Evening journal., 1914-11-30
RREAKING THE SOLID sOuTH.

CENATOR SALISBURY has obtained through Joshua
~ W. Miles, Collector Of Internal Revenue for the
Delaware-M Maryland district the appointment Of Speak
Chauncey p. Holcomb, Of New Castle, and Represen
tatiye Timothy Mooney q Wilmington, to be Deputy
Collectors of Internal Revenue in this city.
Holcomb, as Speaker of the House. led the fight for
the election Of Salisbury to the United States Senate
Subsequently the junior Senator made him his private
secretary In addition, Hoicomb has been for several
years saulsburys chairman of the New Castle County
Democratic Committee.
Mooney is member of the House He too, voted
for Salisbury United States Senator, although he
not looked upon at the time being especially
ardent Salisbury follower.
The two appointments are regarded as being signh-
cant In the of Hocomb the Interpretation
placed upon the appointment is that Senator Saus-
bury sending the county chairman back to Delaware
to do what he can to put the disordered Democratic
house in order and especially to endeavor quell
the Democratic revolt against Salisbury in the South
ern District Holcomb has received the post of out
side deputy That will permit him to about the
city county without exciting adverse public
menL The fact that he has renQushed one Federal
job to another that pays only about one-half
much. has led to much gossip in political circles.
Many persons wonder at such magnanimity on the
part of Holcomb.
The appointment Of Mooney is looked upon as sop
thrown to the revolving Democrats in the Southern
District of this city. 1t is understood, however that
It will fail in its purpose. The anti-saulsbury
down there is deep that it cannot be affected
materially by the giving of $1,000 Job to Mooney or
anyone else
Meanwhile a question arises with respect to the. ef-
feet of the turning down Of Huchson and Boyer old
line Salisbury Democrats who applicants the
deputyship that has been given to Holcomb. Il is
thought that the friends either of those men
viii feel any the better toward the junior by
reason of the Holcomb appointment
One by the old-time political friends and sup
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ping away from him. They have discovered what
many Democrats who opposed his elevation 10 the Sen
aorshp knew before-that selhshness and ngratitude
his predominant characteristics and that long and
faithful political service in his behalf carries little
weight when it counter to his present plans fol
the distribution of patronage.
It is the discovery Of those things by Democrats
whose hindsight is infinitely more acute than the
foresight that has led to the Democratic revolution
against the junior Senator in the Southern District
Wilmington and elsewhere. That revolution has got
ten beyond Salisbury control
The Solid South Of Wilmington has been broken no
by normal Republican gains but by abnormal Demo
cratic losses; because the Democrats down ther
like the Republican party any the more. but becaus
they like Senator Salisbury much the less It neve
will be the Solid South of Wilmington again until tn
junior Senator has been eliminated controllin
factor in Democratic politics in this State
The brutality the ingratitude and the treachery
the Salisbury machine toward Democrats has cause
revolt in the Solid South that will not down, an
that is beyond the power of Senator Salisbury an
his machine to suppress Certain Democrats in III
Solid South, who know how to do things political an
who have felt the Salisbury heel upon their neck
have declared their independence What they did
the last city election and in the last general election
merely prelude to what they will do in elections
come, with the defeat of Senator Salisbury for r,
election the climax in the interesting Democrat
drama 1t is the purpose OF the friends of form,
State Senator Thomas NJ Monaghan and Peter
Ford, two betrayed and defeated Democratic cand
dates for Governor and others who have felt Il
heel of Salisbury ingratitude, break the polite
and Senatorial of Senator Salisbury, just
they already have broken the Solid South witho
which the junior Senator cannot exist as pote
Democratic leader
We become wise by adversity;- prosperity destro