The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-29
A VOTERS PLAIN TALK.

EDITOR REPUBLICAN.--l am happy TO
have your paper once more to come into
my home. ! have taken the Republican
for many years and always found its adj
vice good But about three months be-
fore the last election, the agent of the
Evening Journal came around, Offering
to give a breast pin to any one taking
the Journal for three months. We went
off on the Journal and it seemed to be
all right until after the election and then
it jumped down fiat footed on j. Edward
Addicks and it has kept up the most pitt.
jul howl ever since against him. Ii has
heaped more abuse on him than any
man living ever had before. and it is
mystery to me how Addicks could stand
it. think If it had been me l would
have gone to the Journal office with a
cowhide and l would have given one
lick 10 the editor ii it had been the last
lick that ever struck.
Now | have never met Mr.. Addicks,
and when voted at the last election, |
did not PIT my stamp on his ticket, bus
seeing that the majority OF the legisla-
tors of the party are in favor OF electing
him Senator, think the minority ought
/ by all means, hell to elect him. | am in
| favor OF his election. l am working
man and l have no hing to lose by his
election, aud can't, for the life of me,
see where any working man or business
man in this city or the State Of Delaware
has anything to lose except it would be
some one like certain coal merchant. !
see he has good bit to Say in the Jour
nal about Addicks' character, But J
think be should put bis hand over MS
mouth, for he is business, money max
ing man like Addicks. know him.
was his customer and when run out OF
coal went to him for ton and he told
me that the price Of coal had gone up 81
the evening before, that was when the
strike was going on There was no call
for it but that was business, and it was
all right for him, but it would be ter
rible thing il Addicks had done any
thing like that.
! hear and read in the papers good
deal about Delaware Senators always be.
ing such clean, honest men. Now have
4 lived 81 years and have never known
but two Senators sent to Washington
from Delaware that were clean and hon
est, and they were Senators Gray anc
Anthony Higgins | believe these two
gentlemen were clean. But one thin.
Ne know, thst il is very seldom that tn,
best element get into politics, IT ls gener
ALLY the scum.
Now in regard to the Evening Journal
We have stopped taking it. ! am sicl
and tired reading it and | wont have j
come into my house again. 1t is dowr
ON Addichs and every pooy that speak
one word in his favor, and they wouIt
have nothing to lose il he was elected
but everything to gain.
II he could only get his gas plant j
operation here ia Wilmington. it woult
he better for al concerned, except f.
snch men as the coal merchant. !
might hurt his coal trade and be is on
! headed enough to see il. Why, il Al
! dicks could get his gas in operation b
/ would pnt gas fixtures in every hous
that wanted them and heat Ind light
cheaper than you can get it done at pres
ent and would not that benet ever
workingman and business concern il
town? | say give Addicks the right {
way and send him to Washington. lie
as good and clean as some OF those VIII
are bowling about him.
EDWARD LEWIS.