Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30

theatre, last hIiuay night, OctODel
I 2S:
II is my purpose tonight to re-
verse the usual order. Instead o.
discussing nationwide issues
deem 1t best to ask a few questions
relative to differences within our
State. This method is adopted be-
cause those inquiries should make
, clear that the effort to destroy is
without any warrant Of protest or
criticism of either the competency
or honesty Of any Republican off,
cial, county or state, who has held
Office in Delaware in the last quar-
ter of a century. l ask have those
who would betray LandOn in their
desire to defeat the State nominees
pointed to one Republican official
who has failed in the diligent dis
charge of his duty; have they named
one Office in which there has been
even the suggestion Of either dis
honesty or corruption, have they ad-
verted to any act or neglect indica-
tive of bad government, is Il not the
| fact that Delaware during the
whole period Of its government by
Republican State ard County OFF,
cisls has been one Of the best and
most efficiently managed states in
the union; is it not true that our
State Police, our highway, tax and
every administrative department is
honestly and economically admin
istered; are not our highways the
best and our taxes on personal and
real property, income and estates ,
the lowest of any American state?
Can there be in right and reason
any justification at this time of per-
il from cOmmunistic radicalism to
the ideals of America, for any Re-
publican in Delaware to be false to
the basal principles on which con-
stitutiOnal representative demo-
cracy is grounded and to the perpet-
uatiOn of which the Republican par
ty with LandOn as its leader in
most sacred promise is now pledged
to defend and sustain?
Finally, Is one nominee on the
State ticket unworthy Of your trust
and confidence in his ability or in
the integrity Of his purpose? Is (
there one among you who doubts I
but that the election of every man {
on the Republican ticket will con- !
tinue the good government that Del
aware for twenty-five years and I
more has enjoyed under Republican
rule? II
But there is another reason why 4
have changed the order and that Is. a
10 contrast the utter unjustifiable- t
ness and futility of thwarted selfish L
with the transcendent
IMPORT to the future of America of n
he vital issue of this campaign. 1:
There are times in the careers of is
and the development of Il
latiOns that test character and de- d
ermine destiny. No individual can d
wade his choice at the crossroads d
his life. History records the per- ii
Dds of strain that have imperiled A
the blood cost that has saw dl
d civilization and. in despair as in to
ope. the ideals that have driven the ca
len of the west to ever higher lew di
Is of human endeavOr. Oh
Tonight the world over. both in lii
Viduals and nations face a mo-
entOus crisis. Fundamental theor- M
8 of life and Of government are i'm of
,nfiict. The issue is between phil hi
iophies of life and of government wi
J opposite as the east and west RI
I'd as distinctive as their civiliza- at,
Dns are different. The struggle is hi
w on In this nation between the an
dividual rights of free men and re,
e despOtism of a state, between ha
e self-government of constitution inc
democracy and the class tyranny Co
collectivism. The challenge is of az
g communism of Soviet Russia to crs
foundations of our political in Nc
tutions and economic structure reT
d to the ideals of Americanism int
ich gave them birth and will sus- the
n them so long as the spirit of tina
founding fathers animates wor- mo
: sons. lea
7adicalism in this country and at uni
s time seeks to do what radical its
a the world over Is attempting. at
effort is to break down the limi- v
ions Of constitutional government, yer
troy the institution Of private EuI
'perty and on It's ruins, to found peo
tyranny Of communism dominated my
class greed. a d
lussia today is without church, our
hout a religion, save only the gov
Of crude materialism II is dali
hout a government. but is dOmi- init
ed by the arbitrary will Of a it .
up Of International communists tern
, are impelled by no patriotic its
ulse, but are mOtiVated alone by a r
is ACKNOWLEDGMENT. thou
adicalism in Italy grasped at the Pres
troll OF a national transportation Eur
EN- and that nation was saved Anne
n the throes OF revolution only fore
he courage Of war veterans who, nun
7acsiti, prevented chaos. III
Ike Italy, Germany crushed the adm
at Of communism but at the mo- insid
{ sacrifice OF representative its {
ocracy. for there a dIctator's law
hand protects properly and a rel
ltains order serve
lgland has met the challenge Of freed
munism by a patriotic response citizs
or AnglO-Saxon traditions Of in Tn
ual initiative and freedom; and Of Il
le united call Of all parties. stitui
liberal and union under the end
leadership OF every living Pre- struc
has yindicated the supremacy ing d
ldiyidual rights under parlia- decla