The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-11-08

in the fight against Addicks. IIe took his stand instantly. heartily and in such a way that there could be no possible doubt about its meaning. And every friend of pure politics feels that he can continue the irrcptcssible conflict against the dcbauchlng of public opinion and the purchase of seats In the United states senate with new cheer and vigor
 The story of the career of Addicks wns
 given at length In these columns a short tlmc ago. In a review of ans article by Mir Edward P. Clark. editor of the New York Evening Post. lt is a tale Of un- narailclcd corruption and of resistance almost equally unparalleled in Us hero fsm.. Addicks has bought and threatened md caiolcd IIe has touched men in then hnslncst interests and their social rcla ,iops. as well as by the morc direct and ..,,rs,r argument He has huilt up % ,,rsop,l faction that hold the balance of poNer Whenever he found that he
 ,,uld not himself succeed. he has prr
 vented an election: and the state Of Del ,warc is unrcprcscntcd today In th" up- nor house Of congrcss because of the do feat of hts interruptions ambition.
 Tho Inst rcport of this desperate cor
 ruptionist was the hope thnt he m'sh' secure control of the federal patronage with that to aid him. and still more w't' tbe mornl support that would bc con ncctcd with an endorsement by the ted .r,i administration. he believed that h' .,,il rt last succeed The Republicans ,f Delaware worn out by the long con 1irt feeling hopeless of hclp or sympathy fr,m without. would at last surrender anal turn over Co him at his price a- sent i'm th, United States senate. And Pros .l.nt Roosevelt neither hcsitai"d nor .i.ct,d to maintain. as he might cas'l, have done. a neutral attitude. AS Tar '' thc White House is concerned. Nddick' cam look for nothing but hostility.
 This net ls of for-rcachiug significance rI.. would hc blind Co the most dangerous tendency of our times who did not uno n ir th, increasing indifference Co thc .mrioym,ut of corript anal i"rhidd'n ,rcncirs in political contests. We do not r,.,n thlt mon arc worse than they have .vcr been. but that thcrc has been a growth of sort of dcSp1iring tolerance for this particular crime. You may hear even among decent people and good citi. ..rs a spscluus cyusivcnese. % sort "i .tr.v lu do it" argument which mock, thr honesty of Che people and Che ctrrn' truth or thinss You may witness WI r,r er,.,t.r frvucncv than ever thr aS. -iur of Che rich man. posscssed ot u' other qualification than his riches. upon rbo hirb offices within Che gift ot th' p.,apic And vou win 0nd this regarded to, much as thing of course. go dis'1s' th,t cannot hc stayed and must he 'n- iur..l. instead of thc unparlonohlc sin against Che republic.
 Tho vav to stamp out corruption in politics is Go make 10 odious' Co listen t' TOO excuses. Co demand not that a candi' flt. shan br moo worse in this respect .tbfr .,,r.r.s. but so much better os Co rise ,l..,. .usuicion: Co cou upon the morn ..rs, of people who arc clean nn' .,HuI to thc core. however their indf- e.r.uc,. and apathy may have permitted .h.. ,ot,-buycr tu walk among bis fellows without shame and aspire Co high otlcr without d,srrlr,. to ulmc. 1s thc iN. .r .n qualifications in candidate. thu p. shah h, fr,c from thc toint that is .I.. r..folch lud tho lowering menace "i ..bi.c Hs, in our time. When public place
 ..u b. purchased without dishonor ana o.iruut popular revolt. then all is lost.
 rn. r.sitipr taken hy President Ho"s' ..it with r.f,rencc Co Nddicks iu Del ,v.u. la~. iu this respect. thc highest yliu. % -l,- to thc nation what its ">- ..rtly.. b,ld thinks of this political hVc.
 .r..r .ud Che system that hc represents ,t siys that there is Go he no tcmpor'zinr .th lirl or it 10 sets thc standard. ani millions of patriotic hearts have ryioic'. l..lue. thr crusade ugainst political c"r. rmti,u claims so eminent and so gallant . tpJ.r President Roosevelt win hr tri' |, himself. h. wW serve his party best. T win aanI b,lh,r Iu Che futur' stor' of ni. country if hc shall sct his face rr0'u.hue,y from nrst Co hst against -,.r, h lIier. vulgar or gcntccL and lct nu th. heavy weight of his displcasur. rrpl ,y.ry man who Is seeking Co mahr money n rllinr power or % respectable inHuepc, in Che public ufc of thc nation.