Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-16
sENATOR dupONT AID TmE ApAMsoN nIII.


N RIvEN to extremtes by the bold and determined
- front maintained by Senator Henry A. dupont and
his friends the political renegades who are behind the
scheme to wreck the Republican party in this State
have resored 10 new form Of attack upon the senior
Senator With the connvance and assistance of the
Democratic committee and certain Democratic union
labor men, they have arranged TO hold what they term
a "non-partisan meeting in Turn Hail on We'd
nesday evening. The scheme contemplates that at
that meeting Senator DUPONT shall be criticized for
having voted in the Senate against the passage of
the Adamson Eight-our bill that formed the basis for
a vote delivery dcker between President Wilson and
certain labor leaders who represented preferred classes
OF railroad employees and who failed utterly to dc any
thing for the other railroad employees and working
in general
We imagine that so far as Senator dupont is af
feoted the partywreckng schemers are welcome TO all
the political capital they make out Of his vote on
that bill. His record as friend OF labor is so we'll
established in this State that all the meetings the
party wreckers may hold will not serve to shake it,
Far from being "abors enemy" as the party wreck
ers characterize him. he has been abors friend through
out his long and distinguished business and official
career. He has not been, however, a man who would
permit himself to be pulled about by demagogues and
agitators. His interest in labor has been sensible
and fundamental and not emotional and unstable
Many employees and former employees OF the Whining
ton and Northern railroad, OF which, for many years
ne was president ana general manager, attest
friendly interest in railroad employees
That Senator DUPONT voted against the Adamson
Eigh-Hour law is a matter of record. He did it be-
cause he felt it to be his duty TO do so. His thou
sands OF friends in Delaware find pleasure in the fact
that he had the courage Of his convictions
The Adamson bill was a pemicious piece OF pro-
posed legislation II represented delivery deal
between Democratic President and the labor leaders
referred to above. stood for legislation in advance
OF Investigation instead OF investigation in advance Of
legislation. In effort obtain the support OF GER
tain railroad unions for his candidacy for second
term. President Wilson agreed TO put the Adamson
bin through a rubberstamp Congress. regardless OF
the interests Of thousands OF American investors in
railroad securities and millions Of American ship
pers and consumers That bill represented a leg
islatye log-rolling deal whereby American ship
pcrs and consumers. through increased freight
rates. were 10 be compelled 10 pay between $50
100000 and s10OOOOOO0 toward defraying the ox-
pense Of the Wilson getting propaganda That
bill also represented gross discrimination in favor
Of certain railroad brotherhood members and against
an other men employed in the transportation and i'm
dustria field In addition instead OF being an eight
hourday bill. as represented 10 be by its pro
ponents it was in reality bill to increase the wages
OF certain classes Of railroad employees at the expense
of other and much larger classes Of such employees
Yes Senator dupont voted against that bill He
would have been recreant in his duty TO the millions
Of American workingmen not embraced nv that hin
had he voted for it, He would have been recrean in
his dutyto the millions Of American shippers and con.
who will be affected to the extent of from 500
100000 10 S1OoooOOoO by that BILL had he pursued any
other course.
We may look for much rant and cant at the Turn
Hall meeting because the function has been staged by
those whose chief stock-ia-tTade is rant and cant
1t is merely part and parcel Of the party wreckers
scheme to turn the Congress Of the United States
and Delaware and its three counties the Demo-
Gratis The meeting will be packed by and with party
wrecking political renegades and Democratic delega-
tons from the several wards.
No matter what may be said done at that meet
ing the fact will remain that Deawareans and the
American public hold Senator DUPONT in high re-
for the manly he pursued when the Adam