Evening journal., 1916-09-20
coMMENnARLr DISCRETION.

nOLT1CAL discretion is a splendid thing II is
L pleasing TO note that il featured the meeting OF
small group Of Progressives that assembled in Dover
on Monday to decide what they should pursue
in the present campaign
The ostensble purpose Of that meeting was to set
up Progressive ticket Following an exchange Of
views it decided to make nominaons.-at least
at this time Discovery doubtless was made that so
many Delaware Progressves returned to the Re-
publican party thar difficulty would he experienced IN
obtaining either representative ticket or a following
sufficiently lend dignity or impressveness to
the movement
With Colonel Theodore Roosevelt creator and leader
Of the Progressive party back in the Republican ranks
and working like a warrior for Republican success,
and with nineteen twenteths OF the political leaders
and voters who supported him in 1912 behind him in
his night for restoration of the Republican party TO
control there is for any Delaware Progress
sive declining follow their lead and thereby giving
comfort 10 Democrats and force TO Democratic prin-
ciples and policies in which Progressive Re
publican believes
There is a handful Of men in Delaware former Re
puhlcans who. chiefly because Of disappointment in
Office seeking in constant rebellion against the
Republican party and its organization Those men
are irreconcables They stand ready to attach them
selves 70 any ant-Re-ublioan movement When no
other political harbor is open they work openly or
covertly, with and for the Democrats II they pose
as Prosressves r is not because they believe in Pro.
gressive principles policies but merely because they
look upon the Progressive party something to which 10
cling with hand while 1nihng the Republican party
with the other hand They willing to accept anything
and 10 anywhere in order that they may pursue
their work Of ATTEMPTED political assassination Della
is fortunate in the fact that there is merely
handful Of such men and that they lost both the
confidence and the respect Of Republican and Pro-
Ngressive Republican voters. In making estimates
ofn oufro
always place those rreconcilables in the Democratic
column. They wise in doing So because past ex.
perence has shown that such men are merely Demo-
cratic helpmeets whose chief mission in campaign
is to attempt TO seduoe Republican voters TO follow
them m their pro-Democratic work. Never have the
members Of that group entered a campaign with less
to stand than they find under their feet AZ the
present time They have been deserted by their fol.
lowing which has fathomed their self-seeking nn-
worthness' and that following has gone into the Re.
publican party --------
Hughes and Roosevelt and Republicans and Pro-
gressive Republicans working side bv side o nut
an end 10 Democratic misrule in this country 10 hold
Republican States in line for Republican princ,ples
and TO make those beneficial principles paramount in
States which doubtful or normally Democratio
This is no time for Delaware Republican or Pro
gressive Republican who deserves the name 10 hole
back at the behest Of any whose political per
spective has been distorted by selhshness avarice
or years OF broodlng over imaginary grievances.
The Republican party offers tn the Delaware eIec
torate national and State tickets that are well worthy
OF support The three county tickets bid fair 10 he
both strong and representative in their makeup and
TO add strength to national and tickets that are
already strong In other words everything that
should he done has heen done or will be done 10 an
peal TO the sound sober judgment voters who de
sire good. clean and busnesske government and are
willing 70 go to the polls and vote for IT,
FIFTY PER CENT. MORTALITY DISEASE.
IHERE have been twelve cases Of infantle paralvsis