Evening journal., 1903-02-07
An Addieks Trap.

From the Philadelphia Public rodgo,.
1t is gratifying to note that the Req
uiar Republicans of Delaware did not
receive with any great enthusiasm Mr.
Addicks' plant of insuring the election
or TWO Of his own henchmen. tberebv
entrenching Adicksism in an imnrea-
naole position at a time when the Ad-
dicks faction is hopelessly defeated
Inc balloting in the Legislature and
the deVeioDments of the contest thus
lar nave established the fact that the
Regulars hold the key to the situation:
that they can, if they will ioin with
the Democrats. elect a Regular for the
long term senatorship and a Democrat
LOT the short term. and that there is
even a probability that the Democrats.
who have already shown high degree
OF patriotic public spirit, may 90 fur
ther and help the Regulars to elect
TWO Regular Republicans to the Sen
ate.
The position of Addicks is made
more desperate by the fact that the
SENATE committee refused to approve
the nomination OF the Addicks man
Byrne TO be District Attorney of Della
ware, thus showing plainly the atti-
tude of the national Republican party
toward the system which has at last
reached the lowest stage of i'll repute.
/ AT this iuncture Mr.. Addicks comes
forward and offers to withdraw. There
is fine show of self-abnegation in the
interest of the party which he has
| wrecked and deprived repeatedly of the
fruits of victory at the polls, but what
does his offer amount to? He will with
draw If the eight or ten Regulars will
go into caucus with the twenty-one
or twenty-three UniOnists and abide
by the decision OF the caucus: which
means that two of the most subservient
OF the Addicks faction will be chosen
senators, as representatives not of the
State of Delaware. nor of the Republl-
can party. but as the personal repre-
sentatives Of Addicks himself and the
unspeakable system which he has Gre
ated.
General James H. Wilson who is. oI
course, a stout opponent OF the Ad.
dicks faction and all it's works. re
marks that by this plan Addicks woult
dictate both nominees. "one of whom
if elected, would doubtless resign a
Addicks' request. and thus make wa,
for the Governor. an Addicks man. I,
appoint Addicks to the vacancy" Ilw,
Addicks men. even if Addicl1s shoul,
not be one of them. in the United State
Senate. baslying in the Administration
sunshine. exercising all the preroga
lives which attach to senatorial cour
tesy and controlling the patronage
would, before the next legislative ses
, sion. when a senator is to be electe
for a full term, eliminate the Regular
from the field. thus opening a way TO
the election of Addicl1s and his com
, plete control of The degraded party.
, The fact that Addicks himself is will
p ing TO withdraw temporarily unde
these conditions signifies nothing eA
cept the craft Of the Unionists. Whs
have the Regulars been fighting ia
all these years. They opposed ON mors
r. as well as political grounds the ele'
+ tion of Addicks because he represent
4 a corrupt system. Under no circun
- stances would they permit him TO q
senator. If lie is unfit. how utterly M
/ thinkable must be the election of tw
e of the mere creatures of a despicab
e system!
The Regulars are holding the off
IS under advisement until Monday. bl
n we trust that unless the plan is great
,f modified, they win reject it unreserve
y ~. It would be 2 most lame and in
"a potent conclusion to surrender all thu
le have been contending for these MAJ
m years Just when they have at last p
" the enemy to flight.