Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-02-28
CHORUS on CROAKING BouRBONs.

II we're not serious question it would be
~ amusing to note the manner in which the va
rious offers and alleged offers of Mr. dupont have
been received by the newspapers OF the State.
Judging by the remarks of the Democratic news
papers that have referred 10 the matter in any ex-
tended manner, the entire subject of building
State highway is question of politics. OF course
the local Democratic newspaper led off with cur
ious and strange objections which have been
echoed by most of the Democratic weeklies. The
local opposition was TO be expected, for anything
that any of the duPonts do is likely to meet with
objections on the part of that newspaper This
is fully understood in this city where business
and social entanglements and jealousies play a
prominent part, not only in politics but in every
thing else.
1t is clear however that the Democratic news
papers didn't like the dupont offer Here is a
Republican who is doing something for the State
something practical and something definite that
will be of actual benefit We shall have none Of
II, they say in their hearts. None of our own
great men of the decades ago ever did any
thing of the kind. None OF our great statesmen
ever did anything really for the benefit Of Della
ware. During the whole time the Democrats
were IN the aseendency years ago they did
little but get Federal building for Dover.
lhey had no time for such matters They we're
busy as Statesmen, but here comes along a man
from another State who takes up his residence
here and becomes actually interested in Delaware
How odd Hit him This is about the way the
Democratic Bourbons have been reasoning.
The local Democratic paper drew great deal
OF comfort from the objections of the State News
and we confess we expected better things of the
News. Then there is the Dover Index which AT
times shows a spirit of progress. 1t says that
Delaware is not in the ''mendicant Glass; The
index is curious to note whether Mr. DUPONT and
Mr. Rogers wish to pose as benefactors II init
mates that the offers were prompted solely for the
purpose of making money. If Mr. DUPONT or Mr.
Rogers desires TO pose a benefactor The Journal
has no objections to their posing.
The Dover Delawarean opposes the offer or
course it does. The fact that il is the Salisbury
organ is a sufficient explanation of anything that
il might say.
But perhaps the wisest Of all the comments
is from that Prince Of the Bourbon newspapers
the Sussex Journal, which has been conspicuous
for IFS slanderous attacks on Senator dupont and
Republicans in general All the talk about dupont
offering TO advance money for the road according
to the Sussex Journal is political rot II thinks
that Delaware should not 60 off with some "polit,
zeal adventurer."
Wonderful statement is this. The head of one
Of the biggest business concerns in the world a
political adventurer when he comes to take prac
tica interest in road building or in doing some
thing for the advancement Of Delaware
The Journal would surely think that Delaware
was ia bad way If the Democratic newspapers
that We have mentioned represented truthfuly
the sentiment of the Democrats of Delaware What
a calamity il would he for the control of Delaware
to pass iu'o the hands Of persons so narrow
minded as these. But as a matter of fact in their
conversation the public spirit of Mr. dupont has
been praised without stint by leading Democrats
of this city we'll as by Republicans
The Dover Sentinel on the other hand highiy
commends Mr. DUPONT and the good road project
in general II says that every one admits that we
need good roads, but the objection seems to be
that such roads will increase taxes Well. SUD-
pose they do? says the Sentinel and then il adds
that such improvements cannot be secured with
out paying for them OF course not The Sen.
tinel's is the right kind of talk.