Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-11-29
THE SITUATION IN DELAWARE

Philadelphia Ledger Nov. 2Sd. E
The Press says. under the above
caption: ...
fThe Republican majority on joint
ballot in the Delaware Legislature
under ordinary conditions would insure
two Republican United States Senators.
But old hatreds have famed out, and
Republican leaders are boasting that
they will elect one Democrat and one
Republican Senator, and that the Re-
publican Senator will bear the partiou-
lar brand of their faction. National
Committeeman J. Edward Addicks is
the bone of contention, as he has been
for 10 years. He is the object of the
although the latter faction today is
generally understood to have troubles
Of its own with more or less inter-
necine strife.
"Mr. Addicks is credited with the
statement that he il atbgsBd to the
election of one Democfatio and one
Republican Senator; thkt 10, is pos
sible for the Republicans to elect both.
and that this should be done. This is
clean cut, straightforward Republican
proposition. The FIRST public Etterance
10 favor of coalition to elect one
Democratic Senator unfortunately
comes from the Regular Republican
side. II this combination Is effected
the Regular Republicans capnot CEN
sure j. Edward Addicks and the Union
Republicans If they resort to the same
method Of warfare and rally to their
support enough Democratic votes to
achieve his ambition
When it is considered who and what
j. Edward Addicks is, and what he
has done to not only demoralize the
politics of Delaware, but to deprive
the State for years past Of Republican
} representatives in the United States
Senate, standing like a dog in the
Manager to prevent, aud preventing, the
; election of Republican to that body,
the position Of our contemporary is as
extraordinary as it is mischievous and
indefensible. Is
The Press knows quite as we'll as
others do that Mr.. Addicks' propo-
; sition, which it declares to be "elean
1 cut and straightforward involves his
Q own election to the Senate what else
9 our contemporary should know is that
s the reputable, self-respecting and
public spirited Republicans If Dels-
ware, all those who stard for the in
tegrity, the good fame and the highest
principles of the party, all thoss who
: repre- sent its best thought and con
a science, are uualterably opposed to
4 comforting the distinction and honor Of
IS the Senatorial office upon Mr.. Addioks,
who has produced no evidence to prove
n his fitness to enjoy them, and who hes
v done much to demonstrate that he is
d untitled to receive them.
The Ledger believes that 1t is quite
o as we'll informed with regard to the
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|. Philadelphia contemporaries, and it is
,s similarly quite confident that the
i. Regular Republicans of Delaware have
i not made public utterance in favor
j. of a coalition with the Democrats fol
F. the election CT one Republicar and ONE
i, Democratic Senator. In fact, thu
( Ledger is authoritatIvely informec
as that no such suggestion, much less M
declaration in favor of such coalition
has been considered, much less con
templated by the Regular Republicans
N But, if it is justitiable, or even ex
y cusabe, for Mr.. Addicks and his re
~ tanners to make coalition with tn
10 Democrats as the Press suggests j
IS would be, why would it not be equal,
rroper and good for the Regulars t
callesce with the Democrats? There i
only one thing which could be wors
than the failure of Delaware to cleo
O. two Republicans to the Senate, an
7, that infinitely worse thing would b
t, the election of j. Edward Addicks
is whose election would cast endurin
al political discredit upon the people c
d, that State, upon the Senate of th
OF United States and upon the Who'll
u country.
9. If Mr.. Addicks will but step aside
,. take himself out of the running, a
oy every consideration of public polio
or imperatively demands he shall do, tn
So Delaware Legislature can and will
to elect two able, fit and honorable Re
publicans to the Senate. There
III nothing stands in the way of this mos
us desirable contamination except tn
O. selfish, soIdid, dog in the mango
'rs policy Of Mr.. Addicks, who has no
only deprived the State of SENATOR'S
representation but ooossioned til
election of Democratic Senator. TIL
" present Senator, Mr.. Kenney, is who'll
20 and solely product of Addicksism.
re While two Republican Senators ca
Elk and should be elected by Delaware
ne tho Ledger does not for moner
~ hesitate 10 say that the State ha
!. better, a hundred times over, send
competent, tit DEMOCRAT and NE
, Republican to the Senate to represer
ne her in that body, rather than to max
ler Mr.. Addicks member of it.
lis The Press, which approves, by il
'rn objection, at least, Addicks' electio
ne to the Senate is opposed to the retur
're of Mr.. Quay to the Senate. So is tt
Ledger opposed to Mr.. Quay, but agai
the Ledger does not hesitate to. So
that Mr.. Quay would be an ide
Ill Senator compared with. Mr.. Addick
ON The Inconsistency of advocating tt
ral election of the latter while opposir
CIV that of the former has nothing
he excuse it.
of What the Republicans of Delawar
Reeul and Irregular, should do is
prevent the election OF J. Edwai
Addicks to the Senate of the Unite
ial States, at any cost or by any meal
ion which are honorable. The humiliatitc
ng Of MI. Addioks holding a seat in II
D. highest legislative body OF the natl
os, is one to which the country should N
be subjected. s
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