Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-03
OPPORTUNITY AND DUTY.

OPPORTUNITY AND DUTY.
The Democratic party in Delaware
has more than a fair chance for sue
cess in the elections of 80 and "a II
the leaders will bury their rusty toma-
hawks. notched with factional feuds
of century past, and adopt progress
sive principles which will result in
every party member and the major
ity of our independent thinking citi-
zens railying about it's candidates.
The Republican party has disgraced
itself. Ii has openly and brazenly
committed acts which were not looked
on askance i'm feudal days when rob-
Der barons governed by the battle axe.
Those days have passed, but the Re
publican party leaders, using money
in place of the axe. have continued
those feudal policies. absolutely ignor-
ing modern conceptions of right and
wrong. Though many of its represen-
tative members bow the knee with
much JUNCTION before the Cross on the
Sabbath, yet these same men in their
political dealings have followed. know
ingly or unknowingly, the principles
Of Machiavelli and Nietzsche COM
bined. BY. the power of gold they
have ruthlessly obtained their ends.
and. to hide their Vaccinations. have
brazenly damned as bolsheviks all
who opposed their crooked, courses.
The citizens of Delaware will stand
for little more of such action. There
is such thing as public opinion,
and that public opinion has aroused
itself and is heartily ashamed OF some
of the things which have been done
in this State within the past few
years. These citizens are determined
that such practices shall not
continue. They are eager for
some man, or group of men. TO offer
them leadership which will aid them
in casting from power the party which
has insulted their intelligence by acts
which would not have been performed
ia some States even so years ago.
The municipal government of VIII
under the direction of the
Republican party. has been a dis
grace to the city. The control of the
State, in the same party's hands,
makes fair-minded men. under no
obligation to the gods OF things as
they are" blush openly.
Delaware Democracy has more than
before it. 1t has a solemn
duty to perform. But that opportu-
nifty cannot be turned to advantage,
nor can that duty be fulfilled, unless it
first cleans its own house, and places
in leadership only men of high integ-
-ity and personal character-men who
are great enough to rise above petty
pickering factions. and who are strong
enough to weld those same groups into
one whole which canaot be broken by
the opposition. Loyalty 10 the party
must come before the consummation
of personal desires.
These leaders who must be found
should be men who are actuated not
BY the hunger which characterizes
he professional politician, but men
who desire public office because il
pliers opportunity for personal service
% the people and TO the State of Della
ware. The present plunderbund in
Sower cannot be dethroned by weak
men. All of the wealth of the Indies
and all of the power which that
wealth can BUYS to be had by the
opposition. Only the strong can de-
-eat it.
We know that the men we need
exist in this State and in the Demo- !
cratic party. Some OF them have led
before, and have made magnificent |
showings against tremendous odds;
others are at the plow, awaiting the |
all. Every Evening does not intend /
q say who these men are. This paper /.
s Democratie-but independently so.
No politician or clique of politicians I
dictates its course. 1t is at the beck |
ind call of no man. 1t speaks only /
n behalf of the mass of party MEM
1ers, who are praying that those now
n control will do their duty well in
he weeks to come. Not merely the
1arty's future. but Delaware's, de-
bends upon the latter's actions.