Evening journal., 1908-09-16


liberty and property with the assurance Of
political protection throughout the State
The great questions in this State. which
overshadows every other Issue. is, shall
our elections be purchased or be freq
from the illegal and improper use
money
The political control Of this State was
obtained and is now held by conscience
less persons, whose prominence and sue
cess are due to their unchallenged ability
to corruptly win elections and escape
criminal punishment therefor. Nearly one
half Of the vote thus used to overwhelm
popular government in the state are those
of ignorant negroes who are universally
debauched. and at least two-thirds Of
whom We're declared by one Of the former
factions of the Republican party to have
been bought at a previous election Yet
we see the political plunder obtained by
nefarious and criminal practices openly
and eagerly shared by men who claim
to be respectable but who disgrace our
state in high places and throughout the
nation
We pledge our candidates, II elected to
secure;
The repeal Of the infamous Voters As
sistant Law, conceived and used solely
and successfully to corrupt our elections.
To improve and simplify the ballot law.
The suppression and punishment of the
disorder and crime by the vicious and
ignorant classes and to make the public
streets and conveyances in our State
fit and safe for use by women and chill
dren.
! To stop the extravagances now char
acterizng our State and county govern
ments reduce the ta>Us and return to
simple habits Of honest economy.
We promise to stop the graft" and
stealing in public office now so prevalent,
and to punish the "grafters" and thieves
and that officials shall be paid only mod
crate and reasonable salaries commen.
surate with the services they perform.
We are opposed to the constitutional
amendment proposed by the Republicans
to double the salaries Of members Of the
General Assembly.
We favor liberality to our schools, the
continuous construction Of good roads the
announcement Of competing lines of
transportation by legislation favorable ia
electric railways and steamer lines and
we favor the abolishing Of the tax on eat
ing houses
Il We favor the equal taxation OF corpora
ton and individual property. and suff-
cient legislation, to punish with imprlson-
ment the officers of any corporation who
as such shall contribute money for politi-
cal purposes.
( We favor the completion Of the Inland
Water Way; the construction of the pro.
posed Delaware and Chesapeake Shin
Canal
The people OF the State are entitled to
just and reasonable freight rates and pas.
senger fares on all railroads Of the State
We favor all possible legislation to this
end.
We denounce the betrayal Of this State
by the Republican Government Of this
State, now accomplished. in the compact
entered into with the State Of New Jersey;
we believe that compact reasonable in
its character and destructive Of our right.
and the interest especially Of our hardy
industrious fishermen
The working people OF the State are
entitled to the appointment Of factory
inspector who will hold and exercise tn,
power Of the office created for the protec
ton Of our laboring people for their
! pShehlf anu 70 nave enacted Tor their
benefit fair employers liability act foi
, their protection so that the whole loss il
case Of injury OF death when the working
2 man is not at fault shall not fali upon hin
F, or those dependent on him, and to hav
such further legislation as shall preven
unjust burdens being placed upon them.
We promise to redeem the good name o
! Delaware by filling important politica
places with men whose ability will b
recognized, and whose honesty, integrit,
: and high purposes cannot be questioned
And generally, to administer the af
fairs Of our State and each county. econo
mically and well. and TO restore those con
. ditions Of honest. honorable management
which our State enjoyed before the evi
influences now unhappily potential in ou
politics existed here.