Middletown transcript., 1908-10-17
THE CAMPAIGN

To-day is the last day on which
citizens desiring to vote at the
approaching election can register
in order to qualify SO to do. The
election will be held on Tuesday,
the third day of November next,
only two weeks off. The cam
paign is drawing to close, and
the nearer the end the more GER
tain seems to be Republican vic
tory. In the nation, all signs
point to the election of Taft, by
nearly or quite as large major
ity of the electoral vote, as Roose-
velt received. It is not to be ex-
pected that the landslide MAORI
ties in the several states that
Roosevelt received will be re.
peated this year. Rightly or
wrongly, the party in power is
held responsible for panic and
consequent hard times and this
will cut down majorities in the
cities. In the rural districts
however, this cause does not pre-
vail. Some of the Democratic
papers, notably The Philadelphia
Record, started oHt to try and
show the farmer as weighted
down with burdens, but they
have evidently been informed as
to actual conditions. Conse-
quently. they are now cartooning
the "empty dinner pail" At no
time in the history of the present
fgeneration of farmers has this
class been SO prosperous. Crops
have been good, and prices more
than fair. There is no likeli-
hood of farmers. voting for a |
change.
In Delaware, while the Demo
Gratis at one time seemed to have
a chance, by their acts they have
thrown itaway, if it ever actually
existed. With ticket that is
satisfactory to none of their fac
tions they are confronted by a |
united, enthusiastic Republican
Party, every worker for which
is glad Of a chance to show what
can be done when, for the first
time in fourteen years the ticket
was made in one state convention |
and at one Primary Election.
There are no candidates on either
State or County ticket who did
not win their place there in fair |
fight. There was, and is, some |
dissatisfaction with one or two
nominees on the State Ticket,
and an Independent Republican
ticket has been filed in each of
the counties substituting the
name of the Democratic nominee
for Attorney. General for the one
named by the Republicans, but
the number of votes that MIR.
Gray will receive from this
source will not be sufficient to
change the result. Mr.. Davis is
making a canvass that goes far
to prove his capacity and ability
to I'LL the Office, and is every
where considered by those who
have heard him as a vote getter.
Prior to the nomination Of Mr..
Davis by the State Convention,
THE TRANSCRIPT favored an
other candidate, but after the con.
vention had selected its choice,
We accepted the will of the ma
jority. The nominee of the
Democratic convention is son
of q most distinguished Della
warean, and is reputed to be an
able lawyer. The same can be
said of Mr.. Davis. His family is
we'll known around here, and his
record as lawyer in percentage
of cases won will measure up to
that OF, his competitor. The
cases may not be so big, as his
chances are not the same, but
success in small things is a fair
indication of success in the
larger things that may come to-
him.
We havedevoted so much space
to the Attorney. General because
that seems to be the only hope
that the Democrats have. They
have no idea Of eIecting another
man on thsir state or county
ticket. AS o matter of fact, we |
doubt If the average Democrat
knows who is on the county
ticket. Only one thing is certain
about il except The certain defeat
Il is to receive, is that George G.
Rothwell is not on it as candi-
date for Coroner, but Whining.
Ion man is.