Evening journal., 1900-04-17
TUESDAY. APRIL II. 1900
sENATE's WARNING TO ADDIcKs

TUESDAY, APRIL II. 1900
sFNATE's WARNING TO ADDICKs.
In the fate Of Mr.. Clark, OF Montana
there Is a warning to J. Edward Ad-
dicks in Delaware. Mr.. Clark IS q
man who is richer and more influential
in every way than Mr.. Addicls, and
vet with all his riches and with all
his influence the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections, dominated by
the party with which he professed to
be In sympathy, by unanimous vote
decided that the use which he made OF
money to obtain an election disquali-
fed him from taking his seat as
member of the United States Senate.
II Is q good sign. Il speaks well for
the committee. It means that members
of a high and dignifed body who have
been elected by the free will OF the
representatives Of the people of their
several states do not feel that they are
called upon, even for the sake OF party
expediency, to sit with and vote with
men who have obtained their certih-
Gates OF election by debauching an
electorate or by bribing a Legislature.
The danger had become so great and
so grave that the senators felt that it
was incumbent on them to call a halt.
They have done it and the Senate will
sustain them in their action. Mr..
Clark. of Montana, will share the fate
Of Caldwell. OF Kansas, and 1t Is safe
10 assume that the same just treat
ment is in store for any ambitious man
who. knowing mis- mental and moral
unftness for such a place, and realiz-
ing that ne cannot attain it by honor
able means. deliberately opens his
money bags and brazenly announces
his determination to buy it.
In commenting on the decision Of the
Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections. the New York Evening Post
says:
The closest analogy that we have
had 10 Caldwell's virtually open pur-
chase OF seat from his time 10
Clark's, Is the attempt, repeatedly
made but thus far each time defeated.
OF Addlcks TO buy a senatOrshiY in
Delaware Caldwell, Addicks and
Clark are three OF a kind-all OF shem
men who have become 80 much accus.
toned 20 purchasing what they wan,
that, when they think OF a seat in tn,
Senate as a very desirable thing, the,
naturally think also that a cool dea
OF money will have to be put out to ge
II. To no one OF the three does II seen
70 have occurred that there is an,
more moral wrong in buying a senator
snip than in purchasing fast horse OF
ordering a steam yacht.
open and gross bribery OF this sort
on the wholesale scale practiced b,
Addlcks in Delaware. and, even NOR,
nagrantly, by Clark in Montana. Is 81
offensive 70 the public that no mar
who practices il is likely long 10 re-
tain seat If he once gets IL.
The rich man who has more deli
caey OF FEELING and a clearer percep
uon OF popular sentiment than eithe
Aadieks or Clark keeps the process
OF bargain and sale from the publ
eye He does not send out agent
openly TO hand over hundreds or thou
sands OF dollars to an individual mem
Def Tor his vote. He begins buyin
ms senatorship years before the seat /
70 Iail vacant He makes large CON
trlDutlons to the party camapign fun
IN every contest, and always respond
TO any call for funds which the man
ayers make in a sudden emergency.
ms state be one In which a third r
the State Senate is chosen each vea.
me viii take an interest" i'm the nom
nalon Of candidates for the first fhir
ana the second third of the body IN.
VIII eject a senator, two years and ON
year before the general public has %,
gun 20 think about the matter. The.
candidates VIII receive from him ger
erOus checks toward their campaip
expenses. A year before the Iegisl.
tufe which elects is actually chosen.
~ pc state where the lower branf
is elected annually. he will look ol
win equal care for the nomination
members who are likely to be re-elec
ca a tWelYemonth later, and they AK
VIII find their campaign expenses loo
ed after. The result Of all This sunni
mented by special efforts when n
Legislature which elects is fnal
made up, will be that the ablest m,
IN the state will stand no chance
the party caucus beside this rich ma
even though the latter be of very infe
lor ability. There has been no bribe
IN the usual sense Of the word. but I
seat in the Senate has really be
bought.
While we are confident that the
never will come a time when the 81
ate Committee on Privileges and lei,
tions will be requested to pass up
the qualifications Of Mr. Addicks. il
well for both him and his followers
keep the Clark case in mind. for
forecasts his fate should he ever be
unfortunate as to obtain an election
Delaware. His case is hopeless-ho
less in Delaware and hopeless in Wa
ington. He is wasting his money Z