Middletown transcript., 1905-09-09
ADDICKS ELIMINATED

Senator J. Frank Alice and Mr..
J. Edward Addicks have occu-
pied the center of the stage I'M
der the lime light for the last few
DAYS. Mr.. Addicks assumed per-
sonal charge of his several news
papers about three weeks ago,
and evidently for the purpose OF
forcing the hand of Senator Al
lee. He was not successful In
this until the Senator got ready
to state his position, which he
did forcibly and clearly in a pub
lished interview last Sunday. In
this statement Of his position,
Senator Alice expressed himself
as being convinced that Mr.. Ad-
dicks chances Of election to the
United States Senate were NIL,
and that he was now in favor OF
a united party and one ticket
throughoutth the State. While many
of US may think that the Senator
has been a long time in seeing the
light, still his position is unas-
sailable. Whether the fact that
Mr.. Addicks is reported to be
"busted' has or has not any
bearing upon the Senator's
change Of front, does not enter
into the question at this time, ex-
cept as between the Senator and
his friends. The statement given
out is a manly, open acknowledge
ment that the position of the Re
publicans has been justified after
many years. Nothing that Sen
ator Alice says has not been said
time and time again by the Reg
ulars. We have all given him
full credit for his loyalty to Ad
dicks, and The TRANSCRIPT has
always believed that the time
would come when he would see
the error of his way.
Mr.. Addicks, in reply to the
statement of Senator Alice, de-
sends to vulgar abuse. Nothing
could show the true character of
the man better than his own
words, "When J. Frank Alice
goes out driving behind the fast
est horse in Delaware, it is be-
hind a horse I gave him A; when
he votes his stock in the First
National Bank Of Dover, he votes
stock that | made him a present
of; and when he walks into his
own home and hangs up his hat,
he hangs it up on a silver inlaid
piece that I presented to him. :"
The words "silver inlaid" should
have been italicisized, as we have
no doubt that Mr.. Addicks laid
great emphasis on them. And
yet in the same interview, Mr..
Addicks claims to be a gentle
man. He is not our idea of a
gentleman, and never has been.
His swan song is entirely typical
of the man. 1t bears out all that
his most bitter enemies, in
GLIDING Lawson, of Boston, have
ever said of him. In 1895, one
of the leading men of this coun-
try, a man whom Presidents have
delighted to honor, stated that
SAddicks is ghoul, holding the
honor of man and the virtue of
woman at the price Of his gold.
Senator Alice has it born home
TO him that the part referring to |
the honor of a man is true.
In conclusion, Mr.. Addicks |
still claims that be is going to |
the Senate in spite of his 81 |
years. No one else believes, and |
we doubt if the man himself does
80. The only possible way to
reach such a result would be |
through combination with the |
Democrats. We have heard at |
lines that Mr.. Addicks had once
to contribute his money
% that party in exchange for
and that the offer was
refused. This was at O time when
Democracy had just been ousted
rom power and expected to win
he next election, and did so, for
he last time in the State. How
'uch tender would be received |
lnder present conditions and
leadership, is a question we are
lot informed upon. Surely the
,osition of Senator Alice, fol-
owed as he has been by such
men as Representative Murray
f Kent, who was known only
ast winter as a "stalwart" Adj
ticks man, voting for Addicks on
ach and every ballot, clearly
hows that Mr.. Addicks can never
gain be a candidate, in the sense
+ one receiving votes in the joint
ssembly for United States Sen
tor from Republican legislators.
he elimination Of Addicks is
omplete.