The sun., 1900-08-29

Hanna, and two other committeeman
who were assigned TO the task of re
opening the Delaware case and revising
the National Committees decision. Mr..
Addicks, Delaware's member of the
National Republican Committee was to
be ignored in this new investigation, and
it was suggested that he would be asked
to resign and the Union Republican
party disowned by the committee. The
-Addicksites were jubilant. The
date for the committees visit was fixed
for today and all the AntiAddicks news
papers Of the country have been full Of
false stories about it. The bubbles were
growing bigger, more numerous and
more magnificent to the Anti-Addicks
view. Alas. they have all burst.
While these bubbles were ahoat Chair
man Hanna wrote this:
THE national committee has deemed
it advisable to say that we expect to
sustain the organization which was
recognized by the national committee
at Philadelphia We cannot see where
any good can result from such an in
dependent movement and sincerely trust
that no loyal Republican will lend his
influence to the movement.
This was not written about Delnwarc's
case. but is appropos and expresses the
committees sentiment about this State
with force and point that is unnis-
taxable II was published here in an
Anfi-Addicks paper hut attracted no at
teEtion, for obvious reasons. until it
was Incorporated III The Suns story
denying The rumorS about the National
Committeeman visit to Delaware.
Then. as il related TO what Mr.. Adj
dicks had said in a telephone message
to The Sun-that the rumors about the
visit of Senator Hanna and two Na-
tional Committeeman to Delaware to
settle the local Republican controversy,
were fakes, and that Chairman Hanna
had assured him that all matters in
relation to the campaign in Delaware
would be referred to him, Mr.. Ad-
dicks, as Delaware's member of the Ma
tional Committee,-it became matter
of wonderful interest and Importance;
matter of disappointment and grief,
over which there is now much Anti-Ad-
dicksite wailing and gnashing of teeth.
A word of truth pricked all the bub-
bles and they burst The funny part of
it all is that the Democratic Anti-Ad-
! dicksites are making the most noise
about it. They cry loudest and are evi-
IDENTIFY hurt worse than others. Every
Evening proposes an investigation, an
interview with Mr. Hanna and the
publication of his expected denial Of
| what Mr.. Addicks had said and which
The Sun published.
Is this not an Indication of the origin
Of the rumor about the National Com
mittcemen visiting Delaware? That it
was Democratic lie invented and told
for the purpose Of keeping up division
Of the Republican vote i'll this State and
making an appearance of probable
/ Democratic victory in November; a lie
adrotly invented ana told ut a time
when Republicans all over the State
were talking about and working fol
harmony III their party ranks in order
10 defcat tie Democrats. 1t is Il lii
that fits the purpose anl tho place, and
its exposure is resented ana moHncd
over by Democrats. To the masses Of
Republicans this apparently trhina
thing Il full of significance. Every man
who il opposed q Republican success il
lh~ state is attacking and abusing Mr.
AddickS. There are some so-caled Re
personal hatred Of Mr.. Addicks, ant
WHO hare. snbordinated every politica
principle and purpose to the qualification
of a hate in which there is nothing
political except that these people ust
the Republican party, and their profes
sion OF Republicansm, as a means, a,
an instrument of their hate. OF cours,
the Democrats join in this nefariou.
work. 1t is their work and they re
Joice to have so-called Republican allies
IN 1t. Their purpose and that of thei
allies is one and the same, the defeat 0
the Republican party at the comm,
election. In doing this they attack tn,
men who are capable Of and who d,
the most for the success of the Republi
can party. 1t is because Mr. Addick
is the recognized leader of the Republi
can party in this State, and because HI
has been assured of all the assistance
which the National Republican Commit
tee can give him in the campaign il
this State, that Anti-Addicksites of al
kinds attack him. Can any Republicai
make a mistake in this matter? Whcl
the opponents of the Republican part
attack its leaders and candidates, the,
testify to the honesty and capacity o
those leaders and candidates. They d
not attack weaklings. The attack o.
Mr.. Addicks is proof Of his sincerity a
a Republican and Of his force and skill
as leader. The attack on Dr. Georg
w. Marshall, the Union Republica
candidate for Governor marks him a