The sun., 1901-02-09
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9. 1901.
x PROPOSAL OF TREASON.

State, has had an object. necessarily
secondary but essential to its success.
the election of Mr.. j. Edward Add.cks
to the United States Senate. There has
been no hesitation in the avowal Of that
object by those engaged in 1t, be thes
leaders or followers. The proposition
made to MI Anthony Higgins prior to
his election in 1889, upon the acceptance
of which depended, and really turned
his election, included al acceptance OH |
his pant Of the candidacy of Mr. Addicks |
for the United States Senate to succeed
Senator Gray. The acceptance Of tnat
propos itian, and its subsequent rtpu ila-
ton, are matters OF history to which we
refer at this time TO establish the Dlfth
time Of the movement, what 1t included
and what was the attitude Of the then
Republican leadership Of the St1te tf
ward ito note the fact that the oppo-
sition to the movement for winning the
State and returning a Republican to the
United States Senate, when that election
lnNOlNGu LII bSdt thSh oNSaPtSN -
Democrat. was the same rs it is now;
anu to call attention to the further fact;
that the first result Of that opposition
was the defeat Of the Republican party
and the reelection Of Senator Gray.
This history of the genesis Of the move
ment, its intent, the opposition which
il evoked, and the destructive character
Of that opposition, Indicates the line ol
division between what has come to be
the Union Republican organization and
The so-called "Regular" organization
Repub!icansm with avowed right and rea-
sonable purposes always in view; and
the latter always in opposition, and al
ways subnrdinatil:g party success te
some personal ambition, and carrying its
opposition to frequent destructive ana
disastrous results in party defeat. The
successes that have been won have been
won in pursuance of the original intent
of the movement; and all the defeats the
party has endured since its inception
have lecn the direct results of an ayow-
edly desperate opposition to the election
Of MIR. Addicks to the United States
Senate. These facts we think are SO sell
evident that proof in detail is not needed
to establish them. Established they
force this conclusion: The intent to
eject Mi. Addicks to the United States
Senate, as result Of success in winning
the State, has been a necessity to tht
achievement of that success-Witnou
some such motive concentrating opinion
desire and effort in the work in nhntl
Delaware could not have been won, w,
make this statement seriously and chal
lense successful contradiction. To thi
end Mr.. Addisis came into Delawar
po4ltics, to so concentrate political opln
ion, and desire. ard effort, that old riy
aires and ,ltss entions should be pu
aside in favor Of and under new leader
ship, doing lust what the old Leadership
would not do-make personal ambtlol
secondary to party success and the wei
being " the people generally under X
publican State Administration.
The victories Of 1884, 80, '9S, 100 wo
against every opposition that could b
mustered against the Republican party
hidden trcaehery, open revolt, party d
vision pretended agreements and breach
es Of faith during and after chcti"il'
ap1
four campaigns, with Mr.. Addicks' elet
tion to the United States Senate
known and accepted issue to be approve
or disapproycd BY the Republican voters
the majority Of the Republicans of th
State have voted for his election in tn
election Of legislatures a majority {
which were in favor Of his election
LIT us admit for the sake Of argumcn
that tile election Of 1894 is in dispdt
iii three successive campaigns followIn
that If 1851 the Republicans Of Del'
ware have approved the claim made f
Nj. A.ldleLs by elecling these le4i>l;
lures, III every one of which the Republ
cans We're in the majority, and mi
iority Of that majority Of men unswer
ingly devoted 10 his election. To pr
vent this the opposition destroyed Y
legislature elected in 1886 in fact
uaralyZed the whole State machinery
but out, Of the chaos of that ruin can
the decision of the Court affirming wh
the people had voted for. There can
no doIbt about 1855 and 1900. Both the
legislatures were elected in view, and
decision Cf he Senatorial question. u
people elected Republican legislatures
which the Republicans won, and are
the majority; and a majority Of tho
were, and are interchangeable for the elt
ton Of Mr.. Addicks to the Senate.
Taking this as a nrelude-as bri
but impressive statement, the facts an
ceient to the present legislative sitnatit
The proposition made on Thursday,
substitute some other name for ii
Of Mr.. Addicks as Senatorial candida
is not only udicrously absurd as
political move, but is insulting to the
puhlicans Of the State who have r
times decided the question at issue
NJ. Addicks' favor at the ballot b.
Do these men Of the legislature comp
hc1,d what that means. 1t is not \
Addicks personally demanding his 81