their State
and hardened to their consciences. But
the Addicks forces were MOTTO be foiled
by SO small a thing as this, the barrel
was not yet exhausted. There were the
Democratic forces; could not certain
members be infuencedP They made
the attempt, and behold their belief
was justified. The "twenty pieces of
silver' had charms, and upon this
argument three immortals violated
their election pledges, scorned the
pleadings Of their party leaders, defied
the opinions OF those who had made
them; were deaf to every consideration,
save one, and that they had already
received-they voted for AddicksI
Yet, thank God, he was not elected
He never can be. Farlow, King and
Clark are names to be remembered.
Judas goes in the same category.
Teach your children these names.
Brand them as they deserve. Let |
them feel the fate of arnold. They
have made themselves infamous. Their
motives are as plain as day. They |
shall not be forgotten, and
Living, shall forfeit fair renown,
And doubly dying shall go down
To the vile dust from whence they |
sprung,
Unwept, unhonored and unsungIp
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