The sun., 1900-04-06

TaE Anti Addicksites, without regard
to neminative distinctions, are founder
ine in the last ditch OF their defenses.
They have been beaten at every point.
The peop'e have refused to listen to
their ISLANDERS or to believe their lies.
aaving no arguments that can appeal
to The intelligence, patriotism or honor
OF tie people they have agreed to con-
cenira'e all their force on one and the
sane point. Impotent in all the larger
sad higher phases of political discus
s:ons, having utterly failed to make a
good case against the Union Republican
party either in the citation, or distor-
ton, of the facts of political history, and
having failed to disorganize and destroy
that party, or even to discredit it with
tile people, they now turn to the mean
est and lowest OF all political methods,
the abuse and injury OF individuals-of
ore individual. The burden OF all the
argument ~ and objection urged
against the Union Republican party, is
this:
ZONE Man
Gould there be more complete dem
oustratign OF political poverty, mean
ness and cowardice than this? Twopro-
f4ssedly opposing political parties claim
log 10 repre- sent the revered and cherish
Ell traditions and ideals OF sac Of the
American Uuion, joined in unholy al
lance to defeat, oslracise and exile
+cyE MANI"
Two political parties claiming to rep
resent the best, the only good citizens
OF Stale with, confessedly, no excuse
fgr their existence, no purpose or hope,
hat the injury and def.aS Of
CONE MAN"
Gould there be more apparent politi-
cal absurdityf
The old, effete, corrnpt and dying
Democratic party Of Delaware, shuffiing
its way to deserved oblivion, halts long
enough 10 mutter curse upon J. Ed
ward Addicks, because under his leader.
ship the Union Republican party has
not only defeated it, but has proved, be-
yond the possibility OF truthful denial,
that Delaware is and has been, for many
years, Republican State; because under
Mr. Addicks' leadership the Union Re-
publican party drove it to confession
of its long usurpation of power, its cor
rapt methods and its treason to all Law
aud rule OF political decency and honor
Republicans who know anything of the
political history of this State, and o
their own party, will admit, if they arr
honest about it, that this is not only
true description of the Delaware Demo
Cratic party. but that we have correct,
stated why the Democrats hate ana ours
J. Edward Addicks, as the "ONE MAN
to be credited with its overthrow.
Is there sincere Republican who re
members the abuse, injury and fraut
from which his fellow Republicans o
tbss State have suffered, from which tn
State has suffered beyond the power o
human estimate, who can conscientious
/, Join in the Democratic revilings o
this ZONE MAN" who, Democrats say
alone stands in the way of continues
Democratic control of this State?
The other party-the ally OF the Demo
cratic party in its crusade of abuse
cone MANp-is the so.called Regula
Republican party. This political weak
ing is zap sucker-a patronage per
sioner 1t was born without parental
and will die without progeny. L wa
conceived in hate, born for an evil pui
pose-to defeat political leadershi
that had succeeded where its forebeal
had failed;- to defeat the Republica
party when its success was assured, an
to do that under cover of the most u
rsgeous Democratic fraud, because tl
makers OF this party personally hated J
Edward Addicks. This is the origen an
purpose of the Anii-Addicks, "ONE MAN