Evening journal., 1912-07-18
THURSDAY, JULY YIS, 1912
BE CAREFnL.


d RoGREssIvE Republicans in Delaware are pre-
pairing to organize for the approaching cam
paign. That is their unquestoned right as American
citizens. They should be careful however what they
do, and how they do It, Upon their action may de-
pend whether Delaware shall continue to be a Repub-
lican State or be turned to the Democrats to
become the pocket borough of Willard Salisbury
There is no Progressive Republican in Delaware
whose influence is worth considering is not aware
OF the close majorities and pluraues by which the
Republican party has succeeded in holding our State
in the Republican column since il was redeemed from
Democratic machine misrule There have been many
instances in which the swing of few hundred votes
on the head of the ticket or of a mere handful OF
votes in the legislative districts would have changed
Delaware from Republican to a Democratic State
and made it possible for Democratic Legislature
to elect Democratic United States Senators and enact
machine-made Democratic laws
That has been the condition in our State under nor
NAL conditions in the Republican party With tho
abnormal conditions that exist this year the atua-
ton is all tho moro precarlous That fact should be
kept in mind constantly by those Progressive Repuh-
icans who do not wish be parties to the political
crime Of turning their native State 70 the Demo-
Gratis and assisting Willard Salisbury IN his entar-
prise Of getting the necks Of nelawareans beneath the
heels of himself and his eonseionleaA iIeutenarts
With Woodrow Wilson elected 10 the Presidency;
with William jennings Bryan tho power behind tho
throne; with Willard saulrhury In the United States
Senate; with his machine IN tho control Of tho Log
islature Of State and with his henchmen entrench
ed In all the State and county Offices we should have
here Democratic carnival Of political pernicousness
and plunder such State never has known
II would be a terrible thing for the Progressves to
assist the Democrats to get control Of our common
wealth in Of the branches of its government I'm
questonably many Progressiyes believe sincerely In
the righteousness of the Of Colonel Roosevelt
II is to such men address this editorial Demo
cratic supremacy with Willard Salisbury In the sad
die. cannot appeal to them. While they may be ear
nest in their advocacy OF the of Roosevelt they
cannot. remotely favor the elevation OF Sauls-
bury to the United States Senate and the placing Of
his machine in full and effective operation in all three
counties.
Unquestionably there are discredited Republican poll
ticans, like J. Frank Alice Dr. Caleb r. Layton for
instance who would hesitate use the Progress
sve movement instrument OF revenge and to
wreck the party that has cast them out hoping to
build up a organization on the wreckage and
thereby rehsbiitate themselves politically The
celebrity with which tho Progressves have repudiated
all thought OF Alice and Layton leading them In this
campaign shows clearly that the movement here is not
to be controlled by such political outcasts. That fact
augurs we'll for the future II shows that those who
are directing the Roosevelt campaign in Delaware have
eelfrespect We feel that if they have too much
eerespect TO become the political partners Of Alice
and Layton that they also have selfrespect
TO become the political partners OF willard Salisbury.
That is why advise them to be careful what they
do and how they do it,
Alice and Layton would like to use them as nstru-
ments Of destruction Salisbury would like to use
them stepping-s stones whereby he may reach the
United States Senate They must serve neither of
those purposes. In their preliminary councils they
should not commit themselves to any policy which will
make them the hepmates Of Alice. Layton or Sauls-
bury. They must not assist in making Delaware Dem
ocratc.