The sun., 1901-12-04
NAMES A SHIELD FOR LIES.

Than most men thlnk or; q he may hnnh
It's throne whole age longer IL It shirk
Behind the shield Of some fair-secmnS
name"
The course of Delaware politics afford
n striking confirmation Of the poets estl-
mate of the force of names. 1t need only
To he mentioned to suggest how fully the
apparent and open lies of profession and
administration in local politics have held
the throne Of power, Sinking behind the
fair seeming names of the Glaytons,
Bayar,ls and Saulshurys. of Delaware.
Great rs may he the fame of these de
parted statesmen. great as may nave |
been their personal ability, admirahl"
as may have been their personal char
actcrs, and their achievements ~ thr
larger realm of statccraft. II Is und"-
niahle that they condonrd wrongs and
foStcr,d evils in local politics that have
brought discrcdit and disaster upon the
people. and the State. whom they repre-
scntrd and which they should have pro-
tccted. To those who shared the power
of these dead statesmen The glory or
their names was dclusivc glare blind
Ing them to the dangers of the near pain
and leading them to their own undolng
To say that Delaware was liberal, IRE"
~ iust commonwealth under their sway
is lie. To quote their fair-sccmlnG
names III defence of the evident evil
rruitnrr Of that sway, Is giving the lie
n shield to shirk hrhnd.
l.ics are still Sinking behind the shield
Of rair-seeming names in Delaware, Tn"
lies that are being told about the political
conditions iii this State, the SANDERS and
obusr or her peoples -Slanlcr and abuse
maj nrr heiug hrapcd upon Mr., Addicks
and thr Union Republicans who accept
his leadership III politics engaged II thr
good work of oycrthrowinc political lies
and pulling down their thrones. would
u ror nothing except for the shield oi
fair-sccming names behind which they
shirk. The lies are self-cvideut to those
who know the trnth Of pcaware'S past
and present political history. The in
yentorS and rcpcaterS Of these lies are q
themselves impetent automatons, tina
have no standing in the court of pnhlt
oniuinn except with The ignorant. tn
premiiccd and the defeated advocates ="
thr nld regime II lcSS thnu half doz~
namrS-uamrS that are fair-secminG tina
We cauld mention here conld hr clim
mated frnm tic ranks uf Anti-Atdirk'
ism. the shield hchimi which it >hirk
Would fall and nouc hnt IN" makers an
ruh'i>hrr~ of the lies upon which it rcSt
would III lcft q sivr them cledenr'
W, hola that thr truth u this >tatcmct
is >rlf rvdrut Giving the scntlcme
Who's names arc certainly The shield y
hind which the lir Il Anti-Addiek>i>'
holds it~ throue credit for only orlina'
iut,.li.cnrr only ordinary pewrrS 81 r
Htiril di>ccrnmeut. il is impossible
dont that thry arc convinced. that th'
know that the foundation ana Supr
structure III Anti Aidick>ism IA nr!
ware. al rl~rwhcrr il hailt II falls
hooa 0r deliberate effort At drcr
Eycry argument II has made has NJ,
demolished ty the statement u trn
AMI rvery ,onrt IN which i ha~ app"arr
III whr,h evidence ha> Men effective n
fair Judgment possible. has given jui
mrat AGAINST NJ 'l'hr Republicans
Delaware have voted asaipSt it repeat
III. thr courts III Delaware have decii
against Il the lpitea States SenUtr ,
cidrd a4aiust il in rejecting II" Claims
CU,ouol du Font " Senatorial tlertic
thy Satpual Republican ConYenti'
with i previous Judgment in it~ fav
afiyr rchonriu- HI thr testimony
which that previous Judgment WIS ha>
reversed it< Judgment and pNt thr ol"l
ant ont of court President Mrkm
att-r having backed il far thr whol"
his tl~t torn " otlier rrfn-ra afnr
r,@,lectiou to recognize IT, rvrWinmrn
tiuu, ami .rft onc II m mn-t inHart
offices in this STATE. upuu Which thn y
Addiyksitrs hang their hapc~ far
ana were prr.i~trutly SeckiuS IN
po>~rSSiWn or a Democrat, i il !
>inr that men " utrilgrncr mrn
honor capable or jnSi judgment can !
that III these things arn III rrrnG that
testimony adaucrd. aud uPon wl
Ami -Nddicksi>m has heeu m0innl
i al untrue? u Il paSsihIr MI" :
mon il hrlicrc that thr repeated rI,la
mruts " the people oG hriaNair, x
Il Mr. Addtek~ aui thr tniou lirrl
can parity in their votes given VI
pauy rulrs. aud under th' lawS of
Stalr. are AL the results u fraud:
know that such things cannot lt
Ana yct that j. what Snt Ad,l'A
charges Is it possible for R9PulF
of intelligence, honor ana capable NJ
Judgment 10 c"ndnnc the theft "t
State by the Democrats q 1896, AM
defeat IL the Republican party in
crucial period OF III" States political
tory. when solid Republican Nntr Y
have made the State permanently X"
licnn? That theft Of the State and
defeat 81 the Republican majority OF
State, as shown in that vote was
Addicksism. II was Anti-Addick
that sent Il. Il. Kcnncy 10 WaShin
10 misrcprcseut Delaware in the "
States Senate. Ii was Anti-Addick
that defeated John I'll. Hofrecker II
canvass for governor. 1t has been !