Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-20
JUDGE BOYCE RAPS
BOSS RULE As REAL
MENACE TO NATION
In New Castle Speech Last
Night He Urged Fight Against
Corruption.
1000 PERSONS PRESENT
SIAN Correspondence Of Every Evening

New Castlc Oct. eo-The United |
Htates as n fallen nation ovcr-run by |
radicals Of the various iSms because /
OF corruption and boss rule by a party |
which seeks 20 unite the legislative |
power Of the nation with wealth. was
pictured last night by former Judge
William II. Boyce. Democratic nomi- |
nee FOR Congress. speaking before al
most I 900 persons gathered in the
Opera House here Thomas =. Pay
ard. Democratic nominee FOR United
States Senator and Mrs Mabel Derby.
nominee for state Auditor, also spoke
Rome the nation of nations. ruler
of the known world and populated by
the proudest of citizens fell because
of corruption" Judge Royce said. Il
don't believe that even We proud
Americans have reached the degree
Of pride towards out nation as the
Romans reached towards Rome" he
added
"Rut thcy started building roads
and large towers gilded with gold.
Then the corruption crcpt in and
Rome fell. The people were 'gruptcd
by the use of money and eN,u stopped
20 murder their rulers Grcccv also
was corrupted and fell until today she,
is mere skeleton of what she was
In times gone by. Every nation which
has been corrupted by boss rule has
failed 10 survive Rut the United states
must not fail. II is the only surviving
hope of the people OF the world II
must keep on. but must be governed
after the pattern laid down by the
Of
OF the voters OF the nation realize
their duty as American citizens and
g. to the polls Saturday the last regis
tration day. and register and go to the
polls November : and vote as their
conscience dictates"
Continuing Judge Boyce pointed out
the efforts of the party In ascendancy
in both Delaware and In the nations
capital the Republican party. to unite
The legislative power OF the nation
with wealth. Then when this is done
the legislators will not lceslate for
The people OF the nation, but FOR big
business he said An example "
what they would continue to DO II
they succeeded In fully uniting these
two powers Of tho nation. IS shown
in the recent enactment Of the Ford
ncy and MCCumber tariff bill-a bur
den on the buying public and a gold
minc 10 the manufacturers and wealth
of "A certain few. he continued. The
enactment OF this tariff deCeives the
voters who placed this party in power
and which has failed In its promises
A tariV which has raised tho price on
necessities OF life. clothing. -four and
fuel"
ment 81 our state government at home
nc nayed the charter mili' In Dover
as an insult and srnirch against the
name ~ the stste. sc t'.
Here a man by paying very
email tax can obtain letters Of incor-
poration and go out into some corner
IN another state and have brilliantly
colored stock certificates printed %
roh the poor widow. The stock Is not
worth the paper 70 IS printed on
MANY times have heard prominent
PARTIES remark about this leniency
OF the state towards promoters, hut
nothing has been done 20 stop it
Another fault IN the present man
arement % our state government Is
the intolerahle increase In our taxes
tell YOU that we are getting close
20 the limit They have issued count
loss numbers OF bonds and we ar,
forced 20 pay the heavy interest
which Is mounting up. As vet We
have been unable 20 pay eff tn,
principal and cash the ba0s which
have matured. The only way the rneI
in Dover have paid OF matured bonds
IL 10 issue new ones in their stead
They won't be paid of for cash ii
this generation, am sure.
The party in power IN this stat,
is 10 blame for all that has happene,
these past few years. And that part,
Is the Republican party which ha
virtually had complete control OF tn
state since 1900"
by registering and voting IN IN
only way that the people can remed
their own ills. The Republicans hav
refused 10 keep their promises an
remedy them for US so 81 Is up {
ourselves alone. The ballot is q
powerful as a method Of rebuking IN
ruling element"
Newberryism and du Pont!sm. a
synonymous. was spoken OF by Nj
Dayard, who pointed out that Will
Newherry obtained his seat In IN
United States senate by the expendl
ture Of almost 100000 Senator d
pon, - trying for reelection on III
Republican ticket by putting hts 81
10000 road gift 10 the state into IN
face OF the people
"Newberry was a piker when CON
pared 10 Senator du Pont," he d.
clared. When this man gave N
state that wonderful road il was VI
derstood thar the road was given z
rift. with n. strings attached Ia
hibtion OF motion pictures showing N
progress Of building the road and ais
showing Senator du Points picture ,
intervals Is an evidence OF the "a,
that he IL asking the people 20 vo'
for him because he gave them n
road.
II tell you Hat In wears 70 con
after du Por' gathered 20 his fathe1
rich men ~ rome and give gre,
gifts and seeking public Off,
viii put the % before the voters ar
not ask then but demand them
vote FOR them hv pointing 20 du Pont
act as precedent
Mr. Baysrd also spoke al length {
the failure OF The Republican admin
trstion 20 hold true 20 It's many pror
ises made before the last president!
election
Mrs Derby centered her address
an appeal made especially o. the "
men % turn out in fun SATURDAY al
register.
IL the Democrats of the state ttl
out In fun for registration Saturd'
j believe that there is not enous