The Detroit times., 1910-12-12

the new legislature is called upon TO
elect you?"
Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse
me- | must see these gentlemen
He had risen from his chair. His
face had Redeemed.
You know, when common folks, who
make up this American republic, ask
pertinent questions OF United States
senators, the senators are quite like
ly to grow red in the face. IL the ques-
tions aren't the sort they like.
Then the senator began TO speak
again.
Please do not say that you have
seen me-" he said. II would rather
not have you say that. Don't write
anything about II.
was forced to tell him that | would
print all that had passed between us
In the Office awaiting Senator du
Pont was man who mhe addressed
as Count"
Perhaps no United States senator
receives more calls from counts
barons and other members OF the for
eign nobility than does Senator du
Pont.
This explains why Senator du Pont
and the great powder trust which he
helped TO build are so deadly In earn
est in the effort to secure the Della
war senatorship.
In Washington Senator du Pont
keeps open house in a magnihcert
home. He likes, especially, to enter
tain foreign notables Ii may be tina,
social relations lead often to business
relations with foreign boards or war
which need much powder
The Republican Legislature was
elected in Delaware by ~ votes al
the recent election This means that
out OF 10000 popular votes, ~ votes
distributed here and there, In various
districts. would have given the Demo
cratic party control of tI legislature
MANY districtsw ere carried by the
Republicans by 2, 4, 5, 'or votes. In
these very districts there was bribery.
One district attorney says that he VIII
cause the indictment OF 30 or more
bribers.
Negro votes sold for s.. White votes
brought $40.
one man bought IA votes for the Re-
publicans. These votes helped to elect
legislators who will elect Senator di
Pont
There has been bribery Of voters In
Delaware ever since Gas Adulcks
spent half a million and then broke
in an effort to gain the senatorshlp.
When he became bankrupt In l904'
inst few days before election. me
Republican party leaders faced the
election with a machine all rugged.
but with no money to run 1t. The par-
tv leaders went to Wilmington. They
needed $4,000 to put their plans
through. With that money and the
Addicks machine they could win.
They got s53 1000. They won.
Henry A du Pont was elected Uni
ted States senator
The United States senate. even " IL
wished to. could not question senator
du Points election. If votes were
bought in the Delaware Legislature
that would be another matter. Bnt
when state legislators are elected by
nurcha sed votes. that Is no business
of the United States senate
Who furnishs the money? That's the
one thing in Delaware that cannot be
nr6yed But il is furnished, galore, III
barrels.
Does the powder trust furnish u?
Senator du Pont proudly boasts tha'
he isn't connected with the powder
trust. as formerly. It's his family that
runs the powder trust now. IT wouldht
he proper, you know, for him TO be a
United states senator and also 10 sell
powder to the government.
Whoever furnishes the money
only the poor district leaders go 10
iail for bribery Some of them started
for cells just about the same time
Senator du Pont started for Washing
ton for the present session OF con