Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17
nrsrs wirn PARTY VOTERS.

uatvd In the remarks made by For
mvr District Attorney Curlcy at the /
meeting nf the Democratic city COM /
mUivv Thursday mght. In which he
warmed uf what he considered the /
dnnuvr at tho Democratic party in
Delaware being made part of the
itupuMlvnn party organization, as the
Democratic party organization In
Philadelphia has long been merely an
adjunct uf the i,orubncan party par
tlaan mncnne, There viii be a hearty
Endorsement " this hope that such a
contamination never will be- Wit
nvasud ln Delaware
lluw the Democratic party organi-
ratinn has trcn thus manipulated IN
phuadrlphia--and IN other parts OF
pennsylvania as wcl--untn II has he.
cime a nonentity as FAR as the inter.
vFls ut the Democratic voters Of the
WY wv fNNNNiN'Ni " N'tt hilNNn W
uur people And 90 this political
chlVnncry ls due the startling deca.
d,rcr ~ the Democratic partys vot-
inH strrngth ln Philadelphia and
Pennsylvania The city which gave
Grower cleveland nearly hundred
thousand votes IN 1899, gave two
thousand fewer votes 10 Governor Cox
~ 1890, even with the vomcn partIci-
rating ~ tho privilege of voting The
trvachvry of Democratic leaders In
tadinE with the Republican machine
has so dlsrustcd thousands of Demo
crats IN Philadelphia that for years
they have refrained from voting. II
10 this political calamity that MIR. Cur
lcy warned Delaware Democrats to
suara arainst.
Regardless ~ how much reason
there may be- Tor fcarins such ca
lnmi,y 60 the Democratic party in
Delaware. the warning IL timely IN
that n viii appeal to Democrats and
may svrvc 90 turn tho attention of
many 60 the pronricty of giving care
Gal attention 60 party affairs next
year, especially by active participa-
ticn IN The primaries. For at these
contests within the party all matters
ti general party policy ~ well as tho
selection 81 candidates. may be deter
mined hy the partys voters
Miss Ellen samworth also made a
practical address at the meeting in
rfcrrlnF 20 the work that the Demo-
cratic women are planning to do
Work IL essential to carrying out the
plans ~ IN. pnr,y's official organiza-
tion which should apply itself solely
o. the task of conducting the most
effective campaign possible. and the
wemcn voters may prove a valuable
apeney IN this matter. Chairman Tim
oihy J. Mooney was equally practical
in his recommendation that the mat
t"f of registration officers be taken
un, IN preparation for next years
csmrnirn. n IL essential 60 have good
representatives Of the party to serve
in this capacity. az the election ma
chinery Il entirely under the manage
ment of q Republican administration.
ma all the partisan advantage that
mas be derived from this condition
wlll he avallod of by the managers Of
ihe Republican party
liu, participation In the primaries
Nill be- the best asset Of the Demo
cratic party in the important work
81 preparing for next years cam
pnlgn Tho nearer the verdict uf the
primary contest comes 10 expressing
lre viii of majority OF the party's
followers, the more satisfactory the
results VIII be-, Aud the primary yer.
diet may he made expressive of ths
iupnmcne OF a clear ma jority OF the
parlys qualified voters.
Must fortunate In this connection
h the fact that Delaware has such az
efficient and satisiactor, law apply.
inH "a the conduct of party primaries
ilrai, ihc law restricts primary elcc,
inn voting 10 those who become quail
ntd for voting at the general elcc
iiun bay sulting registered during tn
nrst three OF tho nyo days set apar
Coz registration. This opportunity 4
ample for the repatriation Of th,
entire vote Of the state. and therefore
A. works mo- injustice by operating e
ssrludg any voter who desires 10 quail
:" y primary participation 4'1 :