Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-28
BAYARD TELLS MILFORD
REPUBLICAN, PARTY
HAS SEALED DOOM
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Bayard said and am certain the
same conditions will obtain this year
on November {, People who go 90 the
polls Will repudiate the acts of the
present Congress and take awaysits
power"
Continuing in the same strain Mr..
Eayard pointed out that the Republi
can House has exercised precaution In
duping the public with the present
tariff They delayed the passage of
the bill, he said. by making amend
mcnt after amendment. many Of them
useless, so that the new tariff rates
would not he placed in effect before
election time, thus preventing the
people OF the nation from seeing the
true policy Of the bill. They made
certain. he said. that they would not
make the mistake they made with
the Payne Aldrich tariff. which was
put In operation prior to tho election
and which caused the downfall of the
administration.
Mr.. Bayard painted vivid word
picture Of the burden and suffering
which the new tariff with its high
rates Will cause the working man. Uo
told his hearers that they may expect
to pay from 20 10 80 per cent more
for their woolen and wool mixed
clothing, and brought home to them.
as they had never realized before.
the real significance OF the tariff bill
Wool Is one Of the many necessit les
! which Will he increased I'm price under
its ruling.
&. q. u. Record In State.
| In general the Republican party has
| proven unworthy of having the power
! of government reConferrcd on i,. n,
said Referring Ia our state govern.
ment, which has been in control ot
the Republican party for upwards ot
/ 20 years, MIR. Bayard laid particula,
stress on the fact that all the bene
fetal laws for the state originated IL
! Democratic minds and Democratic as
semblies and were put forward h,
! Democrats. None Of the good anC
decent laws of our state can he
placed on credit side OF Republican
books" he said. we are hin
dered by taxation from one end o
the state To the other. The Repuh
leans have increased our state budg
et 300 TO 400 per cent in the last dec
ade or SO. Our burden of taxation
has increased because Of the larg,
number OF useless commissions -ther,
are III of them-which expend tn,
states money. The useless commits
/ sRns should he abolished and tn.
useful ones, which are very few. shoul,
he retained. Those useful commission,
were born in Democratic minds"
Mr.. Bayard is strong advocate O
the principle Delaware ruled by Del
awareans." why" he asked. "shoul,
not Delaware run her own govern
ment without the assistance or hind
eranCe Of outsiders" Delaware con
tsins enough brains and common
sense and loyalty 10 be able to TAX
charge Of her own governmental az
fairs without the interference of out
siders"
Assertions made by the Republican
party leaders that the Republican reg
istration in New Castle county show
surplus of $500 over that of tn
Democrats were branded by Mr. Bay
ard as a feeble attempt TO lull Dem
ocrats TO sleep. IF that were true.
, Mr.. Bayard said. the Republican
would stop their campaign and go I
. bed until election day. 1t is not S,
, however. and they know it. Demo
Gratis must be awake and on thei
= toes"
| Turning back to the national nd
: ministration. Mr.. Bayard spoke on a
excerpt from the pre-inaugural state
. ments made by President Harding I
: the effect that he would abolish tn
so-called democracy of the Wilson aC
ministration. The President said h
would make sure it would no longe
be one-man government, Mr.. Bayar
pointed out, but today the administra
tion is ten times as autocratic as
was during Wilson's administrator
, Every law" Mr.. Bayard said, 4"
placed before Harding for his yes {
mo-"
Judge Boyce For Fair Election.
Judge Boyce spoke briefly on II
8 ballot and its significance. The sta
p bility of our government rests on II
}. ballot box" he said. and IL presid,
4 over the destiny of our state. We mu
s vote a conscience vote. a vote for II
g good of the state and the people
= general"
Mrs. Derby DenOunces Lynchlng.
n Mrs. Derby told the women tn!
= they were too prone TO listen TO VIII
o Republicans are saying about cand
= dates on the Democratic ticket. 81
e denounced lynching. declaring that
4 suitable punishment other than lyncl
G ing can be found for all offenders
$ the law. The Ten Commandments, 81
II pointed out. say Thou shalt not kill
Mr.. Ridgely criticised the Unit
States Government for not taking
hand in the Turkish question, T.
ropean countries, he said. no long
: respect the United States as they
during the World War. Millions
Christians We're murdered by Il
l. Turks. he pointed out but the prese
I administration, which is wholly for
self and for wealth, took no motto
He indorsed all the candidates on Il
e Democratic ticket and urged his hea