Evening journal., 1902-11-14
From the New York Evening Post.


.he decent people of Delaware, we
secuted the rumor. and branded it as
AN insult to President Roosevelt. But
with a great shock of mingled SORROW
and anger we are compelled TO accept
The eyidencc--which Is tantamOunt to
an official notice-that Theadors
Roosevelt has decided to recognize
Addicks. That is, he intends TO give
the political ruffian share at least OF
the Federal patronage, and so help him
in his attempted rape OF Delaware.
The first stop is already taken. Mr..
Roosevelt has appointed an Addicks
man United States District Attorney.
TO do ia he had to pass over the name
of the temporary incumbent Of the Of
lce, Mr.. j. r. Nields, who was endorsed
for the position by nearly every lawyer
in the State, irrespective OF party, by
both Of the Federal judges and by the
with a great shock of mingled sorrow
DICKS TOOL NAMED by THE
PRESIDENT, w. M. BYRNIc, WAS "A
MAN WHOSE APPOINTMENT IS
| CONSCIOUSLY UNFIT, QUITE
APART FROM HIS POLITICAL AlF-
lTERM N OFF1CE-WHICH HE RE-
SIGNED AT THE WORD OF COM
MAND FROM AIDDICKS-IilE HAD "A
NOTORIOUS RECORD FOR INEFHl-
Cheney. HE HAD To UNDERGO
THE HUMILIATION OF BEING RE
BUKI1D IN OPEN COURT BY JUDGE
BRADFORD, FOR HAVING NE
Gd4ECrED HIS DUTY. 1t would be a
shame TO appoint such a man, even if
his political sponsor were a saint. TO
take him at the behest OF Addicks is
on unspeakable degradation. His con
firmation ought TO be fought and de-
feated. We sincerely hope that the Ju-
dietary Committee OF the Senate, with
Senator H0ar at it's head will show a
mere scrupulous regard for the honor
and purity of Federal justice than the
president of the United States has dis
played in this case.
But even If Byrne were a Story and
Webster rolled into one his appoint
ment ought not to be thought Of so
long as it could be OF the slightest aid
TO Addicks IN the commission OF his
lpOlitical high crimesand dmisdemeanOrs
The Postmaster General explains the
Presidents position, just as our Wash
/ ington correspondent states it, why"
be says, the election returns show that
Addicks has 1900 votes behind him.
while his Republican, opponents have
but 5000. How then can ! deny him
re, e,.IgnitOnH" WHEN, HOWEVER,
! DID THE MORAL LAW BEGIN TO
DEPEND ON A SUM IN ARlTH-
METC? CAIN WE NOT SPEAK OUR
MIND ABOUT THE OUTRAGI1S OF A
NOTORIOUS POLITICAL CRIMINAL
UNTIL WE HAVE WORKED OUT Al
PROBLEM IN PROPORTION? We un-
dorstand, OF course, that the President
attempts 10 throw the whole thing
back upon the electorate OF Delaware.
He cannot, he maintains, interfere in
factional quarrel within the party.
He is forced to make a rule that he Will
deal with any leader whom the major
lity of the party voters send to him, and
therefore he will recognize Addicks just
as he recognized Plat and Quay
Now, saying nothing, for the mo-
ment OF the eXpediency or morality Of
a rule" which compels an honest
President to embrace brigands, when
lthey come 90 him with party label on
their backs, we have to point out that
even the Presidents rIle doas not ex-
cuse him for striking hands with Ad-
ldicds. That colossal corruptor Of the
lsufrage is not yet senator. He is not,
like Qnay, a successful pirate, in charge
TO the captured ship; he is still fighting,
land the beleaguered crew is still hoping
to beat him on But Mr.. Roosevelt, OBJ
serving that the piratical assallants
outnumber the crew in danger Of mas
sacre by - to s, desires to aid the
buccaneer! A PARTY PRESIDENT
MAY BE COMPELLED IN SOME
STRANGE WAY TO AID a. MAN
WHO HAS ACTUALLY BROKEN
HIS WAY INTO THE SENATE. LIKE
PLATT, BUT HOW CAN HE BE
lFOUND TO GO TO THE ASSISTANCE
OF a MAN WHO HAS NOT YET COM
PLErED HIS BURGLARY? What Ad.
dicks says to Mr.. Roosevelt Is, in effect:
"See, have sandhagged the policemen
on the beat, l have gagged the night
watchman. 1 have got my jimmy, my
drills, and my dynamite all ready, anC
II you will only help me up to tha
window / can break in and make
lgOOd haul" And Theodore Roosevelt
offers his broad back to help the burg
lar up
We are informed that the presiden
is impatient that something be done
in Delaware. He tells the anti-Addicll
Republicans that their policy is one o
pure 'negation." They deadlock tn
Legislature, and prevent Addicks fror
icing elected. hut they are able 10 cleo
n no one themselves. HE THINKS THA'
= AN INTOLERABLIE KIND OF INEF
+ FICIENCYl THE SAME MIGHT Bl
n SAID. HOWEVER, OF a WOMAl
n STRUGGLING TO PREVENT HE
"A HONOR FROM BEING VIC
ir LATED. That. too, is a po
M licy of "negatiou.r All she can do
at lpolicy of ''negation." All she can do
N to fight to the limit of her physic
Il strength, and the fact that she is wea
,e is not unusually adduced by a 10.
10 Islander as a reason for going TO q
he aid of the ravisher who is strong.
The lothing which the honest peopl
not only Of Delaware, but Of the who
country, have come to have for "A
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