Evening journal., 1916-07-27
THAT POLITICAL PURITY
TRINITY.
edit ORIAL)

Delawareans who have time to devote to things gro
tesque, suffers from the systemaed deusiOn that there
is a Republican machine in this State
With ardOr rancOrOus that It would do credit to
political deryish, he feel that his chief mis-
sion earth is to destroy that machine wheels of
which whrI persistently and amOyingly in his
disturbed bradn.
The best possible proof that there is no such ma
efne has been cOniured up by that haedstempered
mind rs found in the fact the Republican State Con-
VeutiOn elected Alfred dupont TO be delegate to the
Republican National Convention in Chicago.
n there had been Republican machine in this State,
such political misft as Alfred L dupont never would
have been elected 70 such important Office and the
record Of the Delaware delegation to that convention
would be cleaner aud wholesome than it is to.
day.
AfredT. DUPONT went to the Chicago convention mot
because the voters in rural New Castle county wished
him to go, which they did not; not because he de.
served the honor, which he did mott not because he
was mentally temperamenaIly fitted to discharge the
duties Of The office, which he was not, but merely be-
cause that owing to unfortunate and regretable set
Of circumstances that existed in this county, majority
Of the Delegates from rural New Castle bent upon
fragrant betrayal of the confidence of the Republican
voters had sent them to Dover elected him and not
Colonel Henry A. DUPONT, and because the Republican
crgau1zatOm the Republican State Convention and Sen.
afor dupont had too high regard for the principle Of
majority rule and the binding effect of CAUCUS
lBenstat principle tainted with treachery to the
voters, to viCIate II by calling machine politics into
U4ay to override the will Of the New Castle county
sEucus.
1Toses.ke. kEfred 4. DUPONT has sprung out Of the
bunIrushes and would like to have himself accepted by
sRepulicsn voters of Delaware an-apostle of pur
fly and by the Republican party as it's prophet and
Euaeunte rOsd to political righteousness As an act
precedent to scsmpSign IN that behalf and evidence
Of Ids eanestneSs Of purpose and high and lofty aims,
heanSsummoBedtc his SIDE J. Frank Alice, by reputa-
fiou arc.ccrrDtOuist Of the Delaware electorate and
azshJbstzayer Of ]. Edward kddicks his political and
FnsncssI creator benefactOr and friend, and Benjamin
AarOFes whose shifty record IN politics is known so
V4O DeIsvareans that It calls for only passing COM
fusut here.
Tat4s flePlitczaT Purity Trinity that has set itself
uua our mfdsto strike from the wrists and ankles Of
dOTvn.trOddsn Republican electorate the shacles Of
,umercaIess Republican machine. That Is the Political
Ts Trinity that has arrogated 10 itself the task Of
y,ryematfnQ and reforming the Republican party Of
mas stae ans4nJeCtng into the body pOIitc those At
trsfues ofsuuy and probity of which It would have
rrasnlmu community believe It Is possessed. That
a, The Political Purity Trinity that is to bring to the
x,uSd,cn party of this State Che dawn Of civic mil
,s that iy to illuminate It from the ten-mile circle
north 10 ts Mason aud Dixon line the south.
6Oa, wfutan AIuminatsOn' 10 come from sucha shady
sOurcea
Tne setting upzUf suc. affinity ana the assumption
fiOht hsA adj
fuDoects Of proof marks the very height Of the silly
ssnon in politics and shows to what attitudes hypo'
critical pretense. Will seek to climb when equipped with
ro1den spurs, dIsempered head, excited spleen and
frzz1led nerve.
We 1vouIdsremfnd &IfredrI. DUPONT and The political
irymaids whom he has smonedto his side, seemingly
Without taxing even the ordinary precautions for SELF
urOtectiOn that while is may be the silly season fO1
ty it as-notthe silly seaSOn'fOr the Republican vot
srsOBt Btadsetate tits 10 those voters serious season
IN which the most Vital interests Of the State of Della
ware and rs people and Of the United States and it
DeoOle are at stake IN one of the most important pO
Iiticsl campaigns ever waged in this country.
voters Of Delaware too busy with the serious
ssrs Of IiFe4tO pay than passing attention TO th'
rarformances of apOlltica clown and deusOnst b
tine dOngs of the-pOItcal Punch and Judy whom he ha
drafted into hs service Nor are the Republican electors
N, frame of mind to give comfort to the schemes
that political clown and delusOnst TO prostitute th
Republican party, to rob It Of its character as pOten
nl agent public good, and to make Of 1t mere dra
to be used by him to give vent and force to cOngena
hatred that Is in Republican and that shOu
have mo- abiding place in the fabric Of the Repubca
party.
We have no objection TO Mr.. DUPONT permitting hi
bank account to play the role of the partisan COW;
have no objection to him permitting J. Frank Alice an
BENJAMIN A. Groves to play the role of dairymaids;
have no objection to him permitting them to fill thei
buckets with the golden of which they in
.....1- sana hut r,n do insist TINT ther Leen