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ineradicable faith in the common sense
of the American people.
The Rewards OF Politics :.

The appointment OF BYRNE as United
States District Attorney in Delaware was
based. says the authoritative declara-
ton from the White House. on excel
lent service for the public good and
stanch support Of the President when
he ran for Governor and afterward." II
the appointment is intended merely TO
repay personal debt Of President
RoosEvELT's to Mr.. BYRNE. comment
would be superfluous. Inasmuch, how
ever, az the official reasons for BYRNE's
preferment are largely interpreted as
recognition Of his services to the Re-
publican party simply, apart from what
special assistance he may have given to
the President. those services happen to
be Of nature 80 peculiar that 1t is worth
while TO describe them. Otherwise Re-
publicans ambitious to serve their coun-
try in civil posts would be without the
proper sailing directions to their desired
haven.
BYRNE, after having been originally ap-
pointed by President MCKINLEY from the
anti-Addicks faction, took up with ADJ
DICKS. From that moment, instead OF
being an independent patriot, he became
a subordinate Of unrebelling humility
So completely was he at ADDICKs q
orders that he resigned the Office he held
in the Republican name to make three
cornered fight for seat in Congress
without rational hope Of success He
permitted himself to be nominated for
the purpose of preventing the reelection
of Delaware's Republican Congressman,
BALL, an enterprise in which, while
BALLS defeat was probable, BYRNE's
election was impossible.
Mr.. ADDICKs authorized us to say
that the Union Republicans would prefer
rather than Mr.. BALL That il from the
Wilmington Sun of Oct. 10. which carries
standing under the first headline OF its
editorial page: j. EDWARD ADDIcKs,
Editor"
With such a statement in Mr. AD-
ton of the accuracy of the subjoned
report from the Wilmington Morning
Neus, of the same date as the Wilmington
Sun from which we have quoted:
From statements made by J. EpwARp Appicxs
in this city on Wednesday afternoon seems
evident that the object OF nominating WILLIAM
MicHAEL BrRsS for Congress principally was to
cause the defeat OF Congressman l.. HKIsLRa BALL,
70 that Mr., AppIcKs might Try to &c, the d,spens.
ing Of Federal patronage In Delaware.
Mr. AppIcKs later said: The next Congress il.
then control the Federal patronage
Secretary OF State LAYTON. while In this city on
Tuesday night TO attend the meeting ct the Opera
House. had no hesitAncy In saying that Mr.. BYRSE
was nominated to cause the defeat OF Congress
man BALL"
Thus blew the trumpets Of purpose
and defiance. The note of triumph APP
peared in the Philadelphia Public Ledger
two days after election day:
To the Editor or the pubie Ledger: We
have taken away the temptation OF Federal patron
age by excising from the situation Congressman
BALL. who betrayed our confidence.
J. EDWARD ApDIcKs-
Two questions come up, for Republic
cans seeking Office as the reward of party
service and for members of the Republic
can party in general who defend the
principle that To the victors belong the
spols:
Does BYRNE's last performance in poll
tics, just disclosed, constitute the degree
or kind Of party service that deserves
the recompense of office?
If not, were BYRNE'S services to Mr..
ROOSEVELT, personally, sufficient to out
weigh his defeat of the Republican party =
Representative from Delaware?