Newark post., 1920-09-22

thistles. The party who wants to hold the
woman's allegiance must four-square its cand
dates with it's platform, and it's political prac-
tices with both. Women will become party
women if you please, but not machine women.
They will not surrender their independence Of
thought and of conscience. They will not be
slavish partisans. l believe this to be true of
Republican women as of Democratic women in
Delaware. Republicans and Democrats alike,
we have pledged ouselves to demand clean elec-
tions and clean and competent candidates for
office. No political lines can divide US in the
accomplishment of these ends In this very
fact lies a great hope, great opportunity. We
appeal to the delegates Of this convention to
give us platform and ticket that will Justify
us in appealing across party lines to the deyO-
ton and ideas of womanhood.
"Bind the woman's loyalty to the Demo-
cratic party. Assure this party of her unswpry-
ing allegiance by the support Of candidates
and measures that shall demand her respect
We, the associate members of your State Com
mittee, ask this of you.
"But you, who are veterans of many cam
paigns, will tell" u.s. who are recruits of today
that we cannot know the difficulties which
stand in the way, that we do not realize that
defeat so often is the price of straight deaing
that fearless action leads on to failure.
eve ask you to remember that never in the
history of this State have so many fearless
citizens come into their political freedom at one
election that never has such an army of voters
stood ready to rally to the standard Of right.
The political organization, which Delaware
women formed on the very day of the procla-
nation of the ratification Of the Nineteonth
Amendment is League for Good Government.
There is National League of Women Voters
with two million members. It's aims and those
of its Delaware branch are the same; to work
for good government, for wise legislation in na-
tOn and state, for the protection of women in
industry for the welfare of little children,
against vice and corruption They are working
together to purify election practices and to put
into office officials worthy of the best traditions
of America. They stand ready to work for
these things in Delaware.
"Our nation had its very beginning in revolt
against corrupt practices, and weak though
it was the things for which it stood prevailed
over an old established order. Prove to the
women of Delaware that the Democratic party
of her State desires the best for her, for her
men, for her children, that to attain this it will
nominate able and honorable candidates un-
afraid to express honest opinions, able when
elected to administer the State government
wisely and fearlessly and you will win the sup
port of great numbers of her new voters Con-
duct this campaign in such a way that every
page of its record can bear the earnest scrutiny
of wOman's eye.
1t is because we expect you to uphold hIgh
principles that we the associate members Of
your State Committee, have agreed to work
with you. We shall not fail you if you keep
faith with us.
'"Refuse to pander to mere expediency or the
wishes of the narrow and selfish. In those
historic days of 1897 when the statesmen Of
this country were assembled to frame CON-
stitution to give birth to a new nation, the
young child of Western democracy, there came
a dark hour of doubt and uncertainty. The
members of the convention feared that sono Of
the provisions in which they themselves be-
lieved might not please their constituents at
home. The convention hesitated. Then George
Washington, who had presided over the dolt6-
erations, left the chair and rising to his feet
thus addressed the delegates-If to please
others, we shall put forth what we do not our
selves approve, how shall we afterwards de-
fend our wor? Let US raise standard to when
the wise and honest may repair. The event is
in the hands of God"
She said also that the women did not want
the politicians to play politics with the schools
if they do they will not get the vote of the
women.