The sun., 1900-12-26
aesday, December rs, 1909,
!. ..ADDICKs DID IT,

ct at Dover today. Cnafnan oauis-
II has called them together for dis
Sion as to the party's future. 1t is not
aly that the chairmen will agree, they
.er do, except upon one very import
point, the necessity of beating the
.publicans ut all hazards. They will
~ on that today, only they will not
it that way. The question they will
euss viii be: How to beat Addicks."
This is the close of the year, and also
close OF the nineteenth century. 1t
4 good time to balance the books and
find, IN Democratic parlance, where
are att And that is what our Demo-
tic friends are doing today--are trying |
find out just where they are politically. |
Delaware their situation is novel
e. For nearly half a century they have
pen the bosses in Delaware politics.
fhey didn't have to account for anything,
na SO long as the balance showed on
hcir side there was no necessity of bal
bnce sheet. So long as Delaware Repub-
6cans were satisfied to be pensioners
bn Federal bounty, Democrats could
Browse in the rich pasture of State office
nd patronage; could make and unnlake
5aws with no one to object. That they
Eid that goes without saying. They have
made the statutes that are simply the
kules of lie Democratic party and have
uened every State department into
Democratic party annex. Now it occurs
Mat they have been notified to move--
Ehe leases have been closed by limitation
4d The tenants ordered to leave. 1t is
kbe necessity OF leaving that calls for
E;scussion. and it naturally turns upon
low 10 get out with as little loss as
aossible. and how to prevent the Kepup-
aeans from reaping the fruits of then
ietory
-raf course Democrats blame Mr.. Ad'
kIicks for all their misfortunes In Dela
..s,.o Thev do not say positively that ne
tbe man who struck BILLY Patterson
at that he put the other fellows up t
INC II. Tsat .tBilly" was struck Il
,se. sal that he was struck hard an'
ss,clsed out is also sure. 1t follows tina
eSsabosiv struck irira--apd that TIM
xnebody has struck him several times
" IN Democratic reasoning, ana 10
Il matter in fact, that thing never o'
red until the advent of MIR. Addicks
ne other fellows have been here goo
syhile They have put up a NUMBER
zigbts. but have always failed-were cas-
marks. But Mr. Addicks is differen
ID fights to win, and--wins. That's I'll
III. That's why the Democratic cial
salisbury, Biggs ct al. assemble
ssdver todav--to discuss Addicks. "a
veil may they do that. There are son
,xss who are foolish enough to chars
.Nfr. Addicrs with having been II, ALLAN
sutith the Democrats. The meeting todi
n discuss Addicks as the "arch enen
IN the Democracy, bowls that little
lear out of the alley. And it's dolla
No doughnuts that every one present
the meeting will testify, upon his oV
knowledge. that Mr.. Addicks is We
lively, very loyal, and very successi
Republican leader. They will mou
over tneir frequent recent defeats, a
saw: "Addicks did it." They Will grie
exceedingly over the passing of the
State constitution, and say: "Addlcks
that They will lament the eliminate
~ the word ''white" from the consh
zion. and the permanent passing OF
white mans party with possible RENAL
from Brer' Handy. The burden OF
remarks being: "Addicks did that. Il
the delinauent tax law will be recall
and mourned as a thing of blessed me
orv. The grief will be general; the &C
ment a shout from all hands "Addi
broke that bank" Perhaps Mr.. sa'
bury will say something about the FRI
game Of 1896, and to excuse its FAM
he win answer: "Addicks beat I
game So it will be about the De-
cratic game of '9S, and Of 1900; the De-
cratic tsednony will be: "Addieks
all-that.'
From Republican view point
question Is. ARE tnese
netent witnesses, and does their te
mony establish the facts?" Mr.. Add
is not claiming so much credit as
fhat comes to. He very willingly accc
Ills fellow Republicans liberal share
4he credit due for beating the De
crats in all the elections since 1872
his friends are also generous iii q
judgement Of the value of his servi
S5ut are the Democrats right in the nj
attention? They ought to know aga
|z3ss I'M they were fighting, where the iii
8zsayas hardest, and who struck
&blow. They are the foll'
34Aoeked out and they "
Ii hshind. They know,
the Democi
Republican ca
- in any kind
e These
|lirectIy to