Evening journal., 1912-11-02
SATURDAY. NOV. 2. 1912
LAST GASP OF DEM0CRlTS.


NJ AJOR EDMUND MITCHELL. chairman of the Re-
Ii publican State Committee. need have no fear
that the voters In Delaware will attach his letter
r. d. Lingo Jr of Dagsboro Sussex county the sinister
meaning that the Democratic machine leaders would
have them attach 70 it, The frantic effort Of the
Salisbury Monaghan machine to make political capital
of Sc and the checkdor $3.50 that accompanied A. will
not be attended with The letter shows its
face the honesty OF its import No having in-
proper political motive in view would havewritten such
frank and open letter even political lieutenant
Neither would he have sent a check on Wilmington
financial institutions knowing, he must have known,
that would through the hands Of several persons
Republicans and Democrats. before finally f feaehed
the institution upon Which it was drawn.
further fact which shows conclusiyely that Major
Mitchell did not fear have the public know Of either
the etter the $3.50 check that he'was
info med that they had been delivered by mistake by
the postman TO % r. Lingo sr Democrat, he without
hesitation did what that Democrat and his party friends
did not dare to do for fear OF the Federal awhe made
1t public and thereby opened the door for the Demo-
Gratis to make whatever use of il they might please
They have done So and now sending copies OF the
letter and check broadcast through the newspaper
columns and the mails The inference they seek to
convey is that they discovered a Republican plot to
debauch the Delaware electorate with $3.50
The TRUTH Of The matter is that the Republican
National Committee the Republican State Committee
the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic
money for organization and eamnaign purposes The
Democratic National Committee has spent thus far for
instance, according It's reports nled in Washington
than $500 600 and the Republican National Com
mittee according to such official reports, has spent
more than 100000. And they not through spend
ing, and will not be until the campaign is
Both the Republican State Committee and the Demo
cratic State Committee in this State also have spent
and shn spending, money for organization and
campaign purposes They have done t. doing It,
and will continue TO do IT, in this city and In all the
hundreds No party can maintain an organization or
prosecute campaign without spending money for
ganizauon and campaign work. There is however.
bic difference between money spent for that work and
money spent to buy and one knows that better
than the Delaware voter and the Democratic machine
leaders They hopeful however shat their exploita
tion OF the Mitchell eer.and. check will enable them
10 catch the votes Of few thouehtess persons That
they are sadly in need Of votes they admit They all
ready have given up their State ticket lost and are
endeavoring 20 save their legislative and Levy Court
tickets We trust they will spend their time between
now and election day depending upon the Mitchell let
ter and check to help them out Of e political predca-
meut in which they find themselves. Nothing would
bring greater pleasure Major Mitchell and his asso-
ciates on the Republican State Committee.