New-York tribune., 1903-03-03
TIE DEFEAT OF ADDICKs.

r-he Ion0 legislative deadlock which has kept
both Of Delsware's seats in the United States
senate vacant was ended yesterday and botn
Of them were AHed, James E, Alice, an AddtcAs
leader. being elected for the longer OF the uheA-
pired terms, and Congressman BAH, hegulsF
Republican for the shorter. To those VINO are
still under the stress of feeling engendered dur
ing the present session by new manifestations
of Addicks's selfish obstinacy and additional
proofs of his political baseness. as well as Oy
the expectation that his Republican and Delno-
cratic foes might unite 90 blight his ambition
and end his career, the result OF the long
struggle may at first be disappointment. but
when the facts are duly considered the outcome
does not appear unsatisfactory or unworthy Oh
the men who have been processing to stand Ior
9 principle during the last eight years III al
that time Addicks has never withdrawn ms
original threat Of "Addicks or nobody. Ac-
cor6fng to the best evidence 1t was W1tn0rdWn
over bis head to his astonishment and chagrln'
by his IIeutenants at their conference on sun
day. They are believed to have told him tnaI
they could not leave their votes at his absoIute
disposal any longer; that a combination De-
tween the Regular Republicans and the Demo
Gratis which would completely control the situa-
tion was on the verge Of being formed; that the
vacancies must be filed; that they could not De
filled by Republicans until he had been ellml-
mated. and that It had consequently been re-
solved TO eliminate him. That was final re-
uudiation of the "Addicks or nobody" creed. IL
was essentially surrender.
If the Regular Republicans should be &C
cused of compromising with their opponents
and their own convictions they could justly an
sver that they had made no compromise, out
had merely fulfilled long standing promise.
They have repeatedly proposed in previous
years to join with the Addicks men in elect1ng
one of their number, not Addicks, and Regu-
lar Republican, and they renewed their oner
only a fortnight ago. They have considered,
and seemed likely to form, a combination with
the Democrats only because no alternative
method of filing the vacant Senate seats, while
excluding Addicks, appeared to be open to
them. AS the complicated situation stood Tor
weeks or as It was understood, Republican
sentiment throughout the country would have
abundantly justified their adoption OF that
course, and a great majority Of honorable men
Of all parties would have reJoiced to see an Ut
terly selfish and corrupt ambition defeated even
at sacrifice of party feeling. IT, as now seems
clear, the knowledge that such an arrangement
was about to be consummated In obedience to
sense of duty led the followers OF AddtckS 10
override his authority and accept the oner
which he had always contemptuousiy rejected
the moral VlCIOTy Is HOl IADIdlIcO' "h1S P0A
haps the political outlook is improved. 1t has
been somewhat widely felt that Colonel Dupont,
who was elected in 1895. had a superior claim
to the seat from which he was then arbitrarily
excluded but there is. nevertheless. peculiar
qualification In seeing Congressman Ball, de-
feated for reelection by contrivance Of Ad-
dicks, sent to Washington as Senator.
It has been suggested that Addicks was mere
| IL playing one of his games and would soon be
| appointed to ill the vacancy created by the
resignation Of Mr.. Alice. who was elected with
Dr. BAH yesterday. There is at present moth
ing to warrant that suspicion, and Governor
HUM is on record as saying that he would
never stoop to engage In so detestable a piece
Of tlickery. It is certain that no man in his po-
sition who was looking for political future. or
was merely desirous Of avoiding intolerable
shame. could be prevailed upon to take part in
a plot Of that sort