Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-05-29
NOW, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN

irary. they show decided inclina-
lion TO be hostile. TO show their disbe-
lief in the many praises which the
organs heap upon their
favorite, and to indulge in comments
the tenor OF which Is that he is not
n good leader and should not he per-
mitted TO remain In the Senate after
the expiration OF the temporary period
he Is now serving.
One OF these papers, the Newark
Ledger. In the leading editorial Of its
current ISSUE devotes some space in
II clear that Senator du Pont
cannot be ''rc-elected Senator" be-
cause he has never been elected. He
holds the Office by appointment, hav-
ing succeeded Senator wolcott. who
resigned 10 accept the Chancellorship
at the hands of Governor Denney, the
governor naming Mr.. du Pont 10 the
vacancy. And after making this fact
clear, the Newark Ledger says about
the policy Of certain other Republican
newspapers:
Then they 60 into lengthy and
tiresome details regarding his
past, present. and promise Of the
future. This tircsome waste Of
time and space covers carefully
constructed accounts of incidents
that are mere happenings In al
most any career, but they are por-
trayed In manner to add glamor
and blaze. The one sad mistake,
in fact. the give away to this
feature Of the program. was the
actual give away Of many copies
of one Of the newspapers carry
ing a couple OF page. or more of
this form of advertising.
And then the dinners those
gatherings reported to he such
splendid Endorsements of the Re-
publican party. while, in truth.
we do not blame the hungry guest
IL he express his thanks for a fair
meal and all that goes with II. by
impressing on the guest OF honor
Or host that he is fine cslihre for
A Senatorship. However. even
these crudely planned affairs have
failed to pull the wool over the
eyes Of the voters. In a word,
they have become more or less
OF standing joke with the ac-
tual rank and file. the voters who
Will settle the issue.
But even this was not enough.
Next came the reports of the
Junior Senator fighting for a new
! postofflce site for Wilmington and
other garbled accounts OF his
plans for future benefit TO the
State. TO be secured through his
efforts In Washington.
But the public. the voters, rec
ognize the hokum.' The plan be-
ing followed is too crude 10 make
an impression.
Here Is the situation. The vot-
ers in Delaware have reached the
same crisis as Hamlet when his
famed words came from his lips,
To be or not TO be, that is the
question
Now, what does this mean? &c
tainly It reveals not the slighte
, friendliness FOR the Junior Senator.
any intimation that II desires
nomination and election TO a Il
. term in the Senate. On the contrar
IL is plainly hostile to him and
, political interests. The words quot
, above say as plainly as words c
4 say that this Republican newspar
: does not favor the nomination of Sc
ator du Pont, believes he should 7
q be nominated, and will not supp'
, him for election should the party {
, ranization secure the nomination
him.
n And when the influences that 6
j supposed to control this particu
e Republican newspaper are consider
q IL tends to create very interest
e political situation in Delaware I
wear. In a word. 1t means Republic
4 opposition 20 Senator du Pont. and
n strenuous campaign to defeat him.
d BETTER TRY OTHER MEASURE
II II is said administration circles
a. Washington are not satisfied with