Milford chronicle., 1914-09-11

BOTH 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-
uves young men Of ability and with earn
est determination to makea winning fight
on decent lines Of campaign. Mr.. Miller
IN an address in Wilmington last weet
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 utterarce
have made since the Republican con,,e,,-
ton made me their nominee for Cor,oress
want to say to you that in making nv
campaign do not intend to engage in
the interchange of personalities with anv
OF my opponents on the opposing tickets
OF opponents that / may have outside Of
the ticket. The custom ofthrowiup mud
ana making insinuations is too often in
duIged IN and serve notice on all of Won
now that It IS not only my intention to
Ieirain from such tactics myself but / do {
not care Tor any of supporters to lower /
the plane OF politics by indulging in per- 5
sonahues or insinuations not based ON 4
facts. '''Su On
FROM the Republican standpoint this Il
IS to be one of the most aggressive can, 4
paigns that has been waped in recent :
years The nominees which Won nIacsd G
on Your ticket at Dover last Wed1esda,. "a
ana those whom YOU will place on voDr II
lcket al the primaries next Saturday will
iorm an aggressive body ofmeu who ,,,iii O,
strive to lead the Republican party 70
victory. Campaign issues will be fear h,
essiy met both on the stump and in in
liVldual work by the candidates and their fr
lends but, reiterating what have said II,
'eioiei II VIII be campaign as far as 7
,ih aole 10 make II that will be based on a
ne issues Of to-day, and on the issues ~
o-uay our opponents are on the defensive Pl
the campaign of 1910 the Democrats
any gained votes through the issue he
80 on the nigh cost of living and in on
ia' e4eC'lon they captured the House of mi
cSPi y, eSentauVes. Two years later. in
1.-.,,y -, ,iey were swept into power in all
-alieIes .lIlLl OF 'he National government and
,.,'ily branches OF our State govern
lent by minority vote. Every one -
on who have family to suppoTt to.da,, fal
nows that 1t costs even more 10 s,,t,r,cr, ere
lem to-day than it did in 1910. can an, is
III and right-thinking man believe that sa,
ie Democratic orators were sincere ,,be, VIII
ley preached about the high cost ~ H.,
y Deing due to the Republican Dart,,2 in
uring the 1910 campaign il was srrss,i mu
oaacast that the Republican marty j., we
ashington was making expeuditDree -, fro
s hauonaI government that were e,. to
nFasaHt ana useless. You do NOT have LOST
ket OUT your pad and pencil and figure tive
s to'als OF the appropriation bills passed say
.HS last Two Congresses to ascertain fec
81 the hgures are in excess of any Dre- be
'us annual expenditure. Tins have N
o OF the Democratic campaign sIooa,s tive
ISlu been shattered A party csTnat N
pect to hold itself in power ,ybe,, - spel
s elected as a minority party and ~, Mrs
led to Change and improve the co,d; NJ
MS that It held up as the fault ~ tLa frie
publican party. M
The Democratic party has had mn Ann
" and ample time in which 10 nro,-e Mr..
case. Only a few DAYS ago the pree- w
IT went before Congress and advocated beer
enactment of laws which would nro-
an aduluonal revenue of almost a
dred million dollars in order to make
he deficit" ''''''
ie drift of the times is for Republi- NJ,
victory IN delaware The enemy is busil
led on national and on local issues ing t
with the standard bearers the Re
can party has named in Delaware, Tb m
must follow a vigorous and intelli- half ,
setting forth Of the issues. Delaware Seems
urely be swept with the rising tide ne nor IS. g
publican victory this next election.