The sun., 1901-02-08
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1901.
A SCHEME OF LYING.


come to that conclusion. However, the
telephone message refuting the lie, in
Yesterdays Sun, put the brand of false
hood upon the invention.
The falsehood to which we call atten-
tion is only a specimen lie, such as the
Anti-Addicksite campaign has been made
of from its beginning until now. This
characteristic has been SO apparent, its
manifestation so frequent and so uni
form as to not only suggest, but to estab-
lish the operation of the old law-like
begets like-in its development. The lies,
that are being told about DIR. Layton,
for instance, because he is Union Re
publican and political and personal
friend of Mr.. Addicks, attest the char |
acter of what is being said about Mr.. |
Addicks in the same relation. 1t is ret |
roactive in that it covers the whole sys-
TEN of falsehood by which the people
some of them-of this city and county
and very many people throughout the
United States, have been deceived into
aiding and abetting one Of the most out
rageously wicked revolts in the history
of politics.
In the light of this recent disclosure
it would be well to review the history of
this revolt to establish what we have here
asserted, that these latest manifestations
are but illustrative incidents in the de-
velopment of a systematic scheme of
falsehood, behind which is hidden the
most corrupt and selfish Of political mo-
tives. Indeed, given the facts of its re-
cent development and illustration, that
have been stripped of all their pretense
of truth and righteousness and even of
all apparent regard for common decency,
there is no other suggestion growing
out of these facts that would appeal to
the mind and conscience of an honest
man. The whole course of the movement
against the election Of Mr.. Addicks to
the United States Senate has been one
giant exhibition of moral and political
hypocrisy every stage of which has been
marked by specimen lie, or lies. The
monumental lie of the whole system was
discovered in 1892. Up to that year it is
reasonable to suppose that the majority
of the Republicans of Delaware believed
that the then and former leadership of
their party honestly desired to win this
State from the Democrats. In the prep
aration for the campaign for that year,
ha rac,,It prnvaJ paa1a1 pa.
quisite for success, except the sincere
desire for it on the part of the then
leaders of the party, was possessed by
the Republicans of the State. The Offer
their leadership and was refused. Illus
trative Of what was done, what coulC
have been done with a united party
effort, the figures Of that years election
are sufficient. The Republican vott
1,766 over 1890, and the Democratic ma
jority reduced from its general average
Of from 1000 to 5000, to ASS in spite o
an increase of 1,271 in the Democratic
vote. In that year, 1892, the Delawar,
Republican party was first sacrificed t.
prevent the election Of Mr.. Addicks t,
the United States Senate, in favor of tn
Democratic incumbent Senator Gray
The lie discovered by this result was tn
asserted desire for success on the par
of the old leadership-it had deliberatel
chosen between a Democrat and Re
publican and in favor of the Democrat
~. Az
away in 1892 is found in the figures 0
the election Of 1894. The personal intel
ests at stake in "a brought all the elt
ments of the party to work together fo
success, increasing the vote 1857 owe
that of 1890, beating the Democrats VIII
had increased their vote 10s by LIE
majority. These figures prove that th
Republicans ought to have won in 49,
by over 1,Coo majority, and that the
should have elected Mr.. Addicks to tt
Senate instead Of allowing Senator Gra
to be returned.
Then began the fight. The party wo
in 1894 Now began the campaign {
falsehood. In the interval between ele
tion and the assembling Of the legisl
ture falsehood had destroyed the Il
publican victory, by persuading, threa
ening and deceving the members OF Il
legislature into ignoring the will Of Il
people who had voted for the election
Mr. Addicks to the Senate, in the pla
of Senator Higgins.
The Republican overthrow Of the pc
pies decision of 1894 was the prelud
the suggestive and approving forerunn
to the Democratic outrage of 1886. I
lies that had been told and circulated
Republican sanction, aided by the rev,
of the Republicans of that year, the Ii
that bolstered a minority up in its cla
to being and representing majority
terest in Delaware politics, urged befc
the National Committee at st. Louis, a
then accepted made the outrage of i
possible.
The vote of the Republicans Of i
when by an increased majority, on I
same issue-the candidacy o; Mr.
dicks for the Senate-they elected
publican legislature, majority of viii
were favorable to Mr.. Addicks' electi'
was branding all that had been 8;
against him and his friends at st. Lo
as lies. by the people most interested
Republican success in Delaware. T
same action has occurred in 1900. T