Evening journal., 1901-02-06
OUR NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN

OUR NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN
Let It be understood, now and for
all time, that there is this radical and
all-important distinction between the
Regular Republican and the Union Re
publican members Of the Legislatures
The Regular Republican membersa are
not standing out for any one man or
any two men. They are ready and anx-
ious to elect two Republican United
States senators. Their sole demand is
that they be Republicans, and men who
are fitted for the two distinguished Of
fees.
The Union Republican members are
standing out for one man, who has
enunciated the policy that, If he cam
net be elected no Republican shall be
elected, and the sixteen Union Repub-
Lean members apparently are willing
to support him in his decree OF Repub-
l.can exclusion. They are not only
voting for him for the long term; but
they are voting for him for the short
term as well. This is an admission by
the Union Republicans that they rec
-cgnize- the willingness Of the Regular
Republicans to elect two senator's. and
Z is proof OF their unwillingness to
have them elected. They dare not
vote for any good, clean, capable Re
publican for either the long term or the
short term, for. if they did. he would
be elected on the first ballot.
Two years ago the Regular Republi-
cans voted for seventeen candidates
and the Union Republicans voted for
one candidate man who is not
Republican and who has neither po-
litical decency nor capacity to recon-
mend him for the position.
This year the Regular Republicans
have voted for seven candidates and
the Union Republicans have voted for
c1e candidate for two offices.
These facts demonstrate most clearly
where responsibility for the present
deadlock rests.
Primarily, with J. Edward Addicks,
the Republican national committeeman
from Delaware.
Secondarily, with the sixteen Union
Republican members Of the Legislature
who are assisting him in the despic-
abe work Of preventing the election
of two Republican United States SEN
ators.
We repeat our declaration that the
Union Republican members dare not
cast their sixteen votes for any two
clean and capable Republicans, for, If
they do, there will be an immediate
election.
We repeat our declaration that J..
Edward Addicks, the Republican ma
{ onal committeeman from Delaware.
does not dare give his men orders to
vote for any two clean and capable
Republicans for he knows full well
that the Regular Republican represen-
tation would turn in to man and
elect them.
We repeat our declaration that he is
endeavoring to repeat his work Of 1895
and 1899. and sustain a deadlock which
viii deprive Delaware Of any represen-
tation whatever in the United States
Senate.
We repeat our declaration that he
and he alone, is responsible primarily
for conditions as they exist to-day
and that II the men who were elected
ID the Legislature on the Union Repub
.can ticket were free moral agents in
. stead OF his bond-servants, two Repub
lean United States senators woulr
have been elected on January Is
We repeat our declaration that ]
: Edward Addicks. the Republican ma
tlonal committeeman from Delaware
IS a traitor to the trust reposed Il
him by the Republican National Con
u vention; that he is a disgrace to tn
u Republican National Committee; tha
- the Republican party Of Delaware wi
have nothing TO do with him under an
e consideration; that he is beaten irr,
/" treivably; that he is a senatorial in
~ possibility, and that unless he
a. driven from his present position
II blocking an election the Legislatui
IN viii Of necessity fail in the perform
Ut ance Of its most important duty TO Il
r State.
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- President McKinley's latest critic
Count Boni de Castellane. He has I
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