Evening journal., 1900-09-01
SALISBURY Is
AFTER ADDICkN
AddickSiteS, He Says, Are a
Band Of Pirates
Organized for Loot and Gain Demo
cratic Chairman Writes Letter
From New Hampshire

Willard Salisbury. Chairman Of the
Democratic State Central Committee.
sends letter from New Castle, ~ H..
where he has been spending the SUMMER
Ina it he reviews the situation IN Delaware
from Democratic viewpoint. Mr. Sauls-
bury will return 10 Delaware to-day toI
preside at il meeting of the state Central
Committee 10 he held in This city ON
Monday.
Mr.. saulsbury's letter. in part, is asI
follows
I'VE are going to have the livelicst sort
OF campaign in our State this fall. The
Democrats OF Delaware are united, and
We are going 20 make the fight Of our life
time. Besides our interest in the success
OF the national ticket with us it is a
question of whether the honorable tra-
dltions of our State are going to be pre-
served, or whether we are 20 descend TO
the mire OF "a corrupt pocket borough.
which we should IL the State endorsed
the Union Republicans headed by j. Ed
ward Addicl1s. name familiar TO Bos-
tonians The Union Republicans are not
political party In the ordinary sense in
which the term Is used. They are simply
band OF pirates organized for political
loot and gain.
"As said before. the Democrats Of
! Delaware are united. They are united
as they have never been before. and we
confidently expect TO carry the State for
/ Bryan by q handsome majority. There
/ are no gold men or silver men. We are
/ simply plain Democrats. so per cent. of
the gold Democrats Of four years ago
are back with us. about 20 per cent,
should say. will vote for Mckinley, and
the other % per cent. will not vote at all.
"Four years ago Mckinley carried
Delaware by $500 votes, and by hard
judioious work this year we feel that we
| will give the Democratic electors 900
plurality During the past four years
Mr.. Bryan has taken a much higher posi-
ton for fearlessness, honesty, and nhil
ity in the minds OF the people, than h'
occupied during his first campaign "
"in this campaign the fight Of th,
Democrats against corporate control oil
the political affnrs OF our State by tho
Bay Stale Gas or the railroads is likely
to produce many local political phenom.
ena The Grange element Is still str0ng
IN the agricultural sections. and the dec
laraton in the Kansas City platform
against trusts and monopOlies opens th,
way TO the agitation OF these questions
"Ihe Addicls Republicans have prac.
tically nominated the Board OF Directors
of the Bay State Gas Company and tn,
employees for the State Offices, and thl
salary list Of the State is 10 be made t,
do service as the pay-roll Of his company
/ do not believe that Burris, named fol
governor by the Regular Republicans vii
allow his name 90 be used as a ligurchead
to be put mp or pulled down as anyone
else may wish Mr.. Burris is a respect
able lawyer Of sterling honesty, and has
the respect Of the community.
Neither is DIR. Marshall, the Addick'
nominee for governor a mere iigurehead
and it is thought he has a sufficient inde.
pendence of character and sturdy manli
ness to resent attempts to use him merely
as a stool pigeon. The doctors persona
character is assailed by no one. His po
litical associations are the chief objection
TO his candidacy. 1t is a pretty fight, nnC
the Delaware Republican situation re
minds me very much OF the wits descrip
tion Of the political parties Of Spain. III
spoke Of about thirty-three general ani
well-deiined parties each Of which hat
numerous subdivisions.
"Our State Convention will be held ol
, | september H. When we Shhil nominate
candidates for governor, lieutenant-gov
ernor, attorneys presidential elec
tors, congressman for an unexpire
term for the present congress. nomne
for the next congress. state treasurer, au
ditor aud insurance commissioner.
THE next legislature VIII elect tw
United States Senators. one 10 till ia
present vacancy, and a successor to Sen
ator kenney. For the latter positio
! there are number Of worthy candidate