The sun., 1900-11-23


ity as far as its power to cope with
determined and corrupt Democratic
oligarchy, so far as the control OF this
State, is concerned, and having made that
mistake upon false estimate ofintellect-
ual and moral worth, he refuses to ac-
cept his, and their, defeat in every CON
test which they have waged as evidence
Of the unpopularity and injustice Of his
cause. Being in his own concet the in
carnation Of political wisdom and worth
the defeat Of the designs of his fractional
associates BY leader and Following
whom they have affected to dispise, has
maddened him. Instead Of eil'acing an
erroneous idea, as is usual with reason
able American citizens Of professed
similar political opinions and principles,
successive defeat has fastened the one
idea of the defeat OF Mr., Addicks and the
building Of his own political fortune upon
that defeat, upon his brain; whatever
the line of his thought, be it political Or
religious, be it in the narrow bounds of
State politics or the wide field of inter
national diplomacy, it always begins and
ends with al Addicks.'
The Righteousness of this symptom
of political monomania in the dignified,
learned and smooth tongued Byrne, is
apparent to everybody but himself. His
letter is proof of what we affirm. He
begins with the commendation of Mr..
Clark's legislative record. No one well
informed as TO that record and Mr..
Byrne's record, can mistake the intent
of that commendation. 1t is simply a
commentator of Mr.. Clark's opposi-
tion to Mr.. Addicks, and his, Clark S
betrayal of the trust imposed in him 10y
the Republican party us one Of It's lcgis-
lative representatives and agent. We
cannot imagine that either Mr.. Byrnc
who makes ii, and Mr.. Clark Who re
ccivcs il, can really believe thai Mr.
Byrne's label ii discerning intelligence
land intrepid honesty is badge Of
honor. under the circumstances. But
see how nimbly Mr.. Byrne skips from
Mr.. Clark and Delaware politics 10 ma
tional politics. How he attempts TO re-
pair his shattered forces by laudatory
references TO President Mckinley, who,
let us incidentally remark. makes an
pointments to Federal offices: and then
to the question Of shipping and COM
merce, lauding Ensland's legislative
policies; and then to the Orient with the
Philippine and Chinese problems. as
suring Mr.. Clark, that his, Byrne'S,
intimate acquaintance with the nature
of these problems. and with the wisdom
and courage OF American statesmen,
assures speedy and successful solutions
of the problems. OF all this the Sagac-
ious Mr. Byrnc informs his friend, Mr..
Clark, whom he has inst decorated with
the label of 'ntrcpid honestly An
other skip and Mr.. Byrne. proceeds to
deliver himself of gratuitous defense
of the Roman Catholic Church and an
apology for Spain's misgovernmrnt Of
her colonies. incidentally suggesting that
il the American government can solva
the Philippine prohlcm without nntagon-
izing 1hc Roman Catholic Church. il is.
surcs itself of the riigndship ut Latin
America. What penetration: What L
prophetic spirit Mr.. Byrnc inearli;.lc~:
Slipping along homrwarl, W. nest iind
, Mr.. District Attorney Byrnr dreaming
with Clay aud Blaine, who if we ar,
not mistaAen, are dead But nothing
stops the indomitablc Byrnc. Skippinl
nimbly from his nap in graveyard
stopping only long enough 10 renew hi
profcssed loyalty 10 President McKinle!
:. who makes Federal appointments-h,
r discussion of the Addicks question.
: Despite his versatile wandering Mr.
! Byrne is at home again with that trou
e blesome recurrent thought-Addicks
b ielection TO the Senate-still domincnt
e That stubborn thing will not down
i Against il, Mr. Byrnc's dreams Of fut
f ure greatness, OF electrifying Congress
: with his rich broguc, or deliyprin;
q learned opinions from the Bench 0
Y Justice are broken and dispersed An,
= then however learned the discourse
g however brilliant the thought or roundc,
d the periods there is written betwecncvcr.
l. line the anathema, - Addicks
Il Could there be Il more apparent indicu
a tion Of political monomania?
y IN lie discourse on Delaware polite
II Mr., Byrnc's letter TO Mr., Clark nixc
4 things generally We have Shake,
! pparc, and Walpoc and Addicks, dis
e tinbushcd company surely, Then obc,
$ ing his Democratic inclinations Mi
Ryrne gives, 10 Mr.. Clark, the usu,
n Democratic summary IT the things IN
e men Of which ald whom Drawarc
1t proud. All ancient history of course. W
g have little recitation from the Rodnc
N legend: 4 reference to DrluWurcs rat