Smyrna times., 1916-10-11
DIT ORIAL)

ton action Of the Republican State Committee and
the four Republican district committees.
Every step he has taken has been marked by party
loyalty and regularity The suggestion that he with
draw is as insulting as it is unwarranted.
There is not valid why Senator DUPONT
should withdraw from the Republican ticket
There are eleven good reasons why he should re-
main candidate. They
First-He is a Republican.
Second-He has made an honorable record in Con-
gress.
Third-He is the choice of the Republican cleo
torate
Fourth-He is the choice of the Republican
Fifth-He is the choice of the Republican State
Convention
Sxth-His candidacy has the ratification of the Re-
publican State Committee and of the four district
mttees
Seventh-Hs attitude towards all the other candi-
dates the Republican ticket is of absolute
loyalty.
Eighth-He has valid right to expect and to de-
mand from them the of absolute 10y
atty himself and his friends will insist that
he receive it,
Ninth-The interests Of State and the country
at large demand that Delaware shall return Repub-
can the United States Senate to the end that that
legislative body shall be in harmony with Repub
President and a Republican House, and Senator
DUPONT is the only Republican Senatorial candidate
in this State.
ID
nomination. the support of every voter who de-
serves the name Republican and also to the sup
port of every lover of political fairplay and good gov
ernment
Eleventh-He requested by influential Republi-
cans and other friends his candidacy for
denomination. 1t at their solicitation that he
did So They stood by him in the Republican primary
and in the Republican State Convention They
standing by him today. They will stand by him
through campaign. 1t would be manifestly unfair
to those loyal friends he to entertain the thought
of withdrawing from the ticket
So much for the political status of Senator DUPONT
Now let us turn attention infinitely
phase Of the Republican situation in this State
We refer to the fact that Colonel John G. Townsend
Jr the Republican candidate for Governor; David
J. Reinhardt, the Republican candidate for Attorney
General and William ]. SWAIN the Republican
ddate for State Treasurer, have been placed the
third ticket put in the field by the coterie Of self
styled Republicans who bent upon wrecking the
Republican party electing Democrats to office this
Fall
The seriousness Of situation is found not in the
fact that they have been put that parywreckers'
ticket but the fact that they have permitted their
names to remain there Notwithstanding their knowl-
edge that that been set up for the express
purpose of wrecking the Republican party and de-
featng Colonel Henry A. DUPONT the Republican can
dida4e United States SENATOR Thomas w. Miller,
the Republican candidate for Representative Con-
gress; George M. Fisher, the Republican candidate
for Lieutenant Governor; Charles ]. Lun, the Re-
publican candidate for State Auditor Of Accounts
and Amos A. Watson, the Republican candidate for
State Insurance Commissioner.
Surely Colonel Townsend Mr.. Renhardt and Mr.
Swain are not so lost intelligent understanding
of the situation as imagine for instant that the
friends of Senator dupont Representative Miller Mr.
Fisher Mr. Luf and Mr.. Watson will condone toll
crate the act of party and associate disoyalty thai
would be symbolized by them continuing as candi
dates on that party wreckers' ticket
Political magnanimity is not an unknown quantity il
Delaware but 1t yet has reached the stage o.
shouting approval Of men who seek to climb into Off
From The Evening Journal, Wilmington, Del, Oct. g.