Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-11
ADD|(KS RATES HIMSELF
ON PAR WITH PRESIDENT

almost empty treasury, to condition OF
prosperity and order. The so-called Re
publicans who are lighting me allowed the
Democrats to keep thousands of Delaware
Republicans disfranchised. Today all Re
publicans can vote. We forced a new
constitution and new laws.
There is no more misrepresented man
in American than 1. The truth is that l
was horn in Philadelphia, only eighteen
miles from here. have lived In this spot,
with occasional business absences, since
1877. Ny father was a successful and nom
ored Philadelphia merchant. / myself
was a merchant in Philadelphia before
the possibilities of meter gas tempted
me into the gas business.
'"rhe charge that / managed my gas
corporation in Boston dishonesty is false
and the record will prove it to be so.
when the time came for the work of
building up the Republican organization
in Delaware said: L will give $4,000
year for five years to pay tax delinquen-
cies and get the machine in order
Paid Taxes for Them.
81 kept my word. In 1895 there were s.
900 or 5000 DISTINGUISHED Republicans in
the state This was the situation that
confronted me in 1898, when / began the
work of converting Delaware into Re
publican state The Republican tax de-
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organization was built up to the highest
degree Of efficiency. The result was
sweeping Republican victory.
''Jn the election Of 1894 il was distinct
" understood that if We secured a Re
publican legislature 1 was to be sent to
the United States senate. When the leg
islature met Mr.. DUPONT was my rlvaI
for the senatorship. The fight was so bit
ter that the legislature adjourned with
out choosing a senator.
In 1896 we had constitutional conven-
ton that abolished many Of the evils OF
our system of election. In the same year
l went through the state and addressed
representative Republican bodies, telling
them plainly that in the selection of a
state convention to choose delegates to
the national convention they must choose
between Addicks or no Addicks.
THE result was that had two-thirds Of
the delegates to the state convention. My
opponents had only ffty-three delegates,
ana when I was chosen to go the ma
tional convention this little handful Of
enemies bolted and sent a delegation to
ST. Louis, which was seated on pledge
that it would support Mckinley. My dele
CATION was rejected, because it was rec
ognized as a part of the Reed-Platt-Quay-
Morton movement.
Excuse for EIecting Democrat.
1.-TWO years ago the insurgent Republic
cans nominated DR.. Ball for congress.
We refused to put DR.. Ball on our ticket.
The national committee appealed to US
to accept him. Chairman Hanna pledged
his word that DR.. Ball should not have
the federal patronage. I yielded, and
Dr.NBaIl was elected. Through Mr.. Du-
Points influence with President Mckinley
the federal patronage was used against
us.
This year we took no chances. DR..
Ball was renominated, and we nominated
Mr.. Byrne, the United States district at
torney, against him. A Democrat was
elected. Mr.. Byrne got 5000 more votes
than DIR. Ball. This tore the mask from
the fifty or sixty men who have been pos
ing as the Republican party of Delaware,
1.-The president has very gracefully and
properly recognized the situation by re-
appointing Byrne TO office.