Milford chronicle., 1922-05-19

ware pOltlcally5 SOCIALLY anu ecOnOInical-
ly.
Il am-sure all here join me in the be-
lief that the interests of the State of
cannot be looked after in our
National Government better than through
the same kind of untiring ener-
gy and devotion from Coleman DUPONT
that he has always given to those things
in which he has been connected. d
At the conclusion of his speech Mr.
Raskob called on State Chairman Charles
Warner, Governor Denney, Judge Hast
ings, Hon. C. R. Layton, Hon. w. s. Hill
lis, Harry Scott, Robert G. Houston, eX-
Governor Townsend, ,ex-Secretary of
State johnson, General James Wilson,
Mayor Harvey of Wilmington, Hon.
Thomas w. Miller, Ex-Governor C. r.
AIiller-all spoke feelingly and predicted
not only the reorganization of Senator du-
Pont, but his election.
Mr. Raskob introduced Oscar S. Strauss
of New York, prominent in the business
world and former ambassador to Turkey,
as the next speaker. The assemblage
arose to greet the distinguished New
Yorker Mr.. Strauss, in the course of his
speech, said:
Strauss congratuIates State
my Kind Host Senator DUPONT and
Gentlemen: deem it a very great pleas
ure and privilege to be here and thank
you from the bottom of my heart that as
an outsider you would give me such
warm welcome.
when about a year ago 1 learned of
the appointment of Coleman DUPONT to
A. 7 fa1k kt,1o
Governor for his wise and blessed selec-
tion for the benefit Of the whole country
l did not have the pleasure of knowing
the Governor then, so 1 wish to extend
my congratulations now. have one sug-
gestion to give the people of Delaware
that they unite in sending Coleman du-
Pont to the Senate.
There are great problems before this
country and before the world and they
are problems that require experience and
sober judgment. We had in this country
time when we needed men of legalistic
minds. It was the age of statesmen and
lawyers. They were the articulates We
have now come to the time when we
need inarticulates, the workers. We need
men of experience, of constructive abil-
| ity, who can translate ideals into con-
crete action. In the beginning of our
country we selected such man to head
the government of this country-an engi-
neer. We need now again engineers to
translate the ideals into concrete action
for the general benefit of the people of
this country. When the great Food Ad-
ministration was being organized it had
as its head, Hoover, an engineer, and
most of his men assistants werel engi-
neers, and I doubt if anything in our
time has been more thoroughly and bene-
ficiaily done than that work controlled
| by engineers.
Now, my friends, think the people of
this State have one of the greatest op-
portunities not only in electing dupont
to the Senate but in triumphantly elect
ing him and because men of his stamp
are needed.
1--WE have heard of many men in our
country with swollen funds. Yes, reply,
but we have those also who perhaps have
distinguished themselves by swollen BEN
efactions. Your Senator has shown the
way of these swollen benefactions, and
he would further show the way to bene-
fit this State and this country by the
splendid experiences he has had and the
marvellous triumphs he has had in con-
struction work, industrial work, and in
that kind of work we need now in our
Congress. In these days of reconstruc-
ton we need men who understand how
to work and who understand the spirit
of the workers.
after all we are a great democratic
people. The workers of this country are
beginning to think. They are not dumb
@, driven cattle Who can better handle the
problems that this industrial era projects
upon us than the man who has made a
success in industrial enterprises and who
has carried with him the honor esteem,
love and affections of the workers. say
that Delaware in sending and keeping
Senator dupont in the Senate will do a
service not only to the State but will do
an immense and great service to the peo-
pie of this country to have so great a
constructive genius devote that genius
to the welfare and reconstruction of this
great country"
Senator Appreciates
Senator t. Coleman DUPONT at the con-
clusion of Mr.. Strauss address next was
called upon to say few words. Sena-
tor DUPONT spoke feelingly and said in
part:
ut is a great pleasure for me to meet
so many of my Delaware friends here
this evening, men whom have lived with
and worked with for the past 20 years
shoulder to shoulder and doing what we
could to improve Delaware commercial
ly, agriculturally and industrially
LAS look over this assembly recog-
nize faces of many friends and associates
who, in hard times and business troubles
never for a moment hesitated to work
day and night, giving their very best ef-
forts to doing something that would
make Delaware a better place and better
known in the business world. And, too
see faces here of those whose help was
essential in the building of the road
through Delaware now, I am glad to say
almost completed after 12 years OF ten
acious work. Had it not been for the
staunch supporters in the two lower
counties particularly, where the roao
was needed most and for the loyal way
in which they gave their time and et-
forts, the road would never have beer
built.
1T was their loyalty, courage anc
sense of duty to the state that made me
stick to the job until it was finished.
'I see here too and recognize witt
pleasure faces who during the anxious
days of the World War and too old tt
shoulder a rifle stayed at home and die