Evening journal., 1916-09-06

ierday is as follows:
The Democratic party Of Delaware, in
convention assembled. at Dover, this 18Th
day OF September, 1916, in presenting TO
the electorate Of the state candidates
for the several offices FOR which inoum-
bents are to be chosen in November
next. declares its adherence to the fun.
damcnial principles Of which it has al
ways been the exponent Il still be-
lcvcs in the stcadfast maintenance Of
those rights Of local clf-government
inherent in our State autonomy aud
guaranteed by our Federal Constitution.
Ita ideal has always been the largest
individual Liberty consistent with the
like liberty Of others ard special privi-
lsess 20 none
Animated ny this faith the Demo-
cratic party has always deprecated the
efforts made by the Republican party
since the Civil War to use the taxing
power Of the general government tor
private advantage under the specious
name OF protection 70 American indus
try. In 1912 the American people, re-
gurdless of patty, recognizing the inc
qualities and injustice of this so-called
protection and the folly of longer rely
Inc upon the Republican party for an
honest revision of the tarif. placed the
government in the hands Of the Demo-
cratic paity under the leadership of that
upright citizen and scholarly statesman,
Woodrow Wilson, charged with the
mandate that governmental powers
should no longer be prostituted to the
use OF private interests,
We now recall with unframed pride
how Won this mandate of the people has
been oboycd by the President and the
Democratic Congress. Many Of the IN
Justices and Inequalities imposed by the
PAYNE Aldrich tariff bill have been
iemcdicd by a prudent and conservative
revision, end the business of the coun.
try has been placed upon a soundei
LASTS.
The Republicans in recent years in
their endeavor 20 secure power have
made specious promises as to the ap-
nOintmont of 2 permanent commits
sion to consider tariff revision in sci
entifc and proper way but when IN
power their masters, the tariff bcne-
fciaries never permitted them 10 re-
deem these promises II remained Tor
A Democratic President and a Demo
ratio Congress 10 place upon the
statute books. a law operating such
A commission.
But the eventful history Of the pres
ent Democratic administration does
not end with its performance OF the
mandatory requirement OF tariff ravi-
sion and with the establishment Of a
conservative and scient &c board for
the consideration of future changes
In the tariff. II has placed UPON our
statute books more beneficial and
experimenting legislation than any ad
ministration Of recent years. For the
first time in our history we have
created o financial policy which has
admittedly on al hands removed the
control OF our credit and currency
from the hands Of centralized syndi
Gates and moasurably prevented the
recurrence of those financial panics
which have been so devastating "a
the business and welfare OF the ccun
try in our past history. II has con
ferred upon the Interstate Commerce
Commission a larger and more salu
tary control Of the great Transports
ton business Of the country. II has
enacted important legislation for the
benefit Of labor. While enacting this
and much other important legislation
inuring 10 the benefit of the people
al large, this administration has had
10 deal with the most momentous and
peTpleying questions of foreign POL
icy that have confronted any admin
is;ration since that of Abraham Lin
coin. During all these trying times
President Wilson has held aloft the
standard OF his country emblazoned
with unselfsh altruism and with q
steadiast faith in the humanity anc
honesty Of purpose which have al
ways characterized the American PEG
pie in their dealings with foreign ma
tons. Amid all the savagery snc
'lawlessness which have been engend
cred by the unprecedented strife OF c
worldwide war. President Wilson Ia!
taken his stand upon the unassail
able rock Of international law anC
humanity. He has defended our pro
claimed neutrality and neutral rights
not by war but with the dignity aDC
force of his arguments. The embar
RAISING and complicated questions in
strife in MeXico which harrassed III,
councils and coniounded the Judge
ment Of the preceding Republican ad
ministration, have been met with Z
statesman-like calmness and patience
"a 'watchful waiting" for an oppor
tunity to restore orderly and decen
government in that unfortunate anC
distracted country. So far peace viii
honor has been the achievement o
o the Democratic administration The
only alternative was war and our Re
publican opponents dare not pro
nOunce in favor Of that ALTERNATIVE,
so fatal TO the happiness and wei
fare Of our people.
In all cur foreign relations Presi-
dent Wilson holds high the standard
OF a true Americanism which desires
and strives for peace without fear oi
war if war shall be necessary for the
preservation OF our honor or our
safety.
We unhesitatingly and unQualifiedly
endorse. the acts and achievements OF
President Woodrow Wilson and of our
Democratic Congress. We endorse
the platform adopted by the Demo
cratic National Convention in St
Louis IN June last We pledge our
loyal and unqualified support to
Woodrow Wilson and Thomas R. Mar.
shall, the Democratic candidates fol
President and Vice-President
We recall with pride the past his
tory Of the Democratic party in IFS
administration of the affairs OF the
State and counties Of Delaware. and