Middletown transcript., 1914-10-31
REPUBLICAN MEETING
An Address By Thomas W. Miller
AIT New Castle, October 18th


The Republican Party, through its can
didates, has committed itself in this
State to campaign free of mud-sling-
ing and personalities. This has been
strictly adhered to not only by the can
didates but by the Republican Press
throughout the State. | announced in
my opening speech that such was to be
the case as far as / was personally con-
cerned and requested that you as sup
porters of the Party refrain from what
is known as mud-slinging and insinua-
tons. This seemed to inspire the criti-
cism and attack of certain Democratic
newspapers in this State. AS your can
didate for Congress state unequivocally
and with no reservations that 1 am re-
sponsible to no man or set of men for
the nomination l hold, but am respon-
sible to the Republican Party as the re-
suit of clean, hard-fought convention.
The reports that certain Democratic
papers are endeavoring to spread
broadcast are false and malicious and l
brand as false the personal references
they have made to me. stand on this
and they cannot prove otherwise. They
cannot saddle me by their insinuating
editorials.
They have devoted no space to de-
Tending their own candidates or their
own politics but are endeavoring to be-
cloud the issues by mud-slinging attacks
on Republican candidates Let them.
explain to you why my Democratic op
ponent states that the lack of employ
ment in certain manufacturing plants in
this city, especially car builders and
ship builders, is due to the European
was. When it is shown that no ship
building plant in the city has ever built
a ship for foreign country and further,
whenit is shown that no coaches or
cars have ever been built for foreign
countries by the Harlan & Holdings
worth Corporation and none in recent
years by the other company. Let them
explain the painful comparison that is
apparent between the explanation of
my opponent for hard times in Winning
ton and that of the Junior Senator from
Delaware, who stated in July that the
lack of employment was due to con-
spiracy among the manufacturers who
desired to injure the administration.
Let them explain why a so-called
War Revenue Bill has been placed on
the statute books by the party in power
when no war exists in this country and
when, on July 1st, deficit in the Ma
tional Treasury of 100000, 900 was
shown and there was no war in Europe.
Let them explain why the high cost of
living was not reduced after our oppo-
nents controlled all branches Of the
Federal Government. They made votes
on this issue in 1910 and 1912-pow let
them be rouadly called to account for
their failure not only to reduce the cost
of living but to keep it from going
higher. On the standpoint Of extra
vagance. let them explain why the pres
ent Democratic Congress shows expen-
ditures in excess of $1OO, 900, 900, over
the total expenditures of the last Re
publican Congress. These are subjects
and questions on which the people of
the country want enlightenment and
which it is up to our opponents to an
swer. can state to you that the Re
publican Party in this State was never
in better shape, either in the party or
ganization or among their supporters,
than it is today. l know whereof
speak because there is not a section
that l have not visited personally with
in the last month and adverse reports
were as acceptable to me as favorable
ones. Do not let them becloud the is
sues by insinuatiops and attacks on
your candidates but demand of them
that they answer few of the points 1
have raised tonight on campaign is
sues.