Milford chronicle., 1916-10-13

eia place over the wreckage Of the party that nomt
mated them and the bodies Of their associates on
regularly-consttgted ticket
The question that now confronts Colonel Townsend,
Mr. Reinhardt and Mr.. Swain is whether in this
election they prefer party wreckers' support Re-
publican support, or Republican support to party
wreckers support They must realize that they can
not have both the milk end the meat"
We have given eleven reasons why Senator DUPONT
should not withdraw from the Republican ticket We
shall now give five potent reasons why Colonel Town
send, Mr.. Reiphardt and Mr.. Swain should withdraw
from the party wreckers ticket They
First-They have been nominated by the Republican
party for high and important ofics, and In the be-
lief that they will do everything possible promote
the principles and policies Of that party and elect
its representatives to office.
second-The third ticket upon which isey also have
been nominated has been set up not to conserve the
Republican party but to wreck it, promote he
principles and policies Of that party. but iniure
destroy thea, and not to elect representatives Of N
party to Office, but to defeat them.
Third-The party wreckers' ticket represents 70 -
litical impulse that to the favorsble
consideration Of any loyal Republican any lover Of
good government
Fourth-Republican control Of the next Congress
may depend upon the reelection Colonel dupont
the Senate and Representative Miller to the Hose
The failure of Colonel Townsend Mr.. Reinhardt 20
Mr. Swain withdraw from the party wreckers tickF
s not only interfering with the proper and ag~
gressive conduct Of the Republican campaign but max
ing possible continuance Of Democratic control OF
both branches OF Congress.
Fifth-The Republican voters OF Delaware will
not support any who strikes hands with or lends
encouragement to movement which has personal
enmy for its chief impulse the wrecking OF the
Republican party and the defeat OF majority Of the
candidates on the Republican its chief OBJ
iects.
In view Of the foregoing. and Of the approach OF
the general election it will be well for those who
have been scheming to get Senator DUPONT of the Re-
publican ticket and to keep Colonel Townsend. Mr.
Reinhardt and Mr.. swain the party wreckers'
ticket to abandon their impractical and impossible
projects settle down to the legitimate entera
prise of electing the Republican ticket that nomi'
dated in Dover on August 22-and when we say
"electing the Republican ticket" mean electng all
Of It and not part Of it.
No candidate on that ticket is spineless To-
permit himself 10 be used by any other candidate as
a sacrifice for a Republican party wreckers holiday
It will be better for those who planning for that
party wreckers holiday to give heed to that fact nows
when they have time change their policy, than 70
ignore it until it is too late for them do But
whatever they may decide to do, let them not lose
sight Of three material facts One is that Senator du
Pont will remain on the Republican ticket until the
polls close on November z and that the public
favor which won him the nomination will win him
the election. Another is that it is not likely thae
Colonel Townsend Mr. Reinhardt and Mr.. Swain will
so far forget themselves as to remain on the party
wrechers ticket. The third is that the Republican
friends Of Senator DUPONT, Representative Miller,
George NJ Fisher Charles J. Luh and Amos A. Wat
son will not stand by and see them sacrificed the
altar of the Malodorous Order Of the Political Double
Cross for the benefit Of any Republican candidate who
so indiscreet as lnger in the ante-room of the
)rder
The friends Of DUPONT, Miller. Fisher, Lun and Wat
on demand a square deal from and for every cand
late on the Republican ticket. They want nothing
ess; they want nothing more and they viii know
low to deal with those men who refuse to give It