Evening journal., 1912-08-06
TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1912
rRocRrssryrs AND rRrEBoorEns.

xArF deem il our duty TO cali to the attention those
w Progressive Republicans Delaware who are
identified with the Roosevelt movement from con
sceutous and lofty motives. certain in connection
with the prominent association of certain discredited
politicians with the movement IN this State Our action
s. prompted by our duty the public and also
hy n Ions and ,ruont editorial I'm tho Middleown Tran
script tho editor OF which made equally vruent
speech tho Progressive State Convention that did not
meet tho approval OF tho moro sensible Of the delegates
In that editorial tho Middleton Transcript announces
rditoriay that it be the aim of tho Progressive
Republicans In this state 10 scutte tho Republican
rarty and sink SO deeply that II will be res
urrcced There ia paragraph in that eenseless
acroed which think is deserving Of special at
tenton iuasmuch as Is grossly misrepresentation OF
conditions and may deceive many Progressives
who win refuse absolutely to enter into conspiracy
with diecrodited politicians wreck tho Republican
party Delaware, turn tho State over to the Demo
Gratis and then build up the wreckage of the Re
publican party new organization to be dominated ~
those same dscredied Republicans. This Is the para
graph 10 which allude:
Neither in Delaware nor In tho Nation, Will tho
Progressive Party permitted TO fall into the uncean
hands Of selfish, dscredted politicians whose espousa
IS the devou wish Of the bosses OF poh parues' ana
IN their predictions that II viii here be So the wish
is plainly father TO tho thought
How does such statement as that comport with the
patent and undsputed fact that the Progressive Re
publican organization this State has fsllen into tho
unoean hands Of selfish and dscredited politicians
as j. Frank Alice Or Caleb r. Layton, former Repre-
sentative Newall Ball and James v McCommons. form
ery Speaker Of the House Of Representatives and also
a Clerk of the Peace in Kent county? Is there any
Progressive who has conscientious and lofty concep-
tlon Of his duty citizen who will that It was
part of his purpose in allying himself with the Pro-
gressiye bring about the political rein
carnatiou Of such political pariahs Alice Layton.
Ball and McCommons? We think not There are men
identified with the Progressive movement who had they
known that II TO be led by such never would
have had anything 20 do with t Nor viii they over
look tho fact that these discreditod politicians have
captured the Progressive organization and attempt
ing 20 it for their base and selfish ends They
do not care anything for Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
They devoid OF political conscience that they
care nothing for the political principles which are
ospoused by Colonel Roosevelt and those sincerely as
sociated with him i'm tho fight for President The sole
hope Of Alice Layton, Ball. McCommons and others Of
their ilk Is that they will be able to use the Progress
sve movement to revenge themselves upon the Re-
publican party this state by wrecking IT, Measured
by ordinary political standards Alice Layton Ball Nc
Commons others like them have no political con-
science. no political respoctsbty and political
standing They are ouicasts In the world Of politics
snd the wonder that tho decent Delavareans In the
Progressive movement let such Of political
freebooters capture their organization and assume ITS
leadership will he stili greater wonder and re-
proach respectable and conscientious Progressives
consent 10 follow such political oucasts in the mpcnd
ing campaign.
As a political RENEGADE who has been false 10 every
political he espoused. J. Frank Alice v
despised Az a who fattened upon tho bounty
Of ! Edward Addicls and then betrayed him. he Il
looked upon with contempt AS turncoat who entered
into working alliance with willard Salisbury. thu
Democratic boss and became Of his district leuteu
ants he looked upon with losthinE by all true Re
pubcsns. and a who figures a former mem
her Of the United States Senate he Is looked upon Will
something akin to contemptuous pity In the campaign
Of 1910 this who has assumed tho leadership O
the Progressive movement in Delaware in the face o
protests Of decent and intelligent Progressives,
IN conference times with Willard Salisbury IN
Democratic boss and did everything he could TO tur
the state over him. That he failed due 20 tn
fact Republicans others who had followed hi
in former campaigns despised him much for hi
treachery that they would nothing do with hin
Who knows that Alice is not engaged in the sort
dicker with Salisbury and trying TO shape n
policies of The Progressives so they will wreck N
Republican party and the State to the Dem
crssg II he would do 1910 he would not hesita
~ Do IL IN 1912. Benedict Arnold worthy
being entrusted with the writing Of the Constitution
She United States Alice IL OF being entrusted vii
re vork ~ bringing about political millennium
Delaware In III three counties is the general unde
standing that IS Alees purpose 10 "scuttle the r.
rsbliez1 parry the State and. n possible send b