Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-18

Err 18, 1922.
OF luxurlcs, because with the good
wages that had been paid they were
able to indulge In such things. Then
after six years OF prosperity, he said
the people saw,flt 10 elect n Republi-
can Congress ana that following this
came the time OF depression. The
that had covered tho coun-
Try was banished by the manner with
which the Republican Congt ess block
ed every movement for tho good of
the people made by President Wilson
Since that time things have been In
bad shape and the reason for the &C.
ton Of tho people was ono OF the
things unexplalnable to him. He re-
ferred To the tariff which Congrcee
had recently passed and which was
imposing such burdens on the peo-
pie. and eaid the only way 10 throw
this or and to remedy conditions in
Delaware from the condition created
by this wealthy man and hs few
friends, was 10 vote the Democratic
ticket.
Mrs. Derby Makes Friends.
Mrs Mabel r. Derby, candidate for
state auditor, was introduced and |
made n splendid impression upon the
audience. Mrs. Derby won her hear
ers at the start by referring TO the !
fact that while ehe had BEEN cam !
palgning in Wilmington for two days. |
ehe had not heard any music. Here |
you folks have n band. and Il sonuds
good and honey. enc said "It sounds
Just like the good old country from
which ! come and I must say IL
makes things llvler and adds 10 the
meeting" Mrs. Derby spoke Of what
the women had done during the war
tn aid tho country and now that they
had been Rlvon tho vote. they ahoqIjd
tll5n advantage OF tho opportunity
offered to mako things better and
should register and vote. She epoke OF
tho candidacy of Mr. Bayar1 and Mr..
Boycc and said that with such nom
inees there was no reason why any
ne who was ipterested In better gov
ornment should not vote the Demo-
cratic ticket.
Urge All 20 Register.
Mr.. Bayard prefaced his remarks
| by on urgent appeal to the women TO
register. He referred to an insidioua
but clever trick Of the Republican
! leaders In the state. He said that Il
had become known In the last dav or
two that some Republican managers
wero encouraging Republican women
to stay away from the polls and not
to register. That colored men and
control, were being encouraged TO
come out and registcr on SATURDAY,
but the white women were being told
10 remain away. The trick law in tho
fact that the Republican leaders hoped
that II tho Republican women remain
ed ut home Il would encourage tho
Democratic women TO do likewise For
this reason. no said, ne hoped the
women would reglster on SATURDAY y
and help ond this Republican mo-
nopoly Of things.
He touched upon tense situation
when he referred to the Ievy Court
OF New Caetle county. "You have
heard / suppose" ne said. about
the gossip concerning the Levy Court
that something was due to blow ND in
"A few days. The Levy Court ia n
mighty strong body. It decides how
much money shah be raised and tben
decides how II shall be spent" Mr.
Bayard called attention 10 the way
In which ;he money for roads wa
being spent. II have Travelled aboui
thls country "A good deal in tho last
few weeks and I sec lote of men
apparently engaged foe work on the
roads. These men work n little then
, stop, spit on their hands light a pine
stand around and manage TO Kill tim,
, pretty well About the chief thin,
they are intereeted in is their pa,
, check. Through the use OF 80 NAM
, men on road work the party now II
power is able 70 muster additiona
strength at election time. When vo,
think Of what good could be done wit
come OF the money aDpronristed IN
=. roads, If 1t really was used tudiciousl
>, on the>e roads. IL seems a shame Z
= see the condition that some Of III
:, dirt roads are in"
r Mr.. Bayard took his fling at IN
y Republican administrat ton. cabin
attention 10 the fact that since NJ,
n Harding had been President grea
q distress had been rampant about III
country. He spoke of the tariff hi
, recently passed and OF the heavy I'm,
! dens II imposed upon the poor peopj
- lie showed that In buying a woole
ia suit the tariff made ii extremely cas-
20 on the rich man, but very hard upo
the poor man.
II lie referred 10 the fact that the dut
90 on wool IS 81 cents n pound. Rau ro,
N costs 10 cents a pound plus the 2
is cents. The finest grade OF wool COS,
,s Si.<o a pound plus the 81 cents. Thu
~ the rich man buying the best wool 2
Sl.2o pound plus 81 cents gets o
so much easier than the poor ma
whose purse would only command th
= raw wool at Is cents a pound plus :
he cents duty.
a. He spoke of the useless commission
" in Delaware and why men and wome
should vote to oust a Eovernnoer
mat was so extravagant, many of II
~ places, he said being continued sinpI
es in order TO give some one n lob.
II Rogers Holcomb. candidate for II
" Legislature. confined his remarks
is pledging his aid to everything III,
of would help his district and reduce II
lis burden of taxation on Il.
ne Ezekiel Cooper commented upon II
he great burdens under which the cit
n. zens of Delaware under Republics
nd administration were suffering.