Evening journal., 1916-10-20
SENATOR DUPONT'S
REELECTION URGED

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republican ticket elected m This city,
down TO the humlbcst Office IN the
county" asserted Mr.. Hnles
Nh. Hilles, who spoke before the
City Committee recently. took occa-
sion last night 20 refute statements
published IN Democratic newspaper
quoting hm saying al the previous
meeting that the Democrats had the
best ticket" Mr.. Hilles said that what
he had said was The Democrats have
the best ticket .hcy have had for a
long time"
Mr.. Hilles referred 10 times under
Democratic regime in this city when
it was hard for voter TO secure q tax
receipt To- vote and of how ballot boxes
had been stolen from the Court House
and election stolen
National questions were taken up
by Mr.. Hillcs. the Democratic planks
of four years ago being considered
first. These he declared stated that
they believed i'm reducing the cost Of
living. and IN the onc-term plan. Both
of these planks have been forgotten
however The trouble of President
Wilson i'm holding his cabinet together
also was referred 10 by Mr. Hilles who
said that he would sooner take the
opinion Of fisherman on the Christi
ana river relative to managing our
navy than he would that Of Secretary
Of the Navy Daniels. who was an
editor of a paper in an obscure town
i'm the South
Mr.. Hilcs said that he knew Mr.
Garrison. who had been secretary Of
war. had played football against him.
but Garrison had never worn a sol
dier's uniform and knew nothing
about army affairs. and had resigned
because he could not get along with
President Wilson
Mr.. Hilles was checred loudly when
nc referred To tho Hon. John Bassctt
Moore. Dclawarcan. who resigned
from the Cabinet because he could
not approve OF President Wilson's
policy saying. ~ am glad he was =
Dclawarcan and walked out"
-Four years ago the Democrats
we're shouting about the waste Of the
Republicans al Washington. and vet
with them in power VIC sec the Civil
Service prostituied." Mr. Hilles
added. During tho past four years
more Offices have been created by
the Wilson administration than were
created i'm the thirty years OF Repuh-
lican control. Their one aim APP
pears TO place heelers Of their party
IN power.
As an illustration Of how the office
seekers we're hunting positions. Mr..
Hilles said. 81 have been interviewed
by numerous fourth-class postmasters
in this State and. and ono incident
which occurred at HOckessin shows
plainly what the Democrats have
stopped to. The pOstOfiice there. a
fourth-class one. was robbed some
years ago. and As is customary i'm such
cases the robbery was investigated by
the agents Of the Treasury Depart
ment Recently the junior senator
from this State had an agent sent 70
that postofhco. and the postmaster was
informed he would have to pay the
$500 stem or his bondsmen would be
proceeded against This man inter
viewed me and I told him to stay there
which he did. until his term expired
Mr.. HHles referred TO the necessity
Of an organization in every party, and
he said the place for every young
man was in such an organization, and
those in such organizations should
be upheld.
Mr.. Hilles closed his remarks by
saying that Il was the duty Of every
Republican to get out and work so
the Republicans could go to Kent
county on election day with a 1000
majority from New Castle county. IF
we do this" he said. I'VE will elect
our entire state and National ticket"