New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21

for the colored population which polls in the i hss
lower counties vote OF ao'u' Many informants
Kent and Sussex told that in the circle OF t
perro who Voted his sentiments" Every man Of
them sold his for what it would prine ,aes
country iawyers doctors merchants and local
politicians e9 are shroM Fbe men II Mr. Addcks asks
a country lawyer for an opinion win res sends
Bill for So he receives check for 500 If an ad
huential country merchant finds himSeI III One OF
Mr. Addickss agents that he can get It, wltroa ~
q certain bsnk' n an unfortunate harness maker
or who would Sr maf he Is
by an Adolcks agent and in fey T, mSn Himself
sumes business ana begins no 30 nu tba bond of a
defaulting tax collector and is forced to sell per
s9dden and uneSpected liability he is informed
that by using his influence In favor OF MT ithomf
trouble or loss If an Addicks agent of the higher
ders efficient service he is made an officer or d.
rector in the Bay State Gas Company one OF IN
A1dckss principal supporters in Delaware Is See
rotary of State; another is Insurance Comi ms
sioner: third is president OF the BAY .dent Of
Company. and fourth is State superintendent "
II an Addicks agent wishes TO get hold of man an
of honor and principle man whom he knows she ne
cannot buy-he goes to him and says I know very
uenced in any, way; but want TO lay our case
b bsfTe r9pr and in ask this district and are ghng
against the combined corruption funds OF TWO
we haven of fair show Now. I'm authorized to
offer you S.ca upon the sole condition that you aai
in this district we don't ask for your vote; ana
We don't want your influence unless you feel ais
posed voluntarily, TO give II to as lou may boo rete
and talk you lfke-agalnst us al you choose
get Square deal here let us know if the man
is poor, and if he needs the money ne , IS Yer
ably say to himself There's nothing wrong about
not selling nv vote. my influence or my indie
pendence." But If he takes that a,oN he Is l9st'
Two years later he will take more, and IT, hnaliy;
he becomes alarmed repentant and endeayors
TO escape from the net me az min f6eir ranks
nasmuch he will probably find ii very dltilcuit
took Mr. Addicks's money when the fact that he
did take il shall become known. it,
miiiaP with the Delaware situation viii naturally
ask Why do the honest men of the State
prosecute these bribers and vote buyers In the
dence so accessible. why none of the Addcks
workers in The eI IhfTe Ts Sc
Of election offences in Delaware have failed.
been liked while Moore and Reinian who were
tried bv bench OF judges under the pro
quilted by divided COURT The law de-
es t mo Se fe of 6I ga Of
tan election offence) without the concurrence of
ali the judges trying the case not
petent to express opinion with regard to the
rightfuness or wrongfulness of the courts de
csion in the cases above referred to- but the effect
Of it MAS appare1tly to discourage pr1secutions
that votes have been bought in Delaware by Demo
Gratis and Regular Republicans. as well as by the
Democrats in 1924 had corruption fund of 5000.
1t is quite possible. but do not think that in
cent Years they have been able TO raise anything
like that amount of money for election purposes
lnasmuch. however, as vote buying small
vote buying on large scale. they could not prose
tempt to fight Mr. Adiicks " it'll his own weapons
they lost the advantage they might otherwise have
In the third place. the new State constitution
allows no one except the Attorney General to
begin suit against person guilty of an election
offence Herbert II. Ward. the present Attorney
Is tn bop Mr. Ad1icl<S'S
counsel for many years: and there seems to be
the initiative IN legal proceedings against his
client unless the evidence laid before him is very
strong.
/ have left myself only for very few
remarks concerning Mr.. Addicts's personal char
nrSt thing that strikes one IN reviewing the MS
tory of his long struggle for the SenatorshiD. is
a boiG and persistent hghter. an INSCRIPTIONS ad-
versary and most adroit corrupter Of men; but
reckless and foolish talker. and he seems TO be
wholly lacking in the ability to forecast the re-
rations OF his lmprudence. take. for example MS
attempts get financial assistance from corpora
tons and organizations outside OF the state AT
the beginning OF one OF ms campaigns he Went
personally to a well known manufa cturer. who is
the president of a manufacturers club In a large
Northern city. and said to him in substance: Il
want your club to put up $4,000 to help me in
Delaware. II you'll put up 5000 I'll put up an
other $4,000. and with the $4,000 can buy up
the whole Democratic party in the southern part
Of the State. Then. when I'm elected Senator.
can do lot TO help YOU rnanufa cturers
In another he made the representative
Of a PENNSYLVANIA steel company somewhat SINH
lar proposition. and offered the reinarkaole suS.
eestion that tho United States Senatorship might
be ''syndicated.' I have refrained from giving
names in these cases. but can furnish them
should they be called for by competent authority.
lore and Pennewin for acquit,aI dissenting,
Section Of this article shall be on information filed by
the Attorney Genera-(state Constitution Article V