Evening journal., 1913-12-17
WEDNESDAY. DEC. II. 1913.
MARYLANDERs DEFEAT SALISBURY.

THAT is an interesting story that comes from
Washington relative to the fight between Sena-
tor salisbury of Delaware and the united Congress
sonai delegation Of Maryland the appointment OF
Collector of Internal Revenue for the district az
present made up of Delaware. Maryland and the Dis
tct OF Columbia Even II II be untrue to fact It is
interesting as a suggestion which would enable Pres
ident Wilson to extrcate himself from what has be-
most embarrassing predicament In short II is
that the present large collection district shall be
split Maryland and Delaware shall have sepa
rate collectors. One suggestion Is that under bin
now pending in Congress the President shall create
revenue collection district composed of Delaware
with the principal Office in Wilmington, and another OF
Maryland and the District OF Columbia, with the
principal Office in Baltimore Another suggestion Is
that one district shall be composed Of Delaware and
the Eastern shores Of Maryland and Virginia, with
principal office in Wilmington and the other
posed the Shore of Maryland and the Dis
trict Of Columbia with the principal Office in Balu
more. Senator Salisbury already has committed him
self such scheme and expressed himself in
favor OF the bill introduced in Congress time
ago authorizing the President TO create, by execu-
tive order new collection districts when, in his judy
ment, conditions make such action desirable
In other words Senator Salisbury has failed in his
EFFORT to land his political lieutenant Alfred Raugh
ley OF Harrington this State in the collectorshp for
this State Maryland and the District Of Columbia and
is willing to accept for his favorite something
less important The united Maryland delegation Of
Senators and Representatives seemingly has fought
the junior Senator from Delaware to standstill in
the white House and forced him to agree to accept
compromise arrangement that will be satisfactory
the Marylanders.
In view Of the many positive statements made by
Senator Salisbury since he first announced that Mr.
Raughley would obtain the Office 1t exists the
present situation places our junior Senator rather
humliating position It shows that he is strong
enough with President Wilson to induce him to dis
regard override the wishes the demands Of the
Maryland delegation in this coliectorship
Salisbury apparently would like to hide his dis
comhture under a show Of State pride. II is the
most graceful escape possible for him and seemingly
the only open A frank and open confession
from him that he has been beaten by the Maryland
and far from getting what he wants. must take
what he can get is too much to expect from man OF
his temperament His present attitude toward a divi-
sion OF the district IS tantamount however to an
admission by him that the Raughley commission,
which Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo filled out
and placed upon the Presidents desk at the behest
Senator Salisbury, will be signed. at least in
It's present form. The President seemingly has de-
cided that he afford inhict such an aaront
upon the State OF Maryland. The intmaton from
Washington Is that # will be easier for him. even il
expensive for the public, to have two collectors
be handed out a gift by Senator Salisbury
and the other by the Maryland delegation. II prom
ises be another striking evidence OF the queer
Democratic retrenchment and opposition to the
spols systerl sometimes takes, even undcr such a
reform administration that which President Will
son processes be giving the American people