Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-04
CITIZENSHIP AND
POLITICS SEEM TO
GO HAND IN HAND
So Says Former Senator Cole
man du Pont In Magazine
Article.
DUTY TO THE COUNTRY



N ellington, Jan a--Form.r Ssna-
tof e., lrrn,n IA Point ~ Delaware. Re
nulIIDtn. who was defeated NJ the
rutruf election by Thomas y. Rayeri.
neiut,, rat. tscaus. 90 factional differ
eu.ra .n tho Republican party Of tho
stall. evidently rrlievce that ques-
tinn - not settled until q II settled
firht. and On the opinion az Some OF
his frisnda her, that 70 IL not NJ all
unllkoN N. may asain renew his &C
tlvltira an Delaware politics and there
e., make n real t.st ~ strength amonH
tno rcoplc of his state.
Eoreutly senator IA i'ont had
,runcant statement IA Forbes Mag
uo glving h.s views on the reia-
.ahIp bat wcen Eopd citizenship and
I,...ff4a which sutne ~ tho Senator'S
ntnN Washington friends Interpret 10
moan that no 81 not through IN poll
f.. In Delaware Tho further inter
Dbl. tatlnn would mean that former
son ttor du Point miEht 10 a candidate
n.l the Republican nomination for tho
Co.. atonahip araine senator ]. lieis-
f.. Wall in is2a senator du Points
r n,ls hero think such candidacy
dI not receive tho FUN measure 81
.....,rt from ATS part> In the hate cleo
...n end chat he would he amply jue
.u.d ~ .triklng hack ~ those WI"
,,rfrihutsi to M. defeat And STRAINS
OBJ tnuga than ibis have happened
H .iHtioH
GENERAL du POM has often evow~i
trsf moore huaineaa methods should y"
.Yipuyod in the DELIBERATIONS ~ The
a.r,fe and thai Euoi business mon
,I., have dernone'' rated their capacity.
..,ulA ~ eIertssi 90 that hody Good
.i-. paea mon Va "a common sens". fair
...I ir,,uarfia'. AMI with twice az much
Ulfenre 80 auvth'nE eise, are mo~i
n.rded in political no " present.
Dtnsrai ~ pont sald This 70 what
ttnntni GA Point savs now The i-
100 ffert what no has sa'd before Oh
t..tsiv No thiuls that auc'e~ssful bus
.. r. fu.n. these who have made gr>-t'
.I.. ines a., the employment NJ theii
......fiDa for business enterprises
... "a loo lrvcn position IN Legislative
...tsa Go the end tha, legislation may
u uplre speedily and wisely a"'~n'n'
U fhod
thlnk that many N'nsr~s~'ner
AID snns Senators sre attracted q
.l. fu,.sron ~ Tho -siarN. SAID Gen
s., An Nm "Nua sn ~nnne oasee 4
sasr, plu~ p.rQui~,s~ at'~she,i q
Tim oe,,s know fr~Tn personal ex
ta-anpe that IN many cases these moi
never earned a., much hofure in ther
Ives I DON'T ih'uk they coiSi earl
~ much anywhere csc
In my judgement. the salary shcu,'
- ,p,,dsd n, rve. or snultipllsa Ivy i've
~ aivs,.a ~ ov~. q would nc' I've a.
luanc~r~r, 80 many who ARE th"r
40, 7, multiplied Nv nve, ~ vcuh
fs worth vrre and -rme rcci me-
.,suiA r., after tho position
n 'he man with money has mad
.s money hitnseH by hard wNnrh
l.ns,., aeNnns AMI tenaNty 10 his call
.t ihe that vhaf 70 may). I thsr
Loo hotter fttei for CNnsre-. TIA
. man Who hae not been able 20 han
un his own ansirs satisfactorily
Nnd when asked Why he r. in por
f... no sid
am in poufir hecaueo o. - IN
ilty 81 every American citizen 90 'hS
an int.rc-t on The pnlit'cs ~ he ct,
uf hls stat, snd - ne nation.
q a. MT nio politics An not
.r~lnc.l r.,iitssan and ! fe~el IN On
senate that I am ~ many ways ou
q rlaco can. accomplish moro
le-. time AMI o. constructive ~',-'S an
have ssuiet'lirs to show Tor q VT
much is-.s .fy.lrt outside me Senate
a screv.. however thai th~re ~
.plenais oyportuuir Cor con~'raosN
v.s.k IA th~ senate and chance e
..,onom, end et''cieuog far eeyond ms
u-.a~~, O. al, bus ne~s.
- ,,r have ut;s-n-d no ssu'
motion whatever ln polic~ ~ iuas
"a hv r,~uits. hui a. fesl ths; haN
done M, duty toward my ciSy. Stai
and nation as .V.ry cpcd cit'sen shou
an Z - % ~. p'tils on election Ga
sad not % tN- sou CuurSe have vel
U,iie -,~s~thy with the--iei us say
inner slas. who crtuois~ politics al
ID. oov~rnmoni and on eaecron in
-av 40 faf as possible away from y
pol."
~ne'.cn twenty four = Ions vi
"a and numerous th!nss may hao3s
a. TWELVE monfhs anyway Gsene--
az pont 10 not wor1fng over the 20
.nsiras ~ pontios--nor anything ~
Coz thnt matter 70 r. h.s friends M
a. most 81 the talk!ng