Evening journal., 1916-08-15

We claim to know something Of the
political conditions that exist here in
Kent county. and we can and do tes-
tify that the Kent county organization
forces of the Republican Party of
Delaware Will crush the scheme Of
the traitors and woud-be party
wreckers at the party primaries
All reports contrary to htsi state
ment are lies published in the
Morning News for the purpose Of
having 1t appear that the anti-organ-
izauon forces Will win out which
TACT, were II true. might cause the
fence-sitters TO jump TO them, and
thus add to their strength. But the
fence-sitters, and they are in no wise
legion, will, we believe, slide off on
the right side. But even If they do
not, their strength. numerically, is
insufficient to harm the organization,
which, to cOncede the traitors every
thing doubtful, will retain enough
strength to prove once and for all
time that the Organization Of the Re
publican Party of Delaware is build
ed upon foundation Of rock, and that
il cannot be lifted bodily by a band
OF vengeance-seekers and placed upon
foundation of sand, where the first
Democratic wave would wash IL away
to permanent destruction.
For the very life Of us we cannot
understand the reason for, or the
necessity Of. Alfred J. dupont writing
a letter to the editor OF his own
Morning News "reiterating" that he is
not a candidate for United States
Senator. Did any sensible man ever
believe that Alfred l. dupont was a
candidate for the office? Did any
person ever accuse Alfred I. DUPONT
Of being capable Of filling such an
office? II so. we are in complete ig-
norance Of the fact. Truly Alfred I.
duPont's letter "reiterating" that
he is not a candidate for United States
Senator is superfluous, as everybody
knows that he cares absolutely moth
ing about the Republican Party of
Delaware. and that his one. and only
one, purpose is to relieve his system
OF an over-abundance OF venum and
spleen which has accumulated
through his hatred OF r. Coleman
dupont. The fact that he selected the
biggest political traitor and political
corruptionist in Delaware to superin-
tend his pseudo work OF political
publication shouEl. and does. con-
vince every voter. except few
hrainless idiots. that Alfred T. dupont
is as big a falxir as his man Friday
Is a traitor and corruptionist.
In spite OF what one Of the Kent
county traitors said about Senator
| DUPONT in his Morning News statement
| last week the Senator is in no danger
/ OF losing any Of his Senatorial pres
| tige. And the nerve possessed by this
traitor In attempting to besmirch the
recognized, conceded and proved quail
ifications and ability Of Henry A
dupont as a United States Senator, in
view OF the fact that the man who is
leading the movement in which he Is
vitality interested to wreck the Re
publican party Of Delaware was once
n United States Senator himself, anS
that n comparison of his Senatorial
record with that OF Senator duPon
would not only be odious. but ridicu
lousy ludicrous and ludicrously ride
ulous. This man is a fair sample o
the Kent county traitors and would
be party wreckers He. like all o.
the Kent county Alice followers. il
decidedly sn2ll; his unjust and pref
udiced criticism of Senator duPon
only adds to his smallness
Doesn't il seem rather strange tha
at the same time Alfred l. DUPONT is
making his bid for political affluenc'
in Republican circles on the GROUND
that he is a purist and reformer HI
is furnishing the money that is be
ing used 10 corrupt the colored voter
in various sections Of the State b,
buying their "influence.' paying then
to attend meetings pulled off by hi
hirelings. and for other corrupt pur
poses. not to mention the fact that h
will furnish the money to actuall
buy every colored vote possible Z
buy on primary election day? Per
haps he is beginning his work of puI
ification by corruptlng the colore
voters OF Delaware on the homeo
pathic theory that like cures like.
If this isn't the reason for the cur
rupting practices Of himself and hi
lieutenants we must confess that "
are completely at sea.
The strength of the Republica
party OF Delaware is in the hands G
the voters. The organization is tn
party. and such organization is form
ed and upheld by the men who cas-
the ballots. Without the consent an
adhesion of the latter the forme
could not exist. That the Republica
party Organization does exist is sell