Evening journal., 1901-11-08
PERTINENT COMMENT

PERTINENT COMMENT
The attitude of the President towards
the Republican controversy in Della
ware is regarded as settled in the APP
pointment Of Robert G. Houston. His
decision to refuse recognition to Ad-
dicks and TO consult Congressman Ball
in filling the Federal offices in
Delswate is so obviously proper
that there has been nothing but COM
mendaaion in the columns of the morn
ing papers, and we predict that there
will not be a sheet outside of Delaware
that will defend the cause of Addicks
Here are @ems of pertinent comment:
In connection with other recent
Executive appointments for Delaware,
the designation Of Mr. Houston for an
Important Federal office will tend
strongly to encourage the advocates OF
decent politics in that State in their
unrelonting warfare upon Addicksism
and all its works OF decentralization and
depraviiy. III good citizens every
where. Without regard to partisan
affiliations. are profoundly concerned
In the desperate fight which honest
Republicans and honest Democrats
have waged for years against an inso-
lent imported money power in Della
ware II Is a little State: burt IL has
been no mans pocket borough as yet.
Should the unspeal1able Addicks sue
ceed finally in reducing IL to possession
the evil exploit would surely find imi-
tators in other more populous commu-
mites and upon a larger scale.-Phila-
delphia Record
The appointment of Robert G.
Houston as Collector of Customs for
Delaware disposes of Addicks' hopes
That President Roosevelt will assist
him 10 gain a seat in the Senate by
giving him voice I'm the distribution
OF Federal patronage The business Of
buying senatorships evidently does not
meet with the Presidents approval-I
Philadelphia North American
The selection of Mr.. Houston for ihe
responsible position as Collector of
Customs will be accepted by Republl-
cans as wise. He has always been iden-
titled with the Republican party, and
his Repuhicanism is not questioned
The National Administration is Repub-
lican and the President names Republi-
cans TO FIJI the important positions un-
der his Administration. At the samo
time the President has served notice
that when capable Republicans could
not be found to fll important offices
then capable DemocrRts would be
named. In the present instance, how
ever. there was no trouble in finding n
capable Republican. Hence the selec-
ton of Mr. Houston. n.-Morning News.
IL was unthinkable that President
Roosevelt could have acted otherwise
than he did. He knows the work of
Addicks and his sardonic opposition TO
everything that is honest and reputable
In politics. He realizes that such a
man is an enemy to any party or any
community And following his policy
OF iavoring only good men and clean
methods he must of necessity do all he
can against Addichs and mis- crowd.
Delaware has suffered long and with
admirable fortitude. IL has fought
temptation with a heroism that casts
unuylng lustre upon its manhood and
citizenship. Less able men have bought
up States much larger than Delaware
and have reached the Senate through
bribery and fraud, but Addcls. with a
persistency that has no parallel in poll
ties and with a liberallty that has fall
tered at no expense, has striven in vain
Through years of labor. and today he
sees his failure as certain as If H. were
written in letters OF fire.
We congratulate the people of Della
ware that the dawn of better days is al
hand. and especially we congratnlate
the patriotic and unselhsh Republicans
who have battled so honorably and so
bravely against Addicksism. Little
Delaware has a glorious past. and now
that the clouds are rolling away tho
future is bright with promise. .-Phila-
delphia Times.