Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-25
CURLEY SPEAKS TO
CITY DEMOCRATS
Addressed Enthusiastic Meet
ing at Democratic League
Last Night.

Democrats, both men and women.
turned out In largo numbers last night
To hear Charles +. Curley. n prominent
lawyer and former United States dis
trict attorney. who spoke at the third
Of = series Of political meetings being
held in tho DemQ,ratio League. sos
French street. These meetings. being
held preparatory 70 tho fall cam
roign. are OF unusual inporta nco TO
the working Democrats OF Whining
ton.
Many OF the women last night woro
under tho impression that Miss Ellen
Samworth. vicc-chairman OF tho DEM
ccratic City Committee would speak.
Because Of illness, Miss Samworth
was unable to attend. She win be
secured for a later meeting. 1t was
announced.
Mr.. Curley. In his address last
night. stated that tho national and
state issues. upon which tho 1922 cam
paign must be fought out, are as
clear and distinct now ,as they can
he next November: that the national
question Is not whether tho Republi-
can party deserves 10 be kept in
control Of Congress, but whether the
party's resources in propaganda will
serve to delude tho voters into the
belief that its record for the last
year and half has been anything
but evaeive and Incompetent. He
charged that its campaign pledges
have been practically cast aside.
4 Republican Senate which de-
nounced as plain heresy membership
IN a worldwide league of nations, un-
der whose operations practical dis
armament would have been at least
possible. ratified with n shout, four
party league. under whose operation
practical disarmament Is impossible.
Republican administration. which
before election pretended TO sympa'
thize with tho views of former Presi-
dent Taft and Senator Root IA to Tho
International Court OF Justice, stil
views that court as dangerous. and
an American eits upon It by the cour-
tesy OF another nation. He said tina
the country had not yet been inform
cd what the Republicans meant b,
worldwide association Of nations.
lie stated that the last year and 8
half evidently had not afforded sufli'
fltnl llttie ipI 'hiS NthkiNSN W ih'hN'
up its mind on such trivial matter:
a. tariff and bonus legislation.
As 10 the State issues. MIR. Curley
could see but one--whether Delaware
would continue being the pocket bor-
ouch" of some individual or group Of
individuals. as II has been regarded
for the past twenty years or more
He remarked that some people though;
tho borough idea was all right, pro-
vtd~d the borough WAS in the pocket OF
some man. whom they considered 3
proper man, and the same people de-
nounccd Aicicks' attempts as scandal
Gus and dangerous. He charged tina;
II the borough idea is allowed 20 per-
ris,. the regular State government may
become, n II has not already become
but a mask for tho real governins
power. There II no essential differ
encs between individual Republican:
and Democrats and relief from th'
present State conditions secured
through control Of tho Republican
party. can Re had only through tn
Democratic party, whose nomination.
cannot he dictated by any man o.
group 81 men. Mr.. Curley strongl!
stated the proposition that the hes
interests Of the State would be al
vanoed or retarded as Democrat
s,rens'N may grow or lessen. that 4
the extent Of the increase IN Demo
cratic strength. would the power Il
the Republican party return to tn
mass OF the Republican voters.