Evening journal., 1912-11-04
ADVICE TO REPUBLICAN, AND NATIONAL PRO.
GRESSyE VOTERS


NJ gardless of the sacrifice of time or convenience
Go to the polling place early
Take your place in the line hold it at all hazards
If Democratic challengers attempt to intmidate you
by threats OF Burns detectives and if you VOTE
do not pay serious attention them If you have lived
in the State the county and the election district the
requisite time, and if be the registration
list insist upon voting and defy the Democratic
umdator to have you arrested after you have voted
DO not leave the voting place until you have marked
your ballot and seen it deposited in the ballot box
When you have voted if your presence at the polls
be needed to ensure fair play other Republican and
National Progressives voters, stay there long as
your business or other engagements will permit Give
to all menaced voters the benefit of your moral sup
port
BE particularly Jealous in protecting the negro voter
against the intimidaor as is against the coored
man that the Democrats will exert their powers of
intimidation more than against the white man. They
hope to be able to rlghten hundreds negro
away from the polls by senseess threats that no man.
white or black should heed.
If you know of any Republican National Progress
sive voter who is lukewarm and not likely TO 90 to
the polls yourself get him out and convince
him that it is of the greatest Importance that he par
ucpae in the election and take to himself his fair
share of the credit of administering to the Salisbury
Monaghan political machine the defeat it ever
has suffered
Bear this fact clearly in mind and yourselves
accordingly It is part of the Democratic plan 60
sort TO intimidation and to frghten away from the
polls as many Republicans and National Progressives
possible Remember also that it merely is a big
game of political bluff that has been worked here
time and again. and always, in years. without
success. The Republican and the National Progress
sye voters, matter whether they be white black
should not hesitate to call that bluff as the
Democrats begin it.
Let them talk about Burns detectives. bribery and
the Attorney-General's Office until they are blue in
the face Laugh at them Do not forget that Burns
detectives or any other detectives cannot harm any
honest voter matter what his color may be- Do
forget, if the challenger begins talking about
bribery to laugh again and tell him to produce his
proofs as you have voted If he talks about
the Attorney Generals Office and what it will do to
you laugh harder than ever. Remember, that Andrew
G. Gray, a Democrat, has been Attorneys General for
four years and that during that time Josiah o. VOL
cott the present Democratic candidate for Attorney
General, has been his chief deputy Tell the Demo-
cratic challenger that you have read official statistics
furnished by Mr.. Gray. which show that despite all
Democratic talk and bluster, he only has convicted
three men four years and that twenty-one OF his
twenN-four prosecutions for so-called election Of
fenses have been thrown out of court
That is the only policy to pursue with respect to
Democratic chalengers who resort to intimidation.
Remember that Democrat who will go to the polling
place and engage in such work has the broadcast
Of yellow w-streak in him, and that he will wilt in
stnctvey when confronted by electoral honesty and
respectability He finds himself outcassed at the
very outset
This is not a year for any Republican National
Progressive TO submit to intimidation from Democrats
challengers and intimdators who full of yellow
sreaks that they resemble carcatures of the Bengal
tiger The time has gone by when Republican
National Progressive has to take intimidation any
other form Of abuse from Democrats in this State
There was time when a Democratic game like that
might be worked with success but that in the
long ago. Delaware is Republican State and it
will call for something than intimidation and the
Of money to make it Democratic State this year
on State issues.
II is the duty of every Delaware voter who values
good government to the polls tomorrow TO make
the intimidaors Of the Salisbury Monaghan machine
comport themselves deoenty and respectfully toward
the voters no matter whether the voters be white
black men, and also to vote against the Salisbury
Monaghan machine which stations yeow-streaked in
timdators at the polling places
Bear in mind at all times, that no honest voter need
be afraid Of the challenger with the yellow streak; Of
the Burns detectives of the Democratic Attorney
General and his Democratic deputies.