Evening journal., 1901-01-18

they could. Addicks went with them
The Democrats rounded up the Demo-
cratic senator's. A strong lobby, set
up and paid by Addicks rounded up
enough Free Silver Republicans and
Populists to turn the scales in favor Of
the Democrats. AS a consequence,
Colonel Dupont failed to obtain the
seat, and a vacancy resulted. But be it
said TO the credit Of the Republican
representation in tho Senate that every
Republican member but those Free
Silver men who were allied with tho
Populists, and who held the balance of
power between the two parties, voted
TO seat Col Du Pont Only the Demo-
Gratis and those Free Silver Republicans
and Populists who were the tools Of
the Addicks lobby voted against him.
In 1896 Addicks packed and attempt
ed to steal the Republican State Con-
vention and to so change the appor-
tionment of delegates thereto as TO
vest the conventional power in the
districts where his corruption fund
found ready takers. The result
was that two Safe Conventions
were held. two tickets nominated, and
the Democrats carried the State and
the Legislature.
James L. Wolcott. the Democratic
leader in Kent, was the logical candi-
do4o Cos. Tr,ttod g4oto. -ou.4a. t,,4 I,
had refused to support Bryan and Free
silver and the Bryan representation
In the Legislature refused to vote for
him. The outcome of II all was that
Richard Il. Kenney, a man who never
had been dreamed OF in that oonnec-
tion was elected. and on March next
his term will expire.
In 1898 the Republicans and the
Union Republicans elected enough
members of the Legislature to control
its action and elect a Republican sue
cessor 10 Senator George Gray, whose
term would expire on March 4, 1899
Once again Addicks raised the flag Of
political piracy and announced that II
he could not go to the Senate nobody
should go. The Republicans voted for
seventeen representative Republicans
during the session, but Addicks held
his men in line for his rule-or-ruin
policy, the deadlock lasted to the end
OF the session, and a vacancy resulted.
That threw the election OF two
United States senators into the pres
ent Legislature. as the Philadelphia
Inquirer says, and unless that body
fills those vacancies at its present ses-
sion Delaware Will not be represented
in the United States Senate when the
Fifty-seventh Congress meets. Now
after all his acts of political perfidy.
Addicks steps forward and demands a
senatorship. The Republicans say that
he shall not have it. and they mean It.
All the blow and buster of Addicks
and his henchmen; all their pleadings
and protestations. and all tho news
papers in the United States cannot
change them in their purpose. The
crimes of 1895. 1897 and 1899 must be
expiated in 1901 by this red-handed
adventurer who has stuck the knife
into the Republican party time and
time again, with its blade smeared
with the foulest corruption ever driven
into the vltals Of the body polite, and
who now fees from Dover for the Win
ter because his own political hackers
are ashamed to have him around.
II the State Of Delaware Is to have
representation in the United States
Senate when the Fifty-seventh Con-
gress meets. Il must be such represen-
tation as BELTS the State, the Republi-
can party and the Senate itself. Re-
publicans cannot afford 20 put a pre-
mium on political rascality, corrup-
tion and disruption by electing Ad-
dicks. Neither can they be expected
to force upon honorable senators such
a dishonorable colleague.
Addicks has left the field in person,
now let him leave It in fact. He can
not possibly be elected. The Repub-
licans will not vote for him and the
Democrat who sold out for his benefit
never would leave the State House
alive. Is he to be permitted to block
the election of two Republican sJna.
.ors merely because he cannot be elect
ed himself? The Republican member.
stand ready and willing to vote for ans
: two honorable and capable Republic
cans. and il the Union Republicans
p hold out for Addicls or nobody the!
must shoulder the entire responsibilit!
and the people of Delaware win hol,
T. thehm to strict account for their act