Evening journal., 1900-06-27
MORE ADDIcKs BLUFF

MORE ADDlCKS BLUFF
That modern Moses. J. Edward Ad-
dicks. would have the public believe
that the Republican National Commit
tee mas blazed a path by which he can
emerge from the political wilderness
which has sarroNnded him during the
last ten years. He Is giving out state
ments of extravagant character and
doing all things possible to convince
the outside world that the Republicans
OF Delaware acquiesce in the action of
the National Committee and accept
him as their ieader. Here Is q fair
sample OF the senseless drivel he is
sending out through press bureaus and
agents;
My seating in the National Conven-
ton is the return of law and order in
Delaware politics. The slirmishers
have been Outtlanked, and the four
years guerrilla warfare is ended
The so-called Regulars are in large
proportion returning to the fold, and
express much dissatisfaction over the
bad leadership which put them in line
for an official qualification OF their
name.
The prediction of 5000 majority in
Delaware for Mckinley and Roosevelt
is a conservative one and as sure as
anything not actually accomplished can
be.
Not only are the so-called Regulars
in surprising numbers coming into line,
but the support we are receiving from
Democrats is remarkable, and a big
end of our victory will come from the
opposite party
The simple explanation is that both
the Regulars and the Democrats have,
been equally misled and they now re-
alize H..
AS illustrating the possible extent
OF Democratic detection. Il is a fact
that OF the ] 500 to / 500 Delaware RE
publlcans' in Mondays parade, 2s5
were Democrats.
Especially gratifying is the number
OF young men, just starting out in life,
who are joining our ranks.
Even the sanguine temperament OF
the gasman cannot justify such tissue
N extravagant statement and olumsily
contrived political falsehood. His seat
ing in the National Convention is not
a return to law and order in Delaware
politics, but an encouragement to law
lessness and political disorder. The
years of warfare against him have not
ended. The fight is just cleverly be-
gun. Regulars disdain his leadership
and his party and are true to their
own leadership and organisation. This
condition ilatly contradicts his declaa-
tion that "so-called Regulars ia sur
prising numbers are coming into line"
What his relations with the Democrats
are that they should give him such re-
marSSable support and contribute "a big
end of his victory" he and the Demo-
Gratis may ybeable toanswer. Hisdeclara-
ton that the Democrats have been
misled may be true, but the Repubh-
cans have not been and will not be by
him or by his lieutenants.
We give credit to his statement that
there were 225 Democrats in the parade
vi ro-Ndll'N ANuiNhoiNNo III AulldNti-
phia. In our opinion he has underes-
timated the number. But a free train
free badge and a free cane, with the
excitement of a National Convention at
the other end OF the line, offer ire
sistible inducements Of transitory char
aoter and bring surprising results which
have no earthly bearing on the voting
which follows.
His affiliation with Quay having en-
ablcd Addicks to obtain a seat in the
National Convention. he now tries the
effect of a bluff on the Delaware people.
But he has been bluffing here for eight
or ten years, and the people are accus-
toned to 1t.