Evening journal., 1902-05-10
pIAIN MoRns

PLAIN WORDS
The Union Republican members Of
the Legislature have demonstrated be
yond peradventure that they are Ad-
dicks men. Yesterday they met in Do
yer and fatty rejected the proposition
Of the seven Regular Republican
members to elect two United States
senator's. 1t must be remembered that
that proposition virtually called for
the election of any two good Republi-
cans to uc Senate, regardless of fac
tion. No reasonable man can accuse
those seven Republicans of any selfish
motives. They should rather be honor
ed by every good citizen, irrespective
of party. There is no longer amy ques-
ton Of the position assumed by those
members who voted for Addlcks on
every ballot for both seats in the Sem
ate. They care nothing for the inter-
ests OF the Republican party nothing
for good government. they care only
for their own personal interests. Mark
the words. for their own personal in
terests." They agree to stand by Ad-
dicks in his purpose to secure an cleo
tion, and disgrace the State, or to sink
the party, because they belieyeHit is
profitable for them to do so. Should
another arise with more money TO be
spent in dobauchery, they would trans
fer their allegiance. unless, indeed,
they are bound by ties they could not
sever.
And these men are our lawmakers,
and Addicks is their ideall And who
is this man Addiclxs? The answer may
be found In liis every manifesto. He
comes into Delaware and says to free
men, l Will put up the money to make
your politics a stencil in the nostrils oil
men and IN return you must send me-
to the Senate What does he say in
his latest public utterance? 81 have
come near tasting the plum, and next
winter / shall taste IT," And these
creatures stand that These men de-
Sect led from Delawareans who had
blood in their veinsl Such a man is
not nc for The Senate. no matter how
many men vote for him. We would
boldly defy any public opinion which
esteemed such a creature worthy of
any office-even of hangman. And
how do these men attempt to crawl
out OF the hole in which They have
been placed? BY throwing the RESPONSE
bility on the next Legislature. The
next Legislature may be Democratic
but whatever its complexion. this pres
ent Legislature is charged with the
duty Of electing a senator They cam
not shift the responsibility.
These men proclaim that Addicks is
worthy OF the Senate; John HUM is
not; Judge Pennewill is not; Philip
l. Cannon is not; Hiram r. Burton Is
not, and Harry A. Richardson is not.
Furthermore they proclaim that not
only one seat in the Senate must be
kept vacant but both seatsi Because
one man cannot be elected. there must
be two vacancies,
Well. gentlemen Of Delaware, il YOU
are prepared for this. you are ready
for the yoke any tyrant might seek Ia
Impose on you. You have not the IN
stlncis OF freemen. You hold youi
lubllc voices rp TO barter as you dc
dry goods. DO you approve this atti-
tude Of your servants? If not, it il
about time to administer a stinging re
buke which shall not soon be forgot
ten. II we allow this to go on w
shall blush when men call us Della
wareans
Let us preserve the memory of thes'
sixteen men, even as we have pre-
served the names of Judas Iscariot an
Benedict Arnold. They are
Webster Blakeley,
J. Frank Alice,
S. John Abbott
S. S. Pennewill,
l. J. Brazure.
Frank T. Ewing.
Thomas c. Moore.
James p. Aaron,
Cornelius B. Hope.
James V. McCommops
John VI. White,
George B. Clendaniel.
Robert Reese Layton.
Shadrack Short,
DANIEL J. Long,
H. S. Prettyman.