The sun., 1898-12-01
REFORM!

Some days ago the Daily Republican good enough to
mention the fact that the Levy Court had consented to hear Glenn
H Congdon Tuesday November Our esteemed and
always entertaining contemporary also sued that Mr. Congdon
would discuss certain serious charges preferred against the Levy
Court On November the newspaper announced that the
Levy Court in session and that Mr. Congdon had not yet
peared' a. a
These friendly and notices in the Daiy Repub-
cam served create the impression that Mr. Congdon had
kept his with the Levy Court and that Mr. Vernons
MI congdon kept his appointment with the Levy Court and
Mr. Vernons "surmise'' was quite accurate
The subsidized newspapers of te city however, overlooked
the incident and their learned only much Of the Levy
Courts proceedings their implied contract with the Levy Court
permitted them to publish. 4f
Mr. Congdonq publicly stated the members Of the Levy
Court that reputable citizen Of Delaware M Samuel Banco
had publicly charged them with maeasance in office The
charges published in leading newspaper Of Wilmington
every Evening" and that the Levy Court had defended itself
MI congo cited the road from Odessa to Port Penn as one
the repued steals with which Levy Court had do e said
that had been openly charged that the Levy Court had wasted
would be dear at $40 ooo This item $29oooo wronguly
pended stolen from the tax payers Of New Castle county secured
recognition from the local whose silence prob
ably secured at a date prior to November ~, 1885,
Mr. congdon stated most positively that he had not nves
eed s rs haie ou 6 l M BAN
offered the and the means for proper defense Mr. Cong
don offered file bonds for the faithful performance of his part
satisfactory eutaton Mr. Bancros serious charges if the
Levy Court would furnish the data and facilities
True to tradition the Levy Court met the proposition for vim
dication it Mr. Bancrof's chargeswith silence
Until THE SUN has believed and insisted that Mr. Ban
sn s e for e % 9 ana
The informing News asserted that Mr. Bancroft was using
these charges which he Bancro
had expended carrying out advertising fake The Evening
Journal said much the thing but used aer THE
SUN merely insisted that Mr. Bancroft prove his charges
stand before the world confessed liar worse
Mr. Bancroft has failed to of his four charges
He stands convicted
The silence of the newspapers suggests activity the part
the silent Levy Court That this not be we
pensve many men can testify The Levy Court to have
secured almost unanimous silence In this case THE SUN will be
the dissenting voice.
Reforms have supporters in Wilmington Genuine Re-
formers not to be found. More's the pity.
Is there in all New Castle county who has the
nerve and the brains to head Reform movement?
THE SUN and the decent people of Kent county instituted
bona de Reform in that community December
1897 and today the leaders all that corrupt and vile
This was Reform to REFORM
In New Castle county things be just bad they
have been Kent Reports from Sussex suggest the need
half of all the money paid into the Public purse stolen
rered away through indifferent or incompetent officials
This should not be-
Now let us get down to business
What support THE SUN expect from the decent people o
New Castle county in this crusade for genuine Refor The
SUN must make the fight alone and unaded want to know it at
the start that there will be sharing of onors victory shall
follow the effort,
THE SUN is ready and willing naugurate the movement
either the army attack entire loyal private in the
ranks but the of this paper in the matter be deter
mined at this time.
propose starting with the Levy Court and the Road Com
nissioners.
We want good roads, The Morning News seems have
idea that good roads will follow meaningless editorials
and comments from the L. A. w. Bulletin Enough money is
collected from the payers insure good roads throughout
the The fault with the Road Commissioners and
with the appropriation.
Should this crusade result in good roads THE SUN will share
of the credit with the Morning News unless the Moning
News gets into line and makes the fight in other and
practical than the pennng of hougts iii
he Morning News Building.
Should Investigations made by THE SUN in the of this
crusade prove that the Levy Court has robbed the taxpayers Of
New Castle county, that the members of that body have been false
o their trusts; that they have had to do with
crooked contrac" that their affairs have been 'mis-
nanaged;" that ''maladministration has been feature
their administration coupled with xtravagan appropriations
The SUN will claim that EVERY Evening" knew these things
Evening" have still chance to speak If MI Bancroft is