The sun., 1898-12-02
REFORM!

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Wilmington City Passenger Railway
Company out of existence.
It has ever been so with Reform move
ments. Nobody seems to have the cour-
sRe to attack the real, live issue. They
III want some trifllng evil corrected for
no other reason than That it annovs hem.
Such procedure would result in nothing
but waste Of effort and a loss of money.
1 The real issue today il the alleged rob-
Merry of the Tax payers Of New Castle
bounty bv the Levy Court and the hor-
ible condition of the nearby roads an
le result. OF incompetent or dishonest
bad Commissioners These two pr"po-
lions for Reform can b. amended g" as
incllide the Street and Swer Depart
lent should such step be deemed ad.
Eisable. The other evils and abuses can
be taken up later on and remedied.
/ Il. Tie first move should be directed
ehtlrely towards proving the charges
formally entered against the Levy Court
by Samuel Bancroft The apparent pnr-
chase Of Bancr0ft's silence by the Levy
Cour, seems to justify the belief that the
charges made are we'll founded. II the
charges are pr,ved true as result " tfh-
movement for Reform the Levy Court
can be easily disposed Of and those who
assist in the movement will have won
the everlasting praise Of the community
While THE SUN recognizes the great
good that would follow the closing OF
certain resorts in the city and the abat+-
ment OF other nt,isances it il impractlc-
able to conduct fights for moral and mu-
nicipai reforms at the same time. Fur.
ther, THE SUN believes that the mora!
welfare Of the city can be safely entrusted
to the churches and the police.
The Municipal Reforms, however,
must be met by Publicity Town meet.
ings should he held. Sermons and
speeches should be delivered and bona
fde Investigations made by competent
ne yspaper men and detectives will fur
nish data for the speakers, if any come
forward to help in the fight.
The Sun will carry the facts and the
figures into every home in New Castle
county and Right will triumph if the
movement receives the earnest, honest
support 1t merits.
Save New Castle county from the
thieves
Reform
Here are some of the letters received
by THE Sun yesterday.
'"Thank God for The Sun. This over
taxed and poverty stricken community
has been robbed by office holding booc-
lers for twenty years or more to my Ger
tain knowledge. The sewer tax steals
are still fresh in the memory of men who
are still active in New Castle county
affairs. Judge Ball held county office
at the time and can help you get the
ANs if he wants to. Scores OF poor
.nfoperty holders were compelled to pay
HAso se eysTtaxes because the first paid
iafE 5SSOien by dishonest officials. The
.5s.ssC0rds Of the Street and Sewer Depart
;;.u2ient viii; help you get at this matter
tand the outraged and robbed property
l'holders will be only too glad to explain
how it was done. We are all paying 81
taxes where 81 would be plenty with
honest county officials
II am glad you are on the right track
to put some more people in jail by your
exposure of the St. Augustine steal
which has been going on for twenty-five
years and not stopped yet. The LvertlOw
or break has been benefit in filling
in the low marsh land three and four
feet, and some good hay has been taken
off it, but taxes has been lost or misap-
Piled"
"The Road Commissioners who have
lust gone out of office are over SIS 600 in
debt and some of the men who worked
for them are three years behind in their
<h.r,E fhof wa, yrsIt 1norn
investigation, that there is no excuse for
either the 5000 debt or the back pay.
Every tax payer in New Castle county
except the office holders will support
YOU in your fight for Reform"
'Tf ever a county needed q house
cleaning and general change it is New
Castle county. Delaware. Do YOU know
that over 100000 in taxes have been
lost to the county through the crooked
ness of the Politicians who issued or
cauted to be issued, bogus tax receipts to
local 'hoaters' and repeaters brought
here from Philadelphia and Baltimore?
There is something strange about the
Book Contracts awarded BY the Board OF
Education and If you ever get to the
exact truth concerning the Street and
Sewer Department there wont be enough
politicians in New Castle county to
officer Primary Election
''You can't Reform New Castle county
but If your fight for Reform does nothing
more than prove the impotency OF your
esteemed contemporaries you Will
have advanced one step on your way: II
you can Reform the newspapers OF Will
inington there is hope for the county"
"Things are almost as bad in New
Castle county today as they were when
Merris Taylor and the other roosters in
City Council held fourteen meetings on
fourteen street corners in one day, re-
ceiving SO cents for each meeting.
"Thcse meetings were only held as an
. excuse for extracting money from the
public purse. The meetings OF Council
that we're not held on street corners were
called to order in low groggeries and the
CITY would have been better off had they
never been held at all. / do not recall
any expose Of this abuse in any of the
local newspapers, and will be much sur
prised to see this letter in The Sun. A
iavorite meeting place of City Councils