Evening journal., 1900-05-12
THE PASSING OF ADDIcKs

as a delegate in the Republican Nation
al Convention; his political aspirations
will not be realized in the State Of Del
aware, and he soon will cease to be a
factor in Delaware politics. These
declarations are based on reason. They
are warranted by events Of the past
and present, and by things which sure
ly will come TO pass in the near future.
The Philadelphia National Conven-
tion will not seat a man or the repre-
sentatives OF a man who was outlawed
by the st. Louis Convention four years
ego In that convention the matter
OF the Republicanism OF Mr.. Addicks
and his political organization was
weighed calmly, deliberately and fair
ly after exhaustive and able argument
on both sides, and the finding OF that
great jury. representative OF every
state in the Union, was that Mr. Ad-
dicks was not a Republican and that
neither he nor his political system
was deserving Of recognition by Re
publicans or Of representation in their
councils. He is to-day the same man
he was then. His political practices
have not becoRe better; instead, they
have become worse. He has time and
time again, accentuated the fact that
he is a man OF no party, and justified
the action of the St Louis National
Convention in refusing to recognize
htr, Ktrftbf, 4l,o faet fo,,r ,,on,.s 1,o bol.
exhibited a political depravity which
removes him even farther than ever
from the pale OF Republicanism,a and his
financial traffickings with both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans are matters Of
public notoriety, II not OF court and leg
islative record. He in no sense is in
sympathy with the traditions and prln-
ciples OF the Republican party, but,
having been frustrated in his attempts
20 use that party for his own ambitious
purposes, he has done all things possi-
BILE TO corrupt and disrupt It, and to
retain the Democrats in the ascendency
in Delaware.
Mr. Addicks Is a political issue which
reeks with corruption and which the
Republican party cannot afford to hold
up to the American people and say,
I'VE endorse the principles and prac-
tces OF this man." He is not a local
issue. Through his control OF press
bureaus he has advertised himself SO
thoroughly throughout the United
s-t-4.- tl,.4 1,f. 1910 40 "a boa,coh al a
word the length and breadth OF the
nation. Il is a word synonymous with
all that is bad in politics and is used
i-erely as standard for comparison
on the descending scale. This condi-
tom has made Addicks as much a ma
tional issue as is Clarke, OF Mon
tana, and the anxiety which
Mr.. Addicks evinced for such
widespread notoriety will prove his un-
doing. with such man as Mr.. Ad-
dicks before che public with the ap-
proval and support OF the Republican
National Convention, that body would
supply the Democratic party with az
issue OF telling force. In the rejection
Of Clarke and Quay. the Republicans
have purged themselves OF two mel
OF the Addicks kind, but perhaps not 81
bad Having relieved itself OF such I
burden, the party viii not be foolisl
enough 20 load itself down with l..s
"Old Man OF the Sea" who has such al
inordinate longing for recognition Il
.4.a.1.I 4afr
not afford to go into the coming cam
paign with an Addicks stain ON 1t
banner to be pointed at by Democrat
with the commentary. Look The
wiped out Clarke and Quay and hay
taken up Addiclks.'
Mr.. Addicks does not control vote
enough in Delaware to elect himself
any position, or 90 control the elecuo
Of any man 10 any position. Fro
the time he attempted to control fly
Democratic legislative votes mar
Union Republicans who had follow'
him, believing in his integrity, le
him and returned to the Republics
party, convinced that he was not a
leader for self-respecting men. Bit
is all very well at times, but. It new
wins against actual count. These a
reasons why the hopes Of Mr.. Addic
will not be realized.
The people OF Delaware are gettii
tired Of being made the reproach of I
nation. When Addicks entered Del
ware politics as an independent fact
the nucleus of his party was sorehea
and venal voters. Nearly all Repub
can soreheads who thought that I
Republican party owed them life e
ures in lucrative offices. and who sol
ed and sulked because they could I
get what they wanted, went over
Addicks on the supposition thathe 50
would be able to crafty their am
tons as well as his own. They hs