Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-27
MAKE HARVEY STAND THE TEST.

refused 10 wear the yoke OF the gentry
of $40 King street says that the women
who make their political headquarters
at ss3 Shiplcy street are giving luke
warm support to Leroy Harvey's
mayoralty candidacy because he has
assured them that ''he will. not be led
around by tho $40 King street crowd,
and we believe what he says he in
tends TO do. We would not have faith
in him IL he dealt with $40 King. street,
! but because be has given us positive
assurance that he is not tied up to
| and win not enter into any coalition
with the $40 King streeters, we are
better satisfied"
We can readily understand the desire
OF the women not to support n candi-
date hog-tted with binder-twine to the
SO. King street outft They very
wisely sought the nayoralty candidate
out and made him talk hot and cold
political turkey. They so much as
forced him to sign his political death
warrant in Misunderstanding the charge
sheet and the date OF political execu-
ton blank, to be filed in should Mr..
Harvey suffer from lapsis mentis.
We admire those women for their
actions. In addition to possessing ster-
ling honesty. they are actually an abler
group of politicians than the gentry of
$40 King street, who depend not upon
brain. but bun strength TO attain their
ends. Cwitness that blood-cudIing
resolution. to crush. feariessiy and re-
ientlessly.- which those brave lads
adopted.) These women are good citi-
zens, and they are rendering a genuine
service to the community by fighting
| the spirit OF autocracy which has
| sprouted in the Republican ranks In
Wilmington
I However, we would advise them
! TO go step further, and make
each Republican candidate in the
municipal election jump through the
political hoop just as Mr. Harvey did.
II WIN avail little--should the Republi-
can ticket by some mischance be
1 elected-to have Mr. Harvey freed from
! the bonds Of $40 King street, while al
other members OF the administration
would be humping their heads TO the
deck Of the political barque which is
anchored at the above address MIR.
Harvey would have as bold a group of
mutineers on beard as ever hoisted TIE
Jolly Roger. They would either lash
him to the mast and gag his silvery
tongue, or else they would b1indfold
| his eyes and make him walk the plank
to political oblivion
Since test questions TO determine a
mans fitness for a given post are in
vogue-even Mr.. Edison uses 'em, you
| remenaher-why not give Mr.. Harvey a
| try-out? II the women VIII listen 70
a bit Of sound advice--and we are GER
| tain that they will--xe can show them
how TO accurately determine. a la Binet-
/ Simon test, whether AIr. Harvey has
| the executive ability to both head his
| party in Wilmington, and to administer
| efficiently our municipal affairs. Here
| is the test, which MIR. Harvey might
take, say, at high-noou tomorrow in
Rodney Square In the presence of all
concerned.
/ Question One: DO you soIemnly
swear that you VIII keep your promise
I to our organization. and remain un-
/ fettered by the gentry Of $40 King
street, Correct answer, yes.
Question two: Having given your
| promise 70 US. then we may suppose
| that you have also extracted a similar
| promise from the other candidates on
/ the Republican ticket You have, have
You notz Correct answer, yes.
The first question Mr.. Harvey could
answer. The second one---as our astute
readers have already perceiyed--is a
catch question. OF course Mr.. Harvey
has not extracted such promise from
his underlings on the ticket DO you
think that he is man enough to round
up that jolly group of bucks, and make
them forswear their allegiance to theil
lords and masters7 Yet, il Mr.. Harvey
is not man enough TO do THAI, he does
not possess the executive ability which
a mayor, hghting for charter reform
must have. If he cannot rule his own
household, can he be expected to domi-
nate the next session OF the Legislature
aasd make 1t pass the Citizens charter
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We strongly urge that orr womer