Evening journal., 1913-03-11
TUESDAY. MAR. II. 1913.
MAGNIFrcENT pEMOCRATIC CONDUCT.

Z, I'VE Democratic lawyers working hard TO earn
substantial contingent fees by obtaining tho
passage OF the Schoolboy Namc-C Change bill that
sent Dover early in the session at the bohcst of
Wilmington millionaire who evidently thought that
veil paid lobby could get the most desDoHbie
sort OF legislation through either the the
House Il to the everlasting credit OF the Senators
and the Representatives, Republicans and Democrats
that there things that lobby cannot accom-
psh and that the hlching from innocent sehoolboy
OF his is one Of them
No doubt when that lobby Of Democratic lawyers
organized and set upon the Democratic majority in
the House thought by those behind the bill that
they would line up the Democratic Representa-
tves put t. through and send il to the Republican
Senate Then, doubtless tho plan was to organize
Republican or a mixed lobby to put it through that
body. They not long in discovering their mis-
take THE EVENING JOURNAL is a Republican news
paper and yet It cannot refrain from praising the
Democratic majority in the House Of Representatives
for the manly conscientious and truly human stand it
has taken on this outrageous piece OF proposed pri-
vate legislation Since that majority discovered at
the that Il had passed the bill under msap-
prehenson of the facts surrounding and underlying IT,
and recalled, reconsderod and recommcd il, il has
like Gibraltar against the opportunities OF the
lobbyists and the pleading Of the millionaire who is
behind the bill, and the may be said Of the Re
publican minority. Nor have there been any signs OF
yielding. The Representatives Democrats and Repub-
cans, have been able to only the fact that the bill
has for it, purpose the nfction OF added grief and
humiliation upon dcfenseess woman and the placing
Of stigma upon little boy w'sr in his childish way.
has protested against the theft Of his very name by
legislative enactment No doubt they have wondered
that the legal profession in Delaware could tolerate
tho spectacle Of Ave lawyers engaged in such mser-
able mission for the sake Of making fee.
And now If information which comes from Dover
be true, have the climax of this shameful and
shameless campaign against woman and a boy. The
interests underlying the bill Republican daily
newspaper AS the lobby OF FIVE Democratic lawyers
has failed to line up the Democratic Representatives
tho offer now is made according to circumstantal
stories current in Dover that II they will become
partners Of the millionaire and his lobby in putting
that schoolboy Name-Change bill through that Re
publican daily newspaper will be to assist the
Democrats in the approaching municipal and subse-
quent campaigns In short that It will change from a
Republican to a Democratic newspaper II may be
said the credit OF those Democratic Representatives
that, il such offer has been made It has failed to
change their attitude toward the bill
No doubt they feel that newspaper support won by
such disgracefu deal would do more political harm
than good and would not begin compensate for the
individual disgrace that would rest upon any Repre-
sentative who would base political dcker Of that
sort upon the hearts OF a defenseless woman and her
equally jefenseless little boy
We wish to repeat that thus far the Democratic Rep
rcsentaves have acted splenddly in this matter and
that their hghminded conduct winning golden opin-
Ions for them in all sections Of the State.