Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19
POIiticaI-DemOcratie


. id front and with the addition Of
many Republicans will stand a good
p chance to win the coming election
Governor Roosevelt at the present
time has on his hands the case OF
Mayor Walker of New York. We
feel assured that if the Mayor is
q. guilty and the Governor thinks so
he will be removed, if he has the
power to do it, which is now ques-
toned.
. The campaign ON the part of the
Democrats will be an active one.
Governor Roosevelt will speak in
many parts of the country and as
he is an able and entertaining
speaker he will no doubt present
the Democratic side in such a
straightforward manner that all
who read or hear will understand.
The Office of Governor of the State
of Delaware is a very important one
and only men of ability and of
known honesty should be nominated
for the Office. The Democrats should
nominate the strongest man they
have regardless of what part of the
State he may reside in. This is the
only way they can win the coming
election. Ex-Judge Morris would fill
the bill, but we hear he would not
accept the nomination.
We still keep the name of John
Biggs, Jr., at the masthead, and we
believe he would fill the Office of
Congressman from Delaware with
the ability and courage which it
takes in these days to do the right
thing.
Republican
President Hoover has spoken and
in his message to the people has
made it plain what he means TO do
if reelected. 1t was an able speech
and his departure from his former
views in regard to the prohibition
question will hit those who believe
in the dry cause very hard. What
they will do is a question, but we
believe that most of those who are
Republicans will vote the Republi-
can ticket. But it yet too early to
say positively what will be done.
The candidates for the Office Of |
Governor on the Republican ticket !
Governor Buck and I. Dolphus Short |
of Milford, it seems can only be set
tied by the Republican State Con-
vention, which meets in Dover Sep
tember IA, but we believe that Gov
ernor Buck will win out, and when
the Governors band wagon comes
along, they of the opposing faction,
will all crawl aboard.
A TDa,,,rIIsa,,, AL
ing the writer that if Mr.. Short was
defeated at the State Convention he
would run on an independent Re-
publican ticket representing the
cause of prohibition. We don't be-
lieve that they would coral many
votes. 1t is the custom
of the defeated faction to say what
they intend to do, but it never
amounts to much. Before the day of
election rolls around they are found
in the front ranks. What positions
General Elliso nand eX-State Sena-
tor Alice are to have on the indie
pendent ticket was not mentioned
by the one who gave the writer the
information as above.
The office of Congressman, Robert !
G. Houston stills contends he will
be nominated, but we very much
doubt it, as the announcement of
Reuben Satterthwaite, Jr., the pres
ent Attorney General of Delaware,
that he will also be a candidate for
the office of Congressman, makes it !
more difficult for Houston to receive
the nomination, and in fact we be-
lieve that if no more candidates ap- {
pear, the present Attorney General
will receive the nomination. 1t is
probable that the Better Govern.
ment League of Delaware will sup I
port Satterthwaite's candidacy,
which will make it more hard for
Houston to win the nomination. {
Daniel ]. Layton has announced !
that he will be candidate before t
the next Republican State Conven- t
tion for the Office of Attorney Cen '
sral for the State of Delaware. Mr..
Layton is a nable lawyer and if |
elected will fill the off1ca in a very t
way.
Would Lift Tax On Real Estate
Robert G. Harmon, an attorney i
in Wilmington, has adyanc- a
ID scheme which would lift taxes f
IN real estate. AS Mr.. Harmon puts
t, it seems plausible and such men I
Is ex-senator Ball, ex-Chancellor Fl
w. w. Knowles and /,
,thers thought that Mr.. Harmon's Il
cheme could be brought about by
polishing the Levy Courts of the y
everal counties and to send men to S
he Legislature who would be hon
st and upright, and do only those 81
hings which would be OF material Il
enefit to the people of the State. y
The farmers have been hard hit T
f late, and if Mr.. Harmon's plan H
) feasible, it would be a great help
I placing the farmers of Delaware oi
n their feet once more. a
The farmers of Delaware have it W
l their power to bring about such N
sgislation as will help them, and
ring about a greater degree of G.
than is now existing. 1t sc
1ould make but little difference to
lie farmers of the State whether the to
lndidates for the Legislature are
or Republicans, but peo- m
le do won't men who are honest, M
Id will not disgrace themselves by
ping those things which will not III
Ear the closest scrutiny. Is
Men should be independent in po-
.ics and in this way can bring 81;
)out new era of things which are ia
oppressive.