Newark post., 1914-09-09
CANDIDATE THOMAS
MILLER SPEAKS
To Fight On Issues And Not
Personalities

Secretary of State Thomas w.
Miller, Republican candidate for
Congress, made his first speech of
the campaign on Monday evening
when he addressed the Republican
Committee of Wilmington.
He pointed out clearly that the
issues Of the campaign were clearly
defined with the Democrats on the
defensive. His remarks on the in
terchange of personalities to cloud
the issues will be received with
praise throughout the State. Mr..
Miller said:
AS this is the first public utter
ance | have made since the Repub-
llcan convention made me their
nominee for Congress-, I want to
say to you that in making my cam
paign | do not intend to engage in
the interchange Of personalities
with any of my opponents on the
opposing tickets or opponents that
| may have outside of the ticket
The custom of throwing mud and
making insinuations is TOO often in
dulged in and | serve notice on all
OF you now that it is not only my
intention to refrain from such tac.
ties myself, but l do not care for
any of my supporters to lower ths
plane Of politics by indulging in
personalities or insinuations not
based z facts.
From the Republican stand
point this is to be one of the most
aggressive campaigns that have
been waged in recent years. The
nominees which you placed on youl
ticket at Dover, last Wednesday
and those whom you will place OF
your ticket at the primaries mex
Saturday will form an aggressiv,
body of men who will strive to leaC
the Republican party to victory
Campaign issues will be fearlessly
met, both on the stump and in indi
yidual work, by the candidates
aud their friends, but, reiteratine
what | have said before, it will be
a campaign, as far as [ am able te
make it, that will be based on the
issues Of today, and on the issues OF
today our opponents are on the de.
fensive.
Mr.. Miller then briefly discussed
national affairs, asserting that the
Democratic national administration
had failed to make good the prom.
lses which the Democratic party
had given to the people. In CON
clusion he said:
4 am glad of the opportunity to
have been able to make these few
remarks before you gentlemen. who
comprise the Republican CITY
Committee. This committee. which
Is about two hundred strong, rep
resents large part of the aggres-
slVe force in The Republican party.
You members We're elected in your
various districts at primary elac-
tons by Republican voters to rep
resent your district in this commit
Zee. 1t is your duty to see that the
voters IN your district come out
and register in order to be able to
cast their ballot at The November
election, This is no small task and
oftef meets with many discourage
ments. Every man who considers
hlmself the proper kind of a citi-
zen should register in time to vote
at his party primaries, because with
a full party organization, no mis-
take can be made in ascertainine
the final choice of the Republicans
and their nominees. | cannot urge
you too strongly to redouble your
efforts III order to bring out a full
registration because with all peo-
pie voting at the coming election
our party should receive a major
ity.
We face the coming campaign
eagerly and only await the nominal
tons of our opponents in order to
commence. -
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