Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-02-09
A NOBLE MESSAGE

an oversight The Tran
! script has failed to notice the
noteworthy political views OF mr. a.
fred l. Dupont given in response to the
of a Morning News reporter
and printed by that journal in its issue
of January 3Oth last.
Tits noble message, announcing
lofty doctrines Of political purity and
freedom not unworthy, some ideal
system of More or a Locke. Then'
what nobler task could engage the at
tention of good citizen than this one
that seeks the deliverance Of his own
commonwealth from the humiliat'ng
bondage of political bossism scarcely
less shameful than that Of Tammany
in New FORK or Penrose in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Dupont sounds patriotic note in
declaring that 1.-THE country's greatest
need now is a government more fully
responsive to present conditions; that
this crisis demands that the very best
men in both parties should be in WASH
ineton;-that Delaware as Republican
State. should have such representation
there"
He next expresses his desire ITO end
the domination of the Republican ma
chine and its control of the state vote
regardless of the wishes of the voters;
and to secure for each voter that voice
in his party's management to which he
is justly entitled"
After declaring that Senator Sauls-
bury's successor will be q Republican
if the voters do their full duty. he pro-
nounces the following wholesome poll
teal doctrine:
ANY good Republican properly
qualified to represent Delaware in
the United States Senate will meet
with my approval, but it must be
clearly understood that he must not
be dominated in the slightest degree
by any political machine or by any
group of individuals. He must come
before the people standing squarely
on his own feet, asking that he be
permitted to serve the people, not
boss them. We have had too much
bossing by officials who should be
the servants of the people and we
wish no more Of it. The people of
Delaware will in the future do the
bossing."
Here is a clarion call for real self
government which should rally to its
cause every Republican worthy Of the
name and prestige Of his party! The
people do intend to do the bossing, .
and the gang if they choose may dis
cover this to their sorrow!
He next shows the vital need of party
unity to win in the coming campaign:
There is no time for jealousies,
rivalry or ct:onalism. All person
al ambitions must be put away.
Everything must be made subser-
Went to party interests. The Inde-
pendent Progressive Republicans of
Delaware are thoroughly agreed
to use their utmost efforts to bring
about the nomination and election
of proper men, men of ability and
independence of thought and char
acter, who when elected will serve
the people faithfully and honestly"
Mr.. Dupont demands honorable
nominations free from fraud or duress, >
and warns the voters that "A repetition
of the scandals of 1916 can only end il
disaster" This is sorely needed, plair
talk which every honest Republican il
the State will heartily welcome
Mr. Dupont concludes his bluntl,
courageous but not less wise and timel,
message, with the prophesy that:
1.-The ultimate result, however,
cannot be in doubt if the Republican
voters in Delaware are permitted
by the county and state organiza-
lions to select their candidates at
the primary and the convention is
properly called and honestly held"
The Transcript has always advocates
this cause, long been demanding thu
the citizens Of its state free themselve
from this degrading slavery Of machine
boss-controlled politics, and therefore
will heartily aid Mr.. Dupont's efforts il
that behalf.
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