New-York tribune., 1903-02-09

were flooded with them. Within week the
First National Bank of Dover was holding near
IL S. 600 of these new bills. The numbers Oh
the bills showed their distribution from com
mon source and their range In that ana other
banks indicated the spreading of not less thah
$4,000 over Kent County. Expenditure on
similar scale in this State would mean cor
ruption fund of 100000, used not for preiiml-
nary campaign work, but sent into the districts
on the eve of election. Bribery on such scale
was never before known in this country. Even
if Addicks could get to the Senate. it ought to
make his reception there Impossible
Mr. Kennan also gives an account of Ad-
dicks's Republicanism which, if not new, is use
full at a time when party loyalty is invoked to
nrevent a non partisan combination to beat him.
Congressman Ball, who had opposed Addlcks
was tricked into coming to New-Aork TO con-
ference. In it Addicks offered to make hlm one
of the Senator's if he would give up his oppo-
sition. He declined. The result, as described
by Mr.. Kennan, was:
said with emphasis: You won't? All right!
I'm going to reiterate now what l said years
ago: I'm either going to be Senator or IN SINK
the Republican party in Delaware ten thousand
fathoms deep!'
"a man who talks in that way" rejoined Ball.
hotly, lis Republican! Such speeches. ana
action in accordance with such speeches, have
kept YOU out of the United States Senate thus
far. and will keep you out always. He then
took his hat, left the room and returned that
night to Wilmington
BY the terms of the compromise agreement
between the Union Republicans and the Reg
ulars made In 1900 DR.. Ball was equitab1y en-
titled to reelection as the Congressional repre-
sentative from the Delaware district; but Wnen
he refused to make the deal suggested by Al
dicks the latter determined to punish MIN Tor
his obstinacy, and therefore put up United
States District Attorney Byrne to defeat him.
The result of Byrnes nomination on the Unioh
Republican ticket the election of a Demo
cratic CongresSman; but, as one OF MI Au-
dicls's Ueutenants afterward said to me. I'VE
intended to beat Ball whatever happeneo' we
preferred a Democrat to him Byrne resigned
the office of United States District ATTORNEY.
and thus became the instrument Of Add1cks
vengeance. and when he had been defeated by
the Democratic candidate he was reappolntea
TO his old place 1t Is not lmpTonapls ths' ina.
Bvrne really expected to be elected; but Whetner
he did or not Addcks seems to have USED MN
as a means Of Furnishing a man against WhoHl.
as he admitted. he had nothing personally, pu1
with whom he had failed to make corrupt oeal.
have cited this case as a charaeterlstlc llus-
tration Of one of the many and varied methods
bv which Mr. Addicks endeavors to secure the
heIp or support of men to whom he dares not
offar cash He knew that he could not buy Dr.
RalI but he thought he might tempt MIN Win
the United States Senatorshp He held the
temptation in one hand and a cluo In the othei'
and when he failed to entrap he smole
Mr. Kennap reminds us that Addicks first
made this declaration that he would be Senator
or sink the Republican party in Delaware ten
thousand fathoms deep in telegram to Sena-
for washhurn of Minnesota. shortly after the
adjournment of the Delaware Legislature III
Nav. 1895 1t is impossible to see how any
honest Republican should hesitate about pre-
ferring an honest Democrat in the Senate 10
such political pirate.