The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19

prejudice and hate could CONCEIVE. In
this way the majority vote was secured
for du Pont. Several of the men who
cast these votes are today political exiles
from their party and political friends.
The thing they did under threat is
the one thing of their lives which they
regret. They We're elected to vote for
Mr.. Addcks and they admit it. They
were bounded into betrayal of the
trust conferred upon them and are sur
fering the very pangs with which they
were threatened if they did not betray
that trust Despite all this Colonel du
Pont was beaten. Against all precedent
and law he attempted to force his way
into the United States Senate, and was
beaten again. Instead of a manly
of defeat he claimed to
be elected; and Immediately, without any
previous service or proved fitness, pre-
sumed upon being the Republican leader
in Delaware: and being so recognized by
President Mckinley, has used all the
power the President could give him to
divide, defeat and destroy the Republi-
can party. As an autocrat he has abso-
lutely refused to recognize any one not
wearing the boltcr badge as Republic
can. Charged with the duty of unity
ing the Republican party by the Presi-
dent, he has positively refused every
overture Of peace from the Union Re
publicans. Neither he or his party would
unite in common delegate election for
the selection of delegates to the Ma
seat in the National Convention as Il
colleague of Mr.. .Addicks, as was sug-
gested by the National Committee to
end the dispute and unite the party.
He refused to submit his claim to the
Republican leadership to the voters in
State delegate election; refused to go
into common primaries in Kent and Sus-
sex counties for county and legislative
candidates ana attempted to defeat the
Republican candidates who We're chosen
in that county. After being beaten i'll
every contest, he again refuses to sub
nit to the will of the Republican ma
iority in the election of United States
Senators; refuses to accept an election
TO the Senate MS colleague Of Mr.. Ad-
dicks, but with autocratic unreason in
vites another defeat for himself and the
party in the demand that Mr.. Addicks
shall retire from the Senatorial canvass.
This is the man for whom III is said
the President will make demands upon
| Mr.. Addicks.
"'rhe opposition to Addicks may be
| Justly placed on other grounds besides
the sufficient reason Of untitness. On
strictly party grounds, good Republicans
| have the best reasons for repudiating
him." says the Ledger.
! This is assertion vague and without a
particle of evidence to even suggest it.
Personally Mr.. Addicks has all, and more
! than all, the qualities for United States
Senator possessed by Colonel du Pont
! He is MS well born In the general in.
tclIgencc, capacity. courage and de
yotion marking men particularly qualified
for public service, the political history OF
the State during the last ten years, has
proved Mr.. Addicks to be the equal, il
not the superior Of any present or former
/ !, ,,f N 10 ~
won whore nobody else could; Mt least
where Colonel du pont and all his collea
g,es failed. Opposed by venomou
hatred hitherto unknown in Delawar,
politics, sandered and prosecuted as Ii,
other man Of the State ever was, Mr.
Addicks has not allowed it to cngende
hatred, or to make him unmindful o
other peoples rights: and while persist
emily working for the political rcdcmp
ton Of the State from Democratic thral
dom, he has not forgotten the publ
interests, or caused needless sacrifices o
those interests for his own advance
ment. Believing he is right, and tina
this will lie made manifest in due time
he has never forgotten to offer compro
misses and concessions for the further
nnce Of the cause whenever that cOul,
be done without cndangering the fina
result. As proof Of his devotion TO
high ideal, his courage in seeking it
realization, his ability to utilize the ma
tcrial given for the work, Delaware ha
been politically revollitionized in spit,
Of the opposition Of boilers and thci
Democratic allies. No political leader o
the United States, not even Senator
quay. who has just won Il great victor!
over like opposition in Pennsylvania, ha,
achieved SO much for his State or $,
onplctely revolntionizcd its politics, driv
ing an INSCRIPTIONS Democratic party
10 the wall, rs has j. Edward Addick,
4 pelaware-no such leader has made
more friends, or is held III higher esteem
~ his party associates.
The affrontery of the party wrccker,
in this case, therefore. belongs to Colone
du Pont, whom the Ledger lands. IL,
has absolutely done nothing. achieved
nothing but defeat of the Republican
party; has tried 10 do nothing else ever
rs the representative of the President
q the United States. Now lie demand.
that the man who has prevented his de.
feating the Republican party shall re.
tire from the Senatorial field and allow