Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
$500 attended
COP Rally Here
Friday Evening
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Senator, is quoted i'm a radio address
made last Thursday night as defin-
ing the Independent Republicans as
those Republicans who, believing
in the fundamental principle of that
party, maintain their right to think
for themselves and to act for them
selves"
Senator Hastings continued to
quote Mr.. Houston as Follows: 1.-The
Republican Party of Delaware is
only the instrument of a few men
who control the state finances, make
its laws and administer state affairs
to suit themselves. We cannot un-
derstand how real, red-bloOded in
dependent Delawareans, with their
pride of its history of independent
thought and action, can permit such
conditions to continue"
States Complaint
The Senator said the complaint
against the Republican Party of
Delaware, as he understood Mr.. |
Houston, 'is that it is the instru- [
ment Of a few men who control the I
state finances, make its laws and .
administer state affairs to suit them
selves"
of course this is not true" SEN
ator Hastings declared. and Mr..
Houston knows it is not true"
But for the sake of argument
admit for the moment that it is
true and then ask yourself the ques-
ton. whether the finances managed
by a Republican administration,
the laws passed by RepubH-
can legislators and administered by
Republican Governor, have or have
lot been in the interest of the peO-
lle Of this state"
You have heard from the candi-
late for Governor the statement of
he present conditions. I need not
epeat them. Does Mr.. Houston find
ny complaint in what has been
lone in the management of state
ffairs?'
Cites Pride in Record
Isn't il true that every true Re-
ubiican in Delaware is proud of
hat record? Does Mr.. Houston deny
hat he is now endeavOring to turn-
over to the Democrats"
The nominee then quoted Mr..
loustOn as saying in the same ra-
10 address: This power names the
ominees on the Republican ticket 3
-ithout even thinking to consult or n
Onsider the wishes of the people" =
Pausing to turn for a moment
} Mr.. HOustOn's own record" Sena-
n Hastings inquired whether this
as true in 1924 when the Republi- t.
IN organization through its state
put Robert G. Houston on II
e ticket as a Candidate for Con- M
'ess in place of DR.. Frank L. Grier s.
no had resigned as a candidate" tn
The senator said: Let US inquire n;
neither it was this same Organiza- sa
IN and this same sinister influence
at renOminated him in 1926. is
RenOminated In 1928 and 80 th
And what about 1928 when he was 4, ~
ain renominated for Congress? ~ ~
Id what about 1880 when he was ~. "a
ain renOminated? ~ ~
All the time that he was being - y.
nominated and elected and re-
wing $4,000 salary for his SER
;es in Washington he believed
1t the Republican organization gr
IS the purest thing in the world" Bt
During the year Mr. Houston held I'M
ice. the Senator continued, "he tai
d Mr.. Short were political enc att
es, almost constantly fighting each a
Ter. VII
Now. however, we find them join gO
: hands and joining their forces, tor
the name of freedom, against the
publican ticket We find them Go
" endeavoring to reflect Roose- pei
I and Garner and turn this state fire
II to the Democrats" mo
Reads Editorial adj
The Senator continued:
May be pardoned if I read some I
nplimentary things that have been moi
d about me? should feel en- Ne
raised to read this article to an tro
Hence like this except for the VIII
that it was written by Robert to
Houston, the editor of The Sussex DeS
lntian, and published on May z upT
he year Of our Lord 1886. 1t reads chu
F
The retirement of Senator Hast Car
s as candidate for denomination yea
! further complicate the situation frie
he Republican Party in this state. g
is unfortunate for the state and of
the country that the Senator turl
Is it necessary to retire from pub ate.
life to make an adequate living. and
There is no doubt with his rep and
ton as a lawyer, which has been eyel
anced by his public career, that min
can earn many times what he H
receives as salary as United is 3
ies Senator. and that such an in said
lsed private income will enable PIE
to lay aside for a rainy day in N
declining years. He has long mitt
4 active in politics in Delaware, supl
his real ability, his eloquence tick
his political activity will be men
sed in the party in this state eaus
am reminded" said Senator III
tings, "of that little couplet ed
n runs something like this: Cart
viii you love me in November serie
as you did in May? Fo
viii you love me in the same Davi
old-fashioned wayg litici
he people Of Delaware have
d much from Mr.. Houston in II
last few weeks about political ian
lom. the control Of the Republi- supp
Party Of Delaware by a few men Move
'ilmington, and all that forge