The sun., 1901-10-19
BETwEEN THE LINES.

prints long eulogy of Congressman
Ball. purporting to inform the Rcpubli
cans of this State of the Presidents de-
penser of the executive favor, comnli-
mentng the President upon the alleged
decision ana also to inform the people .
of DIR. Balls good intention. his peculiar |
fitness for the work. assuring them of |
impartiality in the doing Of il, and Of his |
pursuit of lofty civic ideals in the 70 !
establishment Of the Republican party.
We read the editorial i'll question in the
light of history, and between the lines.
Without hesitation we declare it to he
untruthful. wilfully so, and designed t0
deceive the unwary. To deceive even
the President of the United States. in
order to retain control of the Federal
patronage in this State. and restore the
control of the Republican party to
diScrcd ted and defeated faction, doml-
mated hy leadership that has been tried
and proved to he incapable Of either sue
cessful leadership or wise administration.
If the editorial proves anything. rightly
interpreted it means what we have here
set down. In il is outlined an alleged
policy. 1t states the purpose Of that
policy.
To begin with. the opening sentcnc"
is lin imprulrnt assumption Of Il knowi-
edge Of what the President has decided
relative TO Delaware upon the tcstinoiI$t
of the Anti-Addicksite press bureau. It
is as follows:
Ii seems tu he generally conceded ~
the press. that Congressman Ball Twill have
the distribution ~ the patronage, Oh ut
least, that he will he the President
CHIEF adviser in making Federal appnini-
mcntS in Delaware
There never wa> i ease III which the
with was father q the thought than IN
the p9nning of the above 1t i notice.
able that the only authority claimed ~.
it is the authority nf the preSS--"t' +
press comedies II. Upon whose author
ity: Dr. Balls. backed by the aSsnranc
Of aid from Charles Emory Smith Post
master General. The attitude Of these
parties in the struggle for Republican
supremacy III Delaware is too well-kmowu
TO demand EXTENDED comment describing
it hrre. Ii waS simply the manifestation
Of the narrowe~t and most urcasonng
of partisan factionalism-a factionalishi
that >ubnrlimutpd every element Of Sta
and national welfare to the idea Of per-
Sonul supremacy II its friends ana suIf-
porters and this in spite NJ the fast thai
the people had cmphatically discarded IL
policies ana drteatcd it~ friend,,. Fol
lowing the above is this statement in at
tempted compliment IL the President,
Tie reasons IN the Executives min
leading to The decision may he inferred
and they a. credit t. him and arr i
Keeping With the highest traditions of til,
office.
The ilnpudrncr and hypocrisy VI tld
iii view u the facts. would % cralH Z
the devil himself Upon the authnrit,
of @thc pres" ii II an assumption Z
speaking for thu President and commend
ing decision which ii i not proved tha
the President has made. ~ being All
keeping with the highest traditions" Z
hi> oliter Tie reason must he "hl
fcrrcd. Indeed how: When il il III
proved that he has made such Il ! si~iei
What impllcuce! II i saying IN III
President if yau 10 not think ~ y
tllink -a- Il prcjudiccd partisan lrtss "
sirps him d think his decisions will ns
he .'in Keeping With the highest tial
tions" II hi> office, and that q IN NJ !
decent. 10 prove himself "drrem an
hrniuy. NJ must decide " thuk WIZ
III. Ball thinks and what Dr. Rall Ii,
yiStS what the ualTow,>t aud most uur,
suning parti~anship dictates Ever
body whu knows anything about i
Balls political course. knows thgt y
drscrlne it correctly. and indeed the IA
papers, crrditiug him with bcu= i'll
what wr describe did il ~ 4 meanse
recommending him 10 the new admin
tration. NAV us II trying u modify
tno rarnr~t recommendation, The {
Polt- Adiiek>ite organ Puts
thus
Those who know Congressman Ri
hayp cycry reason 70 expect that ii
responsibilities which this duty rurai
will ir discharged III \ mauur crrdtai
to The parity aud Will reference t. u
public service
Those who know pr, Ball know
such thing nor ~ they eNprct Amy >n
thing II him. They know him u hr ii
juliccI against Union Republicans III
rNnert him to ignore them eutiorlE. /
cept that IL finds some one Or mrre
them whom h elm hrihc to desert til,
Iar'y wirh 40 appointment to office, :.
ready thc beginnings II thar effort i
manifest in current runners. hde,
everybody knows that the desire IL 9,
rre tTg Federal Patronage, ~ In B
aS I'D imrconcilahlc hotter, is IL susta
thr haltrr organization and keep iii
that clement n division and lrfcut I
Democrats h.vr ,lrvined that are;d
ANA arp saying THAI Dr. Balls di~tril
ti"n If oiliro~ means Republican def
at the ncxt state election and the el,
tien II TWO Democratic Senators w
do they say this% Because il is cvile
that l1r. Ball will not, ANA would not
he could, so distribute the offices as
destroy bolter factionalism in the I