Milford chronicle., 1914-10-30
THOMAS W. MILLER
AND WILLIAM S. HILLES
In REPUBLICAN RALLY
Point Out Failures of Present Administration Refer Idle
Industries and Men and Condemn War Tax
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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 fIom 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 he was
surprised at being called upon to
make a speech
Our country" said MIR. Hnles,
went wrong two years ago and has
been going wrong ever since. II 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.
In your own town Of New Castle
your steel mills are working less
than half time and with only half
or quarter of their quota of men.
Why 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 stuff abroad
Our market is al 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 to
the humblest workers 500 men while
the normal number of men was 1000
to 2.309 The other day / asked Mr.
CONe what the European war had to
do with keeping his boat yard and
car plant idle and his answer was,
Nothing. Do YOU know Mr. Hilles,'
added Mr. Coke we never built a
boat for persons abroad?
Democrats came at us with a whack
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 a direct war tax?
We are not at war.
Two years ago we sold $500 600 600 /
worth more of goods to foreign coun- /
tries than we bought but under the 1
Wilson administration this business |
dwndled until all is changed and We /
have no markets abroad and under the {
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. u is to /
send to Washington the voice Of little
Delaware through Thomas W. Miller, I
10 protest against such conditions.
Let us vote for Prosperity; vote for
our homes and our cOuntry's good;
vote for the confidence that is needed
70 start our plants and employ our
We owe it in general to
'ote the whole Republican ticket
Thomas W. Miller, candidate for
congress, was given a rousing recep-
ion when he arose to speak.
Democratic Silence Criticised.
Among the candidates present were:
Thomas W. Miller, Isaac R. Brown.
Frank p. Ewing. A. V. Leslie George.
Harvey H0ffecker, Harvey H. Hance
larry J. Stidham, Frank Megginson.
The Republican party. through its
has committed itself in
his S-ato 10 "a camnaigu tree of
and personalities. This
las been s'r'rtly adhered To NOT only
" the candidates but by the Bepubli-