Evening journal., 1901-10-29
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1901
sAuLsauRY on AppICKs

The November Forum comes to us
this month with an article from the
pen of Willard Salisbury, of this city,
which will be interesting reading to
majority OF our people. The article is
well written. and from the Democratic
standpoint will be regarded as fair. II
opens with scene in Dover after the
adjournment OF the last Legislature,
when good Republicans were rejoicing
with good Democrats that the honor Of
the State had been preserved.
In a sense that picture is correct, but
the rejoicing on the part OF Republi-
cans was not exuberant. for it was
painfully evident that many who had
been -staunch supporters OF the party
principles. and who had persistently
fought the corrupt and unlawful meth
DDS of Democracy had repudiated their
former ideals and were running after
strange gods Republicans who had re-
mained faithful to the principles and
traditions Of their party it is true. were
pleased that our degradation had not
been made complete but they were
also saddened at the disgrace OF large
body Of men who claimed the same
political allegiance. selling their self
respect to an INSCRIPTIONS adventurer,
and virtually announcing that a sena-
torship is the subject OF barter.
The article goes on to give a history
of the attempt to influence voters by
improper means. and the picture he
draws contains a large measure Of
truth, but until the advent Of Mr. Ad-
dicks, the Republicans had no monop-
oily of illegal and fraudulent means
TO roll up majorities. Il is well in all
such attempts at dispassionate utter
ance to state the full case. Mr. Sauls-
bury writes what in the main is the
truth, but in falling to give the other
side OF the picture leaves it somewhat
distorted.
In former days there were many
foaters. and these usually received due
attention. A majority OF them were
Democratic in tendency and preferred
10 act with that party. The negro vote
was unassailable. and as each party
endeavored to keep its own iloaters in
line, the Democrats bought more men
than did the Republicans.
Added TO this they had been enabled
h. the power placed in their hands to
pass certain laws regarding assess
ments and collections. that disfran-
chised thousands OF negroes every cleo
tiOn. In a sense they are not entirely
guiltless for the present situation. since
they made a condition which was well
nigh intolerable. and allowed venal
Republicans to use II as an excuse for
things even worse They had dem.
onstrated how it was possible for q
State 10 be controlled. and when an un.
scrupulous adventurer came along h,
saw and seized his opportunity.
In enumerating the causes which lee
TO the large venal vote, Mr.. Saulsbur,
seeks to throw the odium on the Re
publican party and the Pennsylvania
railroad. We do not believe the fact
will bear any such Interpretation. Mel
have sold their votes because none,
has been offered them; they were poo
in most instances. It is true, but con
ditions have been infinitely better 4
recent years than in those old time
when ne declares votes were not sole
What made the venal vote was Demo
cratic money and Republican none,
and it has always been found that IN
purchasable vote is in proportion to tn
amount offered. II follows the laws
supply and demand within certai
limits.
II is only necessary to call attentic
to the fact that the venal vote h
quadrupled since Mr.. Addicks enter,
politics. A knowledge that a vast nun
Der OF men were receiving mon,
tempted hordes Of others to profit ais
Besides the large figure paid was
additional temptation. But a new id
was introduced: for the time leads
were attacked. and it seemed that {
theory. that every man has his pri
was about TO be indicated
In summing up the history Of A
dicksism. Mr.. Salisbury narrates I
facts in an unimpassioned manner. a
gives 10 MS readers the details vi
which Delawareans are familiar.
course. the narrative holds Democrs