Evening journal., 1910-10-12
WEDNESDAY. OCT. IL. 1910
THE CRY on CORRUPTION.

X ECAUSE they apparently lack other subjects
~ TO discuss, the Democratic newspapers, some
of them, are devoting considerable space to the
cry of bribery and corruption which they fear or
profess to fear, will be practiced by the Repub-
lcans at the coming election. OF course they think
that the Democrats themselves have become so
angelic that they would not for the moment think
of violating the election laws and running the risk
of going TO prison.
The freely made charges of corruption at one of
the Democratic primary elections in this city are
ignored or palliated by the sanity Democrats but
their efforts are devoted to insinuations and init
nations that the Republican State Committee, the
organization as they call IT, is to wage a political
battle in which the chief weapon to be used is
corruption fund for the purchase of votes. No
matter how slender the thread may be, the Demo-
Gratis eagerly seize it to hang their corruption
story on.
Behind all these attacks of course are the plots
and schemes OF the personal and political Oppo-
nents of Senator dupont. They care little about
the State ticket its fate il they can only get
the scalp OF the senior United States Senate
Most Of the men wagng this kind of warfare. do
not care rap whether Robert c. White 8 elect
9 ssonE 81 ess' u have said little OF
Hs ing in praise of him. They would care little
1r the control of the Legislature we're it not for
elnit.act that the next General Assembly will elect
h,ah hnited States senator. Envy and jealousy
uer 1pt the attacks hidden and open upon the
nh or senator, but as we have said the very men
80 are inspiring tnSSe dttaCkS WOulu DC
disappointed If the Democrats carried the LegiS-
lature, for in all probability they would wake up
10 find the old Salisbury -Kenney combination in
control. The election of either Salisbury or Ken
ney would be as disappointing to the clique that
is fighting Colonel dupont as would be the re-
election of the senator himself Not that the
Saulsbury-Kenney combination in its feeble way
has been free from participation in these attacks,
but they have been inspired chiefly by a certain
group Of Democrats who are as much opposed to
Salisbury and Kenney they are to DUPONT.
But If the Democrats are relying upon their
absurd cry Of corruption and bribery TO win the
campaign, they have built their political house on
sand. If the Republican State Committee we're
going to do what the Democrats think profess
to think they will do-use money lavshly to buy
voters-a would be over but the shouting for
the Committee would be able to purchase all the
Democratic votes desired and get as large a ma
jority as wished. But the Republican State Com
mttee has no such intention II has gone re-
cord as upholding the declaration of the Repub-
lican State Convention and the campaign will be
clean one so far as the Republicans are concerned
unless all assurances so for naught. And while the
Democrats are making so great a cry about cor
ruption and bribery the Republican leaders haS
better keep an eye wide open and not let any mys
terious Democrats with satchelS operate in Della
ware on election day.
The voters of this State will not be blinded b.
the cry of corruption. The Democrats have tn
legal machinery for prosecuting corruption, an,
If il should be attempted by disreputable person
of either party it will surely be up to- the Stat
authorities TO stop IT, The Republican State Com
mittee has certainly shown that il will throw no oh
stacle in the way of all efforts TO stop the de
bauchery of the ballot Its position on that matte
is clear and unequivocal