The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20

,lepotion to party principles so persistent
in loyalty TO party friends, so coura geous
and liberal in its effirts to redeem a |
State, as it has been just here in the |
State of Delaware. The whole people Of |
this State know, and admit the truth OF |
that statement. The Democrats know |
and admit that they have been over
thrown by a generous manly opposition |
Those who alone deny this are the men
and people who contented themselves ,
that comes to this State through Republi-
can Natonol victories. who failed in
every attempt at political leadership,
and whose often proved Incompetence
made them objects of contempt with
their opponents. These are they for
whose benefits these slanderous articles
are written and publishedto keep. if
possible the public tit in their mouths.
| This latest slanderer Of Deiawareans
in general ard Mr.. Addicks in particular,
| prctends to tell the story of the buying
OF Il State. The absurdity-the apparent
impossibility of it-brands the story AS
lie. The truth is that the boter Repub
Leans who are backing and promoting
this country wide Islander Of this State
We're so poor in money and spirit, and SO
incompetent i'll leadership. that they al
lowed the State to be given over to the
| Democrats, to be held in thraldom of
dishonest vicious and corrupt political
system, until they could not, even If
they would, ransom it and make it free.
The Democrats had put a price upon the
State by law. They had made the sys-
TEN of politics in which vote buying and
selling had been reduced to an absolute
commercial basis. They had carried it
on so long that they knew every pur-
,hnSablc voter and his price. They had
developed Il political system i'll which
Ihcy !trw j.,t how many Republicans
it was necessary to tltsfrancbisc aud
had made the law So they could do that
in perfect safety. They did that pro
vided for large illegal Democratic
l
ana bought MS many of the purchasablc
votes as they might need in order to
Keep in touch with them. Every Rcpuh-
lican and every democrat of the State
the State to distinguish between the
cmblems of the parties. knows this state
ment to be true. The So-callrd Hcpubii-
cans who are now opposing Mr.. A,ltllcks
ana promoting the ISLANDERS Of the State
because Of their hatred and jealousy Of
Him, know it to be true. These Rcpub,
LEANS ana I'LL others Of the State know.
tlmt under the leadership of these bulter
leaders. the State Republican party was
political mendicant. That lit every
campaign period they Wee running around
, holding out their hats and hands for po
ttica. aims 10 enable them, not 10 WIN til,
State, but to make fight enough to ALLOW
il claim Of recognition and patronage dis
Iibution They couldn't agree among
themselves, and SO promoted factiona
lights to decide patronage claims. Tn,
only senatorial representative the Kcpub
I, Leans ever elected previous to 1896
!. bought his way-or il was hough. for hin
AZ the polls with money that had hrei
begged for that purpose i'll another State
I, While this Kind of politics was going 81
these holters We're bcgging money of Mr.
Addicks for political purposes, and wcr
perfectly willing to take all he woul,
give them to buy their way into office
ltt h must not aspire to rithcr ollie
7 or leadership, That was the l;rpubl
can leadership Of Delaware before iii
advent OF Mr.. Addicks.
We repeat that the Democrats ha
+" :. put il Legal price upon the State in tn
laws for DISTINGUISHING Republicans
That price had To bc paid, in the cost
making assessments, work that had to !
continuous, aud that was made rs dill
cult as Democratic skill and fraud coul
make IT, aud III the payment Of tax,
that were levied llpon voters. The Den
ucrdts We're beaten III this way in 1S
aud 1896 simply because the party ind
its new leadership had money sutiicie
to do the work ana pay the taxes viii,
!: Democratic laws, and adminisirati,
. made necessary. The Democrats we
!, met and beaten On their own ground
and were legally hcaten-hcuten by col
plying With the laws they had made III
hy overcoming difficulties augmented
their fruulS