Smyrna times., 1905-09-06

SENATOR ALLEE's FIRST UTTERANcE
Ia an Interview to the Philadelphia Press He
Says There Is No Hope Of Addicks Ever
Being Elected Senator from Delaware.


Being Elected Senator from Delaware.
United States Senator J Frank Alice
has made his first public utterance on
the relations existing between him
self and j. Edward Addicks and the
future of the Republican party in Del
aware. The story appears in the !
Philadelphia Press. 1t is the most |
important political declaration that has
come out of Delaware in decade.
In a frank, dignifed way, Senator
Alice discussed the situation, the key
note of which is contained in these
straightforward words: ''I would be
false to myself and doubly false to Mr..
Addicks were I, in the face of unde-
niable and, as now believe, unalter-
able conditions, lead him on in the
belief, or even-in the hope. that he can
ultimately be elected a United States
Senator from Delaware. That hope is
dead" Senator Alice was reluctant to
discuss Delaware politics, for although
all sorts of newspaper stories have
been printed about his relations to
Mr.. Addicks, he had not once until
Sunday talked with anyone for publl-
cation. $50 far as Mr.. Addicks is
concerned says Senator Alice, che
has no warmer and no more faithful
friend in Delaware than myself. For
ten years have devoted myself to his
political interests, and in making this
assertion 1 am not guilty of any ego
tism, but simply state what is known
to every voter in this State. I am
still devoted to Mr.. Addicks' interests,
but cannot blind myself to self-evi-
dent facts.
National Leaders Have Decried the Situation.
"For six years the national leaders
of the party have decried the situation
in Delaware. They have insisted and
beseeched, but we who were devoted
to Mr.. Addicks refused to yield an
inch. We assumed that position in
justice to the man, for no matter how
persistently his political opponents
have arrsigned him, or may arraigD
him, the fact remains that it was J.
Edward Addicks who wrested Defa.
ware from the grasp of tyrranical and
INSCRIPTIONS Democratic organiza-
tion. Under such circumstances we
felt that tie reward of seat in the
Senate was his due, and so for 10
years we have fought for his recogni.
ton, believing that we were right and
justified in what were doing. The
impression not only in this State but
} throughout the United States, is thai
, the struggle of Mr.. Addicks' friends
promises to be an endless one, anC
{ that, therefore, it has reached a stage
where it must terminate.
Nothing With Which to Reproseh Ourselves.
''We who have followed the banner
: of Mr.. Addicks through good and evi
report, and through contests the lik
of which were never known before il
our history, have nothing with whicl
to reproach ourselves" said Senate
: Alice with great emphasis and earnest
= ness. "We have fought good fight
! but we have reached point where W
! must face the crucial question, shal
: this contest go on in.erminably wit
,. nothing but defeat as the ultimate re
suit? Does personal admiration an
partisan fealty demand that we sacrifie
the interests of the State? "And sa
! unhesitatingly, and with full know
= ledge of the facts, that the interests (
:. Delaware and of the Republican part
- in Delaware will inevitably suffer {
= they have not suffered in the past, III
= less some definite, final and harmon
GUS conclusion is reached in th
a matter" The senator goes ION to SO
the time has come when Mr.. Addict
= can relieve the situation by recogni
ing the conditions as enevitabl
: Should he not do this, the senator sa.
- "his friends will be forced to choo
IL between their interest in the welfare
Delaware and the Republican par
." and their interest in Mr.. Addicks.
for me, the interests of the State
J., Delaware are of paramount impol
en- ance, as compared with the interes
es of any individual"
- Union Republican Course Next Campaign
n. The Union Republican course 1
arr the next campaign, says the Mornil
lie News, now only few months off a
4 in which the preliminaries for t
lar choosing of two United States Ser
t,s tors will be arranged, has been ful
q mapped out by the Union Republic
ii, leaders. Following the announ'
he ment of their complete aud unequi,
,se cal abandonmento OF J. Edward Addic
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