Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-14
Philadelphia Times, Ind.

A'AfNNeABhi" iAih's' AhNs
President Roosevelt yesterday ended
long deadlock between the Addicke
and anti a ddiokH forces in Delaware
by the appointment OF the man sup
ported by those oppused to Addicks
ana his ways. This means a great deal
more than the filling OF the office of
collector of customs, for it is sign
that President Roosevelt will have
nothing to do with the crowd OF cor
ruptionists who have disgraoed tho
State and made it's name byWord
throughout the country.
Through the help of Senator Hanna.
MIR. Addicks was able to make at least
partial impression upon President
Mckinley, and the result was that, al
though the administration did NOT helm
Addicks, it did not fight him. Ii is
notorious that Hanna and other mem
hers of the Republican national com.
mittee aided Addiclss in his efforts TO
break into national conventions, and
with this favor and by the constant ex-
penditnre Of money Addicks was able
TO keep his purchased supporters to.
gether. Now that he must rest under
the trown of the administration in
addition to fighting the Democrats OF
the State, he must face the hopeless
ness of his ambition to reach the United
States Senate. His power henceforth
will be restricted to the scuttling of
the Republican ship in Delaware.
lt was untninkHble that President
Roosevelt could have acted otherwise
than he did. He knows the work of
,AddiclSs and his sardonic opposition to
everything that is honest and reputa.
BILE 10 politics. He realizes that such
man Is an enemy to any party or any
community. And following his policy
OF fsvoring only good men and clean
methods he must of necessity do all he
can against Addicks and his crowd.
Delaware has suffered long and with
admirable fortitude. 1t has fought
temptation with heroism that casts
undying lustre upon its manhood and
citizenship. Less able men have bought
up States much larger than Delaware
and have reached the Senate through
bribery and fraud, but Addicks, with
a persistency that has no parallel in
politics and with liberality that has
faltered at no expense, has striven in
vain through years Of labor, and today
he sees his failure as certain as il IL
were written In letters of fire.
We congratulate the people of Della.
ware that the dawn of better days is at
hand, and especially We congratulate
the patriotic and unselfish Republicans
who have battled so hoporably and al
bravely against Addicksism. Little
Delaware has glorious EAST, and now
that the clouds are rolling away the
future is bright with promise
NO MANS POCKET BOROUGH.
Philadelphia Record, Ind
The appointment by President Roose.
Welt OF Robert G. Houston, a stanob
Regular Republican, TO be collector Of
customs for Delaware affords a signifi.
cant indication of the attitude OF the
new administration toward the contend
ing partisan factions in the tthree
lower counties. 70 In connection with
other recent executive appointments
for Delaware, the designation of MI.
Houston for IN important Federal office
Will tend strongly to encourage the
advocates OF decent politics in that
State in their unielenting warfare upon
Addicksism and all its works OF de-
moralization and depravity. All good
citizens everywhere. without regard to
partisan affiliations, are profoundly
concerned ID the desperate fight which
honest Repub licans and honest Demo.
Gratis have waged for years against an
SSShst .poieou iuUDey power In
Delaware 1t IL little State but II
has been no mans pocket borough as
yet Should the unspeskable Addicks
succeed finally in reducing il to ros-
session of evil exploit would surely find
imitators in other more populous com.
munitiea and upon larger scale.
pIsPosEs OF ADDIcKs' HOPES.
Philadelphia North American, Rep.
Tho apndi n + m mt ~ pot..A n ~
ton as collector of customs for Della.
ware disposes of Addicks' homes that
President Roosevelt will assist him II,
gain a seat in the Senate by giving
him voice ia the distribution Of
Federal patronage. The business of
buying Senatorships evidently does not
meet with the Presidents approval.
Wall OF AN ADDIoKs ORGAN.
Wilmington Sun, Addiells Republican.
The appointment of Robert q.
Houston Of Georgetown, Sussex county.
to be collector OF port at this CITY. Is
an insult upon the part OF Congress-
man Ball, who is responsible for il, to
the people of this city and county,
lt Is, in its political aspect, a piece
OF little factionalism designed to
appeal to the office hunting, patronage
seekers amung the Republicans of
Sussex county and the State. 1t is a
bait thrown TO the worst clase of politi.
cal hoodlers in this or any other State
the class that have no political primer
pies, and no political opinions apart
from the hope and expectation of office,
As to the political effect of the apuoint.
ment, il any one imagines that il will
cause any disintegration of, or other
wise seriously effect the Union Repub-
lican party, its present condition or
campaign plans, they are being misled
Instead of disintegration, the result
will be solidarity. What that means is
not difficult to understand. In effect
Congressman Ball has put I'm a sign.
emphasizing what has been credited to
him by his anita ddicksite defenders
and colleagues, that mo Union Repub.
licans need apply" All right That
invites a like decision by the Urion
Republicans relative to State affairs
which would read: mo Regulars
need apply. When 1t is understood
that all the Regulars now in office
IN this State, were elected by vote of
which at least two-thirds was Union
Republican, it excludes more "Re1u
lars" from office than it does Union
Republicans. 1t would be we'll for the
patronage Hhouters TO think that mat
Ter over. As to Robert q. Houston's
htness for the Office, the claim that ne
has any special fitness, either as to
character or abiiity,is all bosh Ia petty
tagging lawyer of the Sussex type,
whose only claim to public notice is
his name, a political trading Office
seeker and DO ter whose only claim
to distinction ie being cats paw" for
te lpa 1nfs IL