Evening journal., 1916-07-29
CROWD
DISTURBS RALLY
OF REPUBLICANS
tContinued From First Pnre-

party" Tinsman is one OF the AL
fred |. dupont faction lieutenants in
the rural county.
Ihe Tinsman obstructionists hung
In the background with mutterines
deep and loud whenever anything was
said tnat did not strike their fancy
when the circulars were passed
around, DR.. Ball arose with one in
MS hand and replied TO Il briefly. "L
am County Chairman, but when IL
comes TO candidates l am ONLY a
cltizen Of Mill Creek hundred" Le
sald. have no right TO eliminate
candidate. II the County Chairman
had the power to eliminate all candi-
dates save the one he desired, YOU
would nave a machine. have been
accused OF many things, but am
opposed TO machine rule. In the con-
test may the best man win"
lhere was a good sized audience
satnered on the lawn listening to Sc
lections by a band when Senator du-
font arrived. An impromptu recep-
ton was held and the men present
greeted the Senator. From tie
piazza County Chairman Ball called
the meeting TO order and I'm a few
words presented Senator dupont as
speaker Of the evening.
DR.. Ball said: 81 congratulate Won
citizens OF Richardson Park on the
work you have done in this district
since you have been alone and indie
pendent The campaign upon which
we are entering is, to my mind, the
most important TO the country at
large OF any in my life. We are liv-
ing under Democratic rule and vet we
are having prosperity-the first time
We nave had prosperity In Democratic
tlmes. But this is because of condi-
uons abroad. When the great world
war ceases the present prosperity
VIII be replaced by the greatest panic
the world has ever seen, because we
IN this country will have to compete
with pauper labor.
We cannot win this fall II we are
divided. The National Republican
party tried it four years ago and YOU
know the result. Senator dupont
who Will address you. Is the man who
has held the Republican party in
TINS State together for years. He has
always been at the holm. To him the
republican party in Delaware owes
II sexistence. ! might almost say"
Senator duPont's address was de-
liVered slowly and was a plain. busi-
ness-like statement of present day
conditions and a prophecy OF what
the future will bring forth IL the
Democratic administration is retained
in Office Senator dupont spoke ex-
temporaneously, and his remarks
were listened to with the closest at
tention.
He told his hearers that he appear-
ed before them merely as one of the
thousands OF Republicans of this land
who are interested in the forthcom-
ing election. He said that hoping
and wishing for success would not
bring II, but hard work is necessary.
The primary object Of the Republi-
can party is to beat the Democrats.
That is what we are organized for"
he said. "All personal feeling and
snimosities ought to be eliminated.
In my judgment the prospects of
success this fall are excellent. Mr..
Wilson was elected four years ago
having the majority vote OF three
But he was really in the
TO the tune Of 1856. 900
votes. To be elected this fall he will
have to keep all the votes he had in /
1912 and get $4,000 more. l don't 1
believe he can keep all the votes he .
got in 1912, let alone obtain the |
$4,000 additional ones.
After the Inauguration of Mr.. VIII |
son in 1913, the first step the Democrats
.ook was to pass the Underwood tariff
which went into effect October
|, 1918. That measure is still on the
books, and II is opposed to Democratic
principles; it does not even follow the
platform Of the party laid down in Bal |
timore in 1919. The chief thought in 4
passing this measure was to make votes. /
Immediately after the passage of
this tariff bill its effects began to be
felt. Factories closed; workmen lost
their employment. There were five
million men out Of work that winter of
l0l3l4 You are familiar with condi-
tions as they existed in Wilmington.
Then in the closing days of July, 1914.
'ame the war in Europe. Like bolt
out of a clear sky came this great ca
tastroPhe. What was the result to this
"Importations Of goods ceased. The
war acted like protective tariff and
conditions all over the country changed.
Orders for all kinds of goods came flock
ing over here-orders for anything and
everything. European gold poured into
our Golfers. We passed almost at once
into a stage of remarkable prosperity
that is with MS still. But / have too
much respect for the American working
man and the American farmer TO he
Iieve that they will be deceived by this
temporary prosperity.
"When the war is Overland / do not
sec how il can last more than eighteen
months longer-the European nations
will be flooding this country with manu-
facttred srticlesla we will not he able
10 compete with their workmen.
This state Of affairs is not new. II
S practically similar to conditions
Is they we're in 1916. when the Demo-
rats passed their famous Walker bill.
rhe results TO this country were the
iame as those brought about by the
Underwood bill. II produced general
BUSINESS paralysis and business ruin
throughout the land. Then when the
'tihoCldtS we're ABOUT 10 reap the re-
'ults OF their unwise legislation a
nan digging a hole in California dis
covered gold.
Instantly the nation was in a
'laze. Men flocked to California and
oon n great shower OF gold was pour
ng over the land. Had the Democratic
'arty not had the amazing good luck
" the gold discovery of 40, the party
would have been overwhelmed. then
md there.