Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-12-21

mystery of the time, pervading all the
world with a new tenderness, thought
fitness, care and generosity! 1t is
like living a fairy tale, with all its
beauty and magic transfused into our
lives, till burdens fall away and we
feel once again in life the spirit Of the
light imagination of the young.
80
A LARGE MAJORITY of the citi-
zens who are affiliated with the Re-
publican Party in Kent County, do not
endorse the action of those who took
part in the proceedings of the Repub-
lican County Committee at Dover two
weeks ago. Their action in sending
forth a set of resolutions which con-
demned the men and women who re-
fused to support the ticket of 1922,
and read them out of the Republican
Party was a mistake. 1t is certain that
no general effort was put forth to
learn the ideas and feelings of the
men and women of the Republican
Party in either Kent County, or in the
State, before taking action that will
aggravate existing differences be-
tween the factions. The action by
members of the Kent County Repubh-
can Committee last week, can have no
beneficial effect towards uniting fac
lions and stands as an expression of
individuals and their immediate adj
visors, who took part in the meeting.
1t is useless to enter on the campaign
of next year with divided party and
expect to win any part of a victory
over the Democratic ticket, in either
the State or county. It is possible
that reading out an individual, or set
of individuals, may be justiiable,
where the voters are practically I'M
animous and a general belief prevails
that by branding the culprit with the
crime, meets the approval of all the
people of the party. In the present
case the situation is set with a very
considerable number of the people in
opposition to those in control of the
County Committee; for that reason
the move was a mistake and should
not have been permitted. The Repub-
lican Party will undoubtedly be con-
fronted with a united and militant
Democratic Party in Delaware in 1924. :
To win a victory, the Republican Par I
ty must reconcile it's differences; nei-
Their of the factions can hope to have
the other submerged and not recog-
nized. There must be honorable and
fair discussion, as well as fair deal
ng, before any ticket can be nominat- :
I'd with a chance to be elected. This {
'act is plain to even the rank and file {
If the party. (
In all political parties and in every, 4
there are those who betray }
heir party nominees, because Of per-
,onal spite for various reasons; but, )
hese are mostly individual instances, !
or which the party should not be held {
and which has no right to (
prevent all rallying about common (
and common ticket, which Z
las been the product of majority in Z
he party. When the Republican Par
y through it's State Committee calls )
or the opening of the campaign Of !
924, all Republicans will have the {
light to vote for the men Of their E
hoice as their representatives in con- (
ention. The action Of the Kent Coun- (
? Republican Committee last week at 7
lover, has no weight whatever with 7
he people composing the Republican J
arty in that county; it is simply in =
ividual expressions, which have I'M 6
,rtunately been expressed by individ- e
ais members of an official body. e
Then the Republican Party elects &
ew county committee, the factional 2
oubles which have been growing for >
lie past ten years, will have to be ad- =
sted, or solved so that the party will g
ork in harmony for the legally chos- G
/ nominee on the ticket, as well as q
it'll the County Committee. Thresh- p
g over old straw will be waste of =
Lergy as we'll as loss Of opportunity. =
ice the living future and work for y
e success of the Republican Ticket, g
ust be the Republican slogan for the q
ming campaign. No man or set Of e
en- can read any considerable body "a
people out Of a political party "a
at is childish to even attempt y
It is reasonably certain that y
e campaign of 1924 will present a -
tied Democratic Party for the Re- g
blicans to face. Can Republicans e
n with divided party? No. The e
dependent revolt in 1912 brought de- e
It to the Republican Party in Della n
re as we'll as the nation; and, I'M =
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