Evening journal., 1915-06-12
SATURDAY JUNE IL. 1915
CHIEF MOuRNER mCKING THE CORPSE.

CHIEF MOURNER KICKING THE CORPSE.
r NFURIATED by its mpotency, distressed by it's
4 DISAPPOINTMENT cankered by it's chagrin and dis
tempered by its defeat esteemed Democratic con-
temporary the Every Evening is singing its post-cty
election song with teardrenched voice that would
pui Enrco caruso David Bispham to the blush
Running the gamut from low to high a. it demands
that the Democratic party be reorganzed that United
States senator willard Salisbury retire from the lead
ershp and that State leader be selected,
II is singing song that u did not dare to sing be-
fore the city election held II is attacking Demo
cratic leader whose made-in Honolulu ticket II support
cd In the disastrous campaign Of which 1t now speaks
so feengy.
II is saying things that 1t perhaps would refrain from
sayine it not for the knowledge that Senator
Salisbury is in Asia and out of touch for the time
being with the local political situation.
In the minds of many wilmngtonians there is a con-
hic of opinion as which did the Spruance- -lsaacs
Democratic city ticket the harm-the fact that
Senator Salisbury made II in Honolulu or that the
Every Evening supported it in Wilmington.
In other words, there thousands of Delawareans
who regard opposition Of the Every Evening as being
much more valuable than its support
The Every Evening played both ends against the
middle and cumsily in the political affairs
this state that the public has lost all faith in and
It's editorial utterances.
And who is to unhorse Senator Salisbury and 10 de-
stroy his state. county and city organizations?
Is IL to be the Every Evening? II So the salisbury
machines will be running full time for many moons
TO come
We have no use for Senator salisbury and his or
sanitation and yet venture the suggestion that If it
CAME TO a fair Democratic showdown with the Every
Evening on the side and the Salisbury machine
the other side the Salisbury machine would throw
much primary grit the Every Evening cogs that
would require weeks to get it out
Heaven pity the Democracy OF our state il the Every
Evening be the only shield can nterpose between it.
self and the Salisbury machine and its manipulators
There denying that there are many Democrats
IN Delaware who feel that reorganization of the state
Democrat is desirable. That. however. is not new
feeling Il has existed since Salisbury the
leadership fiom the old Bayard- -Gray-wocou and
hypnotzed the natural leaders Of those three Demo-
cratic elements to such extent that they not only
certed his leadership but seemingly delighted to
accept political and other favors at his hands
The question naturally arises WIN Thomas F. Bsyard
by the grace Senator Salisbury chairman of the
4 Democratic state Commee Josiah o. wolcott by the
Of Senator Salisbury Attorney General Of our
state and andrew c. Gray. by the grace of Senator
4 Salisbury former attorney general sundry other
things be melted TO revolt by the hypocrtoal and iach
rymose editorial hlubherng Of the Every Evening?
Put your the ground and ascertain II you car
hear any Democratic explosion up in the DUPONT Build
ing. where Messrs. Bayard, Gray and wolcot spen,
their professional and political hours. Watch the hul
len boards for of Democratic rebellion and IN
hoStiltes following the action or the Ever
Evening loading its big Bertha" with pltifu poluca
can't and pifne and shooting It into the back
Its PROSTATE partner in the city campaign
Watch until your eyes tired; listen until you
eardrums ache-and then go home and rest in III
thought that there Is to be reorganization of tn
Delaware Democracy il must be based upon somethn
more substantial than the pos-election disappontmer
end distemper of the Every Evening,
II is q fact, O a fiction, in law that must 4
into count with clean hands, Application of th'
principle the Bvery Evening puts it in pul pligh
In the city election il accepted the Sausbur
leadership fought the Salisbury candidates an
wer' down TO defeat with wrapped about II
made-in Honolulu ticket and the other nursing n
salisbury machine And then. when Il had spent n,
days in c'ggng itself out Of the OF its first
was TO fire its big Bertha and otherwise to abuS
It's political partners who had depended upon It's ere
influence 10 hold them up and see them through II
city election fight
The Every Evening did say before the city eectic
it has said since
The leadership OF Willard Salisbury has been e
sentiaIly selfish leadership aud also mpolitic in Il
extreme.
"srch leadership win victories for
political party unfortunately subjected to it, su
leadership the Democratic party in Delaware is n,
formented with has been potently shown by
creasing Democratic vote and increasing Republic
major:ties at successive elections
III the Democratic party consents to enter upon NJ
years campaign in this State under the leadership
willard Salisbury whether supinely accepted
upon it, it viii deliberately invite defeat and dese
defeat"
Do you know why it failed to say those things bef'
the city election? Simply because it has made such