Evening journal., 1912-10-04
FRIDAY, OCT. a, 1912
pEMocRArIc AssAuLrs ARE HARMLEss.

DEMOCRATIC ASSAULTS ARE HARMLESS.
He Republican party Of the State Of Delaware
has established for itself high reputation for
political rectitude Nothing the Democrats can say
In relation 10 IL rs leaders candidates can im-
pair in the least the profound conviction that exists
in the mind OF the state electorate that the interests
Of our commonwealth demand that the Republicans
shall be continued in control Democratic newspapers
and stump speakers have exhausted their vocabuIaries
In their enorts to find abusive rnd untrue charges
against the party and lis leaders and candidates. M
cidentay they have exhausted the patience Of the
voters, who know that under Republican control our
State has been free from the public rascaty nmda-
ton, stupidity and exraagance that characterized the
Democratic party when II was in control. The Re.
publican conscience is clear that II has no hesancy
in laying before the public sample of the senseIess
Democratic argument which is being used in the hope
OF Influencing the voters. The following Is taken
from the Dover Index, Democratic newspaper in our
State capital which has brought itself into general
dscredh BY gross misrepresentation Of the practices
and purposes Of Republicans, aud which, in this cam.
pnign, going far il dare go in ts attacks upon
Charles z. Miller, the Republican candidate fer Cover
nor, and the other admirable men who compose the
Republican tickets
There seems 70 be pretty we'll settled conviction
sRons honest men In all parties n Delaware that
rid OF the shameful Of bribery corruption al
elections No decent citizen viii again toieratS ~
awful crime will vote for men who stand for il II
he knows it The trouble is that bribery like other
crimes is done In secret and many who contribute
the money or even give hrbes come asking for ONCE
With the boldest pretense of innocence Others who
are AFRAID to commit the crime themselves encourage
those VINO do or aid in every way TO provide the
means Others STILL like some Of the members Of the
present Board Of Pardons, are ever ready to stand
between the hrber and the punishment he so richly
deserves The who really opposes crime and de-
sres clean elections will see no real distinction be-
tween the actual briber and the others aud viii not
vote for any Of them
The Republican candidate for Governor probably
never actually directly brbed a voter. and would no
uount noio up nls hands In assimulated horror al
the mere suggestion. He however, State Senator
at the recent session OF 1911 opposed and against
tnS w oHeIea oy ms opponent on the Democratic
ticket TO repeal that most valuable aid 10 bribery the
history OF tnat much discussed law and how ardently
az those who favor clean elections desired it's repeal
MS opponent introduced the repeater bill and voted
TOT Il and urged ts passage Which is the friend
cbooss rbs noiss eleeuons me honest voter must
Snoos Inc Governor appoints the Secretary OF state
who is a member OF the Board Of Pardons. The Sec
,s ,stary o slale noes once during the pleasure OF
me governor 50 that the Governor controls
Der Of the Board Of Psrdons DO the friends of clean
elections want Charles R. Miller to name member
OF tne Board OF Pafdons? Two other Republican
didates for State Offices. il elected will be members
Of the Board OF Pardons. David s. Clark the candi-
GATE TOT state Treasurer is an old Addicks man, ~ho
nourished as an Addicks politician in the heyday OF
pTloelJ- II was this Preacher David 5. Clark who
IS said 80 have exclaimed the completion Of the
count kenton al election when the Democrats
carried the district by three or four majority IF
had known Il was that close I would have run my
hand in my own pocket and bought enough to carry
II, ana thought ! was doing Gods service" Do the
friends OF clean elections desire this to be mem
Der Of the Board OF Pardons? Then there Theodore
townsend, the Republican candidate for State Audi
tor What he will do is not open question For the
last three years he has been member Of the Board
OF Pardons and he has shown his disregard Of the
wishes of those who desire clean elections by voting
70 pardon Barr and Goodwin Do the people Of Della
ware desire Governor and three members Ga ma
Jority) OF the Board OF Pardons who favor bribery
eectionst OF the Republican candidate for Attorney
General little hGs been said He is by ag-
gressive person. He Deputy Attorney Gneral nm
der a Republican Atorney-General, who was elected
oy the unlawful use Of large sums Of money and the
laws against bribery then treated a dead let
ter. Since that time he has been associated with the
defense IN all the bribery in Kent county His
opponent Is the present Deputy AttorneyGeneral
New Castle county and be has been active for four
years In preparing and prosecuting against vote
buyers No doubts his attitude as 10 bribery AZ
elections. The law is dead letter without strong.
aggressive friend Of clean elections the once Of
Attorney General Professions are sufficient un-
less they square with the record and no amount of
profession make the real honest voter believe
Mat Charles r. Miller. David s Clark, Theodore
Townsend and James NJ Satterheld stand for clean
elections in the face Of their records
We take pleasure In laying before the voters OF the
state Of Delaware that vuperstive screed II is so
false upon its face in It's statement of alleged fact
snd disgrseefu and covardIy in the nunenco which
contains against men Of unquestioned integrity snd