Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-08

lniorln0Aioh OF crimes, fauM $50
dumb bind and insane, assess'nent1
andsvslua,ion OF property iaxation, in.
suran i, and many other kindred topics,
the Governor urges that some provision
be made for the collection Of such sta
tistics, and We agree with him that his
|psss s~s ~ swisssaay Just and proper
A large portion Of the Governor 5
N .ssage is devoted to the fishery and
state boundary question which has
been pending lefore the courts for sew
eral years with no immediate prospect
of a satisfactory settlement. On tins
vexed question the Governor has no
definite views, bnt merely recites wat
has been done by the commissioners
and the courts. We will venture how
ever to say for him that il is good su-
gar plum for lawyers, tor which adhi-
tional appropriations will be asked from
the present Legislature.
On County division the Governor re-
cites the views given in his first bi.n-
NAL message, aud strongly fasors in
creased rep resentation for New Castle
County, c,th-r by sisupl'' Increasing the
number OF Senators and Representatives
| from that County or to gain the same
object 10y division ofthe county. After
matur. d-liieration the Governor fay
ors the latter mode and suggests that
an appropriate constitutional amend
n-nt b- submitted for ratification at
the next Legislature.
While giving the ti"vrrhor credit for
what We heli~vs to le his honest tx
preston OF opinion upon this subject
". with perhaps ma jorisy Of the ci,i-
z.ns Of the county without political
distinction, differ with him in the plan
proposed TO remedy the evil OF unequal
representation. 'ui 'is"A uPVh iIiio
question are full Y expressed III an edi-
,orial ing estrrday's REPrgLcAN. We
should have increased representation
in New Cast. countylbul We want to get
It without the evils If county division
, along Will, it.
r In referring 10 the free school system
the Governor is very frlicitious, and is
pleased with its oIeI atoms. He praises
the Teachers Institutes, carried on 10y
Superintendent Groves, which have
stimulate laudahic emulation and
provided additional incentives to fur
Their Improvements by both teachers
and scholars, and while pointing out
the merits Of the free school system the
Governor calls the attention Of the Leg
8 islatule to some Of its detec,s, amongst
which are the need of more suitable
school Lous-s and furniture longer
terms of school in many of the districts,
and til" strict enforcement Of the law
: req airing the use Of the uniform system
/, of text books required by the state
Board Of Education. He hopes the
, Legislature will pass some law which
, will remedy to great extent some OF
= these defects. In this request we think
all good citizens will join til. Governor.
Various recommendations are made on
, ctate policy which are practical and
= sensible, but on which We have neither
, time nor space to give onr views
at present Notwithstanding that
the message is a creditable one through
out as far as it goes, the careful reader
will observe many questions Of interest
to a large number of the people OF the
! State, upon which the Governor has
not touched, but which We may here
r after refer to, the most notable amongst
them being the unjust and Ubiquitous
assessment laws of the State, which
+ have virtually worked out the disfran
a chisement Of nearly one fourth the
voters OF the State. Upon the whole,
We say again that the message is good
one, and contains no recommendation
! which, if carried out, would initiate
against the interests Of the State, and
it only lacks in its recommendations a
= few Of the things which would be a
benefit TO the general Stat. policy.