The daily Republican., 1902-11-17
MIR. ADDICKS SAYS NO
MAN Is MORE MISREP-
RESENTED THAN HE,
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have lived in this spot. with oc.
caslonal business absences, since
1871 My father was a successful
and honored Philadelphia merchant.
myself was a merchant in Phila-
uelphia before the possibilities OF
meter gas tempted me into the gas
business
1.-The charge that Fmanaged my
gas corporation in Boston dishonest
ly is false, and the record will prove
it to be So
"'When the time came for the work
Of building up the Republican or
ganlzation IN Delaware | said: II
will kive SO, 900 year for five years
10 pay deilnquencles and get the
machine 10 order'
PAID TAXES FOR THEN.
i kept my word. In 1895 there
were 5000 OF G,OO) disfranchisel
Republicans in the State. This was
the situation that confronted me in
y 1893. when | began the work of con-
vertIng Delaware into a Republican
State. The Republican tax delin-
quents had their taxes paid and the
organization was built up to the
highest degree Of efficiency. The
result was Il sweeping Republican
victory.
In the election Of 1894 it was
distinctly understood that if we Sc
cured Il Republican Legislature |
was to b. '1c to the United Stat es
Senate. " hen the Legislature met
Mr., Du Pout was my rival for the
ScnatOrship. The fight was SO bit
ter that tie Legislature alJOuruel
without choosing Il Senator.
" ia 1896 we had a constitutional
convention chat abolished many Of
the evils Vf ollr system Of election.
In the same year | went through
the state aud addressed represent
tatiYe Republican bodies, telling
them plainly that in the selection Of
Il state convention to choose dele
gates to the national convention
they must chose between AddiCks
or no Addicks,
"'Tne result WIS that | had two
thrt, VI The lrios atcS 10 the State
convention. Ny opponents had
Only fifty three delegates, and when
| was CHOSEN to go to thc national
convention THIS iIll!c hhudfuL Of enc
mics boIted ana sent delegation to
ST. Louis, which was seated on u
pledge That IT wOutd support Nc.
kinIey. My delegation WAS rej jeclcd
because It was recogniAcI as a part
Of the neutrality-suspicious. move
mcut.
EXCUSE FOR ELECTI%n DEMOCRAT
"'Two wears ago thensUrgent Re-
pub.iCans nominated Dr. Ball for
Con gresS. We refused to put Dr..
Ball on our ticket. The national
committee appealed to us to accept
him Chairman Hanna pie lsel his
word that Dr. BaI. should not have
the Federal patronage | ylelIed.
and Dr. Bah was elected. TnrOIgh
Nj. DlPonLS iuIlucncc witt! prcai-
dent Mckinley the Federal pAir0ua5c &c
was used against Us.
"'This year W" took no chances.
Dr. Ball was reu&miuatcl, and we
nominated \r, Byrur, the Unite Il
States District Attorney, again, t
him, A Democrat was elected, Mr..
Byrue got 5000 more votes than
Ur. Ball. This tore the mask from
the fifty or sixty men who have
been posing rs the Republican
party Of Delaware.
The President has very grace,
, fully and properly ler)InIIel the
situation by reappointlug Byrnc tc
office.
The complaint which is being
raised comes from men who fOl
twenty years used the Republican
| party for their own cnis, who sur
rendered the State to the Demo
crats. They see that their game is
ended Delaware lsnoW Republican
and IT will continue to be Republl
G. AN.