Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-10

Plain Truths Arc Not Partisan Aids.
The Milford Chronicle, organ Of Ad-
dicks Republicans, grows desperate in
It's efforts to cover up the awful mis-
management Of Sussex county's affairs
by a Union Republican Levy Court,
with the disclosures of Democratic
Levy Courts mismanagement in New
Castle county. 1t says:
The Democratic party has plunged
New Castle and Sussex counties into
debt and Embarrassment, and In neither
case has it evolved plan of action to
remedy their ruinous system. On tho
contrary, the legislation asked for by
Union Republicans was obstructed and
withheld. At the present day Union
Republican Levy Court in Sussex
county is straining every nerve to wipe
out all floating orders and leave only the
bonded debt on the county. The tax.
! rate has been raised for this especial
purpose, and strict economy is imposed
on all county expenditures At this
very moment there is Democratic
combine actively engaged in buying
SUSSEX county orders, and, we presume,
poiuB IN SluSb touun, BelbtnB bhohi
cashed by the county treasurer thus
making handsome profit by having
| the county finances derided by such
pagers as the Every Evening, Sussex
| Journal and the rnouth~piece of the
Court House gang the Delaware Demo-
crat Each of these papers know
what their county debts are, and yet
the Sussex county coterie- accustomed
to Observation-Disclosures that no
man can tell. Strange, very strange-that
| politicians, and especially political
Democratic editor, will not tell the truth
II is passing strange to hear the
assertion that the Union Republican
Levy Court of Sussex county is strain
ing every nerve to wipe outn the
county's floating debt. The straining
process must have begun only recently,
for the Union Republican party has
been in charge of the affairs OF the
county for several years, and up to
date has succeeded in plunging them
deeper into the middle in which they
we're undoubtedly left by Democratic
management. This shows that the
people made things worse, instead Of
better, by changing from Democratic
to Union Republican control. They
simply made change of managers, and
secured no change whatever for the
better in methods. No matter how bad
may be the story of mismanagement in
Now Castle county, it will not alter the
real situation of affairs in Sussex.
Nor will it make things any better
for the Milford Chronicle to set up a
wall because Of the alleged existence
of Democratic combine" to buy up
county orders at discount. If there
is any money in this business, Repub-
licans will engage in it, as we'll as
Democrats. There is nothing disreput-
able in buying county orders. The
disreputablet feature attaches to the
miserable mismanagement that depre-
ciates the face value Of county orders
and compels holders to part with them
at discount. Reform the manage
ment, and the county orders will be
worth their face value at any place Of
business in Sussex county. In fact. a
reform will do away with orders alto.
gether, and pay all bills in hard cash.
These are plain truths, and not par
tisan aids to any political party. The
mismanagement in Sussex county can
not be wiped out by a like mismanage-
ment in New Castle county. The only
thing is for the taxpayers Of both
, counties to insist resolutely upon q
reform; to change not only men, but
methods. Merely to go from one party
, management to another is but tc
Jump from the frying pan into the
/ fire." Politics count for nothing il
running county government on the
lines of personal profit, as is shown b,
the close community of interest dis
, played by the three Democrats and TIVE
= Republicans who compose the Lev,
Court of New Castle county. They are al
one in matters essential to themselves
! Good men and improved methods
I These are the need Of the hour in New
a Castle and Sussex counties.
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