Milford chronicle., 1917-05-18

Wilmington City we have interest il
an indirect way. insofar as the results
affect the balance of the State of Del
aware. The fights and quarrels OF
the local interests of Wilmington. are
family quarrels to be left in their OWE
washtub to clean; but, when by the
act of any part of the political organ
ization. which will affect the balance
of Delaware from political stand
point result from such quarrels and
contests, then it is time for all party
men who have the desire to see their
party dominate the policies of State
and County government, to take an
interest in the squabbles of our big
sister town. It is in just this atti-
-ude that the Republicans of lower
Delaware, and especially those who
hone to see the policies of the Re
publican party advanced and carried
out in all civil government, are now
considering what the results will be
upon the era of progress and reform
which the Republicans of Delaware
have opened. We have only the
thought to protect the future of the
Republican party from danger thru
personal and factional quarrels which
are now seething in the political
world of Wilmington. We want to
be understood as standing not for any
individual or faction, but for the great
majority of those Republicans in Del
aware who can arise above individual
worship and demand that their party
shall follow along the lines of fair,
honorable and just policy, in the ad-
ministration of all the various branch
es of the state, county and municipal
government. The political methods
of last summer and fall are lessons to
which the Republican Organization
must give proper consideration. The
overbearing and dictatorial policy
which then brought defeat to part of
the Republican ticket, must be kept
in mind as a reminder that there are
thousands of Republicans in Della
ware who will not follow blindly the
dictates of any faction or set of indi-
viduals. who may assume the wisdom
and directing policy for the entire
Republican party The close primary
results in Wilmington last Saturday
has once again brought this fact to
the glare of publicity, and the action
of the Republican City Committee in
refusing to consider any contest, be
that contest right or be it wrong, has
no bearing upon the question; but, the
act of choking off any hearing or in
vestigation smacks too much of the !
action of the campaign and Dover |
convention in 1916 and the people will |
not stand for closing down on a |
square deal for every man. We care !
not as to the personality of the con-
testants, it is the principle at stake |
which has the bearing on the people.
Charges have been made, by both |
sides interested in the questions of |
Wilmington City government. These
charges may or may not be with sub
stantial foundation. and with that we
have no direct interest other than re-
hective results. 1t has been charged
that the Organization applied the
methods which prevailed when Chas.
r. Miller was defeated at the prim-
aries last summer. On the other
hand the Organization charges that
the opposition is actuated by per-
sonal fight to defeat the Republican
party that personal animosity may be
satisfied. That each of the factions
used the usual amount of money to
conduct the primary elections, last
Saturday, there will be but little
question But the Republicans of
Delaware, outside the City of Will
mington, are now considering the re-
suits which must follow the carrying
of the fight into the election in June.
Without regards for a fair deal, we
believe that the way for the Progress
sive Republicans to confound their
opponents and prove to the balance
of the Republicans in Delaware. that
they stand for better things in govern
ment than the Organization in Della
ware. is to see that the ticket which
was nominated last Saturday is elect
ed in June They have won most of
the nominees for membership in City /
Council and in the various positions.
other than the Mayorality. and by
standing for regularity, even though /
they may have been defrauded by the
primary in securing their choice for
a standard bearer, they will stength-
en- the hands of their friends in Kent
and Sussex Counties, and assure sue
cess at the elections of 1918 in Del /