The sun., 1900-07-05


Senatorial selection in Delaware at auc-
tion. To assume that such allegations
are proved by such unimportant indi-
vidual assertions of mere belief, is not
creditable to Mr.. Sperry-proves that his
conclusions about things are the result
of misinformation or prejudice, probably
both.
We deny that Mr.. Addicks has tried,
or is trying to buy his way into the
United States Senate. We deny also
that Mr.. Addicks' campaign has been
conducted upon any other than the
methods commonly resorted to by other
Senatorial candidates in Delaware. Mr..
Sperry admits that when he says that
some of the Senatorial candidates, and
perhaps all of them of whom he has
knowledge, have given money to
their party, but that he does not
know of any one of them that
has made his contribution contingent
upon a party promise to elect him.
1t will be observed that while Mr.
Sperry admits that other Senatorial can
didates OF whom he has knowledge, have
done what he objects to Mr.. Addicks
doing, he does not know that they did it
for the reasons alleged against Mr.. Ad.
dicks, and without this knowledge be af-
fects to believe that they did not do as
they did contingent upon Senatorial
election. We dare say that this belief of
Mr.. Sperry's is contrary to his general
Knowledge OF Delaware politics, and OF
the Senatorial candidates of whom he
has knowledge. We remind him that
the defeat OF the Republican party in
1882 hinged upon the Senatorial election
by the State Assembly of 1883. That
Senatorial candidates OF whom he has,
(had,) knowledge refused to allow the
party to win unless upon contingent
promise of their election to the United
States Senate. The same thing occurred
in at least one other general election
campaign, of which we have know
ledge, before Mr.. Sperry's Delaware
advent. We think this disproves
what he affects to believe about other
Senatorial candidates other than Mr..
Addicks. In his statement of what he
does not know and what he believes,
Mr.. Sperry puts these other Senatorial
candidates upon the same plain with
Mr.. Addicks, and in doing that he COM
mits very serious error in condem.
ing Mr.. Addicks, and excusing the
other Senatorial candidates Of whom
he has knowledge for the same alleged
offence. 1t follows that his conclusions
must be credited on one side to his pre-.
iudices, and on the other to his prefer
ences. Mr.. Sperry says.
Senatorial candidates in Delaware
heretofore usually depended upon educa-
personal reputation, pom their knowlege
of the State and its interests.
We opine that people as we'll informed
as Mr.. Sperry is about the senatorial
candidates in Delaware during the ex.
istence of the Republican party, will be
inclined to smile broadly at this inferen-
tial declaration that Mr.. Addicks is not,
in all essentials of United States Sena-
tor the equal Of other aspirants to that
honorable office. The idea that Mr..
Addicks lacks educational qualifications
for the senatorial office is absurd. 1t is
a suggestion of pedantry, Of assumed pre-
ferred rights for schoolmen that is alb.
horrant to the doctrine Of equal political
rights of which the Republican party OF
Delaware, as elsewhere in the Union, is
!. the exponent and champion. As to
party and public services Mr.. Addicks is
the peer of the best Delaware has to offer
in the way of candidates. If Mr., Sperry
will reflect for moment or two, and re.
call the political conditions in Delaware
during his residence here; will recall
what he learned of the States previous
history, aud what he experienced, we
think he will agree with us in saying
that the greatest possible public service
any Republican could render to his State
and party, would be to make it possible
to overthrow the Democratic oligarchy
which then tyrsnized over the State
Has Mr.. Sperry forgotten the facts occur
ring under his own eyes, that were
, chronicled in his own newspaper, ano
were denounced in bitter terms b,
, himself when in active editorial worl
. here? That is unthinkable. We re-
mind Mr.. Sperry that Mr.. Ad
dicks made that overthrow possible
| the election of Republican governor
! and Congressman possible in 1894,
the counting of Delawares vote for Nc.
, kinleY in 1896, and the election of {
Republican Congressman possible il
1898. Is this not proof of public service,
, OF public service cf the very highest
order? Who in Delaware has done more
or done better? Every Republican in
J the State who prizes the triumph of his
; party and the application of its princi
pies in government gives unstinted graft
tude to Mr.. Addicks for his distinguished
} public services in what President Nc.
Kinley, speaking of Delaware, designated