Evening journal., 1916-07-15
LOOKING TO THE JUNIOR sENATORl

IN THOUSANDS OF working men and working women
and their dependents In Delaware and other States
will be affected dIsastrOusly II the Democratic United
States Senate follows the example Of the Democratic
House Of Representatives and passes the Omnibus Reye
nue. bill.
That measure selects few industries and bids fair
to them ont Of business. II relieves many other In
dustries from paying their fair share of the immense
amounts Of II is proposed by the Wilson admin
istraton shall be raised for preparedness and other
Federal purposes.
The hill strikes direct and deliberate blow at the
manufacturers OF explosives The chief those manu-
facurers the DUPONT the Atlas and the Hercules
companies. All three of them have their business GEN.
tres in this city and State. They give employment and
support to of thousands our citizens and those
for whom they the bread-winners.
The Omnibus bnl is a Democratic measure. Congress
Is Democratic. The President is Democrat The Jun.
Tor United States Senator from this state is a Demo.
erat The Democratic administration processes to he
solIeitous for the welfare Of the working people,
The junior United States senator from this State pro.
fesses to have great influence with the Democratic Con-
and the Democratic President Therefore, tens Of
thousands Of men, women and children. whose fnan.
eial and economic interests tied up IN our explo
si'es manufacturing and whose most vital in
terests menaced by the Omnibus bin, are eager 10
know what steps senator ssulsbury is taking or pur-
poses taking IN the United States senate to prevent
such economic disaster being inflicted upon them un-
der Democratic auspices.
Thus far IT Is said he has done nothing for the pro.
lection Of these tens Of thousands Of his constituents
II is ntmated that on the ground Of party regu.
Iarff he r.otc I.
cratic national administration in IFS work Of destroy.
ing or mpairing their Of earning livelihood.
In view Of the Junior Senator's inacton II IS not sur
prisng that much INDIGNATION prevails in this State.
That indignation is accentuaed by the knowledge that
he is the only Democratic member Of Congress from
Delaware and therefore, The only member Of the Della
ware delegation Who be expected 10 influence the
wilson administration in this highly important natter
The feeling among the tens Of thousands Of wage earn
ers whose earning capacity menaced and also amoup
other thousands who have their money invested IN tho
securities OF explosives manufacturing concerps k that
the junior Senator should he up and doing HE s.,
ue 10 act Tor the protection Of his constituents cann
lah TO have had eject upon him and the mart, ~
which he is the recognized State leader
The dupont Company gives direct emplo,msr, g. -.
least 10000 and women in this city and II, ,,,.
date neighborhood Il gives indirect emplovmen, -
fully many in the metropolitan distric, !,
pays high wages and is exceedingly considerse os ,b
comfort safety, webeng and happiness OF those whom
it employs All told il gives direct employment to 60
900 in this and other States. The Atlas and In
Hercules companies also employ large numbers Of mel
and women. II is serious thing for a national admin
stration TO strike at the bread and butter of such
by taxing into idIeness comparative inactV
iy the corporate Of lucrative employment Ant
yet that is what the Wilson administration purpose
doing and the Democratic junior United States Senator