Milford chronicle., 1928-06-22
NeuU Castle County
Fosters Grab Game

| N1dU1C nCnlOOAoNJs 4hO4O tth0 A4OANg
when votes are counted, split tickets
are in evidence Often there are
more split tickets than straight ones.
It was so in many districts in the
last election throughout the State.
The writer himself was often a re-
calcitrant, though nominated three
times for Congress. Did "Pencader
Republican" vote for him?
The writer himself has never been
one of those to whom "shut your
eyes and vote the ticket" has appeal
ed. To shut ones eyes and vote
ticket is to play the fool, and, Incl
dentally, betray his citizenship and
undermine good government. To cut
his ticket, to betray his party out of
low spirit of revenge, or from some
sinister personal reason, is despic-
able and indefensible. But when it is
done from a righteous motive, it be-
comes a righteous deed. Political
tyranny and bribery, the nomination
and election of tickets by vast cor
ruption funds, should cause every
self-respecting Sussex Republican to
vote a straight State Democratic
ticket, if the leaders of the Republi-
can party succeed in rObbing the
county of rights that are admitted,
but which selfshness and a desire
for political domination would take
from her.
The cry goes ou in big black |
headlines ,"Shall Sussex Name
Three Men to Head State G. o. P.
Ticket?'' The answer is reasonable
enough. Why not? Look at the
facts: For four years Sussex has
had nothing at all on the State tick
ct except a Congressman. All of the
other principal Offices have been
from Kent and New Castle. Kent
has the Lieutenant Governor and
Auditor. New Castle has Republi-
can United States Senator, a Cover
nor, an Attorney General, a State
Treasurer and the Insurance Com
missioner. So, why not? And, if not,
Why should the one Office to which
he is entitled by old party preced- I
mt be disputed? Why not let Sus- 7
ex settle the question of Governor {
hip in her own caucus, then let the |
convention place the other two nom i
nations where, in it's infinite wis f
ON, it desires? f
There is no question that Sussex d
republicans are beginning to see o
hat New Castle wants to hog the P
anne. AS a matter of fact, three
ood Offices, those of State Treasur- il
r, Auditor and Insurance Commits Il
loner are already out of the reck- s.
ming. They are already allocated, Is
Yo of them because of party pre- J.
edent and one of them because the
,rm has not expired. Possibly these N
lpreme arbiters of political fate =
ill deign to allow Sussex to have y
lie Lieutenant Governorship-a very y
lequate conception of New Castles "
of Sussex worth and de- =,
,rt! For as before stated, the At p,
rney Generals Office must come ~
ON the City of Wilmington. For
is there are numerous reasons, th
Id as time goes on the same kind nj
numerous reasons will apply to We
l of the important offices in the TO
ate. Wilmington would like to have w
th Senators, and it is most impos- til
BILE to conceive that she may take
e nomination for United States tn
nator in this very campaign. I'm tn
IS Sussex county looks out the as
ne will soon come, if it be not al al
ady here, when all of the impor- slC
Mt State Offices will be pre-empted WI
New Castle county, because, for
9th, there are no Sussex men fit To-
hold them, or because it is neces- Sli
ry to nominate the strongest tic liz
t." which by the way must be of lu'
lrse a ticket of New Castle men. --
Many Sussex men are beginning to
nix that the year 1928 is a good =.
e in which to. have a showdown
which to try out the issue whe- nn,
,r there be any old rules and pre- bo
lents, that Wilmington Republican me
iticians are bound to respect-to
certain if New Castle county has
barked on an attempted policy Of ,
jolute State domination. GO,
here is no doubt there are many an,
,sex Republicans who feel this tbe
y and that they are growing in will
nber every day. OF course there me
the usual number of campbell ger
-ers-men willing to betray their AS
nty for job-the usual hangers thil
men incapable of distinguishing A
issue involved or its consequent mil
or even to care if they be mere hav
tical poems robbed essentially of peo
If liberties, if only they get the to
e and the bacon. pla'
he answer to "Pencader Republi- don
" is what use is your great ma TEN