Evening journal., 1901-01-14
REWARD FOR TREAcHERY

There never has been moment
since he contributed $4,000 to the Dem
oorats to assist them in the accomp-
.shment of their design to defeat Har-
ry A. Richardson, the Republican can
didate for governor, and elect Robert
.J Reynolds, the Democratic candidate
down to the campaign just closed
when J. Edward Addicks has been en-
titled TO be called or considered a Re
publican. From his first appearance in
The arena Of Delaware politics he has
been a traitor to his political preten-
sions and a party-wrecker whose work
has been circumscribed only by his
ability and opportunity to do harm to
the Republican party.
In 1895. by compelling his tools to
vote to create a vacancy, with the help
Of Democrats and under the terms of
written agreement with an acting
governor who was a Democrat; in 1896
by setting up an Addlcks party all over
The State and defeating the Republican
dcket; in 1898 by refusing to allow his
men in the Legislature to vote fer any
Republican for United States senator;
in 1899. by setting up a ticket in the
city Of Wilmington and turning its gov
srnment over to the Democrats he
showed TO the people the character OF
is Republicanism and the hallowness
II his political pretense
Add to this the attempt he made in
1900 to defeat Republican candidates
n close Legislative districts because
hey would not pledge themselves to
20 into caucus with his men and abide
ly it's decision and vote for him for
'enator and you have the skeleton OF
Addicks Republicanism to cover
With specifications of political perfdy
VI your leisure.
With his hands reeking with the
vidences OF his past crimes against
he Republican party in this State, he
low comes before the people. not
vercome with remorse and asking
forgiveness, but full Of brazen eflront-
ny and demanding from the Republi-
an party the highest office IL has to
Destow. He asks the Republicans Of
Delaware to stultify themselves by ac-
,nOwledging that they are not Addicks
nave been wrong all these years, and
hat they, the men who have been
lghung corruption and trcachery have
lcen the traitors and not he who has
leen guilty Of so many high crimes and
nisdemeanors in his political career
more than that he asks them 10 make
ublic acknowledgment of it by elect
ng him a United States senator
Wll they do it? No. Can they do
without such sacrifice Of principle
nd manhood as would make their
surrender the most ignoble i'm political
history? No win they put a premi-
I'm or corruption ana make the surest
way TO political preferment party dis
oyalty and party treachery? No. How
'ould the Republican party of Della
ware ever Justify itself in the eyes Of
honest men il IL were to engage in such
I contemplate enterprise? How can it
aver expect, enforce or deserve the
slightest party fealty or discipline, if
{ permits itself to- be coerced into
making the worst enemy it has ever
lad in this State, the recipient of its
highest honors?
II the Continental Congress had de-
losed George Washington and made
Benedict Arnold the general-in-ch.e .ei
II the American forces, after his trea-
SON at West Point, could Putnam
Wayne. Lee or Marion have been ex
oectod to take their orders from a trai
tor, and would not the rank and fl,
Of the army have rebslled?
And yet we have in Dover to-day
men who profess to be Republican,
who are urging that this very thinl
be done for the sake of expediency an,
themselves.
The duty of the hour is to defeat Ad
dicks. at any cost and at all hazards
That done, the future can take care O
itself very easily.