Evening journal., 1912-07-22
MONDAY. JULY %. 1912
SALISBURY HAS A HEART.

THAT political anatomist who asserted that Willard
Salisbury the Democratic boss in Delaware,
horn without heart. grossly beed the
who has brought the Bayards Grays and Wolcotts 70
bis feet That Is shown by the fact that the Dover
pelawarean has come out in long and spirited de-
tense Of ] Frank Alec once United States Senator
from this State The touching significance Of that
defense lies in the fact that the Dover Deawarean
is the ofAeia organ Of willard Salisbury and that
the object Of its editorial solicitude active
and prominent in Republican politics in this State.
Nor can those who have contended heretofore that
Mr. Salisbury is devoid Of all sense Of political grati
ude successfully uphold that contention in the light
Of current events
tits emnenty htting that willard Salisbury defend
J Frank Alice His gratitude and consequent defense
are well deserved by Alice While cannot agree
with most Of the things said the editorial defense
with respect 10 Alice compelled 10 admit that
the sentiment Of Salisbury gratitude underlying Il
all is admirable Any no matter whether he be
a Republican or a Democrat. or hidebourA that he
cannot turn his head 20 see ANYTHING good IN MS
political opponent must admit that when former
Republican United states Senator Voluntarily becomes
the trucking errand boy. the subservent camp
haneer-on the hurry-up messenger and the cheap
election district worker Of a Democratic boss like Will
lard SALISBURY. that the least Salisbury can do for
him return is 10 rush TO his defense when ne Is
attacked by his former associates in the Republican
partv Common decency demands that Salisbury
coenzes the fact II speaks we'll for him AS a rule
a man who uses q Judas a Benedict Alice has
little use for him after he has used him SALISBURY
Is broader than the average in his sympathy for
political treachery We congratulate Alice upon that
fact II is a ray Of sunshine which hits dark spot
T. Frank Alice. serving as runner for Willard
Salisbury and willard Salisbury, out in the lists
hghtng in defense Of the political reputation OF J.
Frank Alice are things which out for heavenly
and earthly reco gniton. and get IT,
II Is one Of the truly touching and heart-stirrins
incidents o the present campaign that Willard sauls
bury has lowered j. Frank Alice hen hovers her
brood and that he ready and willing TO hght for
his political chick Salisbury stands as the valorous
defender Of political outoast who has exhausted all
resources Of, sefdefense and cannot defend himself
The noble conduct OF Salisbury in this present emer
sencv in the political life Alice iustihes the as
sumption that ~ he had been Democratic boss in
the days Of Benedict Arnold he would have ordered an
editorial panegyric OF that muoh-despised individual
and might have gone to the philanthropc extreme
Of lowering him willard Salisbury, in hen-ke but
heroic pose. with Benedict Arnold peepins from be-
meath one wing and T. Frank Alice peeping from be-
meath the other wing, would constitute art theme
worthy the brush Of Van Dyck the chisel of an
Angelo
We repeat with emphasis. that the political anst-
omist who said that willard Salisbury has no heart
was wrong for how suffer from enlarge
rnent OF the heart who has heart Yes. he has a
heart and it is strained TO the bursting point out
Of sympathy for Alice.