Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-16

form professions. Women viii not be
allured by such perverted doctrine. They
know that from the days OF the Pharisec
down 20 the present time, sound princi-
pies can no more be expected from un-
sound and incompetent men than figs
from thistles. The party who wants to
hold the woman's allegiance must FUR
square its candidates with its platform,
and it's political practices with both.
Women will become party women 1t
YOU please, but not machine women.
They will not surrender their independence
of thought and of conscience. They will
not be savish partisans. ! believe this
to be true of Republican women as OF
Democratic women in Delaware. Republl-
cans and Democrats alike we have pledged
ourselves to demand clean elections and
clean and competent candidates for office.
No pcIitical lines can divide us in the
accomplishment of these ends. In this
verv fact lies great hope, a great OPP
portunity. We appeal to the delegates Of
this convention to give us platform
and ticket that will justify us in appeal
ing across party lines to the devotion and
ideals of womanhood.
Bind the womans loyalty to the
Democratic party. Assure this party OF
hor answering allegiance by the support
of cadidatcs and measures that shall de-
mand her respect We, the associate
members of your State Committee, ask
this of you.
But YOU. who are veterans of many
campaigns, Will tell us, who are recruits
Of TODAY. that We cannot know the diff
6culties which stand in the way, that we
do not realize that defeat so often is the
price of straight dealing; that fearless
action leads on to failure.
We ask YOU to remember that never in
a 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 10
rally TO the standard of right. The politi-
cal organization, which Delaware women
formed. on the very day of the proclama-
tion of the ratification Of the Nineteenth
Amendment is a League for Good Govern
ment. There is National League of
Women Voters with two million members,
LIS aims and those of its Delaware branch
are the same; to work for good government
for wise legislation In nation and state.
for the protection of women in industry.
for the welfare of little children, against
vice and corruption. They are working
together W pulbN tCNioh pTdCtlceS ana
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 il was the thing 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 10 attain this il will
nominate able and honorable candidates
unafrald 10 express honest opinions,
able when elected to administer the
State government wisely and foarlessly
and you viii win the suppot of great
numbers of her new voters Conduct this
campaign in such n way that every page
Of its record can bear the earnest scrutiny
Of woman's eyes.
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 # 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