Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-07

hardt said in opening his address
The nominees he said. are men who
would spend the States money wisely
and make the most Of 1t for the peo-
pie. and he quoted past records of the
party to confirm his statements. He
told the gathering that John G.
Townsend had been wisely chosen,
that he was the right man for the
head Of the State government and was
unusually well qualified for the work
He commented upon the capability OF
Mr.. Fisher in presiding over the Sen
ate and his efficiency Of assuming the
governors affairs should II ever be-
come necessary.
Urges Colonel Townsend.
He compared Colonel Townsend
with the Democratic nominee for gov
ernor, James II. Hughes. a lawyer, OF
Dover. who never was connected with
anything but the collection OF fees
from clients" he said. The COMPARE
son OF the history OF the two men
showed Colonel Townsend to be the
right man for governor, he believed.
He noted when Mr.. Hughes was ap-
pointed with other men to form the
Revised Code of 1898" which was
done, incidentally establishing, I'm his
opinion, a monument Of the inefii-
cheney OF Democracy" "He never did
anything to invite the vote of the citi-
zens." he added referring to Mr.
Hughes.
Were not going 10 have Demo-
crat presiding in the Senate" he
stated. He urged his hearers to go
out. make Republicans out of Demo-
Gratis, to spread the glad tidings.
THE donkey will have to get out
Of the road or he will be run over"
Mr.. Reinhardt spoke Of the Maine
and New Jersey elections as proof OF
the lack Of confidence bestowed in the
Democrats. and said that personally
he had heard that the Democrats all
over New Jersey are blue" He said
that President Wilson sis in an awful
hole now" He spoke of the President
kicking out the one-term plank that
the platform provided; OF the Demo-
cratic failure to lower the cost Of liv-
ing. as they had promised OF their
failure to live up to civil service re-
form and the installing Deserving
Democrats" in Office to make Jobs for
them.
1.-THE first duty Of government is
to protect her citizens; in this the
Democrats have failed" Mr. Rein
hard declared.
Attacks Democratic Record.
Congressman Miller, in his speech,
went back over the history of the
Democratic party when it gained con-
troll of the House. Then they blamed
the Republicans for the high cost Of
living. They boosted that they would
lower that cost. but this they have
never lived up TO. Mr.. Miller said. The
Republicans have an aggressiv cam
paign to make. not a defensive one,
he said. The stamp tax, recently aDol-
ished. was not approved Of widely.
Every time one licked a stamp, he
cussed the Democratic administra-
ton" he said.
Mr. Miller noted that a Democratic
administration had never been chosen
to succeed itself since the formation
of the Republican party.
Speaking of the campaign slogan
that Wilson had kept the country out
of war" Congressman Miller said that
when the marines were sent to Vera
Cruz in 1918 and 10 were killed that
was war, and he heartily, as did all
others. approved of the act of the
President. But he did not approve OF
what occurred afterwards-th inglor-
ious withdrawal Of the troops.
When American battleships were in
the harbor at Tampico, with many
Americans penned in the city in a
hotel with Infatuated Mexicans about
them, orders were given by the Mexi-
can government that the bsttleships
get out of sight of land; this was
done. Then the Americans were res
cued from the city by British and
German marines, Congressman Mil
Ter pointed out.
He felt that at that time Huerta,
whom Wilson drove out, should Lave
been recognized.
Mr.. Miller voiced his belief that
this country will not have so much
prestige after the European war,
when those countries will become
producing nations instead OF consum-
ing nations. Then our battle-born
prosperity will diminish" he said.
AT the close Of the meeting. sug-
gestions were offered for the march
ing Of the First Voters and members
of the active association in a body TO
attend the meeting in the Queen
Theatre on next Thursday evening,