Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-07
GOVERNOR REPUD|ATED
FOR JUDICIARY DEAL
Republican Newspaper Organ
Says He Has Betrayed In
terests of His Party.
l.,g0inc Journal july s

Evening journal july y
With the assistance Of a minority
ef the Republican Senators and i've
sixths cf the Democratic Senators.
Governor Ipenney has accomplished
his purpose of appointing Senator
Is rlcott chancelio, IN So doing hc
has inflicted serious injury upon his
palty impaired the consideration and
u, spert due 10 a high judicial otiiee.
lrd brought Shame upon the state.
Although the light for political lie
,.,ntN for the prestige II the bench.
ana for The good nf the state has heen
lost We cannot atpuiesee in the as
uonplished fact nor agree that the
syn should be Aondoned
By the overwhelming vote of the
-, tors vi Delaware the conduct nf
rs affairs and the guardianship of its
h,uor w,re placed i'm the hands ri
tE. Repuhyan partr which desig-
neted William II Dernev as the Of
6cfal custcfian nf its trust NJ matter
h1 whom he may have been badIv af-
Nieed and led aztray. no matter whtt
Influences nrav have warped hTF
Judgment and turn~i him away from
the plain path II duty the Republican
IartN will T., held responsible for the
D, ira val uf the voters confidence un
less x repudiales such a BETRAYAL uu-
1gss il condemns the wro4g. unless IL
purges its.lf ~ ths Influences which
AaN, induced t,oNernuf penney to 81
grieN0ualy iisappuint the pcop.e oi oar
STATE
Ia the name IF The Republican lafty
III Delaware and speaking for a vasi
ntmi,cf VI lis members we reptdiate
tllf act1pn nf Governor Dennev in on
.arEling tho high otfsee Of ChanCei-
irr in tho meshcs VI an unworthy Nd
Improper political deal. The repug-
nant 81 herue waR only brought -
llrht after weeks ar even months of
hidden intrigue md spetns To have
hcen kept under cover after the con
scnt Of the Governor and Senator
WoIcott had isceu' definitely gwen
irfrine all this ;ime the Cfovernor
had beer lending his oars only 10
thnse who were secretly advocating
the political deal Not brnaduinde,i
nor fair enough to so ont for himself
a1d ascertain tho prevailing eenti-
nent oJ those who had elected him 70
hts high office, but weak enough "a al
iow himself 10 become rho plastic tool
a@ bad advisers. the ofTcnsa against
his party against decency in the con
duci of his office. against the honor az
the State IS his and his alone lie
cannot shift the blame his action
canno; be accepted as tho action II
the Republican party. nor can that
PartN be held responsi for the Same
fortunately for the party. it can
ioak elsewhere with satisfaction. The
stand taken against the deal nv Lieu
tenant Governor Rpsa and ~ the
siN Republican Senators. Robertson.
IiiEhfield, Palmer. Walker. Alice and
short though unavailing was un-
. tiinChing. They represented tn, true
feeling not only Of tho Republican
party hut of an overwhelming num-
Der of tho citizens Of Delaware. They
most honorably withslood the many
/ Influences which their opponents did
not hesitate 10 bring TIA bear upan
them, and tho quality Of their Re-
rihicanism is beyond reproach. With
thor single Democratic coadiutor.
Senator Murphy. they stood against
the contamination Of the deal and
fought brave fight against odds
which finally overwhelmed them. The
alliance of the minority Republicans
with five out of the SIN Democrats
Was too strong To be overcome. hut
the stauneh seven never flinched. II
Is 70 such men and tn the thousa ntis
Of Republican voters whose opinions
theN represented that We must lo9k
ior the true expression OF the party S
principles
1t is with deep regret that We write
this article. but We deem It to he our
duty to speak plainly. If the Re-
publican PARTY is not 70 lose the con
tideuce cf the voters. if it Is % be able
to maintain itself as an exponent Of
good government. if II is to claim to
represent The best principles of the
community. if j is to afford a means
for expressing and realizing the high
ideals Of public morals il must not
shrink from d repudiation Of such be
travail and the condemnation Of such
conduct