Evening journal., 1902-09-25
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
Why Did BYrne hccept2

To the Editor OF the Evening Journal
Sir: Why did William Michael Byrne
accept place on the Addicks ticket? ?
This is a vital question, the answer OF
which. II it can be obtained, should be
studied by every Republican voter in the
state. But Just why me accepted this
place probably will never be thorough
ly understood. His motives may be
pure, and doubtless are, but what does
he expect TO accomplish for the good
Cf the torn and disrupted pcrty2 Was
this step taken by the restless plunger
with a hope that it would lbe as pour
ing oil upon the troubled waters? Or,
was II taken with the hope that he
could manage his arrogant master and
cwner? If such be his hope and desire,
he has simply erred in his calculations,
as he can no more wag Mr.. Addicks
than the tail Of his pet poodle can wlg
the poodle. He, in accepting place
upon Mr.. Addicks' own ticket, consents
with Mr.. Addic1s to become his dutiful
servant, to como and to 90 at his COM
mand. Mr. Addicks is at the head Of
his own party. He is dictator and di-
rector OF it in the same light as he di-
rects his family or his farm, or his
business, and William Michael Byrne
nor any other man can dictate or d.
rect his personal matters. All he can
do is take a place upon MIR. Addicks'
ticket with the same freedom that
man takes place upon his farm or in
his counting room.
Hence, Mr. Byrne can do nothing
without his masters consent lie can-
not come on the ticket, even not
though the President OF the United
States should desire him TO do so. Why?
Because Mr. Addicks has told him he
Is there to stay--and there he Will stay,
as any other servant or slave until his
master bids him get of. He has sur
rendered himsef 90 Mr.. Addicks. He,
in thus changing his Independence and
freedom for dependence and servitude,
has put himslf in an unenviable posi-
1on--a position that no independent
American citizen desires.
We read In the Book or Books where
ON one occasion, way back In the misty
past. there was another Michael, and
that ancient Michael cast the old
dragon out OF heaven. How did he do
Il? Why, simply by steadfast persist
eance II the ancient Michael had sur
rendered to- the devil as the
modern MicIhael has surrendered TO
Mr. Addicks. the devil, in
all probability. would be in heaven yet
creating strife and mischief, just as Mr.
Addicks is doing in the Republican
party in the State OF Delaware. The
modern Michael at one time seemed to
be Just as jealous in casting Mr.. Ad-
dicks out OF the Republican party, as
the ancient master was in casting the
devil out Of the place OF peace and
happiness.
But what difference between the
two Michaels. The one was steadfast
and resolute the other as wishy- -washy
and fipity-hopity. The enc accom-
plished his purpose; the other suren-
dered, and why? This question ehould
be answered by Mr.. Byrne frankly. AS
a Republican voter ! am anxious to
know. is Mr.. Byrne stable? How do we
know what he win he next year? How
do we know what he will be on the
morning after the election? He may
turn out to be a Wellington, an Andy
johnson, or n Benedict Arnold. He
has formed a habit of Topping How
can we tell when he will make another
flop7
Instead OF contracting the difference
between the Republican party and Mr.
Addiclxs' party it has been expanded
by MIR. Byrnes surrender to Mr.. Adj
dicks and accepting a place
upon his ticket He cannot
carry with him any appreciable
number of Republicans into the Ad-
dicks party They will not go. MI
Byrnes magnetism is too weak TO draw
them. Hie instability in the past will
create a fear even among the men
who have deserted the good old Repub-
lican party, and allied themselves with
Addicksites. and instead OF his name on
the ticket creating enthusiasm, 1t Will
bring about apathy Kent county Re
publioans in the past have never fought
Mr.. Addiclxs at the polls. They Will
this time, and instead OF less than 2Ol
Republicans. there will be several times
that many. and why? Simply because
they VIII have ticket OF their Owl
from top to bottom, and they will dc
the work and vote for Il. They are
not as the modern Michael, tiipity-
dopity, but as the ancient Michael
firm. steadfast. never yielding until th'
atmosphere OF the party is purified by
the casting out of the old dragon.
A Kent County Republican.
September 25, 1902.