Evening journal., 1900-11-14
NO cOMPROMlsE With ADDlCKS

ment among Delaware Republicans /
with respect TO the elevation Of j. Ed
ward Addicks to the United States
Senate. They have opposed him in the
past, they oppose him in the present,
and they viii opr.se him in the flu
ture The utter unftness OF the man
for the Office to which he aspires is
acknowledged universally, and the Re-
publican members OF the Leg slatuo
viii not vote to reward him with such
an honor for his uniform policy II
corruption and disruption. The state
has had disgraceful representation In
the person Of Senator kenney, and
row that the Republican voters have
elected a majority cf the Legislature,
il is not their desire that such repro
sontation shall be perpotuated in the
person Of Addicks. They want two Re-
publlcans elected to the United States
Scnate-two good, clean, capable men,
who know their duty to the party and
TO the people, and who will perform It.
with such high qualifications demand
ed. II follows that Mr.. Addicks cannot
be considered seriously in that conaec-
ton.
At no time since he first announced
his intention Of going to the United
States Senate have the Republicans Of
Delaware held any position towards
him, but that Of uncompromising an
tagonism. With the Addioksites it has
been ''Addicks. or Nobodyl" With the
Republicans, Anybody but Addicksl"
Before the Republican National Con-
yenton the Republicans declared em-
phaticaily that under no circumstance
would they become parties bo any po-
Htical scheme which contemplated the
elevation Of such a man as MIR. Addicks
to such a position Of dignity and re-
sponsibility. In all the negotiations
which led to the formation ~ a single
state ticket and tho holding Of com
mon primaries In this county there
was a specific reservation that nothing
done should be construed TO bind the
Republicans TO DO anything to promote
the movement 10 elect Mr.. Addlcks 10
ho United States Senate. They held
10 tho right to contend against the pre-
tensions Of this man who had corrupt
cd and disrupted the Republican party
and continued the Democrats in con-
trol Of the state nearly decade longer
than they would have continued in
control had he not injected himself
into local politics 10 his dlscredlt and
TO the advantage Of the Democratic
party.
In the campaign just closed the Re
publicans called upon all opponents OF
Democracy to rally around the Repub-
lican standard and make an earnest
tight to redeem the State. There was
an inclination on the part Of Mr.. Ad-
dicks and his lieutenants to hold the
Union Republican voters back and to
prevent them from participating in the
movement. However. the sentiment
aroused by the Republicans became 50
strong that It had to be needed. The
Republicans nominated presidential
electors. The Union Republicans ac-
cepted them. The Republican State
Committee nominated a State ticket
Addicks endeavored TO prevent its ac-
ceptaDce and failed In New Castle
county the Republican County Com
mittee proposed common primaries
and one ticket. Mr.. Addicks Mr.. al.
lee and DR.. Layton refused TO hear Of
1t unless the Republicans would cen
sent to common primaries in Kent and
Sussex. They threatened to turn New
Castle county over TO the Democrats
Once more the sentiment OF the Union
Republican voters forced Addicks ant
his lieutsnants to recede from the po
sition which they had assumed ant
common primaries and one ticket re
suited. In Kent county the Republi
cans accepted the Union Republican
county ticket, although without a rep
resentative on it, and but for that ac
eeptance. and the support which fol
lowed, that ticket would have been de
feated. In Sussex county the Republi.
cans asked for one-third OF the county
ticlaet. The Union Republicans re-
fused It, and demanded Republican
support without any representation
whatever. As a result Of this refusal
there were two tickets in the field unt
the Democrats were victorious. where
as. II the Union Republicans had no
pursued their rule-or-ruin policy a
The dlctation Of Addicks and Lay;or
the Democrats would not have electe,
one OF their candidates excepting il
legislative districts concededly Demo
cratic.
Thus it will be seen that whereye
the opponents Of Democracy won
victory it was due to Republican ini
tiative Involving the overcoming Q