The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-25
Will Addicks BE Beaken7

The Philadelphia Times makes an IN
genious plea for the election of one or
two Democrats to the United States Sem
ate by the Republican legislature of Della
ware. The Times starts out with the as
sertion that, although Delaware is a small
State, sit maintains three political par
ties, neither of which is in absolute con-
troll" Going into details. the Times men
tions as first" the Democratic party, on
which IL bestows a eulogy rather more
optimistic than the facts warrant. The
next is what the Times calls ''the Ad-
dicks Republican party" which, 1t says.
was recognized as regular by the Repub-
lican National Convention, but represent
ing only the corrupting power of money
in politics" And the third, according TO
the Times, lis the party of decent Re-
publicans, who resent the domination of
Addicks and his Doodle. and seek to de-
feat his plans FOR his own election 10 the
United States Senate" Having laid that
foundation for its foxy appeal, the Times
get right down to business, thus:
ITO defeat Addicks is DeIaware's first duty. The
Diamond State has sent to the Senate in time past
long line Of iliustriOus men, whose memory would
be dishonored by the election OF this boodlsr to
their place, and the fair name Of Delaware inef-
fsbly disgraeed.
This should be the common aim of all good
eltizens-Of the Democrats. who, If not the ma
iority. the plurality party Of the State having
but narrowly lost the control OF the legislature At
the last election. and of the decent Republicans.
who are a minority forming the smallest Of the
three parties into which DeIawsrssns are now
divided
The plain course OF action for the Republicans
who are opposed TO Addicks is to support the Demo-
erats in the election of a Senator Senators who
will worthiiy represent the State. This Is the
course that patriotism and common sense alike
dictate.
'The small Republican minority have power
70 defeat Addieks except by blocking any election
but they can help the Democratic plurality TO re-
store Delaware 10 It's proud position in the
Senate Of the United States, sai in doing so
would win the applause OF right-thinking people
everywhere
There is a serious mistake in the pre-
misses OF the above. There are not two Re
publican parties in Delaware. any more
than there are in Pennsylvania. In each
OF those States the Republican party is
divided into two factions. both OF which
vote for the same candidates in national
elections thus proving that, In the ma
tional sense. they are one party. The Ad-
dicks and anti-Addicks Republicans in
| Delaware voted for Mckinley last month
with the same unanimity that the reg
ulars and insurgents IN Pennsylvania dis
played In rolling up their stupendous Re-
publican plurality.
The Delaware Republicans have a ma
! iority in the legislature, and are there
| fore entitled 10 the two seats In the
United States Senate which IL will be
the duty Of the legislature 10 al. The
Times calls on the minority faction OF the
Republicans TO betray their party in or
der to defeat Addieks. The Post has no
euiogy for Addicks. and no respect for his
political methods The Pos, has, on vari-
Gus fitting occasions. expressed it's views
OF that politician and the unblushing ef-
frontery OF his confessed boodling He Is
not. We suspect. the only man who has
used large sums of money in promotion
Of his personal ambition 10 hil seat In
the United States Senate; but, so far as
we know. he Is the only man who has
ever openly proclaimed that he had done
so. That incident occurred some years
ago. and IL fixed the status Of Edward
Addicks In the opinion OF all respectable
newspapers.
But there is a way to bcat Addieks
without calling on Republican legislators
20 betray their party. The Democrats
legislators. seeing that their party has
iost in the hght for the two senator
ships. might consistently unite with tue