The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-21
LAWSON ON GAS" ADDICks.

In his October installment 0
"Frenzied Finance now running Il
the Everybo6f's Magazine, Thoma.
spects to the notorious Delaware pol
itician, John Edward O'Sulllvan Ad
dicks, Familiarity known to the coun
try as Gas" Addicks. There is ne
thing mild or conventional about hi,
| description of the Delaware states
man. 1t is a terrific and ruthless in
dietment of the man and mis- methods
supported by specific details and in
vivid art which characterized tbs
study of H. H. Rogers in an earlier
number The description of Asldicks
capture of Boston and its gas compan
les is one of the most grimly humor
Gus and entertaining pictures Mr.
Lawson has yet given.
II was through Addicks that Mr.
Lawson first encountered the Stand
ard Oil company and II. H. Rogers
and the straightforward. fearless
| manner in which he exposes the gen
tleman from Delaware is not oalcu
lated TO give much pleasure to that pc
iuliar individuals nightly slumbers
Discussing Addicks personality
Mr.. Lawson, in the October contribu
ton. says:
In e. J. OSulllyan Addicks We
hos x.yff - t.stt BtRf-
soul, and, believe, absolutely with
cut @ conscience He is the kind 81
man who even his associates feel il
likely TO bring In after their deaths
queer bills against their estates as an
offset for what he owes them; the
type of man whose promise is just as
good as his bond. and whose bond il
80 near his promise as to make !. alb
solutely immaterial to him which yo.
lake. He Is rather curious piece o
MECHANISM than a human being. Elk
1ibited in the side show of one of tho
great circuses some years ago wa,
strange creature which. for lack o
better name, its owner and the pub
lie dubbed A what Is I?' This freal
had the semblance of humanity an;
vet was not human. All its func
tons and feelings reversed the nor
nal. Tickle IL and II would cry bit
eriy; pinch or torture il and II woult
grin rapturously; when starved y re
PEELED food, and when overfed il
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beats, but no heart. The public gave
1t up The public would long ago have
given up j. Edward O'Sulliyan Ad
ticks il he would have let them"
The following tells in a peculiar
manner how Addicks once protected
his honor:
During the Addicks campaign il
Boston one of his lieutenants demand
ID large amour. Of money, which he
claimed Addicks was Withholding
rom him. as his share Of the deal
Refusing to pay he yet-agreed to meet
Hlrs man at one Of the leading hotel.
~ The presence of counsel and heu
enants. The confab was a hot one
nut Addicks surprised all by his alb
solute fearlessness in the face Of
a savage attack. which eliminated In
he man who claimed he was beinE
heated producing a document sign
ID by certain Massachusetts legisla
ors. wherein they receipted for the
bribe money Addicks had paid fol
their votes. and threatening that il
would be laid before .he grand iurs
the following day. All present in con
-ert begged Addicks to hush the mat
'er up by paying what was claimed
Gentlemen said this grea. inancier
my honor. my business honor, has
been assailed. and rather than sub
nit to this outrage / would die,
aow ask YOU all to bear witness thai
under no circumstances will | pay r
'his man a single dollar,' And he in
iignsntly left the meeting
while his council and associate,
we're appalled, at what might be tbs
Dutcome. they admired his manil
pluck. and asked themselves If thes
rad not. after all. been mistaken il
their estimates Of his courage an.
principle. In the middle Of the sans
hight the man with the document va
urprised by a telegram reading
Meet me Jersey City TOMORROW sur
sIth paper: keep absolutely secret
>ex. day in Jersey they met. and Ad
ticks simply said: There is the ful
smount. Give me the paper.
rIn the eiglRies tao things happen