Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1906-01-02

Ia It Any Wonder 2

According 70 a Wilmington letter
printed in yesterdays Philadelphia Press
and reprinted in Every Evening, Col.
Henry A. du Pont and r. Coleman du
Pont, dissatisfied with the policy pur-
sued by United States Senator J. Frank
Alice since he repudiated J. Edward Ad-
dicks and was made dispenser Of Federal
patronage in Delaware are said 10 be
seriously contemplating retiring from
active politics, which would throw the
burden Of keeping Delaware in the Repub-
lican column next year upon the shoulders
OF Senator Alice"
That this would be very serious burden
for the senator to shoulder will not be dis
puted For il is a burden which involves
the raising and expenditure Of enormous
sums Of corruption money for the pur-
chase of votes, without which there is
practically no hope Of a Republican vic
tory in this State. Now, Il this burden is
TO be thrown upon the shoulders Of Sem
ator Alec the question that naturally
follows Is: Where will he get the money
with which 10 buy a Republican victory ?
That he can contribute il from his private
means is not regarded as probable, for he
Is not looked upon as man of large
wealth. despite the fact that his financial
condition has advanced so materially
since he joined hands with J. Edward Ad-
dicks for the political purchase Of Della
ware His entire senatorial salary
$4,000 year for four years-would not be
sufficient to buy his own county Of Kent,
SO very expensive have Republican vic
tories in Delaware become during recent
years AS a dispenser Of election funds
no discredit win be cast upon Senator
Allee's ability, but his ability TO con.
tribute 20 them, or to raise them from
sources which heretofore have responded
most Literally. is open TO grave doubt
The matter of corruption funds for thi.
years election, therefore, becomes one Of
interesting speculation. Very little
money Is expected from AddiclSs, unles.
he shall discover gold mine in time t.
use SIS proceeds during the campaign
And even should he become enriched
Addicks win give no more money to hell
Alice even for the sake Of continuing
Delaware in the Republican column. Foi
AddicSs, IL IS no secret, would not permit
Alice TO make the State Republican ever
should the latter secure the neoessar,
funds Part Of the Addicks progmmm,
this year Il Is wel known, Is to deiea
Alice, as well as to buy a senatorship 70
AddiclSs II possible And Il Il shall
develop that Allee's latest political al
liancos, which are supposed to have in
Guided liberal funds for campaign pur
poses, are to be broken, to whom may th
Senator turn for the desired fnancia
assistance
The conclusion seems inevitable tina
the position Of Alice, under such cond
lions, would be that Of the partridge wit
crippled wing endeavoring to elude th
pursuit OF eager hunters and dogs
The report Of the severance of Senat,
Allees relations with the distinguish
citizens whose names are mentioned in n
Press story viii create no sensation.
IS looked upon as a natural sequence
vas "Blifl and Black George polite
ppmbination al best, and its cementiI
bond was money, It's dissolution natu
ally leaves Alice helpless, but that is
occasion for public distress. There
truth in the old adage that 'tho burn,
child breads the FIRE, and there are M
in the world who viii not permit theI
selves TO be buncoed twice in successio
therefore, what has come 70 pass is on
what was to be expected When 4
stories Of enormous contributions 20 4
Republican corruption fund in Deawa
at the last election are recalled, and su
scquent proceedings in relation TO {
office Of United States Senator are CO
Fidered, there viii be no difficulty
assigning good reasons why certain peol
should refrain from continuing polite
partnership which cost so much, a
promised so much, but realized so little
The spectacle Of Senator Alice endeav
ing to conduct the Republican campai
in Delaware solely upon his own resour
will be one Of unusual interest.