Evening journal., 1912-12-03
TUESDAY DEC. 8, 1912.
MILLER AND HIS PLEDGES.

THOSE Democrats who think that Democratic
House is going to dictate to a Republican Sen
ate and Republican Governor in Dover this winter
viii discover before the legislative session Closes that
the situation will be Just reverse The Republican
State platform contains certain pledges made to the
people Of Delaware State issues It was upon those
pledges supplemented by others made orally by
Charles r. Miller Republican candidate for Governor
that the people elected Mr.. Miller and tt Republican
Senate The Republicans win do their utmost to car
ry their pledges tho people II the Democratic
House elects to stand in the way Of the performance
OF those obligations. It. and the Republican SEN
ate the Republican Governor must take the re-
Sponsibility for thwarting the popular wl TO show
how unfair the Democrats and how they attempt
deceive tho people, call attention tho following
editorial in the Dover Index, the leading Democratic
newspaper in the state capital.
When the Democrutic House shall pass the bill to re-
peal the Voters Assistant law the people of the state
viii have an opportunity to test the sincerity of Cow
ernor Miller and tho other Republicans who claimed
in the campaign TO favor such repeal Tho failure OF
many voters to properly mark thor ballots at the
last election is already being urged as reason for
retaining voters assistants he TACT IL thar the yot-
who put the cross below the square enclosing the
device thus nvalidatne what is roughly estimated al
thousand ballots to the state mostly Democratic)
are not OF the class OF voters who the assistants
They think they know and many Of them would resent
call for assistance not because they need IT, but that
the purchaser may know the goods are delivered.
Most of such voters have been instructed and know
full well how to vote without assistance and do not
want to cut their tickets.
Let it not be forgotten that State Senator Thomas
NJ Monaghan, the Democratic candidate for Governor,
entered the recent campaign avowed champion
OF the Immediate and unconditional repeal Of the vot-
ers Assistant law Let Il not be forgotten that Sena-
Monaghan assailed Mr.. Miller the Republican
ddate for Governor because, in the last legislative
session Mr.. Miller had voted against such repeal
that vote the leading against Mr. Miller. Opon it
he based his demand that the Republican candidate
be defeated at the polls.
Now let what Mr.. Miller said by way Of re-
ply. He informed the voters Of the State that he
voted against the repeal Of the Voters Assistant
because he knew from the number OF ballots spoiled at
each election that voters assistants are needed under
the present cumbersome and complicated ballot law
He also pledged himself TO favor the repeal of the
Voters Assistant law by the Legislature at its forth
coming session provided simplihed ballot law. suited
TO the peculiar electoral conditions existing here in
Delaware. should be passed
Senator Monaghan was defeated Mr. Miller was
elected He is of his word. He will live up
TO his pledge. If the Legislature will pass a smpl-
fed ballot law that meets his approval and with il
Voters Assistant law repeater he unquestionaby will
sign both bills Our Republican Goyernor-elect is not
who will play fast-and-loose with the people:
neither is he who will permit the Democratic
House and the Democratic party play fast-and-
with him.