Evening journal., 1903-03-21


of the e1mlnfsfeaInn in inspect 10
Delaware has chilled the popular on |
ihnSiaSa for Nj. Roosevelt as q heroic /
header in the national battle against I
coi1qipiion. confdence in his states
,nanShfn and his elaicoraft--hls grasp /
of great nriorinlns and his practical !
skln Ia icalinc soth condicung fac /
lions -hsS nesn steadily increasing; |
nnt fanh in hls political hcroism has I
rerefVea a ehnak lIIs frsi appointment /
of AR pxsDe Was O. pcrpleNity TO his
fr,onas mn fhev explained it as
on5a,, i,,,.rfee. his second appoint /
n,art of Nh Rsfne is 60 them mex
rscalle ID seems Ike public nou- I
e,s,i,r rrsn fhc President Of the
4rrt,s states az q nollc proseQui for |
~, NOV who have practiced wholesale |
$500, in Delaware. And yet. though
~ .-,rnai doubt that this is the effect
~ Mr.. Roosevelts action. we
cannot believe it is Mr.
p,osepeif's intention. II any
,~e inclined. as some are, TO think that
~ i ready 20 take advantage for his
n,rtv Of Mr.. Addicks' frauds. and TO
eo,sone the offense because II IS po-
nfcaiiv profitable TO the Republicans,
aity 10 principle has been attested by
a life OF heroic devotion IS not 10 be
summarily convicted OF dislOyalty be-
cause Of one act. however inconsistent
il may seem to be with his previous
record. We still hope that there viii
be enough Republicans in the Senate
ready TO join with the Democrats to
defeat the appointment. We can con-
ceive no ground on which II can be
justified. Not on the ground OF Mr..
Byrne's distinguished ability. for his
legal record is not OF the best: not on
the ground OF political regularity. for
he resigned his office to defeat the
Regular Republican nominee for Con-
gress: not on the ground that he Is the
best possible man to prosecute the ras-
Gals who have been corrupting the
elections IN Delaware. for he has join
ed his fortunes to theirs.
We understand perfectly well that
politics makes strange bedfellows; that
in politics one must often work with
men whom one would not choose as his
associatea: that in politics. when one
cannot do what he would. he must
fain do what he can: that In politics
one must often sacrifice a subordinate
issue TO win a paramount one. We un-
derstand perfectly we'll that, I'm order
10 get the Cuban treaty and the Pam
anna treaty and the antitrust legisla-
tim through the Senate. u was imDor-
tant to have two Republican senators
( from Delaware. Ilut these are not th'
paramount issues honesty Is the para
mount issue-that is second to none
other: all other issues are second C
THAT. We mean exactly this. II wouit
lbe better TO sail away from the Phil.
lippines and leave them to themselves
Whatever ruin might befall them, bet
tier to refuse reciprocity with Cuba an'
leave her TO fight her own commercial
battles, better to postpone the buildin
OF an interoceanic canal another fift
years or leave Il unbuilt forever or le
France. England or Germany build 4
better to leave the trusts TO be deal
with by Industrial forces and stat
governments, than to compromise wit
the corruption which buys n State !
the open market, confesses the dee'
and justifies the bribery by the cynics
declaration that nothing succeeds lili
success.
II would be better, because II is bet
ter to be an honest nation than bi
nation; better because single-hearte
integrity Is better in a people, as In a
individual, than commercial prosper
lity: better because 20 profess human
lity and essay human policies towat
the rest OF mankind and condone col
ruption az home is national Pharisaisr
! land Pharisaism Is the worst of all sif
, in nation as in an individual; bette
because in fact the fatal foe TO dea
ling honestly with other people
popular leniency toward dishonest me
lat home. We need only to read Il
history of the past few months Il
evidence that the worst foes TO hon
o orable politics are disnonorable me
. In vain has Mr.. Roosevelt eloquent
pleaded for generous treatment OF Il
Cubans; I'm vain has he pleaded Il
e fair treatment Of the Filipinos. The
j ls a Republican majority in Congress
q Cuban reciprocity and Philippine tar