Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-12
SENATOR BALL S
BLIND FAITH IN
SENATOR LODGE
Very Touching. Say His Party
Friends, but Also Very
Disappointing.
SHOULD ACT FOR HIMSELF
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Washington Correspondent

Special Dispatch From Every tVoniuS
Washington Correspondent
Washington. Jan. 10-Whethcr he
shall continue to bhndly foil W the lead
of Senator Lodge. or give undivided con-
Alteration to the wishes of his own con-
stituerlts is a question which Is proving
somewhat perturblng to Senator Ball Of
Delaware. The Senator has been accused
of allowing the New ENGLAND partisan to
do his political thinking for him and
instead Of rcscnting the impeachment,
appears to bc quite proud of 1t.
Senator Ball made no speeches against
the League of Nations, but watched very
carefully the motions of his political
patron saint aud obcyed implicitly all
Instructions from that exalted quarter.
lie had no reservations of his own; offered
no interpretations and, rs far as any
available record shows, made not single
buggcS ION. What Senator Lodge did, he
would do, what Senator Lodge thought,
he would think. ANY reservation author
lzed by the Senator from Massachusetts
was good enough for the Junior Senator
rom Delaware.
FELLow-CIrtzF7Ss DISAPPOINTED
This unqucstioning faith III = brother
member of the Senate Is charming II
shows that after all, some men exist who
nave not become hlase, but arc stlil
willing to trust their fcllowmen, Never
helcss, many Delaware citizens coming
a. or soiourning in, " ashinRton. say they
IRE disappointed with the conduct Of
senator Ball They say thny would prefer
hat he evolve some thoughts of his own
N the grca; international questions now
gltatlng the country
Il is all very we'll these citi2cns argue
or man To exhibit those charming
qualities which are expressed IN sincere
how Of LOYALTY 10 the lcader hu 4 man
occupying a seat IN the most exalted
Legislative body IN the world might now
and then give voice 20 an idea that Is his
very own Delaware, these citizens say
wants man IN tho Senate who will not
require what they call mental leaning
1ost. They want a man who can give
vigorous expression 10 healthy thought
and who is not wholly depend, nj upon
leader no matter how rcsolrcrf'll that
leader may b..
VERY TOUCHING. PUT TplsArro1NTTNG
Senator Ball is a very charming man.
and h,s faith in human nature, as shown
by his deep attachment "a Senator
Lodgr, Is touching sand . Republican
however, to find that he IS apparently
more interested III what New England
thinks than ~ what Delaware thinks.
of course. know 4 United STATES Senator
should rcalIy be interested ~ cvcry soc
fion of the nation. hit he should begin
ny making an attempt o. ascertain the
needs of his own state Hc should try -
interpret the sentiment of the people
of Delaware before Welding to the wishes
of distant Commonwealth
disappointment hy Republicans ii Della
ware at the sttitudc If Senator al on The
Pesce Treaty is becoming daily more
manifest II Is l,iSt possible be will have
another chance 70 square himself with
his constituents bv reversing tbs former
Yosition. But as long as he is ,IndeT The
eve Of Senator Iodep il Is feared he will
continue r,,creant TO the t,ndouhied viii
Of the natIon.