Evening journal., 1901-03-21

Senate. He has always played the dog
in the manger In a former campaign
he prevented the election OF Colonel
DUPONT through the stubborn opposition
of a small number of Addicksites, and
at the recent session of the Legislature,
when the Regular Republicans agreed
to vote for two Union Republicans,
members Of his own faction, Mr.. Ad-
dicks positively refused to yield. With
him It was and is Addicks or nothing
No man in the United States has had
within the last five months a more ac-
curate conception of the senatorial sit
uation in Delaware than Senator
Hanna. He invited the Regular Re-
publicans in the Legislature to call
upon him i'm Washington, and to them
he umfolded the Importance Of the
election OF two Republicans to the
Senate. He knew well that to elect two
Republicans the consent of Mr.. Ad-
dicks was necessary; he knew well that
that consent had been given, coupled
with the unalterable condition that j.
Edward Addicks must be one Of the
senators; and when Senator Hanna
urged the anti-Addicks Republicans to
aid in the election Of two senators he
knew Wei that he was. implicitly, If
not actually asking them to withdraw
their opposition from Mr.. Addicks and
vote for his election. Elect AddicKs-
that was the sine qua non of the Ad-
dicks faction, and Mr.. Hanna did all
he could to compel that conclusion.
He was for Addicks, even as Addicks
was. first, last and all the time. and
his belated and evasive denial goes for
nothing among those who know the
truth of the matter. Such was the
situation then-such Is 1t now, even
II an extra session of the Legislature
were meditated.
II Senator Hanna feels warranted
n interfering in the home politics Of
Delaware why does he beat about the
lush? Why does he not frankly recog-
Iize that a large proportion of the
Republicans of the State are opposed
o Mr.. Addicks on principle, and that
Mr.. AddicIs's persistence in being a
candidate is responsible for the pres
ent intolerable condltions2 Or, If he
considers it inadvisable for him to in
terefere. why has he intervened at all?
Senator Hanna says that he could not
promise anybody the patronage, mas
.
not his. This is begging the question.
Senator Hanna would scarcely permit
anybody other than himself to under
estimate the influence of the chairman
of the National Committee.
The solution of the Delaware prob
lem. which would have been satisfac-
tory 10 Senator Hanna, necessarily in
volved the elevation Of Mr.. Addicks to
a seat in the United States Senate
necessarily. not that Addicks was
Hanna's first choice, but that there
was no alternative to Addicks'
proposition. The Regular Republi-
cans are asked not to compromise,
but to surrender. Events will show
whether the menace of Addicks'
control of the State patronage is to be
.carried out. or whether it is a mere
threat. to be withdrawn when it is
borne in upon so successful a politician
las Mr. Hanna that the Ohio idea is not
the Delaware idea. The ultimate re-
suit may be two Democratic senators
from Delaware, a prospect not inviting
to Republicans. but welcome as a last
resort. Should such be the result, Mr.
Hannas unfortunate and offensive in
reference in behalf of Mr.. Addicks will
be responsible for it. Had there not
been such interference Delaware would
now be represented in the Senate by
two Republicans of honorable distinc-
ton.