The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-01-28
4 co,mmnnlcatlon.

Mr.. EDlToR:-I am happy 10 have
your paper once more to come into
my home. lhave taken the REPuB.
LIcAN for many years and always
found its advice good. But about
three months before the last elec-
tion, the agent Of the Evening Jour.
nal came around, Offering to give
breast pin to any one taking the
Journal for 3 months. We went off
on the Journal ana it seemed to be
all right until after the election and
then it jumped down fat footed on
J. Edward Addicks and it has kept
up the most pitiful howl ever since
against him. 1t has hcaped more
abuse on him than any man living
ever had before, and il is a mystery
to me to know how Addicks could
stand it. | think Il it had been me
would have gone to the Journal
Office with a cowh,de and l would
have given one lick to the editor if
it had been the last lick that l ever
struck. ,-
Now have never met Mr.. Ad-
dicks, and when voted at the last
election, ! did not put my stamp on
his ticket. but seeing that the ma
jority of the Legislators of the party
are ih favor Of electing him Senator
! think, the minority ought by all
means. help to elect him. / am in ta.,
vor Of his election. lam n working
man and have nothing to lose bv
his election, and can't, for the life
of me. see where any working man
or business man IN this city OF the
State Of Delaware has anything to
lose except it would be some one
like a certain coal merchant / see
he has good Ditto say in the Jour-
nal about Addcks' character But
think he should put his hand over
his mouth. for he is a business.
money making man like Addicks.
| know him. | was his customer
and when run out of coal, | went
to him for ton and he told me that
the price of coal had gone up ~
the evening before that was when
the strike was going on. There
was no call for it but that was busi-
ness and it was all right for him,
but it would be terrible thing if
Addieks had done anything like
that.
hear and read in the papers
good deal about Delaware Senators
always being such clean, honest
est men. Now have lived 6l years
and have never known but two
Senators sent to Washington from
Delaware thatwere clean and hon.
est and they were Senator Gray and
Anthony Higgins. | believe these
two gentlemen were c can. Hat
one thing we know, that it ,s very
seldom that the best clement get
into politics, it is generally the
scum.
Now IN regard TO the Evening
Journal. We have stopped taking
it. am sick and tired reading it
and won't have it come into my
house again, It's down on Addlcks
and every body that speaks one word
in his favor, and they would have
nothing to lose if he was elected,
but everything to gain
Ii he could only get his gas plant
in operation here in Wilmington, it
would be better for all concerned.
except for such men as the coal
merchant. 1t might hurt his coal
trade and he is .ong headed enough
to see it. Why, if Addicks could
get his gas IN operation, he would
put gas fixtures in every house that
wanted them and heat and light
it cheaper than YOU can get it dore
at present and would not that benc.
fit every working man and business
coucern in town! ! say give Ad-
dicks the right Of way and sendEllm
to Washington. He is as good and
clean as some Of those who arc
bowling about him.
EDWARD LEWIS.