Evening journal., 1900-11-28
ADDlcKs AND HIS THREATS

hUUlOhO nND NO lHnNnl3 y
We believe It is conceded on all sides
that reiteration has its powers and vir-
tues. all other things being equal. On
several occasions we have said-and
we now repeat it--that the Philadel-
phia Inquirer is a Quay-Addicks organ.
1t is working energetically to assist
these two political schemers to break
their way into the United States Senate
against the protests of the better ele-
ments Of the Republican party, and in
utter disregard of the interests of the
party and the people. We resent its in
terference in the fight here in Della
ware because it does not exert itself
to arrive at acknowledge Of the true po-
litical+ onditions-.existing, aHd.alee-its
powers to serve the beneficent ends Of
Republicanism, but makes studied at
temDts to misrepresent Republicans
aud to hold up the arcb-eonspirator,
Addicks. as a much-abused man. 1t
deals with Delaware politics as Ad-
dicks directs. He is It's inspiration and
its guide, and only those things which
are pleasant to his eyes find place in
its columns Here is an extract taken
from the Inquirer;
SO far as has come to the surface, all
of the overtures have been made by the
Democrats, but Il Is now believed that
some of the Regular or DUPONT Repub
4 ~ 10 10
the extent Of electing one Regular Re-
publican and a Democratic senator for
the purpose OF defeating Addicks. Such
action would split the Republican
party so wide apart that the next city
election, which takes place in June,
would be lost to the Republicans and
it would also damage the chances OF
the party TO carry any election In the
future, yet the plan appears to be
going on. The thinking Republicans OF
the State are opposing the plan.
The Republicans Of Delaware have
made NO overtures to the Democrats,
and the Democrats have made no over
lures to the Republicans. No man
who has the right to speak for the
Republican party has expressed a will
ingness to elect one Republican and
one Democratic senator for the pur-
pose of defeating Addicks. All such
stories have been conjured up in the
brains of the frightened Addicksltes,
framed into words and sent out from
the Addicks camp with the accompany
ing intlmation that the Addicksites
may combine with the Democrats and
elect Addicks and a Democrat to the
United States Senate.
But these are matters with wi.-
the Republicans have nothing 10 90
Their duty is to pursue consistent
course. and leave the Addicksites ant
the Democrats to their own devices.
Addicks wants to deal with the Demo
Gratis and If the Democrats want 4
deal with Addicks. it is clearly out
side the province and power of tn
Republicans TO prevent it. But the
have little fear that such a deal vii
be eonsummated, for reasons whic
must be obvious TO all
The real situation is that Addicks
beaten. He cannot go TO the Unite
States Senate. He knows 1t, and hI
close political friends are informe
fully on that point. They have mac
a careful canvass of the member
elect Of the Legislature OF all parties
they have measured their full strengt
present and prospective. and they ha'
found that under no circumstance c.
Addicks obtain the twenty-seven vot
needed to elect him. He reached hig
water mark two years ago when he o
tanned twenty-one votes.
The Republicans are morally certa
that the ultimate outcome of this 81
uation will be the election of two r
publican United States senate
whether Addicks is willing or unwi
ing. But he may as well resign hii
self TO the foregone conclusion that
will not be elected.
The covert threat contained in Il
extract from the Inquirer that If A
dicks is not elected the Democrats v
carry the city election next June is
new one, nor viii it interfere W
the Republicans in their work of I
posing Of the senatorial aspirations
the gasman. They will attend to D
first. and take up thematter of the {
election in its regular and natr
order.
BY the grace Of Addicks the cit,