Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-12
nlsolLLANHous AIc0Rh
Hooawln.Ins the PresIaent.

HoodwinkinR the President.
Some considerate and sincere friend Of
President Roosevelt's should call upon him
At Washington, force him into some re-
tired corner and there strenuously en-
deavor to open his eyes to a realization
OF the manner in which he is being hood
winked by Senator Alice in the disposal
Of Federal patronage in Delaware for the
alleged purpose Of bringing abount Re
publican harmony and the election Of a
Republican United States senator.
President Roosevelt is desirous that
the Senatorial vacancy in this State shall
be filled as another Republican vote in
the Senate Is badly needed in the fight to
carry his measures through that body.
This desire ON his part is only natural,
but the methods he has adopted TO carry
il out is all wrong firing OF his brief
alliance with the unspeakable Addicks,
he rdcly severed il and turned TO Alice.
Tho latter, in order to gain the entire
confidence of the President, pretended
to repudiate AddicIs, and then the Presi-
dent turned over TO him, unrcseyedly,
the Federal patronage in Delaware, upon
his presumed promise to so distribute
il as to promote Republican harmony
and lead 70 the election Of a United
States senator, to the exclusion of Ad-
dicks
How Senator Alice has used this power
IN exactly the opposite direction may be
seen by single glance at the appoint
monts ho has secured:
For postmaster Of Wilmington, Henry
C. Conrad. Union Republican candidate
for governor at tho last election who was
appointed against the protests of nine
tonths of the leading patrons Of the Office,
and who IS an unwavoring Addicks sup
porter.
For collector Of the port of Wilmington,
David S. Clark, faithful AddiclSs Repub-
lican, who labored earnestly during the
last session of the Legislature to prevent
the election Of Senator when IL was APP
parent that Addicls could not be elected
For postmaster at Laurel, State Senator
David o. Moore, whose senatorial slogan
at the last two sessions Of the Legislature
was "AddiclSs or nobody"
For deputy auditor of the treasury, al
Washington, S. John Abbott Of Milford
who, during his four years in the Stat,
Senate, answered a. Edward Addicl1s'
at every roll-call for United States Sena
tor, and whose brother, Charles Abbott
as member Of the last House Of Repre-
sentativos, did the same.
For Senate messenger at Washington
former Representative Newell Ball, fore
most among the "Addicks or nobody
voters and shouten.
And the conceded choice Of DR.. Calel
Rodney Layton for the office Of oollecto
Of internal revenue for the district @
Maryland when the time comes for maxim
the appointment. No hrmer friend G
Addicks lives in Delaware.
The only appointment made by ALE
which was not q distinctively Addict,
appointment was that of J. Frank Rey
bold to be postmaster OF Delaware Cit,
who was so unanimously indorsed by IN
people Of that community that no Addick
man could get following, and Alice dare
not run counter to this plainly expresse
preference.
Thus Senator Alice is using the Pres
dent as a cats paw to pull Addiclxs ches
nuts out OF the political fire in Delawar
His pretended fight with Addicks is b,
fake" He is working for the electio
OF a Republican Legislature which will n
elect him to the Senate and give hi
AddiclSs as a colleague.
Blind. indeed, viii be the President
he cannot see this situation after il
pointed out to him. Some "big man"
Delaware should take upon himself Il
task of opening the Presidential eyes. o.