Evening journal., 1919-05-02
FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1919.
THE WILMINGTON ELECTORATE HAS NOT GONE
BOISIIENIk.

VIYlILlAN q. IAtLONS friends were rtspohsnlc TOT
w the defeat of James >. Price Republican candi-
date for Mayor, two years ago
William G. Taylor's friends were responsible for
the election of John W. Lawson, Democratic candidate
for Mayor two years ago.
William G. Teylor's friends responsible for
the Lawson Democratic administration Of city ar-
fairs during years because had it not been
for their act political assassination against James r.
Price the Republican nominee there would have been
Lawson administration.
When william G. Iaylors friends condemn tho
Lawson Democratic administration they condemn them
selves because they made Il possible by driving the
political knife into the back OF James 4. Price
Those things truc
Wilmington Republicans know they are trucl
Wilmington Democrats know they truel
There is not resident the state of Delaware who is
intelligent politically, who does know they truei
Nor is there any intelligent resident of the State OF
Delaware who does not that the friends of William
Taylor who the political knife 10 the hilt into the
back OF James r. Price trying drive that
knife into the back OF Townsend, another Re
publican.
BY the same token be 1t said, It is these friends
OF William Taylor who stand prepared to participate
'7''''s'fff'fh
publican who dares to 90 tho Republican primaries
ns Mayoraliy candidate and defeat Mr. Taylor for the
nomination
Come in" those political sssassns III Taylor wins
In the Republican primaries support him In the muni
cpal election; If his opponent wins reserve TO
selves the right him and his candidacy pieces
Isn't that fine situation for the Republican party of
the city of Wilmington to be in?
Isn't it the height political errontery group
political assassins serve notice upon Republican
electorate:
"Take man, Taylor for Mayor, take a Democrat!
Isn't the height of political folly any Repub
lican consider seriously for instant the nomination
Mayor OF a who already has defeated twice
,so Office; whose friends slaughtered tho Republican
candidate for Mayor two and whose candidacy
would should, be marked the outset by ablec
party apology for the presence in the field of a
whose friends committed against Mayor Price act of
political assassination and who have extended their
tonsl knitting to the present Republican governor Of our
seicg
There is old, old saying that "hc who lives by the
sword dies by the sword,' Psraphrased TO meet the
present situation, might be made to read by many
Republicans:
'1Ic who lives by the knife, dies by the knife"
Mr. Taylor and his friends have lived by the knife
Whether they win die by the knife will be by the
Republican primary and the city election results
In any event, would be shame for the Republican
party which can win the election with the right sort of
a candidate invite defeat by putting up the wrong
sort of candidate, be he Mr. Taylor other man
of his Kind.
The political asssssns of Mayor Price and the pol
icaI assasnis Townsend TO think that
because they have become political Bolshcrks, the Re
publican and the general electorate city
gone Bolshcvik We feel they mistaken in
their view. We confident there is a saving grace
in the Wilmington electorate which the plan for
tho ascension by Mr. Taylor TO official chair which his
supporters Dyed two ago. with the political blood
OF James f. Price Republican Mayor, who had made
good and whose sole oIcnse that he had defeated
Taylor at the RepubIiean primaries
II is because OF these things that VIC urge RcpubI-
cans 70 nominate Tor Mayor candidate who can win,