Evening journal., 1903-02-19

OF the evidence obtainable in Dela-
ware with regard to the use of depraved
women as a means of disgraeing leais-
lators and enabling workers to hold or
control doubtful men by threats of ex
posure, il is not necessary, at present
to speak,. must save some space for
consideration of the difficulties in the
way of criminal prosecution, and for
few brief comments on Mr.. Addicks
character.
Upon a review Of all the facts set
forth in this and preceding articles, the
reader who is not familiar with the
Delaware situation viii naturally ask
why do not the honest men of the
state prosecute these bribers and vote
buyers in the courts? II the facts are
so notorious and the evidence so ac-
lcessible why are none of the AddicksI
workers in the penitentiary?" There
are several reasons. In the first place.
three attempts to convict of election Of
fences in Delaware have failed. Davis was
found not guilty by jury said to have
been fixed" while Moore and Reiman.
who were tried by a bench of judges
under the provisions OF the new State
! Constitution, were acquitted by a di-
vided court The law now declares that
no person shall be adjudged guilty OF
any Offense mentioned in section OF
this article" Can election offense) with
out the concurrence of all the judges
trying the case 1 am not competent
20 express an opinion with regard to
the rightfulness or wrongfulness of the
courts decision in the cases above re-
ferred to; but the effect of it was ap-
lparently, 60 discourage prosecutions.
Mr. kennan here points out that the
Democrats and Regular Republicans
have at times through sheer despera-
ltion, raised small funds to attempt Ia
offset the Addicks corruption, but con-
cudes that the attempt was foolish.l
In the third place. the new State
Constitution allows no one except tn,
Attorney General to begin sui
against person guilty of an election
Offense. Mr.. Herbert II. Ward, tho
present Attorney-G General is believed
to have been Mr.. Addicks' counsel fo
many years; and there seems to be
general feeling in the State that he will
not take the initiative in legal pro
ceedings against his client, unless tn
evidence laid before him is very strong
, This may be a wholly mistaken impres
, sion, but taken in connection with tn
! failures to convict in the Davis, Moore
: and Reiman cases.and the risk of coun
r-prosecution by Mr.. Addioks wit
his counsel as Attorney General an
his millions for legal expenses, il ha
:. made both Of the opposition partie
cautious. My own opinion is that
Z there were in Delaware a man like MI
Z Folk, Of St. Louis, he would soon put a
end to this daring Iawbreakers sena
- toriaT campaign. Throughout his DO
- litical career in Delaware Mr.. Addiok
- has acted in accordance with deelara
i. ton that he made to his second viii
=, with regard to another and more per
scnal matter; 81 am law unto myself
or iawless, if not the lawl"
As Illustrations of his imprudenc
take, for example, his attempts to z,
y financial assistance from corporation
- and organizations outside of the Stat
~ At the beginning of one Of his can
"a paigns he went personally to a wei
known manufacturer who is the pres
20 dent of a manufacturers club in lars
~ Northern city and said to him. in sui
stance: Il want your club to put L
- $4,000 to help me in Delaware.
~ you'll put up $4,000 I'll put up anoth,
~ $4,000, and with the $15OO0O / can bi
~ up the whole Democratic party in Il
RI southern part of the State. Then, whs
~ I'm elected senator can do lot to be
you manufacturers"
~ In another case, he made to the rel
resentative Of a Pennsylvania ste
company a somewhat similar propos
tion. and offered the remarkable su,
oi gestion that the United States senate
H. ship might be "syndicated." have r.
fool tNasl..1 4
~ cases. but I can furnish them shou
~ they be called for by competent autho
sr ity.
ne Nobody but a man of extraordinai
H. audacity and reclxlessnes would ha,
IL ventured to make such propositions al
d take the chance of being given away
ne DR.. Layton, who is also a reckle
no talker, but who is shrewder, in MAJ
~ ways. than his candidate for the Sc,
en- atorship, once said to friend. in
eu moment of irritation: "Addiol<s is q
OF worst fool outside Of a lunatie ASYLUM
.t- but I'd support Feejee from the Ca
7S' nibal Islands II he had money enouah
SIS beat the Demoeratsl"
lu AS an Illustration OF Mr. Addict
"a" lack Of Judgment and of political for
as sight. I need only refer to his acti,
A IN pcrsistently and pugnaciouslv for
~ ing himself upon the Republican par
IN Delaware, when he saw clearly IN
as he WAS not its choice for senator. II
IS the judgment of the ablest Of his o
ponents that II ne had given wav
iet 1S94-if he had simply said: Cent
men I SEQ YOU don't want mo. and /
- OH right Put up your hest man al
lN III help elect him nothing could ha
h prevented him from going to tho Sens
the next time there WAS q vacant sa
na Instead Of doing this however. he h
IRA came as the Committee on Credenti,
lt- said TO the ST. Louis Convention.
on highwayman ON the road to polite
"o fortune and proceeded forthwith
a hold up the State.
lsI IThe End.l
ON -,