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ISAACS CALLS ON
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reign is too we'll known to require further
mention. The star of Addicks fell and
Addicks himself long since passed to his
reward, but political corruption of the
vilest type still prevails in Delaware. Our
State is still branded with the same un-
wholesome notoriety with which it was SO
deeply impressed by the Addicks dynasty.
"Do the people of Delaware doubt
that political corruption exists on an ex-
tensive scale in Delaware at the present
time? To be sure, citizens have heard Of
the sending to Delaware for the use Of the
Republican party, only few days before
the last general election of the extraordin-
ary sum of thirty-eight thousand dollars
($3S, ,00O). 1t is admitted, believe, that
this fund came from outside of the State.
1t is only natural to assume that a fund
proportionally large was procured from
local sources as result of purely local
efforts.
SIT would seem hardly reasonable that
any outside authority would make avail
able for local use the sum of $3S, 600, un-
less the local authorities had manifested
their interest in the cause by providing at
least one-half such sum. 1t is fair assump-
ton, therefore, that the Republican party
used in the last general election and during
the very last days of the campaign, sum
of money ranging from $3S, 900 to sec, 600.
with these figures before us and also
the estimate made by certain witnesses
during the inquiry into the corruption re-
sorted to by the Republican party in the
last political campaign in the State OF
Michigan, it appears that in proportion TO
the voting population, as much money
was used by the Republican party in the
1918 election in Delaware, as the same
party used during the same political cam
paign In Michigan 1t follows, therefore,
by the usual process of deduction that
the same corrupt practices were resorted
to here as there, because it is unbelievable
that so extraordinary fund of money
could have been properly and honestly ex-
pended in the conduct of a political cam
paign in this State.
Now, what are we men and women of
Delaware going to do about it? For my
self, | say. the State must be cleansed and
purified know the men and women of
Delaware generally will say the same.
Therefore let us consecrate ourselves from
this day, with the help of God, to the ac-
complishment of this righteous purpose.
II presented the proposal herein above
referred to to Mr.. Warner in the hope that
he would go with us, but apparently he
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the buying or selling of votes under the
statutes of the State is a criminal act.
We, as chairmen of our respective po-
litical organizations in our State, and we,
as law abiding citizens, should report to
the prosecuting officers aoy violatiors (of
the statutes) within our knowledge
'He has also forwarded to me copies of
letters directed by him TO the attorney
general of the State of Delaware and to the
district-attorney of the State in which he
has directed the attention of these officers
to the purport Of my letter accompanying
it with personal offer TO assist in every
way possible in the proper enforcement of
the laws
Very naturally my reply has directed
Mr.. Warmers attention to the fact that
the public officers referred TO were prose