Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-11-20
Should unlte tor tne oooe cause.

Should Unite for the Good Cause.
The Philadelphia Ledger expresses
the opinion that it is not only the
people Of Delaware who are concerned
that Boss Addicks shall be defeated in
his attempts to buy his way into the
United States Senate. The reputable
people Of every State, it holds, would
cunsider his success national calamity.
1t maintains that he is not qualified
for the Office OF Senator, and that his
efforts to secure it have not been such
as to command the confidence, much
less the appreciation, of the public
spirited. honorable citizens of the
country. Feeling thus, the Ledger be-
lieyes that the respectable people of
this State should unite for the purpose
Of defeating the Senatorial ambition of
Boss AddicKs. 1t says:
The respectable people of Delaware
should by any and every fair, honor
able means unite and determine to pre-
vent the election of MIR. Addicks to the
Senate. There are two Senators to be
chosen by the ingoing Legislature II
the Republi sans can find no other way
out of the tangle, let them in q just
and oommendabie spirit Of patriotism
join forces with the Democrats to elect
one Regular Republican and one Demo
crat, each to be in all requirements fiji
to discharge intelligently and with
good conscience the duties Of the high
office of Senator.
The honest folk OF Delaware should
stand solidiy and immovably as the
rock against the selfish, patronage
hunting forces OF Addicksism. IL tn,
Regular Republicans can do 1t unaided
let them do it unaided; if they canno
do it without the help of the Demo
Gratis, let them invite and welcome tina
help. Addioks' henchmen have re
peatedly and always declared that i
| shall be "Addicks or nobody" lie
the honest men of Delaware determine
that it shall be any one but Addicks
or no one rather than Addicks.
This is good advice, and it should b
needed. Every element of anti-Ad
dicksism in the State should unite TO
I the purpose and the object of the cam
| paign should be to elect two Unite,
: States Senators, neither OF whom shal
he Boss Addicks.
And in the accomplishment of this re
> suit it is not necessary, or even desir
, able, that one of the two Senators shal
) be Democrat. The Democrats, in th
first place, have no real claim to one c
the senatorships. In the second place
one of the senatorships would not prov
! of the slightest political advantage t
) the Democratic party. The representa-
. tives Of the latter party in the mex
\ Legislature can best serve their party
as we'll as the public, by casting thei
votes for two Regular Republicans fo
; Senators, thus accomplishing the defea
! and discontinue of Boss Addicks.
3 This is what the Democrats in th
last Legislature should have done. Ha
8 they taken this stand at that time, the
would have dealt Addicks a blow frol
: which he would still be suffering. H
: would not have been heard from at th
Q recent election. But as long as th
i senatorships are kept open he will kee
s on fighting for them.
/ Let the Democrats of the next Legil
: lature see that this political mistake
y not duplicated. Let them fight for tt
It defeat and Generalization of addick
n which they can hest do by casting the
3 votes solidiy for two good Regular R,
J. publicans for United States Senators.