Evening journal., 1914-10-27

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Del, Oct. 27-New
Castle hundred Republicans held a
rousing meeting last night when the
candidates on the Republican ticket
were given a reception in the ar
mory. Republicans from all parts OF
the hundred were in attendance as
well as many Democrats who an
nounced their intention of voting the
Republican ticket.
Following selections by the orches-
ira, A. V. l.. George, chairman OF the
hundred committee called upon VIII
liam S. Hilles as the first speaker OF
the evening. Mr.. Hilles said lie was
surprised at being called upon to
make a speech.
"Our country" said Mr.. Hilles,
"went wrong two years ago and has
been going wrong ever since. 1t Is
wrong today and our people are suf-
fering but on the first Tuesday IN
November the people will right that
wrong.
Many Men Out Of Work.
"1n your own town of New Castle
your steel mills are working less
or quarter Of their quota of men.
"Whv aren't they working? ASK the
Democratic party.
what have New Castle hundred
residents to do with the war? We
never sent any of our stun abroad
Our market is at home for goods
made by American workingmen in
American plants The great ship
yard plant and car plant of the Har-
Ian and Hollingsworth Corporation
has no work and employs from the
heads of the departments down tc
the humblest workers 500 men while
the normal number of men was 2OOC
to 2,3OO The othe- day ] asked Mr.
Coke what the European war had tc
do with keeping his boat yard and
car plant idle and his answer was
Nothing Do you know Mr.. Hilles,
added Mr.. Coke, I'VE never built
boat for persons abroad?'
Democrats came at us with whach
at the tariff. and the cost Of living has
increased and men are idle by the
thousands. Why should we in New
Castle have to pay direct war tax
We are not at war.
1.-TWO years ago we sold $500. O.0O0,OOI
worth more Of goods to foreign coun
tries than we bought, but under tn
Wilson administration this bushes
dwindled until all is changed and W
have no markets abroad and under tn
near free trade laws the foreign cOun
tries are getting the trade here in
stead of American goods being SOLD
We have a duty to perform. Il is {
send to Washington the voice Of littl
Delaware through Thomas w. Miller
% protest against such conditions
Let us vote for Prosperity; vote fo
our homes and our country's good
vote for the confidence that is neede
to start our plants and employ ou
workingmen. We owe it in general {
vote the whole Republican ticket.
Thomas ". Miller, candidate 70
Congress. was given a rousing receI
ton when he arose to speak.
Democratic Silence Criticised.
Among the candidates present were
Thomas W. Miller, Isaac r. Brow
Frank p Ewing. A. V. Leslie Georg
Harvey Hoffecker, Harvey H. Hanc
Harry J. Stidham. Frank Megginson.
THE Republican party, through il
candidates, has committed itself
this State TO a campaign free O
mud-slinging and personalities. Thi
has been strictly adhered to not onl
by the candidates. but by the Republ
can press throughout the State.
announced in my opening speech thi
such was to be the case as far q
was personally concerned, and n
quested that you, as supporters
the party, refrain from what
known as mud-slinging and insinl
atoms. This seemed to inspire II
criticism and attack of certai
Democratic newspapers in this Stat
AS your candidate for Congress,
state unequivOcally and with no r
servation that l am responsible to I
man or set of men for the nOminatic
/ hold, but / am responsible to Il
Republican party as the result of
clean, hard-fought convention. TT
reports that certain Democratic d
pers are endeavoring to spres
broadcast are false and malicious ar