Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-31
Tne prealaent and patronage.


to the attitude OF President Roosevelt
towards the Republican factions in
Delaware, is reprinted elsewhere IN this
issue.
The tone of this letter, it will be
observed, is calculated to give encour.
agement to the Addicks Republicans.
Major Carson says that ths President
will not recognize either faction as
the agent through whom the Federal
offices will be distributed, but adds
that 'the President will selsos men
because of their special ;itnoss and
character, and that competent men
will be taken fiom each side and in
equal proportion. Congressman Ball,
it is stated, will be expected to keep
in mind the fact TINT he was electe,i by
and that in making recommendations
he must select from both and il equal
numbers. .
Now, If these statements correctly
express the Presidents attitude, Con-
gresham Bail will have TO recommend
Col. Daniel L. Barnard or some othsr
Adhioks Republican for the Office of
collector of the port of Wilmington,
and Congressman Ball has already
recommended Robert g. Houston, as
incorporating an opponent Of Addicks
Republicanism as Congressman Ball
himself.
Further, IL Congressman Ball refuses
to recommend Addicks Republicans fer
the Presidents favor, as be undoubtedly
will, what will President Roosevelt do
about it, 1t would be inter esting II
the ledger's Washington correspondent,
Major Carson, would PROFOUND this
inquiry to his sources Of information in
Washington, and sec what will come OF
it. The statement by the correspondent
that Mr.. Addicks, unless he shall be
elected Senator, will not TO given con
sideration in the naming OF Federal
offices, makes the question all the more
important.
1t must be considered in this con-
neotion, however, that there is reason.
able doubt OF the correctness of the
correspondent sources OF information.
He says that Congressman Ball will
be- required to recommend Addicks
Republicans for office, which would be.
in effect, denying him the privilege of
acting as the dispenser Of patronage, as
he will not show any favors to the cor
rurt faction of his party. But Governor
Hum, who had an interview with
President Roosevelt and therefore speaks
dent told him that in distributing the
Federal Offices liz Delaware ne would
| give heed to the recommendations of
Congressman Ball. There was no quail
fioation in this statement.
There is a decided impression in
Delaware that the Ledger g Washington
correspondent, in writing Of the politi-
cal situation here. il biased, probably
unconsoiuusly, by his sympathy with
Addicks and Addicks Republication.
and by a natural desire 10 aid both, il
possible.
Now York special says that Ernest
Seton Thompson, the we'll known writer
on animals, has received permission
from Justice Bischoff to change his
name to Ernest Thompson Seton. He
says that Seton was the name OF his
grandmother, who, being the last Of
her line, was permitted to transmit the
name to her male issue. Thompson
was assumed by the family as dis.
guise when in hiding from the British
government after taking part in the re.
bellion of 1745. But no matter by
what name he may be called, Mr..
Seton Thompson or Mr.. Thompson
Seton will never lose his identity SC
long as people are able to read Hi
interesting books about animals anc
birds have made the man famous ant
the transportation of his name will no
affect his popularity.
The United States continuel at thu
head of the list of the worlds export
ing nations. For the nine months end
ing with September our exports o
domestic products, were 81, 024, sos, Is
, against Sl,olS, s45, 76s from tho United
Kingdom, the next largest exporter o
! domestic products, in the same period
In the calendar year 1900 the figure
for the United States were 81, 453, Ol3,
. $50 of exports of domestic product
{ against s497, 2e3, 1877 in 1875, an ipcreas
of nearly 200 per cent during tina
n period; while thoss of Germany were
9 in 1900. Sl,O5c, GIL, 900. and in 1877
Q s6o7, 096, 900, an increase of 70 per cent
/ and those in the United Kingdom, i
/ 1900, 81, Ais, 34S, 600, and in 1875 81, 0S7.
y 497, 900, an increase of about 40 ne
e cent.
j The Agricultural Department q
n Washington has just issued its est
y mate of tho years corn crop, shown
: total yield for all the States
/, $50, 597, 900 bushels. OF this til
statement shows that Nebraska. no
a withstanding the dry weather wbic
n prevailed during July, will furniF
ii l03, 1867, 900 bushels, or more than on
!. tenth OF tho entire crop. This
q interesting as showing the wonderf
\ reouperatiye properties of the Nebrasl
soil. There is probably no other Sta
in the Union which would, under Il
circumstances, make such magnifice
III showing, Nebraska Is grand Sta
4, and is rapidly increasing in wealth al
IN population,