Evening journal., 1902-08-08
GOVERNMENT NOT In need
OF J. EDWARD ADDICKS
John ?. NitldS Saws That the United
States Senate Wants Men Of The
Right Kind

In reply to William Michael Byrne'sI
letter advocating the election of j..
Edward Addicks to the United States
Senate, John =. Niolds says in part:
Mr. Byrpe's interview on Delawarel
politics appeared in the Morning News
of July ~. He there advocated theI
election Of Mr. Addicks and Colonel
DUPONT to the Senate. As Mr. Byrne
has always known that Colonel Dupont
would not go TO the Senate. on a deal
with Mr.. Addicks. he was advocating.
In that particular. what he knew was
impossible. Doubtless. Mr. Byrne had
in mind some other associate. His
whole argument however. is addressed
to the propriety Of electing Mr. Addicksl
to the Senate.
The interview begins with generaliza-
tions in political morals. Mr.. Byrne
properly admits that the election OF
Mr.. Addicks is the adoption OF a wholly
unworthy man. He justlfes the cleo
ton of Mr. Addicks by a formal de-
fense Of corruption. He cites history
and the poets ethics In this defense.
He says: What would have been the
fate OF Greek culture II ThemistOcles
had refused to fight his great battle
rather than bribe the chief of the
Greek allies? What would have been
the fate OF Roman power II Caesar had
refused an alliance with the Roman Adj
dicks, Marcus Crassus? What would
have been the fate of England had
Walpole wayered in his aims TO estab
lish the HanOverian line on England 81
throne by making the best of the
rotten conditions prevailing there in
The eighteenth century,
Upon reflection, the words from our
dead selves we rise TO higher things
appear entirely pertinent to the cleo
tiOn OF Mr. Addicks. Mr.. Byrne recog-
nizes the moral law that the wages
of sin is death That the election Of Mr..
Addlcks rs the death of self-respect,
of honor and of conscience. Mr.. Byrne
recommends this death to the men
who, for ten years, have opposed Mr..
Addicks. l recommend 10 Mr.. Byrne
few words OF great authorit"; Woe
woe unto them that call evil god and
good evil that call darkness light
and light darkness"
The reputable press, with one ac-
cord, has upheld and applauded the
Republican members of the Legislature
In refusing to elect Mr. Addicks. Such
papers as the Public Ledger, New York
sun, Boston Transcript, Harpers
Weekly and many others have devoted
column after column in showing that
the election of Mr.. Addicks is a grave
national peril.
Does the President require Mr.. Adj
dicks support in the Senator The
President is avowedly opposed to Mr..
Addicks, as everybody knows. In Fed
eral appointments Mr.. Addicks and his
following have received no considera-
ton, unless Mr.. Byrne suggests an eX-
ception. Under such circumstances, is
! IL probable the President desires the
election of Mr. Addicks as senator, or
that he would receive Mr.. Addicks
support in the Senate? The Senate does
not need more Republicans, but 1T
needs more of the right kind. Cuban
reciprocity and other administration
measures failed in the Senate because
of Republican opposition. Mr.. Ad-
dicks is reputed, in every State, to be
the most notorious and unscrupulous
political adventurer in the country
Could the President or his Administra-
ton be strengthened by the presence
of such a man in the Senate?
All Republicans are united in desir-
ing the election of a Republican Legis-
lature. without doubt, all Republic
cans will cooperate for that purpose.
with a Republican Legislature there
can be no Democratic senators. An
argument TO elect Mr.. Addicks to pre-
vent the election of Mr. Salisbury and
Mr.. Kenney is meaningless. Mr.. Byrne
says: Il believe we ought to elect two
of the best senator we can elect" etc.
He names Mr.. Addicks as one. This
presupposes a Republican Legislature
and precludes Democratic senator's Mr.
Byrnes argument is this-that with a
Republican Legislature chosen this fall
Mr.. Addicks must be elected or
the State must continue without sena-
tors. He assumes that a Republican
Legislature will adopt the "Addicks or
nobody" policy-a policy denounced by
every public man and every leading
newspaper in the country. Among
thoughtful and patriotic men" the line
of duty is clearly marked. We must
elect a Republican Legislature. we
must elect. IL possible, two worthy SEN
alars. In so doing, we must pteysnf
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