Milford chronicle., 1955-06-17
C. Edward Duffy
Explains Position

| line of the article in the Morning
News of Wednesday, June s, re-
porting the meeting of the Wo-
mems Republican Club of VIII
mington, stated: Duffy Says He'll
Remove Inactive COP Leaders" A
reading of the article itself indi-
Gates that l said no such thing, al
though l am quoted as saying that
| would ask some of them to re-
sign. / undoubtedly made the lat
ter statement, but, lifted out of
context and standing alone, it does
not represent the true purport of
what | stated.
In the first place, | have no au-
/ thority to remove anyone and have
no intention of attempting to do
so. The entire theme of my talk
was that we must have an active,
aggressive organization throughout
the state, and if some of the chair
men do not have the time necessary
to adequately perform their jobs,
then perhaps they might wish to
resign so individuals with more
time could take over. | am sure
that all Republicans in the state
not only desire, but are determined
to have, victory in 1856. AT the
same time, they all know that this
can not be achieved without the ex-
penditure of a great deal of time,
energy and hard work. Failure to
make this expenditure in each and
every election district of the state
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feat and we are certainly not going
to be defeated. | again reiterate
what | have said before that the
Republican Party can not afford
the luxury of committeeman who
merely hold the title but do moth
ing to carry out their responsible
tiles. | sincerely hope that every
Republican committeeman and
committeewOman in this state will
appreciate the spirit in which |
say this and will do everything
within the limits of their abilities
to work for the Republican Party.
AS a matter Of fact, after view
ing the responsibility of the pres
ent Democrat Legislature, it is
perfectly obvious to anyone that
our responsibility to insure a Re-
publican victory in 1856 rises even
higher than partisan considerations.
We have duty as citizens to see
that our legislative power is not
again entrusted to such arrogant,
blic-be-damned hands The ac-
ton of the Senate yesterday in ov-
erriding the veto of the Governor.
of Senate Bill 285, the Highway
Department ripper bill, is such as
to cause fear and trembling among
all people who genuinely believe in
some sense of responsibility in pub
lie officials. 1t is a perfect object
lesson of the direct anthitheSiS of
what we have always worked for
here in Brandywine Hundred. The
fact that all reason, thought and
consideration has been completely
abandoned was made apparent
when the Democrat Senator who
called the Bill up for consideration
listened to. only few words of the
Governor S veto message and then
moved to cut off it's reading. Could
there be a better example of the
fact that they want to hear nothing
that is in conflict with their selfish
interests, helpful though it might
be to the state.
This was further demonstrated
when another Democrat Seantor is
quoted as laundering, 1T is a very
novel thing that the Republicans
should plead for us to uphold the
advice of our so-cailed leaders. We
do not represent the leaders, but
the grass roots. In this matter we
choose to disregard our party lead
ership. We take into our own hands
the future of our party as far as
this matter is concerned" What
pathetic descent into jungle rule
this state has made under the DEM
ocrat Legislature. This clearly
demonstrates that the Democrat
majority in the Legislature has
cast to the four winds all semblance
of representative form cf govern
ment. The leaders of the Democrat
Party, from a District Committee
on up to State Chairman, were pre-
sumably elected because they rep
resented the wishes of the major
ity of the Democrats in their re-
spective areas. This is the basic
principle underlying our entire
form of government. | do not think
it can be denied that public conf
dence in the leadership of the Dem
ocratic Party contributed a great
deal more to the election of these
Democrats in the Legislature than
did the public confidence in the
individual members of the Legis-
1ature. The leadership of the Dem
ocrat Party has strongly counsel
ed against the passage of this, and
all other ripper legislation, but,
like the voice of reason, it has fall
en- upon deaf ears. This being in
disputable, the State of Delaware
finds itself in the pintable state of
finding it's Legislature in the hands
of the Democrat Party, without
leadership, without reason, and with
only a fierce determination to rip
out and destroy all properly con-
stituted departments of the state
government, and substitute their
own will. might mention that the
membership of the new Highway
Commission, as provided for in this
abominable ripper legislation, pro-
vides for only one member from
Ncn Castle County while tbpra are