Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-02
epeea cone.ronaenco Of EvoryEvsniriE.

specai correspondence Of Every Evening.
Washington, May 2.--There is a de-
cided impression ia Senatorial circles
that Senator Alice of Delaware does not
eniov the confidence and esteem of Presi-
dent Roosevelt TO the extent that he did
few months ago. In TACT, there ls
reason for believing that the President
has undergone q change OF heart toward
the Senator, and no longer looks 10 MN
for political information from Delaware,
as he was wont TO do until recent events
opened his eyes to the devious ways OF
politicians OF the Alice stripe, and ielt
him with the uncomfortable impression
that, in the parlance OF the street, he had
been "taken in and done for" For
awhile the White House portals were
omen to Senator Alice and the word
"welcome" stared at him from the door
mat. now there is q suspicion that when
Alice sends IN his card the response is
"not az home" 49,.
Those who keep their eyes on political
movements In Delaware do not ind 1t
hard 10 understand why President Roose-
welt should no longer entertain friendly
feelings towards Senator Alice. No man,
least of an the President of the United
States. relishes the impression that he
has been used as q tool for the iurtherance
of selfish personal interests. But If ever
a man had reason TO feel that he had
thus been triAed with, President koose-
welt Is that man.
Like the politician he undoubtedly is,
President Roosevelt had his eyes on the
political situation in Delaware, and 1t Is
no secret that he desired one OF the
achievements of his administration TO
be the unifcation Of Republican senti-
ment there, through q breaking down OF
the barriers between the Republican
/ factions and their union into one har-
monious and aggressive political force,
The failure Of the Republican majority
in the last Legislature to elect Senator
was particularly ominous, IN view OF the
/ fact that the expiration of Senator Alice
/ term next March throws two senator
ships into the next Legislature, and the
| saving Of these two seats TO the Repuhli-
can party promised TO be an accomplish
mcnt as substantial as though It involved
the largest State in the Union, instead ol
one of the smallest.
How TO bring about this desirable
result was a problem that appealed
strongly to the President, but the per
| plexine factor was the means to be EN-
ployed. He was convinced that h
could not bring il about through Ad
dicks and Il is no secret that he did no
desire to do so For Addicks was oh
noxious 20 him personally, as well as pc
polticallv. The selection of the gaseou
corriptionist as member of the Republi
can National Committee, 10y the Re
publican National Convention, gave hir
a political standing with the Presiden
during the Presidential campaign, but
\ did not last "A day longer. When AC
dicks attempted to show himself at Oh
White House after the Inauguration, S
general report says, he was summaril
! repulsed. aud not even the grave danger,
4 losing two Republican Senators in Dell
4 ware could induce the President TO Civ
4 him countonanco.
n Most opportunely came the break
y real or pretended between Addicks an
4 senator Alice, and then President Roos
i Welt thought he saw an opportunit'
\ Alice had Senatorial standing and w
3 also cloanscd politically, in the eyes
& the President, by his apparent partr
Il company with Addicks. "Here is q
D man. reasoned the President, "throup
( whom l may bring the Republican ia
tions in Delaware together and secu
II two Republican Senators from the nei
II Legislature" And that is Just VIII
Alice wanted him 10 think.
Tho rest is soon told The Presidel
az once placed his dependence on All
for political information from Del
ware" and what Alice pumped hi
full Of may be imagined Alice was to
the Moses TO lead the sorely pressed r
n publican hosts through the Red Sea
= disruption into the promised land
union and victory His position
senator made him sufficiently rcspe,
= able for the President to tie to. aud I
assurances that he could do what W
expected of him were accepted as sincei
'0 The President, by official favor. elevat
him TO the post of administration lead
OF in Delaware and fondly hoped that
IN. open reputation of Addicks would hri
" 90 his standard every element of Repuh
'rt canism save the few who were irrevocat
IT., tied to Addicks by the ties of couauptic
p He strengthened the hands of Alice
ca turning over TO him, unreservedly, eve
,eu vesiige of Federal patronage in the Sta
- expecting. of course, that he would use
lH sagaciouslv in furtherance Of the schei
nc of Republican unity and victory A
eir the President iondly hoped that he h
CIR eliminated" Addicks and placed I
Republican party on solid ground
iW There Is not the slightest reason