Evening journal., 1912-10-22
TUESDAY, OCT. %, 1912
GEORGE n. HAIL Should RESIGN.

MINATED solely by feeling Of frendlIness for
IA George II. Hall, the Republican candidate for
Representative in Congress, and also by an unseldsh
and patriotic interest in the welfare OF the naOn the
state the people and the Republican party, ask
that he resign a candidate to the end that the Re-
publican State Committee and the National Progress
siye Stale Committee may agree upon compromise
candidate who can administer we-deserved defeat
to Franklin Brockson, the Free Trade Congressional
candidate of the Democratic party.
We ask Il In the Of the people Of the United
States whose interests menaced by the candidacy
Of man who holds the tari and other views Of Free
Trader Rrockson.
We ash It In the Of the State OF Delaware, the
sentiment Of which would he outraged by the presence
OF Democratic Free Trader In the House Of Represent
taii,es.
We ASK Il In the Of the people Of State,
whose industrial and wage-earnng interests are inn
perilod by the candidacy Of man like Free Trader
Brockson. w6o has proclaimed that he fayOrs destroy
ing the protective feature Of tarn and throwing
markets wide open to the products Of the poorly
paid and pauperzed European and Asiatic labor.
We ash II in the name Of the Republican party
Of tho State Of Delaware, which Is contending this
year to pre,eni In Delaware restoration Of the dis
credited Democratic machine to power and the election
OF willard Salisbury, the consconess boss Of that
Democratic machine, to the United States Senate
We ask II IN behalf OF Mr.. Hall HIMSELF whose de-
feat, should he persist in remaining the Republican
ticket is a foregone conclusion and whose standing as
a Deawarean and a Republican will suner Irrepara-
hIe injury should he fail heed the call OF his party
to make personal sacrifice that the people may be
saved from misfortune and his party from Disaster
We ask it in the name Of political common-sense,
which should he possessed by Mr. Hall, as II is pos
sessed by all other in greater lesser degree.
Mr.. Han already has carried procrastnatOn in this
matter 10 the border-line OF party danger We do not
profess know upon whose advice he has shaped his
thus far hut We know that he has been poor
ly advised. No friend would advise him to walk into
inevitable defeat; no friend would advise him to
place himself in a position which would impe the
rank and file OF his party the great OF the
people to regard him a who rather would run
and make certain the election OF a Democratic Free
Trader than retire and make certain the election OF
Protection Republican
Regardless Of what may have been said to him by
those who lave been advising him in this natter W,
say to Mr. Han that he cannot anord to stay on the
tickets that he cannot ofiord to 20 into conflict "a
be slaughtered; that he cannot aford to take unto
party resentment which would attend the election
Free Trade Democrat as consequence OF his re
fusaI 10 retire from the ticket.
Mr.. Hall must not forget that there is a tomorrow
rs well as a to-day in the political life OF our com
monweaith, and that by his Of action to-da
he win he Judged tomorrow lie has at han
the opportunity to make Of himself most magnan
aud prominent factor in Delaware politics b.
showing to the people that he regards their intcres
and welfare paramount to his personal interest an
ambition. The only question which presents 4
self is whether he viii seize that opportunity pei
nit il 10 escape him The Democrats are exuIting
his non-action. The Republicans waiting with
iey aud impatence for him to act that they may SC
whether he is man who is willing TO make persona
sacrifice the good Of the people and his party
who rather would sacrifice both the people and II
party than deprive himself OF the questionable df
tinction Of continuing candidate whose owe
whelmns defeat Is forogone conclusion.