Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-27

Progressive party of this state. Thus
MIR. du Pont. not salts ed with fighting
the battles of his own party, attempted
bv met thodS of this character to knife the
real ProgrcssivcS who were making their
SIGHT above board You were not met IN
omen fight, but had to contend with
traitors backed hy du Pont money
SO again. Nlr Houston you found that
rs YOU could not count upon the du Fonts
when protesting friendship, YOU could
not count on them to play the game
square aS enemies
Twoj or four wears later Alfred /.
du Pont came 10 the front rs an avowcd
leader The ranks were divided between
those who supported Coleman and those
who supported Alfred !. II occurred to
nobody to seek other leadership. Instead
of one molasses bowl, there were now two;
and the flies swarmcd around both.
Everybody knew or guessed why this
new millionaire had entered politics
There was family quarrel and business
difference and the Republicans of Della
ware were to be made a party to thus
squabblc.
Doubtless as choice of evils and
hoping against hopc, YOU, Mr. Houston,
were inclined to JOIN forces with Alfred |.
du Pout His talk was very beautiful.
lie had no political ambition. lie was
opposed 10 any one man telling the people
what they should do Tie was for reform,
for bettermcnts Of all kinds, and assumed
an honorcd place in the ranks for all who
were worthy of 1t.
Then began a series of conferences az
Wilmington Alfrcd l. du Pout would
invite YOU and Others To hc present An
invitation was equivalent to a command.
You attended these conferences at con
siderable expense You were doubtless
under the impression that your counsel
was desired But gradually YOU dis
covered that YOU were mistaken When
YOU had a suggestion It was seized upon.
but YOU were after all regarded only as
as a scrvitor. not to be consulted, but
commanded When policies which YOU
had helped to originate were reversed IT
was not thought necessary TO inform YOU.
Ii must have dawned upon you about
this time that the new boss differed from
the old merely in his first name
About this time you began 10 have
evidence of the sweetness and light that
was promised the party by the new
leader Through his newspaper he in
lttiA0 HIS lSOAAdi NaAtAN IN
with party politics You and all Others
in good favor were supposed 10 eSpouSc
the cause of your leader in these personal
matters You were not supposed 10
realize how degrading il all was
You saw men who had once deSpIsed
Henry A. and who loved Addicks become
champions Of the former, then choose
T. Coleman a their mentor. finally turn
to Alfred and follow him with a zeal
and an abandon that caused your gore
to riSe
You also witnessed the rise of that
pure and lovely organization known j.
the Voters Non-Partlsan League with
r VI Davis al the head i man chosen
for hat position because by character
and attainment> he exactly fitted rhe
Job he was expected to do You realized
that here was an organization planned for
the simple purpose Of getting the unwarN
into the reform movement and there
using them a. the playthings OF q political
boss, who dldn even intend TO use them
for political purposes, but for his per-
sonal ends
And YOU found yourself under the
leadership Of a boss who carried his per-
sonal. business and family antagonisms
80 far that he lnsldlously attacked the
great 1u I OlAt L OAN I'm p1l4h anu ltS
Head And YOU probably realize that
this company i about the biggest thing
in Delaware a. we'll as one OF the finest
That company isn't in politics; its presi-
dent doesnt want Office OF political
power He has stuck strictly 10 his teNt
Is helping. as few other men are helping,
to win the war Ii Is an organization fair
and generous to labor, broad minded and
respected everywhere, and Is dong more
to put Delaware on the map than any
other organization or individual The
great charities of its president and other
officers are carefully concealed. 1t is an
institution that We should all take off
our hats 10.
Yet running through the yellow. sub
sidzed press ar, hints, suggestions and
innuendos inspired by personal malice;
and the elect are supposed To be party
to it,
And, finally. out Of all Of this has come
a State ticket which YOU are asked and
expected TO support 1t was manifest
from the beginning that the candidate
for Senator must have the .. *. of the
new boss And having that stamp in
advance placed upon his forehead, you
Know that il will re difficult to remove
:fter election The logic is unavoidable;
u the candidate Is elected, the great boss
VIII have ms personal Senator
You have probably felt that ut this
tIue If our rational crisis the Republican
party Of Delaware should have risen to
it, greattst height and have named for
Senator and for OngressInan the biggest,
most uGseH 81, patriotic man within the
boundaries of the State Well, you know
What was done, and you know it was
done under direction
And YOU are kicker, Thank God for
that, And may the tribe Of hckers IN
crease May the Republicans Of noble
and fine traditions run
amuck and smash things until the time
shall come when the pieces will t e gathered ,
together and q new ediice constructed
You have only this alternative. Get
in the harness, take up the banner Of your
leader inscribed personal wrongs" and
under the guidance Of 4 NJ Davis march
Oh to victory and to spois
Nobody who knows you, Mr. Houston,
will question your choice
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