Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-12
nIscEiLAEEoOs REooRR
RrIhers Are saueaIlns.

Ample testimony 10 tho effect that the
anti-bnbery movement has already
''strick home" is found in the latest issue
Of Boss Addicks' Wilmington organ, the
Sun. It squeals terribly over tho fact
that the Anti-Bribery League Of Della
ware proposes TO use money in its cam
paign for tho determination Of the vice
Of vote-buying.
BY a most peculiar process Of reasoning,
Boss Addioks' organ assumes that the
Anti-Bribery League will apply to It's
campaign exactly the sum Of money that
is measured by what il terms the "Ad-
dicks method Of political propaganda, "
S5O,00O. And it desires 20 know dor
what do they need 70 much money ?"
There is. no mystery as to what the
advocates and supporters Of the "Ad-
dicks method" do with money at elections
They buy votes with Il. The members
Of the Anti-Bribery League do not pro-
pose 10 use money in buying votes, but
they do propose 10 use IL, in such amount
as may be necessary, for the purpose Of
combating the despicable efforts Of the
advocates Of "AddiclSs methods" or any
other form Of election bribery, TO spend a
single dollar for the purchase Of votes.
And no wonder the agents Of bribery and
corruption tremhle at the prospect which
conlronts them. For they know that
an anti-brihery campaign with money
behind it viii be even more successful
than the most powerfully financed bribery
campaign possibly can be.
The money feature of the anti-bribery
situation is so troublesome 10 Boss Ad-
decks organ that Il goes to the extent Of
analyzing the expenditure Of its suggested
amount OF the anti-bribery fund, S50OO0
and also speculates about the detail Of
expenditure. It even sees the proba-
bility OF the employment of ten thousand
men at 50 piece to watch for vote-buy-
ing on election day, and doubts that suct
an "army Of spies could be secured.
Il is probable that the AddiolSs orgar
will be permitted TO sweat and squirn
and speculate TO its heart content abou
the extent OF the anti-bribery fund ans
the detail Of its expenditure. But it will
not be enlightened upon this point i
is sufficient for It TO know that the Anti
Bribery League Of Delaware is in exist
once, and that It viii be provided Will
money sufficient TO make It's work eifectiv
from one end of the State to the other.
II need not be assumed, however, tina
the tactics Of "fghting the devil Will
fire, will be employed by the Anti
Bribery League. Not for an instant
Its work will be along the lines of investi
cation and prevention. Il will aim {,
discover violations of the law agains
bribery and vote-buying, and then prose
cute them. IL will be apparent to every
one that money is needed to make worl
OF this character effective. Agents wi
have to be employed and paid, and thi
cannot be done without money.
No one can correctly estimate IN
amount Of money that will be needed /
campaign of this character A fei
hundred dollars might suffice, or the en-
pcnditures might reach into the thor
sands. A great deal will depend upo
the extent of the evil TO be combatte,
just now the situation points to an il
expensive campaign, as the boodlers an
bnbers, tho advocates Of "Addicl
methods, are so scared by the formatio
Of the Anti-Bnbery League that there
little prospect Of any deviltry being con
mittcd by them Should this scare col
tinue throughout the campaign, Il
Anti-Bnhery League would not be call,
upon for very heavy drafts upon lis ire
suy. But they may become bolder,
election day approaches, and then
would be necessary for the League
apply ali its resources 20 the work
detection and prosecution, which wou
involve much heavier expenses.
But the bribers and corrupters Of ele
tion may rest assured that whatev
money may be needed for the SUGGEST
prosecution OF the Anti-Bnbery eampai
will be forthcoming and will be hone
ably and lawfully expended No wond
they are trembling in fright at the me
contemplation Of such a situation.