Milford chronicle., 1934-08-31


elimination of government extrava
gance, encouragement of business
civil service as opposed to the spOili
system and continued tariff pTOtec
tion.
Commend Governor
Senators Townsend and Hasting,
are commended for their services
The platform stresses the prosper
ity of the State under Republican
rule during the last 35 years. il
condemns the last Democratic
House of Representatives for block
ing unemployment relief and COM
mends labor and industry for the
unbroken era of industrial peace in
Delaware. New taxes are opposed
and the platform pledges the party
TO give the people of the State hon
est and economical government, to
continue to establish, maintain, and
improve the highway system and
schools, to support measures tor
conservation of wild life resources
and to simplify State and county
government. 1t favOrs equal rights
for women and commends Cover nor
Buck for his efficient administration.
Success at the polls in November
was predicted by several OF those
who addressed the convention and
this brought forth the applause of
the 100 delegates and thei" friends
who filled the Capital Theatre to ca
pacity, making it necessary for
many of those present to stand. The
nominees themselves were given an
ovation as they were called TO the
platform and they were lauded as
the strongest and most capable can
didates the party could offer tn the
voters of this State.
Working with unerring precision
the convention moved to its con-
clusion without a hitch. There were
no contests for any of the Offices at
the head of the ticket and only one
nomination was made for each pO-
sition. From beginning to end there
was not a discOrdant note and those
attending, regardless of their fac
tional affiliations in he past. left
Dover satisfied that united a. the
party now stands it will be unbeat-
able next fall.
Convention Convened
Following the county caucuses
which were held Wednesday mo:-
ming the convention was called to
order at II o'clock noon. standard
time. by Captain Harry V. Lyons,
the acting chairman of the Rcpub-
lican State Committee. While the
delegates were assembling there had
heen a musical program presented
by the Organist in the Capital Thea
tire. Captain Lyons called the mem
hers of the State Committee To seats
on the platform and then the Rev.
c. n. Jones, of Townsend. chaplain
of the State Senate. offered the in
vocation.
Colonel William !. Storey. Ot d.
yer. Deputy Attorney General for
Kent county and secretary of the
State committee, read the call for
the convention and then the roll OF
delegates. all of whom were present
except six from SUSSEX county and
two from Kent county with on al
ternate answering in the place of
the delegate in New Castle county.
Keynote Address
Captain Lyons welcomed the del
egates, alternates and visitors and
then introduced George {. Herring.
Jr.. of Wilmington. as the tempOr-
ary chairman of the convention who
was greeted with much applause. BY
virtue of his office Mr. Herring was
the keynoter and in the course OF
his address he sounded call to the
voters to rally to the defense of the
which. he said, stands
in graver peril today than at any
time in the history of the nation.
THE danger to the Constitution"
Mr. Herring said. comes not from
armed attack or insurrection. but
from persistent and insidious prop
aganda, the result of which is liable
to be a departure from American
ideals and the substitution OF State
socialism or dictation of the State"
lie charged the Roosevelt Admin
with scrapping the Consti-
tuition and substituting principles
Of planned economy. planned bust
ness, planned agriculture, planned
everything. which means giving up
private initiative and private profit
for principles of force and crack
down methods on the part of the
Federal Government"
The keynote charged the Demo-
cratic party with reputation of it,
1882 platform and said the "RoOse-
velt Revolution" not only "repudi-
ates fundamental principles held by
The Democratic party since the days
Of Thomas jefferson. but maugu-
rated a dictatorship"
HiStOry'S Warming
I'm former depressions when we
our established princi-
pies and used common sense in
stead of political and economic rev
1lution," he said, I'VE came safely
lut. History, therefore, warns us
% be aware of the reformer and the
brain truster who cares little for
,asic principles or the Constitution.
"The Republican party believes
hat recovery has been tremendous
y impeded by the unwarranted and
experiments in control
ing prices, wages, hours of labor
md expansion of all industries.
I'VE favor the administration OF
'elief in such manner that 1t will
ully care for the deserving needy
md not retard recovery or burden
is with excessive taxes.
The "unwise experiment." of the
lew Deal. have not only saddled in
Iustry with increased overhead, but
ave driven the public debt to a new
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