Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-08-16

Wnlcn antl-gang uelegateS would,
of course, vote against the nomin-
alton Of Senator du Pont. They
pay scant compliment to the cit
liens of this State, if they think
that the voters can be hoodwink-
ed by such a bald, transparent
scheme. And the voters will.
therefore, be the more careful to
select only safe du Pont delegates.
Those who have read the papers
which attack the organization of
the Republican party as a gang
will have noticed that they have
so far failed to bring a single di-
rect accusation against any of
the gentlemen composing the Or
ganization. Party organizations
are necessary to conduct the af-
fairs of the party and bring candi-
dates to the notice of the voters.
If the men selected are corrupt
and prove dishonest public SER
wants, then the people have right
to complain. But it cannot be de-
MED that all the nominees of the
organization, + m the Governor
down, have shown themselves to
be capable, honest and efficient
public servants. In fact, all the
Republicans of Delaware know,
that under Republican administra-
ton the affairs of the State are
conducted on the highest business
principles.
Nominations by organizations
have proved to be the most effect
i've way to register the peoples
will and to secure the best pos
sible men for the service of the
people. This holds good even in
national affairs. All our great
esidents, Jefferson, Jackson,
Lincoln, Grant, Cleveland, McKin-
ley, Roosevelt and Taft were NOM
mated by the organizations of
their party. If this is the kind
Of material the organization, OF
gang" selects for our presidents,
we may well rest content and let
them make some more.
The same holds good in Della
ware. All of it's distinguish
statesmen, who have gained fame
in the State and Nation, were sell
ected by the gang" Therefore,
let the gang" go ahead and do as
we'll in the future.
Since those amable persons who
are just now so anxious to purify
the Republican party and at the
same time purify themselves into
office, cannot point out a single
State official who has not rendered
faithful service to the people, they
really have not a single leg to
stand on.
Under the circumstances the
people of Delaware will think long
and seriously before they will al
low themselves to become the in
struments of revenge of one man
against another.
At the present time the situation
is this: Senator du Pont on one
side of the question ON the
other side we find the combination
of Alice and Groves, prodigally fl
nanced by that same gentleman.
And when we behold the spectacle
these hot days of the Allee-Groves
combine sweltering in their noble
efforts to purify the Republican
party, including Senator du Pont,
we hardly know whether to laugh
or to weep.
1t has been rumored recently
that the gentleman who is financ-
ing the campaign against Senator
du Point, carried on under the
slender pretext of purifying the
Republican party, has made the
distressing discovery that the old
Addicks methods are being re-
peated this year. 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. Addicks did
not fail because he did not buy
voters enough, but because the
voters refused to stay bought.
But what else could be expect
ed. When we consider the case
of Mr.. Alice who had been lift
ed by Mr.. Addicks from a jew
elry store into the United States
Senate and then treacherously be-
trayed his benefactor, we can feel
nothing but intense establishment
that the gentleman referred to
should ally and associate himself
with such a man, and choose him
as one of the chief purifiers Of the
Republican party. What a farce.
This is the Delaware situation
as it looks to a man up tree.