Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-08
Make the Fight Against Addioks.


mitted to cloud this one. And the way |
to defeat Addicks is to defeat the
Union Republican party, of which he
is the head, front and absolute die
tator.
1t is clearly apparent that the sole
object of the Union Republican party
will be the political elevation of Ad-
dicks by electing Legislature that
will send him to the United States
Senate. Aside from this, the party will
have no other issue. The lines of the
campaign, therefore, should be faulty
drawn.
The purposes of the Addicks Repub-
iican partyIare clearly, even deiiantly,
declared by the organs of the party,
which are mainly owned by Addicks
are therefore his mouth-pieces. Here
is an Addicks blast from one of his
papers, the State Sentinel of Dover:
The proposition to elect one Senator
and leave the other seat vacant won't
work, and the sooner the idea is aban-
doned, the better for saving time. The
snimating cause in the proposition, the
motive that inspires it, is that by ac-
cepting it, John Edward Addicks will
BE eliminated adroitly and smartly
from Delaware politics. There are
few who do not see this. There are an
\ infinitesimal few, who, seeing it, do
not care provided this one Senatorship
becomes theirs. The argument is ad
vanced that to do this will divide the
Democrats by forcing contest be-
tween Salisbury and kenney. Will it
MT divi1a tho Ranubl ipaDc fov INVITING
contest between Mr.. Addicks and the
same old bitter boiling crowd? And
further, if Union Republican should
be chosen for this one Senatorship,
could not the Boilers demand that the
vacant seat should be given to them
next winter Aside from all this, if
any Republican in Delaware is to be
preferred to John Edward Addicks,
who will lead this years fight, and
make it success? Those who talk of
electing one Senator are composed of
three distinct species-irst, Regulars
to get rid of Addicks; second, aspirants
for that vacant seat whose ambition is
greater than principal, good sense and
political gratitude; third, those who
don't know and never can know much
anyway.
And here is blast of defiance, fol-
lowing the rejection of the Union Re.
publican ultimatum by the State COM
mittee OF the Regular Republican
party. 1t is significant, particularly
in its reference to telection machin-
ery,'' as indicating to what desperate
means the Addicks Republicans will
resort in order to achieve success at the
coming election:
Now that the Regulars have refused
to join hands with the Union Republi-
cans for the purpose of defeating the
Democratic party it is just as we'll that
we look over the ground a bit and map
out few plans for conducting the
hottest political fight that the State of
Delaware has ever witnessed
First-Fire every Regular SYM
pathizer from the meetings held by
our county committee. 1T is mighty
poor politics to tell the Regulars all Of
our plans beforehand.
Second-Quit talking of a com
promise ticket. 1t simply encourages
The Regulars to hold on that much
longer, and disgusts the loyal Union
Republicans who are fighting for ma
jority rule and straight Union Re-
publican ticket.
Third-Don't get the notion in your
ubhuS blldb VIC YAH buThSu DOIl IlG
Democrats and Regulars, when both
organizations are fighting for the same
purpose, unless we get to work.
Fourth-1f you think the fight is a
hopeless one Just look up the list Of
votes cast last election and see how
near we came to carrying Sussex
county when the election machinery
was in the hands of the Democrats
Fifth--Remember that there neve,
would have been Union Republican
party if the Regulars had been willing
to treat the people of the two lower
counties as equals.
Sixth--Remember that Congressman
Bali, who is fishing for denomination
and who pledged himself in the even
of his election to treat all Republican:
alike, has not only forgotten his pledge.
! but has always done all in his powel
to kill the Union Republican party.
These declarations will convey to th,
people of Delaware an idea of tn,
y, desperate purposes of the Union Re
publican party. They mean that
despite the\prospect of opposition from
Republicans(as well as Democrats. tn
Union Republicans will endeavor t,
elect majority of the next Legisla
ture. They mean that political cor
ruption will be resorted to, not only a
before, but to far greater extent
They mean that money will be uset
unstintedly wherever any amount O
expenditure may promise the gain of
single vote.
Against such a threatened avalanch
'ef corruption all the honest element
of Delaware citizenship should unite
1t is the first and highest patriot
duty of every good citizen, regardless
of his political opinions, to strive 70
the elimination Of Addicks and Ad
dicksism. They should resolve to I'll
the existing senatorial vacancies wit
any two good and reputable men, rathe
than that Addicks shall have one G
them. The matter of the political fait
of the good men so selected should nc
be permitted to stand in the way {
their selection, but in acromplishin
this result Democrats should bel
Regular Republicans and Regular Re
publicans should help Democrats.
There should be no dissensions, q
divisions, or jealousies, among the goo
people of Delaware in accomplishin
this result. Let all stand and wor
together for the purpose of driving on
of the politics of this State thi
audacious element of political col
Iuption, who, as old John Randolp
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