Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-06-27

the Senntorship, he win be bitterly
disappointed. The day has pissed when
service in. tho United States Senate
will bring a mao nocial position, and
in case he ever has the opportunity to
exploit it for that purpose and attempts
to do 60 he will lass through many
embittered moments, lie may be able
to stand with equanimity the flood Of
personal and political depunoiatlon ho
is now experiencing and has had to
face for years, but should he be placed
In a position where he will have to
confront the quiet scorn Of a gentle
man and submit to the penetrating
contempt of an American social queen
he will curse the day when he de-
termined to waste his thousands In the
empty pursuit of IN ienis fatuus,
Strange to say, this Gas Napoleon"
came near starting out In his political
career q Democrat. As our New York
demsiisher of Addicksism notes;
AS un operator in gas stocks, he had
found that the Legislature of little
Delaware was an easy one to work, -
when he wanted charter for one OF
his companies. 1t is curious fact
that his frat use OF money in tnia
State was TO promote the SUCCESS of .
Democratic leader IN the Legislature
who was committed to his interebta in
this charter matter. Undoubtedly he
would have figured % q Democrat In
national politics If 1t had mot hap
pened that Just at this time political
upheaya occurred 10 Delaware. which
gave the Republicans bare majority
In the Legislature, for the first time
since the party had been formed, q
generation before.
Let all Democrats thank heaven for
that political upheaval. They may
congratulate themselves that none can
say they are responsible for the Clay.
mont CARPET Dagger. 1t il the Rerubli.
can party Of Delaware that will have
to weather the disgrace, but 1t will be
hard for IL to rid itself OF the incubus.
Think OF Delaware Republicsnisn
carrying man OF whom the following
can be written:
1t was n trained expert in all the art:
Of corruption who hogan the attempt IL
debauch commonwealth q decade ago,
and In the interval Addicks has added
greatly to his stock of experience. II
| Is not too much TO say of him that hl
| must now understand the various wayi
In which men can he Fought, bettei
than any other politician we hnve eyel
seen 10 this country. He finds biz
victims in every rank of life. Hill
agents are at tho polls on election day
with bank bills for the black or whit
yoter who will sell his ballot for cash
1t is . common thing for such q mai
TO get $40 for his vote, and authentic
cases nre renurted where ms high MS SCI
has been demanded and secured Ia
close district by q shrewd eleotor VIII,
had held off until ii was nearly tim,
to close the pole. Lifting amal
mortgage is an inexpensive way for
multimillionaire 10 command the per
manent allegiance Of poor and thrift
less farmer, who is running behind
and getting discouraged. "A samll
instance ia one where such o man hat
an enoumbrance of $500 upon his littl
property and the discharge Of thi
obligation assured the constant supper
of two grown-up sons, as we'll as OF tn
father.
But Addiuks needed more help thai
he could get by the open use OF none,
In such ways MS these. II he were +
realize bis ambition, he must commar,
the allegiance Of many men OF standin
and influence 10 their respective com
munities. He required the support @
the village lawyer, the country doctor
the rural storekeeper--those looa
leaders whom their neighbors respect
1t is a melancholy fact that he hu
secured such men by the soore--men !
! many cnses of previously unblsmishe
reputation. Sometimes a person OF In
fiuenoe is awarded Il profitable director
ship in one OF the many Addicks con-
panics; sometimes he gets tip i
the stock market, which enables hii
, to pick up more money in week tina
he had slowly accumulated in quartz
of century; sometimes he receives
regular retainer, which insures hi
|, seryioei throughout the year. Their
are many ways ina which such loci
D leaderscan promote the interests OF hi
patron. Perhaps the most effective I
, all is the semblanoe Of respeutabilii
, in the popular mind which il give
, the patron ny the mere fact that o ma
Of good standing in the community
. raady to defend MIN. Along with tn
D goes ut equal pace the disappearau,
@ of that active and effective opposite
to the Adventures which should ha,
: come from thoss who arc thus mar
. his allies. -
What terrible arrangement OF Il
y want to win" Republican Is this?
what contemplate position It plac
9 the servile troop of political henohm,
n that follow at the heels OF this train,
! expert and attempt to make the poop
!, Of Delaware swallow Union Republ
a oanism! OF course, poor pitt
l. creatures, they are dependent up,
1t him Tor their bread and clothes al
/ being innately dishonest one can hard
q blame them. II they founder about
the slough OF bribery and corrupti
Y and can only rise up at times IN the
!, !, struggles to shrek "all men are liars
y they do what they are paid to do, All
y as their master says, every man has /
!, price.