Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-15
DEFEAT OF DR.. PIPES
IN RETROSPECT
Victim Of Second District Repub-
lican Cut Analyses the
Situation.

DIR. W. Henri Pipes of Tenth ant
French streets, Negro, Republican noml.
nee for the Legislature, in the Seconc
district, who was defeated, has asked
Every Evening to print the following:
The defeat OF DIR. William Henri Pipes
the Republican nominee for the Della,
ware State Legislature. has caused wide.
spread disappointment and dissatisfac.
tion. among the men and women Of his
race, who have shown more interest IL
this election than any previous ono IN
recent years, because Negro was on the
ticket, thus giving, as IL were, a real per
sonal touch which was keenly felt and
appreciated hy every Negro throughout
the State
The crying need of representation for
more than 10000 Negroes of the State,
by one of their oVn race who knows their
needs better than any one else, cannot
he denied
The Republicans of Delaware had a
landslide, elected the State ticket. but
left the Negro out; while IN New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia,
Ohio, Illinois and Indiana the Republi-
can landslide elected Negroes To their
State Legislatures. Pennsylvania, elect
ing two, Massachusetts, Presidential
clector, end Delaware, that claims 70 be
the honor State in the Union, is still
behind she would have placed herself
high in the upward trend Of recon-
struction had she seized this opportunity
TO further strengthen and cement tho
Republican party by standing Loyalty for
Justice, fraternity aud honor as q part of
the policy of the Republican party and
nation.
Dr. Pipes was nominated by the Re-
publican party in free and open pri-
mary for the State Legislature FROM the
Second Representative district; he was.
therefore. entitled to the fun support of
all Republicans OF his district, regardless
of race or creed.
He conducted his campaign in n clean
and scholarly manner. never deigning once
to notice the unjust misrepresentation or
contemplate clcventh-hour methods. and
house-to-housc effort put forward 20
boost prejudice against him. Notwith-
standing All this contumely, the wonderful
vote he poled attests tho fact of his popu-
larity and that he was the choice Of his
party and people.
The loyalty shown by more than 800
white Republicans of the Ninth and
Eighth wards in helping 10 roll UP n big
NpAt IoI III 1 tiffN 8tN tilt A3aIAN, VIII mot
pass unnoticed. also the noble work done
by the Negroes of the Sixth. Eighth and
Ninth wards. But il is an undeuiahle
fact that in some districts Of the Eighth
ard Ninth wards whose party leaders
have been supported and kept in office
by the Negro vote, these same districts
pollcd very heavy vote for Prohibition
more than 1000 votes, aud yet there are
only 621 prohibltionists IN the whole
city, and 90 independents.
Now, II takes but very little calculating
10 show who defeated the Negro nominee
for the Legislature, thereby sending
Democrat. TO a place where he will be
non-est, so far as party interests are CON
cerned.
II is very striking aud significant
fact that while the Negroes taught their
women to vote the straight Republican
ticket" the white Republicans of these
districts taught their women that il was
loyal TO Gu" the Negro Would il rot
be wiser to consider another slogan
! am an American citizen, the type Of !
Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. | have /
always been interested In good govern j
ment, the uplift Of my race the Negro. i
The cause of representation and the /
highest type of citizenship is always para
mount, and | shall continue 20 work and /
put forth the best thst is in me, by the