Evening journal., 1901-04-05
THE TRINIrY's PILGRIMAGE

this time. The conditions that caused
a deadlock in the last Legislature In
regard to electing senators still exist
and to call an extra session would be
useless
That was the reply made by Governor
HUM TO correspondents who inquired
OF him whether he intended to call an
extra session or the Legislature. His
statement is absolutely correct The
same conditions do exist Addicks re-
fuses to retire from the field and the
seven Regular Republican members OF
the legislature are as hrm as ever in
Their determination that the State shall
net be disgraced by his election to the
United States Senate. In other words,
while the Legislature is not IN session,
the deadlock Is in fun force and effect
and cannot be broken until Addlcks
abandOns his me or nobody tactics.
II President Mckinley, National
Chairman Hanna and Governor Hum
viii use their powers and prerogatiyes
TO force Addiclls out of the fight, an
extra session viii be effective and two
senators will be elected In short order.
They know that he is not a Republican;
that he represents n system OF Doodle
politics which is a disgrace to the State
and nation. and that his utterly objec-
tlonable personality and practices are
the only things which stand between
the Republican party and two senators.
Knowing this 1t Is their duty TO set
their faces against him and to break
him down rather than give him en-
couragement
Three men called upon President
Mckinley yesterday, not In behalf Ct
the Republican party OF Delaware, but
in behalf Of Addicks. Who were they?
Governor HUM. Secretary OF State
Layton and State Senator Alice.
Before the Regular Republicans took
up John HUM as a compromise candi-
date for governor he promised TO play
fair" between the Regular Republicans
and the Addickstes. The Regular Re-
publicans named him, and elected him,
But for them he never would have
been on the ticket His first official
act was to name a secretary Of State
whose presence in such a responsible
office is an insult to the Republican
party and a disgrace TO the State. From
that time on he has played a crooked
game with the men who made his
nomination and election possible, and
crowns his official acts to date by
going to Washington in sorry company
TO make Addicks representations to the
head Of the nation.
State Senator Alice has had charge
OF the work Of debauching the Repub-
lican and Democratic electorate In
Kent county. Secretary OF State lay
ton has directed similar work
in Sussex. For several years
they and their henchmen have
conducted a perfect carnival Of
political crime in the two lower coun-
ties and now they are attempting to
inaugurate It in New Castle county
These are the two men who accompany
Governor HUM to Washington to tell
such a man as President Mckinley
what he should do in Delaware. Po-
lltical decency and indeoenoy meet on
neutral ground, and the former is ask
ed to make a shameful surrender to
the latter
On the one side we have a president
who represents all that Is good and
glorious and noble In our national po-
ltlcal life.
On the other-what?
A governor who has been false tC
his promises and who would in1ic
upon the people OF the commonwealth
who have chosen him to their highes
Office. the disgrace Of the election o
Addicks to the Senate.
A secretary OF State who recent.
made the declaration: What we wan
is votes. and We don't care whethe
we beg. borrow, buy or steal theml
and who has done more to Doodle Sua
sex county than any man in it.
A State senator who not only direct
the work OF corruption in Kent. but, D
virtue OF his office as chairman Of tn
Addicks State Committee, has supe
vision OF this destructive work in a
parts OF the State. A State senate
who was back Of the deadlock in 1S9'
who helped Addicks elect Kenney
1897; who led the deadlock moveme
in 1899, and who was the head al
front Of the deadlock in 1901.
This is the glorious trinity Of polh
cal marplots which goes to Washin
ton to tell President Mckinley VIII
he ought to do in his dealings with t
Republican party of Delaware. II
political rottenness Of Layton and
lee contaminates the atmosphere 81
rounding them. while the subssrvien
Of Governor HUM makes him an {
ject CT public criticism whsre he mil
have been an object Of public honor q
esteem
Such q delegation as that. sent stri
~ in the interest OF Addicls, rep
n.