Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-10-24
THURSDAY. ooToBER n, 1901
a PARTING OF THE WAYS

A PARTING OF THE WAYS
The house of cards so laboriously
constructed by Mr.. Addicks is tumbllng
about his ears. No one has been able
10 predict when it would fall into alb
solute ruin. but every student OF human
affairs believed that It would not last.
Corrupt government cannot endure
even among a people that is corrupt
The individual. in the long run, has an
ideal of public duties which is more
elevated than is his own conduct II
follows the same principle that We ap-
ply TO the clergy; we expect them to
be better than we are.
Our ideals are better than our at
tainments. and we exact from others
what we ourselves are not prepared to
give Temporarily, a people may lose
fits self-respect and practice a self-de-
ception that is amazing. It's ideals
may be degraded because self-interest
distorts the picture. Men may be dis
honest with themselves. and, by pro-
cess Of reasoning based on selflshness,
come TO excuse that which on all hon
est grounds is inexcusabe. But the
time Is sure to come when things are
seen IN their true light. IL may be
a political reverse, or a personal dis
appointment that is the cause OF a
pause for time TO think, which results
in a regeneration.
The sway of Addicksism in Delaware
has been remarkable; men have been
swept from their moonngs. and como
to defend their position by that which
If they would pause 10 think. they must
recognize as false logic and poor mo-
rality. There has been q kind of ven
cradle argument, now repudiated by all
ethical, teachers. that the emu justides
the means. and that some way good
would come out of evil. 1t is true that
all the machinery with which men
work is human. and this means i'm
perfection, but for that reason we are
not warranted in carrying imperfection
into degeneracy.
Addicksism was wrong from it's in
ception; it was a political crime and
moral crime. It recognized no claim
OF any sort that was not in harmony
with its wishes and it's purposes. 1t
endeavored to crush amy individual as
piration. any attempt to thwart the
will Of the people and set aside its YER
dict. 1t succeeded, but its success was
only negative When it became ag-
gressive and attempted to wage an OF,
fensive warfare. there were enough
honest men to stand in it's way and
block its efforts.
It offended every mora, precept, and
made money its god. There is abso-
lutely no question of this. An adven-
turer from another state, not in touch
with our people nor in sympathy with
our institutions comes into the State
takes up a residence which is only
nominally his domicile, and lmmedi-
ate.y becomes a candidate for senator
with a large following. Without an
explanation, which is simple, il would
indeed be a marvellous spectacle. ThaN
T explanation is that he had money and
used it,
But the amazing thing is that it was
not only admitted by his followers. bui
made the chief argument for mis- eleya
ton. Brutally put it was this. w,
canno5 win without buying a lot o
votes. and we must reward the mar
who puts UP The money. They said h,
had bought a seat in the Senate an,
ought to have it. Such a position can
not be defended on any ground o
ethics or even political expediency.
The beginning of the end is at hand
but what a legacy will be left Their
are thousands-iterally thousands o
men who have grown accustomed 4
selling their votes. These men wi
continue to be in the market and t
tempt the politician who has the pric
Of their dishonor The crime will NJ
pass with the generation; the vote
seller is the parent Of vote-sellers;
viii leave to his children a legacy f,
a perverted and dwarfed moral natur
which will lead them to do what I
has done u has besmirched many
tho negro race, because they were poo
and educated Them into bartering o.
CT their dearest rights
A host CT small men have been ell
waited to Office and been made 10 thsn
rEat the planets reviewed around the
ana their idol. ice poiiucs Of maj
go $50