Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-11
WORK BY WOMEN
CAMPAIGN FEATURE
Asking Pertinent Questions OF
Republicans in Delaware
and Elsewhere.
Special Dispatch TO Every Evening.
By Frank W. Lewis,

BY Frank w. Lewis.
Washington. Oct. 1.-THE Demo-
cratic Women's Clubs. called THE
New Servant of Democracy with
| headquarters in Washington and IN
der tho guiding hand of Emily
| Newell Blair. Is doing some fine cam
paign!ng toward bringing the women
OF the country to the support Of the
Democratic party. Those doing the
thinking for the members of this or
ga~nization, conspicuous among whom
are Emily Newell Blair, vice-president.
and Marion Banister. the associations
editor, are issuing pertinent n eff
fective appeals 10 the women through
out the land, In which they under
take to point out the vital short-com-
ings of the Republican party and why
it should be driven from power.
Difficult questions for the Republi-
cars 10 answer are being asked by
these women. They want 10 know
what has become of the Era of
Prosperity" 50 loudly heralded in ad-
vance of it's advent. They want to
know why the tax burden has been
lifted from the shoulders OF the rich
and placed more heavily on the
shoulders of the polr.
They want to know why Republi-
can Senator's voted to seat Newberry,
who purchased his seat with eXpendi-
ture of over two hundred thousand
dollars and at the same time voted
for a resolution scathingly condemn
ing his campaign methods.
They want - know Why President
~ l. -. .--sz.a-. .~% .tFr,
subsidy that will take money out OF
the pockets Of the people. who are al
ready taX-ridden and oppressed, mere
ly TO add to the profits e the ship
ping maSnates Of the country.
They want TO know why all the
gratifying advance, made by women
'uring recent years TO nan high po-
sitions hitherto cl-sed TO them, has
been brought to such a sudden and
mysterious halt, since the Republicans
came INTO power.
/ Women Displaced by Men.
They point to the act that mum
berless capable ome placed in re
! ~spons.ble p,sts during eight years
| OF Woodrow Wilson's administrator
have been removed or denoted an
der, President Harding. their place.
? being given to men. and they wan
10 kncw why this has been don,
, and why the women Of the countr!
} Will tamely submit TO Il.
| They want 10 know why the WON
en- should be expected to sanction
|, the monstrous perversion OF the pub
! lie welfare found In the recently en-
acted tariff law, which they designat,
as stTa if NJ Ahnnnnr "a ffnrS
They want to know why the WON
en- Of the country should be calIet
upon by the Republican party to ap
: prove by their votes the Legislation
which requires them TO pay inhnitel
more for every garment they wea
and for every article they use in thei
household.
All these n many more thing
these women want 10 know. and the
c are asking all the women Throughout
the nation to solve these problems TO
q themselves in making up their mind
e as 10 whether they will approve sue
l. harmful public acts and performance
by supporting the Republicans for re
n election or condemn them effectivel
6 by supporting the Democrats.
= The wonlen of Delaware are a
Ie vitality interested in these things a
% the women Of other sections of tA
country. The Republicans have de
creed that they, like all other peopl
in the United States. must pay NOR
for what they buy; must deny them
ot selves to meet household expenses
must pear increased burden in tn
high cost Of living; must pay out {
Or their allowances additional tribute I
III the rich manufacturers who helpe
IS make the present administration, an
Ill they are asked to sanction this oI
III preston by voting TO retain the r,
pu%blicans in power.
The Issue In Delaware.
s. The issue is plain, clean-cut ar
We specific, as presented by the cand
in dacies OF du Pont and Layton on II
one side and Bayard and Boyce {
the other. for du Pont and Layt(
supported, Endorsed and defended u
administration in all its acts, havir
ne been regular in season and OF
~ Neither one will repudiate anythiI
w done by the Republican executive
OF the Republican congress.
On the other hand, the Democrat
ee candidates, Bayard and Boyce. a
n seeking the SURFACES of the Del
RS. ware people that they may devo
n, their energies in the Congress of Z
ok United States to repairing the wron
N. the Republicans have done, TO the e.
that much of the existing burde
- may be lifted from the backs of {
" people.