Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-20
ALFRED !. DU POINTS
REMARKS |NOORSED
His Talk Proved Keynote OF
Republican Committee
Meeting.

,lfrsd | dv Points talk at the kcpub-
-, state and harmony committee meet
inr held Yesterday st the oung Men
RcpubIican Club, sounded the keyno'S
of the gathering. for II was indorse0
hy the meeting Mr.. du font referred
10 Republican differences IN the S'a'c
.,nd ,,rged all TO work for success and dls-
cn,ptcnance boss rule BY rising vote
tho committees unanimously lndorseo
Mr. du Points remarks, which were also
indorscd individually by several members
of the two committees.
ALFRED I. DU PoNr REMARKS.
Mr.. du Pont spoke rs follows:
I'VE have assembled this morning a'
the invitation Of the chairman VI
Pen,blican State committee with the
49, of doxisinc some feasible plan
Io1ling 10 the cooperation ot ail kepun-
E,a,s IN Delaware in the coming cam
,,aign and which combined eifoIt, IL mace
IN au sincerity. should insure the cieo-
tion of Republicans to Congress -,
III xn,lld bc y waste oi time to owen
tbc events which have divided the
Ronuhlican element IN Delaware III
- ,.cars and If We are to experience the
s,,Ieet ,.n-,rcratIon and harmony IN the
b;rbc.t dcprrc. reference Ia past diSa'Ic'-
t,rns q, any effort ia analNze thclr causes
vo,Ild do more harm than good
The chairman OF the Republican Ht'l''
committee. with coalition ao an "''l'''N''
bas manned certain gentlemen pr'Seh' -
a committee - work with thC NlAtt '"''i
,,,,+t-,,tnthr end that success hc achieved.
~ lin. ncw committee and ON
I.laf ii my iclloN memhcf5 WISH 70
..l,a,r, some thoughts on tn" ~olli, ION
ttL.. nrnldrm which coutront~ u>. IS
,,..,,r..-rn,.,tjyr of tho independent eif-
,n,.nt IN thc Republican, party oi 'ciA"htF'
mn nor-onaIv able Is voueh ioi th', SIN
,eritN ri thi- tacton N II eApT'sS'G ''V
~. - bring about the fullest co~ordllld-
,,n, and am taking It Tor granted NAT
tba other elements winch are mere VT
-,,.cd .re equally dcsIrou~ ot sincere
..o-nrs.r,tIon with III that the term M
nIic. place great emphasis ON '''S
s.ffributc sincerity tor unless We hc9i,
chat ~, sa> and work honestly ahu
bonor4blN as D unit to bring about = SUI
..esStuI issue, our time viii nave Nct'
wasted Lost
we. the independents. offer our pest
endeavors and We expect >lll''ar ny '.',,.- -
from all Others We want the i'a. ~
of combined effort. not the taclt mar
r,,onv ~ indifference We ask Tor deeds
MT tho anathy Of idlcneSs and empty
nrom,Sps Genuine harmony and honest
SINCERITY will be easily distinguished from
that which is artinclal.
Those principles upon which the moe
nepdcnt Renuhhcan element base their
rIain for prior recognition have oeeh
thoroughly exploited and all the gentle gentle
mon nnesent are doubtless familiar with
them and recognize their merit IN OF
der however, to anticipate any uh''r-
tainty which may still exist J VIII one,
moro define them The lndependtlh'
RcnIhlic.ns champion the cause 81 'h'
individual voter - against any poil'ltA'
eornnlnation operating adversely I" M
Interests and in suppression d MS rleh'
- sclf-rovcrnment We are, therI
adverse 10 and dcnounce Influence 81 any
n4fur, whatsoever brought Il bear On
tho voter. the effect 81 winch Will he e
dctr8c, from The value q In vote = an
cxnr'.-ion 81 individual opinion We
believe that the right If franchise cArT''>
with II a grave responsibility and fha'
every one having tins right should hc en-
conragcd 10 acccpl tho rcsponsihili,'N y
and 10 exercise the right fcarieSsiy m me
interest Of the commonwealth ana u
the nation.
IN this hour Of our country greatest