Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-12
-he Poltloal Perfldy of AddIoIss.

The Political Perfidy of AddiolSs.
The desperate sdorts OF the Addicks
Republican organ in this city to make
it appear that Mr. Addicks was not
responsible for the conditions cAistirg
during the legislative session OF 1895,
which resulted 10 the failure OF the
Republican majority to elect United
States Senator, and the creation OF
vacancy which was filled BY the cotton
of Democrat two years later, are good
evidence that the Addioks Republicans
realize that this act of political treach.
cry was Of character thatlcan mover hs
condoned or frgiven. much less re-
wsrded. 1t constituted an unforgivable
act OF political ireachery.
The Addieks Republican organ blirdly
Insists that Mr.. Add icgs was 10 no
manner responsible, but the facts are
the other way. The record Of that
memorable session is still fresh in the
minds of the people, and the eTiderce
OF Mr.. Addioks' completely Ia comp etc.
Here is one portion OF it, which is as
familiar as it is true, and which is re-.
produced in Saturdays Issue OF the
Milford News and ADVERTISE;
Addioks proclaimed from the house.
tops that IL be WAS not elected no cne
else should he. 1t was then that the
cry OF Addicks or nobody originated
and Addicks, himself, was the author
Of it. IL was Addicks who secured au
agreement in writing signed by his
four supporters p.eugiug themselves
to vote for no one oise. That docu.
meut is now 10 the possession Of ey.
Gov. Watson Numerous persons went
10 Add cks, imp oring him to release
Robbins from b agreement In order
that he might cast vote that should
elect a Senator. Robbins, b msef,
q loaded for release. The present Secre.
tary OF State told the WI ter recently
that he begged Mr.. Addicks to yield
and elect Senator, but he stuhbornly
refused. A Wilning,on lawyer urged Adj
dicks to allow him TO release one OF the
four men iron his pledge and Addicks
said; mo, 1 will not releass him, and
| won't trust you to carry toe message. -
Then he called one Of his henchmen and
sent him with a message commanding
the four to stick 10 him to the last
Another Wilmington lawyer went TO
urge him not to defeat the election Of
Republican Senator, saying that Rob-
bins was anxious to be released. AID.
dicks replied mo. Robbins shall stand
to bis agreement till the ond of the
session. p"
And Robbins did 80, and no Senator
was elected. AA
And here Is another incident taken
from the records of that very interest.
ing session. 1t occurred during the
memorable night that the attempt to
hold a caucus on the senatorship was
nullitied for the time by the absolute
refusal OF the six Addicks Republican
members, at the command of Addicks
himself, to go into meeting with their
Republican fellow-members. Senator
Higgins, in order to satisfy himself as
to ths real situation, went into the Ad.
dicks headquarters at the Hotel Rich.
ardsou, and there had a conversation
with Representative Charles L. Moore,
leader Of the Addicks forces: what
do you propose to doY" he asked.
1--WE are going to stand by Addicks, 7"
replied Mr.. Moore.
Mr.. Higgins my friends will
never go over to you.''
Mr.. Moore--"we'll never 60 over to
you."
Mr.. Higgins-"In that case there'll
bs no United States Senator elected this
session."
Mr.. Moore.--"so be it, them"
And that was the case. The six Ad-
dicks men refused to go into the Re
publican caucus, and four of them
persisted in voting for Addicks to the
end, thus defeating the election of a
Republican to the United States Senate.
And Mr.. Addioks was right on the
ground; he instigsted the initial bolt
he held tho four trsitorous Republican
members by him to the end.
And thus it was that the Republi
cans, by periidy and political trsachery,
were robbed of the fruits Of their vIu
tory in Delaware at the election o.
1894.