Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-25
wILMINoIoN. TRIDAY. MAY .
MisoEL1ANEoUs RECORD.
ReauIsltea to Reaenarntlon.

The Chester Times, which has ever been
IN sympathy with J. Edward Addicks and
his methods in Delaware politics, reaches
the conclusion that by recent events Adj
dicks has been eliminated from the Semi
torial situation in this State; in fact, that
be has withdrawn himself from the race.
In this estimate it Is, Of course. mistaken,
as Addicks not only has not Withdrawn,
but insists, in the event that a special
session Of the Legislature for the purpose
Of endeavoring to FIJI the Senatorial vac
ancy is called. that he shall be a candidate
before the Republican caucus II
Col du Pont should receive tho favor OF
the CAUCUS. then AddicSs would set him
self to succeed Alice, next year. But il
he should get the special session caucus
nomination, then Col du Pont would have
to content himself with the chances Of
succeeding Alice
While saddened BY regret at what It
wrongly assumes to be the withdrawal
Of Addieks from his long pursuit Of the
Senatorial prize, our Chester contempor-
ary seeks relief by vigorously denounc-
ing those whom Il accuses Of having been
guilty Of trcachery and base ingratitude
towards him. II Addieks has been guilty
81 political dobAuchery, It holds, "surely
the heutenants who stood in tho fore
front Of the factional struggles and proiited
~ The means they now 50 haughtiy con-
denim are no less guilty. II 90, it will
he q simple act Of justice 10 the State and
The Republican party to find other men
for their places"
After thus relieving itself, our Chester
contemporary proceeds 10 impart some
advice that Is practical and comprehen-
sive enough 10 have emanated from a
Delaware newspaper, instead OF q machine
organ in Pennsylvania. "To the spec
tators Of the Delaware fight who live
outside Of the State" II says, st is appar-
ent that there will be no harmony in the
little Commonwealth until quite number
Of so-called leaders besides Addieks. have
been eliminated. Various names that are
associated with crooked methods in the
sister State viii have 70 be wiped off
the list Of factors before the end Of the
squabble comes And unless this pro-
cess Is begun soon there is q possibility that
the people, weary Of the political clawing
and pulling, may turn the State over to
another party that viii eliminate Union
lists and Regulars. II is time to get down
to sensible politics in Delaware
It is time. full time, to get down TO
sensible politics in Delaware And by
sensible politics the only thing that can
apply is clean politics Too long has cor
ruption been rampant in the politics Of
this State, and at the campaign ol 1909
it spread ont and engulfed the organiza-
tion and leadership Of the Regular Repub-
lican party, which up to that time had
been clean and consistent in It's opposi-
tion TO the corruption 81 Addicksism.
Instead Of having but ono party of cur
ruption TO oppose the people of Delaware
found that both organizations of the Re
publican party were tainted with the VIII
lainous evil. and that the only point of
difference between them was 4 division
Of tho spoils Of office, the struggle over
which was intensified by the fact that the
combination entered into between them
at the last election was bascly repudiated
BY the agents Of the Addicks party organi-
zation with whom the corrupt bargain
was made
In the face Of such a situation there IS
no room for the ''pot calling the kettle
black The only remedy is the re-
pudiation Of both the corrupt organiaa-
tions There remains an element Of Re
pubiicanism that is still righteous. and
shat is as much opposed 20 Addicks and
his works as when the campaign against
Addioksism began This element was
betrayed at the last election. but it was
not corrupted. Whether it viii be potent
to rebuke those who BETRAYED il. and
prevent the consummation Of any bar
gains between the Addicks element and
the corrupted element Of Regular Repub-
licanism remains to be seen. But it is
refreshing 20 know that the maohina-
tions Of these faithless Regulars and
their deliberate betrayal Of the cause
they pretend 70 represent are so pal
pable thar even papers outside the state
can see through them.
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