Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-12-13
THE AFTERMATH
by George II. Hynson.

Moke than q month hss elapsed
since the election. and the voters have
had time to digest the facts. pain
table and unpaiatablc. The politician
reckons the gains and losses by the
face Of the returns: but the citizen
who is Interested primarily in good
government, state and national, may
now sit down calmly and take account
Of stock.
After n hasty glance over the Incl
dents OF the campaign. the conflicting
interests represented. the selhshness
displayed. the spleen that was evil
dent I'm certain quarters. the conciu.'
sion might be reached that. politically
speaking, Delaware In in a bad way.
Within the Republican ranks, hatreds
have been so intensified that their
fires Will burn FOR generation: and
there ~ by no means perfect har-
mony' within the Democratic party.
But in one respect the recent election
shows the most hopeful signs of any
that has been held I'm this state FOR
more than n quarter OF century.
TheR was no systematic bribery. 4
few Votes here and there may have
been corruptly influenced, but. gen
orally speaking. the citizens expressed
their real sentiments at the polls with
out a monetary inducement. whether
their motives were right and proper
in all cases or were Influenced by
desire for revenge.
In other words. the voters have had
good time. There may be the ustia
regrets of the morning aftcrward'
and sober second thought may make
some things appear rather differently
hut one thing can be said: For ono,
tlcy were Embossed, they voted NJ
suited their owl sweet viii
out VI all the weltcr % conilictin.
motives and interests. one thing stand
forth that IL to the everlasting credi
~ the several leaders on both sides
they did not put up funds 60 buy TIA
electorate Some will claim that the.
were deferred by fcar-fear Of eN
posture and punishment but In tn
light Of history In this state We kno'
that an INSCRIPTIONS. resourcefu
Header could have purchased thous
lands Of votes without great fear q
detection and punishment.
Let's give these men credit. IN
elected and defeated And let us highl
resolve that. In future elections "
will adhere 20 this standard We hay
attained. An election shall not b
bought,
) Now. there are many "noaters"
this state who are bitterly dissatisfc
, with the late campaign. The olectie
, has come and gone. and they are .
richer I'm pocket because Of that even
We need not attempt 10 class n
"noater' as Democratic or Republ
can. for ne IL neither We all kno
that a large group 81 so-called DEM
cratic "noatcrs" went oY.r to N
dicks and became strong supporte
T. OF the gas man in every Campaig
n and they were at home in the now fo
p as long az the money lasted. They W
70 never develop political convictioI
p while there is monetary Undue
20 ment for voting.
At this election they were surpris
and Disguised. They felt injured b
cause there was no money arou
and some OF them refused 10 vo
~ while others used all the intelligen
they could command 20 plan reven
against those who had crossed tn
palms I'm the past but now refused.
g Another novelty in the late electr
was ,Se independence Of the Nes
vote. This element has often thre'
ened revolt. but election day has
ways found them lined up. usua
in clubs. voting the Republican ticl
Il solidly. This time. many of them refI
T. ed to vote. while others support
" openly the candidates Of the Den
y Gratis.
Now. this situation may be disc'
s. Icerting 20 orse party and encour;
10 ing 10 the ether; but on sober thou'
20 nobody can derive any comfort n