Evening journal., 1910-02-15
TUESDAY, FEB. is 1910
WHO GOT IT?

TN whatever direction the Sunday Star scans
i the political horizon it sees figures of
$4,000 and it wants to know who got the
money. The Star has learned that the Repub-
lican National Committee sent $4,000 to this
State for campaign purposes, and as we under
stand it the Star thinks that John Goodwin might
throw some light on what became OF the money.
Therefore, he should be brought back to Del
aware
The chairman of the Republican State Com
mittee should also, the Star thinks, be called on
by the Attorney-General to explain. OF course
we don't know whether Goodwin got any of the
cash or could tell anything about it, but we see
no objection to the Stars suggestion that the
Attorney-General might question the Repub-
can State Chairman. We surnise that the Stare
Chairman would give any information on any
subject that the Attorney General had a right
to ask about And as for the Goodwin matter,
as we have said, it would be better to wait to
sec whether Goodwin returns. II seems to us
that the Attorney-Genera could bring him here
At any rate let us wait to see what will be
done
So far as the Stars perturbation on the ques-
ton is concerned, we should not object TO a law
in this state requiring the publication of the
money expended by political campaign mana
gers.
The most interesting part of the Stars edi-
toria is the recalling OF conspiracy to
use $4,000 of Gold Democratic money to buy
up DcInOCrduC NOteS Tor the NIOld Dem
ocratic ticket thirteen years ago. Ii seems, ac-
oording to the Star, that some mysterious ennis
sary came here with $4,000 and some one got
IT. Some plotting Democratic candidate for
Senator, the Star intnates, was involved We
know not who this plotter was. but we re-
member the Gold Democrats had plenty of
money and it was used freely And this sug-
gests a suspicion that as the Gold Democrats
in this state are again on top, the Sunday Star
had better watch them with one eve while it
keeps the other eye peeled for the Republicans.
The Star says its second $4,000 story is an
cient history, sort of new news of yesterday"
Perhaps neighbor thinks that Goodwin
knows something about the disposition of the
Gold Democratic $4,000. According to cur
rent reports if Mr.. Goodwin got within hailing
distance of a man carrying a satchel containing
10000 to be used for political purposes there
might be something going on.
The Star wants to know what became of this
$4,000. We suspect that if it were distributed
illegally most Of it stuck in the pockets Of the
small fry leaders and grafters in the lower coun-
ties. But if the men higher up were put on
the inquistion stand we surmise they would
answer in the classic language of Captain A.
r. Saylor, "Not me, him."
The Star rebukes us along with Others we
presume, for not giving its suggestions about
increasing the stringency of the laws against
say since orr neighbor returns to the subject is
that hereafter if 1t suggests dire punishment for
bondsmen, that shyster lawyers be forced to eat
a writ of mandamus and that editors be sus-
pended from telegraph poles we shall give the
matter careful and respectful attention
But think that if any politician, in view OF
present conditions. continues TO violate the con-
stitutional provision against the use of money in
Delaware, he will be fit subject for the foo
killer