Evening journal., 1900-11-15
IHE nEWs AND ADDIcKs


direct the particular attention Of the
reading and thinking public In this
il must be berne in mind
that the Morning News. turning its
back to it's past record, now advises
the Republican members OF the Legis-
lature to elect Addlcks United States
senator. 1t holds up to public ridi- |
cule. as men who have been riding "a
skittish horse" which was running az
"a bit OF flying white paper" those Re |
publicans in Kent and Sussex counties ,
whp have made such noble, heroic
and self-sacrihcing fight against the
gasman and his pretensions, and who
have had up to the present time, the
unqualified support OF the Morning
News and all other papers in sympa-
thy with the contest Of Republicanism
against the insidlous and ruinous ag-
gresslons Of Addicks,sm. We wcnderI
what these men in Kent and Sussex
counties think OF this false friend
which new derides their work. and
speaks SO slightingly of them and the
honesty Of their political purposes, and
characterizes their organization as "a
balky horse which they ought 10 dis
card2
The Morning News makes use Of
these undignifed and inconsistent
declarations TO lead up t IT'S act Of
political perfldy in recommending that
the Republicans elect Addicks a United
States senator Il suggests that "he
has learned a good deal since his first
appearance In Delaware politics" aud
acknowledges that "he was very igno-
rant when he first appeared in Rich
ardson's Hotel in 1889" But" 1t con-
tinues, he has pegged along, making
blunders OF all sorts. s3me of them
most offensive ones. but, as we hope,
and sometimes believe. continually
learning Upon the main po.nt in our
recent election-that of getting togeth-
ei'-he proved himself to be amenable
% reason, and we believe that he did
his full part in the actual work of the
! canvass
1T is true that he has been making
some foolish remarks since the cleo
ton says the News. speaking one
day OK his own election as senator as
assured, and saying that the other
senator would be 'congenial to him.
and on another day making in effect
the silly observation that he had his
choice for the second senator. but that
his wife had another choice. There
are good many Union Republicans
who do not love MIR Addicks or es-
pecially admire him but who tolerate
him from motives OF expediency. Mr..
Addlcks may easily become too silly
for some of these Union Republicans If
he continues TO give vent to all his
family jocularities, and he would d.
well TO make a special effort to hold
himself in check during the next few
weeks But, after all. a man cannot
be hanged because he is sometimes
silly Addicks' fight all through, from
his political babyhOod in 1889 down to
q week ago yesterday. has been distln-
guished by magnificent tenacity uf
purpose and effort-a tenacity which
was most stunworthily used while hewas
simply working for himself, but which.
after the lapse Of these years was most
worthily and honorably used in our re-
cent canvass in support Of that slowly
rlpening but-we hope-enlarging
conception Of his that political parties
exist for public uses and not as pri-
vate luxuries. We have no doubt that
he would always cast Republican
vote in the United States Senate, If
he should finally be sent there. That
is something. In our judgment It is
better for the country, and better for
Delaware, that anybody who is not a
criminal should cast a Republican vote
in the United States Senate than that
the Republican party should lose that
vote and the Democrats gain it. There
are always enough old and long-headed
Republican senator's in that body to
steer the salad fellows safely through
It is also better for all interests that
every seat ia the United states Senate
should be duly occupied. Both from
the party point Of view and the public
point Of view it Is better that Mr.. Ad-
dicks, in his present degree Of enlight-
enment, should sit in the United States
Senate, than that Democrat should
I sit there or than that the seat should
be vacant"
And this is the best that the Morning
, News can say for the man whose elec.
ton to the United States Senate II nav
advocates It admits that he was yery
ignorant and that he has learned some.
thing. It announces that he has made
blunders of an sorts. some OF them
most offensive, and that he is silly ant
0 merely tolerated by many Union Re.
/ publicans. Recognizing his Stiffness Il
I advises him to hold himself In check
D not during the remainder of his natu
raj life, but during the next few
: weeks In other words, until th,
K Legislature shall have met and acted