Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-03-28
THE PRESIDENT And
Ills AID TO ADDICKS.
Editorial in New York evening Post.


For number Of years J. Edward
Addicks, a rich, vulgar and unscrupu-
lous sreoulator, has been trying to buy
q seat In the United States Senate
from Delaware. Three times in suo-
urable element in the Republican party
considered him disgrace to the State
which be sought to represent, and
preferred that the seat should remain
vacant, or even be filled by the oppo-
sition rather than that it should be |
occupied by 80 disreputatle person.
During these three contests Addicks
has secured no help from the national
administrator. When he spent SIS. 600
in the election OF Republican members
of the Legislature hi 1894, and then
early in 1895 demanded from them his
pay in the shape OF the Senatorshlp,
d Democrat sat in the White House.
At his next trial in 1S9S,99, and again
when he attempted the sumo trade in
10000 two Senatorships now being
at stake), there was Republican Presi-
dent, but Mr.. Mckinley gave him no
help in the disp, sition OF the Federal
patronage.
A fortnight ago the Delaware Legis-
Iature adjourned, seven Republican
members having stood out to the end
against all OF the influences which were
brought to bear IN behalf OF the man
who is debaucbing their State IL IS
hardly possible to exaggerate the power
OF these influences. A man who has
millions OF dollars, and who is willing
to spend money fecslessly in samll
common wealth, can bring pressure to
bear upon poor legislators 10 variety
of ways hard to resist Addicks also
had the open support of the chairman
of the Republican National Com
irittee, with all of the resources at
IIannas command. Tho head OF the
party organization had Addicks "reoog-
nizei' at the Philadelphia conven-
tion last summer and he insisted that
Republican nbeis Of the Delaware
Legislature should follow that e&-
/ ample
| So much was open to ths world. We
| have said that in the third as in the
second of Addicks' struggles the ad :.
minisiraton at Washington retrained
from giving him any help in the allot-
ment Ut Federal patronage. But the
president did not keep bis hands oil =
throughout the recent struggle. 1t is
part Of the hitherto unwritten history
Of this contest that recalcit ant Re.
publican members of the Legislature,
alter Hanna had failed to move them.
we're summoned to the White House
and were importuned by Mr.. Mckinley
TO seId two Republican Senators to
Washington, oven II one OF them must
lie the man whom their consniences had
prevt nted them from supporting. II
is refreshing toaknow that these plEif
men of honor did not hesitate to ,el
the President OF the United States
that the price was too high.
Mr.. Mckinley now alandons con
cealment. IIs has just made an ar
pointment Of an Addic9s man to post
mastership, and when the opponents o.
Addiuks protested, be informed then
/. . that he made this appointment in full
knowledge of its bearings. 1t us nov
universally understood that the Presl
dent has decided openly TIC help AID
dicks, and it ia feared by those VIII.
! have kept up the good fight again s
corruption all these weary years tina
this influence will at last defeat them
The general expectation IL that Ad
dicks will now succeed in persuad I'M
, enough of his Republican oppenenf
J to abandon the ST. uggle so that
majority OF the Legislature will agre
10 Gl6Db ulu dub bDihcpoAJ oloO CIV q
extra session, which will be held a
soon as the necessary arrangements
: are made.
1t IL nothing short of natona
. humiliation that the government Q
!, the United States should be thus en-
= ployed to promote the debauohery c
y q State and the decentralization @
political standards in the republic
: Addicks is the most open, fragrant an
!, successful corruptionist we have eve
seen in national politics. The syster
!. which be has developed in Delaware
!, the most elaborate and reryasiye eve
applied anywhere. He secures the in
y fluence of men of local cunsequenC
Q throughout the State--the. oountr
y lawyer, the village doctor, the ruri
!. storeKeeper rewards them Il
- working in his behalf. He is alway
Y ready 10 pay off the mortgage of
70 poor farmer who will recognize the oil
. legation at the polls. lie gives pos
z tions as directors in his gas compur
" TO men of importance. He buys vot,
y at the polls through Mis- agents by ii
y hundreds OF every election, $40 beir
10 common price for ballot, and eVe
4, s75 being sometimes obtained when Il
y competition is keen, This work
" decentralization has been going on {
u long and so successfully that a leadir
~ jurist of Delaware, in discussing IL
y situation last year, was constrained
IS say that .'the very foundations
y n orality are being steadily undermine
:, in our State. !,
IL All decent psople throughout I'll
as country rejoiced, a fortnight ag
RS when it appeared TINT Delaware sti
or retained sufficient principle and CO
70 science to thwart for the third tin
\, the impudent attempt Of an open oo
o, ruptioni.t to make traffic Of senate
re- ship which has been so often filled
ne a hignminded statesman. There mu
rr be equal Indignation now against t
ie proposal of Mr.. Mckinley to help
this outrageous scheme Public sem
he nent should be pronounced and orga
es ICED, and bought TO bear at the Viii
IL House. The President N ust be ma
nd to ieel chat the people OF this natl
er will not endure the prostitution of t
he Federal service IN aid Of a man W
ny is debauctIing q State.
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