Evening journal., 1902-10-29

cident, but the result of a deal which
was not fully revealed till the day OF
the convention. For years the Hous-
tons and the Saulsburys had held
nothing in common They had belonged
to separate wings of the party. and
leach held il almost as a sacred duty to
defeat the political aspirations Of the
other. Henry A. Houston was open
in his opposition of Willard Salisbury.
and many an utterance he has made
on the subject is now remembered.
This continued until within q week or
two of the convention, when suddenly
the Houston men and the Salisbury
men began working together; and sub
sequently It was found that Saulsbury's
adherents had made him the nominee.
Now this shows conclusively that there
was a surrender Of independence when
the bait was dangling before him. This
may not be an evidence Of wrong do
ing, but it certainly does show that he
tempered his conduct to the require
ments of the situation.
William Michael byrne
Byrne first gained his prominence in
Delaware politics as a Regular Repub-
lican None was more ardent than he.
Nobody ever scored Addicks as Byrne
scored him. He was impatient OF the
cry OF expediency, and declared again |
and again in most emphatic language
that a principle was at stake, and that
men should never yield to "a leper
with spots unchanged His friends
admired his courageous stand, and
urged his appointment as United States
District Attorney, believeing that
man holding the principles he ayowed
would discharge the duties of his Of
foe with all fidelity. He was appoint
ed, but had scarcely gotten seated in
his new office before the craving for
further honors began to manifest it.
self Thoughts OF a judgeship, of be-
coming an Embassadcr, a congress-
man, began 10 fit through his brain.
He was then in the condition to take
the Addicks contagion, and he took it.
He became Addicks nominee for Con-
gress, a mere empty honor, and to get
1t he betrayed all his political friends,
and turned his back on all his ex-
pressed principles, and fawned upon the
man he had professed to loathe. This
is the man that Addicks presents as his
candidate for Congress.
Lewis Heisler Bali
DR.. Ball is finishing his first term in
Congress. His life is above reproach,
and not a word has been whispered
derogatory to his conduct since he has
been in the office. He was renomi-
mated without opposition by the Regu-
lar Republicans. and Addicls offered
to endorse him If he would betray his
political friends and use his influence
to persuade the Regular Republican
members of the Legislature to vote for
Atldicks He refused; Addicks urged,
for the long term, If he preferred. But
he remained firm, preferring defeat to
a betrayal Of his principles and his
friends. Addicks laid siege to him,
and sent countless emissarles to him.
Even certain of DR.. Balls friends, who
wished to see him in office, urged him
to yield, and either go back to the
House or TO the Senate. This was
kept up till it was too late to call an
extra session of the Legislature, but he
did not falter for an instant. He did
not believe that Addicks should be
esected senator. and those who had
named him did not believe so, and he
would not betray them and himself
That is the plain story, every detail OF
which is true. Now we ask, which
man deserves to be sent to Congress?