Milford chronicle., 1914-09-11


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Born of the leading parties in the DO.
litical affairs of Delaware have named
their State tickets, and the issues between
the Democratic and Republican parties to
be decided at the November elections
have been clearly defined. The Repub.
hcan party has named as its representa-
tives young men of ability and with earn
est determination to make winning fight
on decent lines of campaign Mr.. Miller
IN an address in Wilmington last week |
delivered before the young Republicans
of that city at their handsome club rooms.
took high ground and will not be diverted |
into personalities. He said in part:
As this is the first public utterance /
have made since the Republican conveu-
ton made me their nominee for CONGRESS
want to say to you that in making NV
campaign l do not intend to engage in
the interchange OF personalities with anv
OF my opponents on the opposing tickets /
or opponents that / NAV have outside of s
the ticket. The custom of Throwing mud /
and making insinuations is too often in I
dulged in and serve notice on all Of Won
now that 1t is not only NV intention 10 {
refrain from such tactics myself but do j
not care for any of supporters to lower il
the plane Of politics by indulging in per S
sonalities or insinuations not based on T
facts !,
From the Republican standpoint this II
is TO be one OF the most aggressive c m Il
Palsns that mas been waged in recent s,
years Inc nominees which you placed ST
on Your ticket at Dover last Wednesdav u,
and those whom you will place ON ,o,,r II,
ucket at the primaries next Saturday will
FORM an aggressive body ofmen who viii g1
strive to lead the Republican part, to .
victory. Campaign issues will be fear nc
lsssiy met both on the stump and in in
5, elVluual work by the candidates and their fr,
menus out, relterating what / have said tic
oeloie' II VIII be campaign as fer as I
am aOle to make it that VII be blsed m, a ,
tne ISSUES OF to-day, and on the issues of
To-day our opponents are on the defensive PH
IN the campaign Of 1910 the Democrats
party gained votes through the fssre ne
raised on the high cost Of living and in
,hat election they captured the House of /
Two years later. in
-2I1' they were swept into power in all
branches OF the National government and
u many branches of our Stale govern
hent oy minority vote, Every one of !
.ou VINO nave family to support to-day far
.hows that It costs even more to suDnort Gro
hem to-day than it did in 1910 Csra,,,. is
air and right-thin1ing man believe tLat saN
he Democratic orators were sincere ,,l,o,, VIII
ney preached about the high cost of l;,.-
ng being due to the Republican par,,2 in
'uring the 1910 campaign il was sDre,d mu
Ioadcast that the Republican marty in we,
asllIlBton was making expenditures in fro
le hauonal government that were e, to
avagant and useless You do NOT ha,.a lost
get out your pad and pencil and 6pprs tive
le totals of the appropriation bills passe,i say
the last two Congresses TO ascertain fec
lat the hgures are in excess of anv nra- be
GUS annual expenditure. Thus bsve N
20 OF the Democratic Campaign slogans tive
i9lu been shattered. A party cannot N
pect to hold itself in power when Il spel
rs elected as minority party and Then Mrs
led TO change and improve The condi- NJ
ms tnat 1t held up as the fault of ,be friel
.publican party. M
The Democratic party has had h,1l Ann
ay and ample time in which 10 nro,'s Mr..
case. Only few days ago the pres w
mt went before Congress and advocated been
enactment OF laws which would pro-
e an additional revenue of almost a
ldred million dollars in order to make
The deficit.
he drift Of the times is for Republi- Nc
victory IN Delaware. The enemy is busil
ded on national and on local issues. ing t
with the standard bearers the Re a A.
iean party has named in Delaware, III
must follow a vigorous and intelli- half {
setting forth of the issues Delaware seem.
surely he s,ve,+ ,,-;,,, a.. 80, not &
.,,,,,,i;..., VIZ. ''ie iisins tiue so dry