Milford chronicle., 1918-11-01
WHY THEY ARE sQUIRMNG.

why | can not vote Tor Willard Sauls-
oury's return 10 the United States
senate as a member from Delaware
has caused a stir among the Demo
cratic ponticians IN the vicinity OF
-l.oru, wDO are attemp,4Ds - cam
onauge the SITUATION, ana belittle the
writer OF these letters in the eyes OF
the public. That was to be expected
and they are. privileged to a aefense
OF that kind, as it is all they can
make against facts as printed.
! know that 1 am past the middle
OF life, and l also know that it is no
disgrace to apply for a position. no
matter how lowly in the service OF
my country, even tho it be a janitor-
ship in the Milford Post Office; and
that seems to be about the sum OF their
charges against US. and as a cause
. for my refusal to support Mr.. Sauls-
bury. But my statements were plain.
and stand by them.
When such men as Paul Pry", Will
lard S. Dickerson. of Glendale at
tempt to criticise my democracy as a
champion of the Democratic Party,
then God save the country. A man
who is known to have failed to buy
even one Liberty Bond of any issue.
or even a War Stamp. and whose
private life is Of no higher patriotic
standard, is not the man to champion
the cause Of any political party upon
moral grounds.
l reiterate, that Senator Salisbury
has selected almost as a whole, men
as appOintees to Office in Delaware,
who are whiskey drinkers and friends
of the whiskey element, or both.
Look this particular matter up all
over Delaware, and it is true. In the
present epidemic of disease in Della
ware, it was a democratic appOintee
of Senator Salisbury who wrote
prescriptions as many as several
hundreds each day, for days, for the
buns Of Wilmington and for those
who filled the police courts with men
arrested charged with being drunk
and helpless upon the streets. thus
helping to retard shipbuilding and the
work of the government. All labor
is needed now for the defense of our
country. and these appointees Of
Senator Salisbury are falling down
on patriotism hard.
Had L have voted six years ago for
Republican Congressman and others,
l might have been taken care Of by
Mr.. Salisbury in some small way ac-
cording to my capacity now.
Senator Salisbury and Congress
man Polk were in Milford last Satur-
day, and the respect for the two men
was marked, so that any person with
an observing turn Of mind would
have noticed it. Mr.. Polk was greet
ed up and down the strets by demo-
Gratis and republicans, the rich, the
poor, the fisherman and Oysterman,
as we'll as the farmers, with cordial
hand clasps, and kind words. Mr..
Salisbury was greeted in a very per-
functory manner by most Of the peo-
Pile, and only cordially by the office
holders and those who expect to
benefit thru his election. l didn't see
him, as l understand that he re-
mained in his room at the hotel most
of his time while in Milford, which
was large enough to hold all that de-
sired to see him, while there were 9TH
ers he must have been ashamed to
be seen with.
Would you vote for a man who
comes into your town and fails to
even notice you?
This is the first time I ever knew
of Democratic Party attempting to
get democrats off the registration
list, after they had registered, for the
reason that they believed that these
men wouldn't vote the straight ticket.
l can't vote to uphold that class OF
men.
shall vote for L. Heisler Ball for
United States Senator and Alfred
Polk for Congress. They are honor
able and honest men politically and
will be fair to all.
AS to Mr.. Draper l have only the
greatest respect as a citizen; but he
favored a high license as the means
for controlling the liquor question.
Were l a farmer, l would not desire
a man identified with the canning
in the legislature-the laws
are already strict enough in favor OF
the Gamers.
AS between Mr.. Draper and Mr.. l.
D. Short there is a clean cut line in
every matter Of public. Mr.. Short
stood for prohibition and won. Mr..
Short stood for moral laws and hon
esty in political administration Of
public office. Mr. Draper has not been
aligned on the same side as Mr.. I
Short on public matters, and has in
he past been disposed to play for pO-
itical advantage for himself and |
friends regardless of the public in
erests. For that reason I shall vote
lor Mr.. Short to represent Sussex
County for four years in the State
Senate.
In a Dover paper. there appeared
asst week an article signed "A Mil
ord Voter" 1 desire to say just a
ew words to that sneak, who failed
o place his name to the article.
There were two men who concocted
hat article. They make excuse for
ieveral well known men who do not
iced any apology for their actions.
ask those men this question; viz:
Did you ever see the so-eealied lead